List of Avengers members
{{