List of Avengers members

Promotional art for Avengers volume 3, #1. Art by George Perez.

The Avengers is a team of comic book superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. Over the years it has featured a tremendous number of characters in a variety of combinations. Characters in bold are currently active in New Avengers or Mighty Avengers.

Founding members

All of these members helped form the team in The Avengers vol 1 #1 (September, 1963).

Character	Real Name	Joined in	Notes
Thor	Thor Odinson a.k.a. Dr. Donald Blake, Sigurd Jarlson, Jake Olsen	Avengers vol. 1 #1 (1963)	He is back after Ragnarok in Thor vol. 3 #1.
Iron Man	Anthony Stark	Avengers vol. 1 #1 (1963)	Current member of the Mighty Avengers and Director of SHIELD.
Yellowjacket a.k.a. Ant-Man, Doctor Pym, Giant-Man, Goliath	Dr. Henry "Hank" Jonathan Pym	Avengers vol. 1 #1 (1963) (as Ant-Man)	Active as Giant-Man in Avengers vol. 1 #2 (1963); active as Goliath in Avengers vol. 1 #28 (1966); active as Yellowjacket in Avengers vol. 1 #63 (1969); active as Doctor Pym in West Coast Avengers #21 (1988). Current administrator of The Initiative at Camp Hammond.
Wasp	Janet van Dyne (a.k.a. Janet Pym)	Avengers vol. 1 #1 (1963)	Current member of the Mighty Avengers. Once married to Dr. Henry Pym.
The Hulk	Dr. Robert Bruce Banner	Avengers vol. 1 #1 (1963)	Resigned in Avengers vol. 1 #2 (1963).

1960s recruits

Character	Real Name	Joined	Notes
Captain America a.k.a. Nomad, The Captain	Steven Rogers	Avengers vol. 1 #4 (March 1964)	Granted retroactive founder status prior to Avengers vol. 1 #92 (1971); active as the Captain in Avengers vol. 1 #300 (1989). Killed by a brainwashed Sharon Carter in Captain America vol. 5 #25.
Wonder Man	Simon Williams	Avengers vol. 1 #9 (1964) (for one issue only)	Gained full membership in Avengers vol. 1 #182 (1979); current member of the Mighty Avengers.
Hawkeye a.k.a. Goliath, Ronan	Clinton Francis Barton	Avengers vol 1. #16 (May 1965) (as Hawkeye)	Active as Goliath in Avengers vol. 1 #63 (1969). Killed in action in Avengers #502 (November 2004). Resurrected in House of M #3. Seemingly killed again in House of M #7, but reappeared in New Avengers #26. Appears with New Avengers as Ronin in New Avengers #27, joins team via flashback in New Avengers #30.
Quicksilver	Pietro Django Maximoff (a.k.a. Pietro Frank)	Avengers vol. 1 #16 (May 1965)	Collaborated with his sister to create the House of M reality, the events of which caused Decimation. He is among the mutants currently depowered due to this event.
Scarlet Witch	Wanda Maximoff (a.k.a. Wanda Frank)	Avengers vol. 1 #16 (May 1965)	Collapse of her sanity was the cause of "Avengers Disassembled" in which her mutant powers wreaked havoc throughout the Marvel Universe eventually leading to the dissolution of the Avengers as well as the death of Jack of Hearts, Ant-Man, Hawkeye, and the destruction of the Vision. These events later led to a collaboration with her brother in creating the House of M reality and finally Decimation which stripped 99% of Earth’s mutated humans of their powers.
Swordsman	Jacques Duquesne	Avengers vol. 1 #20 (September 1965)	Placed in the team as a mole by the Mandarin; rejoined as a reformed member in Avengers vol. 1 #114 (August 1973); Killed in Avengers vol. 1 #130 (December 1974).
Hercules	Heracles	Avengers vol. 1 #45 (October 1967).
Black Panther	T'Challa	Avengers vol. 1 #52 (May 1968)	Married Storm of the X-Men in "Black Panther" vol. 4 #18 (July 2006). Current member of the Fantastic Four.
Vision	Victor Shade (alias)	Avengers vol. 1 #58 (November 1968)	Destroyed in Avengers #500 (September 2004). Later rebuilt by Young Avengers, but based on Iron Lad's brain patterns.
Black Knight	Dane Whitman	Avengers vol. 1 #71 (December 1969)	Reserve membership.

First wave of 1970s recruits

Character	Real Name	Joined	Notes
Black Widow	Natalia Alianovna Romanova (a.k.a. Natasha Romanoff)	Avengers vol. 1 #111 (May 1973)	First joined as a reserve member; current member of the Mighty Avengers.
Beast	Dr. Henry Phillip McCoy	Avengers vol. 1 #137 (1975) (as a probationary member)	Gained full membership status in Avengers vol. 1 #151.

Second wave of 1970s recruits

Character	Real Name	Joined in	Notes
Ms. Marvel a.k.a. Warbird, Binary	Carol Susan Jane Danvers	Avengers vol. 1 #183 (June 1979)	Active as Warbird in Avengers vol. 3 #4 (1998); current leader of the Mighty Avengers as Ms. Marvel.
Falcon	Samuel "Snap" Thomas Wilson	Avengers vol. 1 #184 (June 1979)

Early 1980s Recruits

Character	Real Name	Joined in	Notes
Tigra a.k.a. the Cat	Greer Grant Nelson	Avengers vol. 1 #211 (September 1981).
She-Hulk	Jennifer Susan Walters	Avengers vol. 1 #221 (July 1982).	Current advisor for the Initiative
Pulsar a.k.a. Captain Marvel, Photon	Monica Rambeau	Avengers vol. 1 #227 (January 1983) (member-in-training as Captain Marvel)	Gained full membership in Avengers vol. 1 #231 (1983); active as Photon in Avengers Unplugged #5 (1996).
Starfox	Eros	Avengers vol. 1 #232 (June 1983) (as a member-in-training)	Gained full membership in Avengers vol. 1 #243 (1984).

West Coast Avengers

Character	Real Name	Joined in	Notes
Mockingbird	Barbara Barton (nee Morse)	West Coast Avengers vol. 1 #1 (September 1984)	Killed in Avengers West Coast #100.
War Machine a.k.a. Iron Man	James Ronald "Rhodey" Rhodes	West Coast Avengers vol. 1 #1 (September 1984) (as Iron Man)	Current advisor for the Initiative.
Moon Knight	Marc Spector (a.k.a. Steven Grant, Jake Lockley)	West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #33 (1988)	Resigned in Moon Knight vol. 3 #50 (1993).
U.S. Agent a.k.a. Super-Patriot	John Frank Walker, Jack Daniel (alias)	Avengers West Coast vol. 2 #44 (May 1989) as Government "watchdog"	Joined latter after UN Charter granted; Current member of Omega Flight.
Human Torch	Jim Hammond (alias)	Avengers West Coast #50 (November 1989)	Died in New Invaders #9 (2005).
Living Lightning	Miguel Santos	Avengers West Coast #69 (April 1991)	Current member of the Rangers.
Arachne a.k.a. Spider-Woman	Julia Carpenter	Avengers West Coast #74 (September 1992)	Current member of Omega Flight as Arachne.
Machine Man a.k.a. X-51	Aaron Stack (alias)	Avengers West Coast #83 (June 1992).	Gained reserve membership; removed from roster in X-51 #4 (1999).
Darkhawk	Christopher Powell	Avengers West Coast #94 (May 1993)

Later 1980s recruits

Character	Real Name	Joined in	Notes
Namor	Namor McKenzie	Avengers vol. 1 #262 (December 1985)
Doctor Druid	Anthony Ludgate Druid	Avengers vol. 1 #278 (April 1987)	Killed in Druid #4 (August 1995).
The Forgotten One	Gilgamesh	Avengers vol. 1 #300 (February 1989)	Killed in Avengers vol. 1 #391 (October 1995).
Mister Fantastic	Prof. Reed Richards	Avengers vol. 1 #300 (February 1989).	Resigned in Avengers vol. 3 #1 (1998).
Invisible Woman	Susan Storm	Avengers vol. 1 #300 (February 1989).	Resigned in Avengers vol. 3 #1 (1998).
Quasar	Wendell Elvis Vaughn	Avengers Annual #18 (1989) (Provisional Status)	Unknown when he officially joined the team. Killed by Annihilus in Annihilation: Nova #4 (2006).

Early 1990s Recruits

Character	Real Name	Joined in	Notes
Spider-Man	Peter Benjamin Parker	Avengers vol. 1 #316 (April 1990)	Current member of New Avengers.
Sandman	William Baker	Avengers vol. 1 #329 (February 1991) (probationary membership)	Never gained full membership; resigned in Amazing Spider-Man vol. 2 #4 (1999).
Crystal	Crystal Amaquelin Maximoff	Avengers vol. 1 #336 (as a probationary member)	Gained full membership in Avengers vol. 1 #343.
Thor a.k.a. Thunderstrike	Eric Kevin Masterson	Avengers vol. 1 #343 (January 1992) (as Thor)	Active as Thunderstrike in Avengers vol. 1 #374. Killed in Thunderstrike #24 (September 1995).

Post-Heroes Return recruits

Character	Real Name	Joined in	Notes
Justice AKA Marvel Boy	Vance Astrovik	Avengers vol. 3 #4 (May 1998)	Joined as a reservist but promoted to full status in Avengers vol. 3 #7 (1998).
Firestar	Angelica Jones	Avengers vol. 3 #4 (May 1998)	Joined as a reservist but promoted to full status in Avengers vol. 3 #7 (1998). Retired in the wake of the Super-Human Registration act Civil War: Front Line #4.
Triathlon	Delroy Garrett Jr.	Avengers vol. 3 #27 (1999)	Inactive.
Silverclaw	Maria de Guadalupe Santiago	Avengers vol. 3 #30 (July 2000)	Joined as a reserve membership; never gained full status.
Jack of Hearts	Jack Hart	Avengers vol. 3 #43 (August 2001)	Killed in Avengers vol. 3 #76 (2004) While under the Scarlet Witch's influence, he returned long enough to kill Ant-Man in Avengers #500 (September 2004).
Ant-Man	Scott Edward Harris Lang	Avengers vol. 3 #62 (February 2003)	Killed by a zombified Jack of Hearts under the influence of the Scarlet Witch in Avengers #500 (September 2004).
Captain Britain (AKA Lionheart)	Kelsey Leigh Shorr	Avengers vol. 3 #81 (June, 2004)	Made an honorary member as Kelsey Leigh and a full member as Captain Britain. With the exception of Hank Pym (Ant-Man, Giant-Man, Goliath and Yellowjacket), is the only member to have Avengers status both in civilian and superhero guises. Left in Avengers Finale for England. Reappeared in New Excalibur.

Post-Avengers Disassembled recruits

Character	Real Name	Joined in	Notes
Luke Cage	Carl Lucas (birth name) Luke Cage (legal name)	New Avengers #3 (March, 2005)	Married Jessica Jones (formerly Jewel and Knightress) in New Avengers Annual #1 (2006); current leader of the New Avengers.
Spider-Woman	Jessica Drew	New Avengers #3 (March, 2005)	Current member of the New Avengers.
Wolverine	James "Logan" Howlett	New Avengers #6 (June, 2005)	Maintains simultaneous membership in the X-Men.
Sentry	Robert Reynolds	New Avengers #10 (October, 2005)	Current member of the Mighty Avengers.
Echo a.k.a. Ronin	Maya Lopez	New Avengers #11 (November, 2005) (as Ronin)	Active as Ronin in New Avengers #11 (2005); active as Echo in New Avengers #27 (2007).

Post-Civil War recruits

Character	Real Name	Joined in	Notes
Ares	Ares	Mighty Avengers #1 (March 2007)	Current member of the Mighty Avengers.
Doctor Strange	Stephen Strange	New Avengers #27 (February 2007)	Current member of the New Avengers.
Iron Fist	Daniel Rand	New Avengers #27 (February 2007)	Current member of the New Avengers.

Non-member status

All of these heroes were granted honorary, provisional or other status with the Avengers and are not true Avengers members.

Character	Real Name		Notes
Edwin Jarvis	Edwin Jarvis	Avengers vol. 1 #2 (1963)	Never an official member, but has remained with the team throughout its incarnations; Captain America has even stated that, as far as he is concerned, Jarvis is a true Avenger.
Rick Jones	Richard Milhouse Jones	Avengers vol. 1 #1 (1963)	Honorary Member.
Captain Marvel	Mar-Vell	Avengers vol. 1 #86 (March 1971) (by affiliation only)	Posthumously awarded honorary membership as revealed in The Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe vol. 1 #1. Transported from past to current timeline in Civil War: The Return (2007).
Mantis	Brandt	Giant-Size Avengers #4 (June 1975)
Moondragon	Heather Douglas Steckley	Avengers vol. 1 #137 (July 1975) (as a probationary member)
Hellcat	Patsy Walker (a.k.a. Patsy Hellstrom (married name))	Avengers vol. 1 #141 (1975) (probationary member as Patsy)	Stayed a probationary member when she became Hellcat in Avengers vol. 1 #144.
Whizzer	Robert L. Frank Sr.	Avengers vol. 1 #173 (July 1978)	Died in Vision and Scarlet Witch #2 (December 1982). Honorary
Two-Gun Kid	Matthew Liebowitz (birth name) Matthew J. Hawk (legal name)	Avengers vol. 1 #142 (August 1975)	Time traveler from the 19th century; returned to his time and was killed in Blaze of Glory #4 (March 2000), which took place in 1885. Recently returned to life and current timeline in She-Hulk #4.
Jocasta		Avengers vol 1 #197 (July 1980) (as a probationary member)	Left in Avengers vol. 1 #211 (September 1981); Gained honorary membership in Marvel Two-in-One #93 (November 1982).
Moira Brandon	Moira Brandon	Avengers West Coast vol. 2 #100 (November 1993) (probationary membership)	Founding honorary member of the West Coast Team. The issue was a flashback taking place between volume 1 and volume 2 of the title.
Thing	Benjamin Jacob Grimm	West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #9 (June 1986)	Provisional status; vote never taken. Current member of the Fantastic Four.
Firebird a.k.a. Espirita	Bonita Juarez	West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #4 (January 1986)	Provisional status. Current member of the Rangers.
Marrina	Marrina Smallwood	Avengers vol. 1 #286 (1987)	Honorary membership; considered deceased as of Namor #61 (April 1995). Revealed to be in a coma in Avengers vol. 3 #47-48 (December 2001-January 2002).
Ravonna a.k.a. "Nebula", Terminatrix	Ravonna Lexus Renslayer	Avengers vol. 1 #291 (May, 1988)	Posing as Nebula at the time, and better known as Terminatrix. Started placing the East Coast division under mind control as of vol. 1 #291 (May 1988). Unofficial leader as of vol. 1 #294 (August 1988). Officially joined in vol. 1 #297. Reported MIA minutes later. East Coast division consequently disbanded (November 1988).
Yellowjacket	Rita DeMara	Avengers Annual #17 (1988)	Killed by Iron Man (Stark) in Avengers: The Crossing (September 1995); Assist a East Coast reserve team.
Demolition Man a.k.a. D-Man	Dennis Dunphy	Captain America #349 (January 1989)	offered membership before the Captain restarts East Coast team
Sersi	Sersi	Avengers vol. 1 #314 (February 1990)	Eternal; hanger-on; no vote ever shown
Stingray	Walter Newell	Avengers vol. 1 #319 (July 1990)	caretaker, Avengers Island
Rage	Elvin Daryl Halliday	Avengers vol. 1 #329 (February 1991) (probationary membership)	Was discovered to be still in his adolescence in Avengers vol. 1 #341 (November 1991) and was consequently removed from the roster.
Swordsman	Phillip Jarvert	Avengers vol. 1 #357 (December 1992)	Honorary membership.
AntiVision		Avengers vol. 1 #360 (March 1993)	Infiltrated the team as a representative of the Gatherers. He impersonated the Vision.
Magdalene		Avengers vol. 1 #363 (June 1993)	Honorary membership.
Deathcry		Avengers vol. 1 #364 (July 1993)	Honorary membership status gained in Avengers vol. 1 #399 (1996). Killed in Annihilation Conquest: Star-Lord #2 (August 2007).
Iron Man	Tony Stark	Avengers: Timeslide (1996)	An alternate adolescent version of the original. Replaced him for a time and then merged with the original Stark.
Masque	Guilletta Nefaria	Avengers vol. 1 #397 (1996)	A clone of Madame Masque. Killed in Avengers vol. 3 #32 (September 2000).

Agents of Atlas

What If? vol 1, #9 (June 1978) revealed that a prototype group of Avengers had been formed in 1958 to rescue abducted President Eisenhower from supervillain Yellow Claw. They disbanded upon completing their mission but the issue discussed what would have happened had they continued their activities. They were revealed in Avengers Forever to be a parallel world version of the Avengers. It was later revealed that a version of this team, minus 3-D Man and Jann, did exist in the mainstream Marvel Universe and remained together for several months. They reformed in the present day in the Agents of Atlas series.

Character	Real Name	Joined in	Notes
Venus		What If vol. 1 #9 (June 1978)
Marvel Boy	Robert Grayson	What If vol. 1 #9 (June 1978)
Gorilla-Man	Kenneth Hale	What If vol. 1 #9 (June 1978)
Human Robot	M-11	What If vol. 1 #9 (June 1978)
3-D Man	Chuck and Hal Chandler	What If vol. 1 #9 (June 1978)
Jimmy Woo	James Woo	What If vol. 1 #9 (June 1978)	Government liaison; formerly of the FBI; currently an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Namora	Aquaria Nautica Neptunia	What If vol. 1 #9 (June 1978)	Associate member.
Jann of the Jungle	Jane Hastings	What If vol. 1 #9 (June 1978)	Associate member.

Guardians of the Galaxy

A group of superheroes from the 31st century, the Guardians of the Galaxy time traveled to the 20th century in vol. 1 #168 (February 1978) and served as honorary members during the Korvac saga.

Character	Real Name	Joined in	Notes
Yondu	Yondu Udonta	Avengers vol. 1 #168 (February 1978)	Honorary membership.
Martinex	Martinex T'Naga	Avengers vol. 1 #168 (February 1978)	Honorary membership.
Charlie-27		Avengers vol. 1 #168 (February 1978)	Honorary membership.
Nikki	Nicholette Gold	Avengers vol. 1 #168 (February 1978)	Honorary membership.
Starhawk	Stakar	Avengers vol. 1 #168 (February 1978)	Honorary membership.
Aleta Ogord	Aleta Ogord	Avengers vol. 1 #168 (February 1978)	Honorary membership.
Vance Astro	Vance Astrovik	Avengers vol. 1 #168 (February 1978)	A younger, alternate version of him also later joined as the superhero Justice (AKA Marvel Boy). Honorary membership.

The Great Lakes Avengers

A group of second-string heroes who independently formed their own branch of Avengers in West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #46 (July 1989). Later known as the Lightning Rods, then switched their name back. In the GLA Misassembled mini-series by writer Dan Slott, the team were contacted by the Maria Stark Foundation and forced to change their name. They chose the Great Lakes X-Men. In The Thing #8, also by Dan Slott, they changed their name again to the Great Lakes Champions. Despite being led for a time by Hawkeye, the group had no formal connection to the Avengers.

Character	Real Name	Joined in	Notes
Big Bertha	Ashley Crawford	West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #45 (July 1989)
Dinah Soar		West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #45 (July 1989)	Killed in GLA #1 (April 2005).
Doorman	DeMarr Davis	West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #45 (July 1989)	Killed and resurrected by Oblivion as the second Deathurge in GLA #4.
Flatman	Val Ventura	West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #45 (July 1989)
Mr. Immortal	Craig Hollis	West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #45 (July 1989)
Leather Boy	Gene Lorrene	GLA #1 (April 2005)	Founding member, shown in flashback in GLA #1; left very shortly thereafter.
Squirrel Girl	Dorreen Green	GLA #2 (May 2005)
Monkey Joe		GLA #2 (May 2005)	Killed in GLA #3 (June 2005).
Grasshopper	Doug Taggert	GLA #2 (May 2005)	Killed in GLA #2.
Grasshopper II	Neil Shelton	GLX-mas Special #1 (December 2005)	Killed in GLX-mas Special #1.
Grasshopper III	unknown	Deadpool/GLI Summer Fun Spectacular #1 (September 2007)	Killed in Deadpool/GLI Summer Fun Spectacular #1.
Tippy-Toe		GLA #4 (July 2005)
Deadpool (comics)	Wade Winston Wilson	Deadpool/GLI Summer Fun Spectacular #1 (September 2007)	Reserve memver. Kicked out by end of the issue.

Young Avengers

Current roster

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Mighty Avengers

New Avengers

Bibliography

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Avengers 2004 (Marvel Comics) (2004)
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Avengers 2005 (Marvel Comics) (2005)

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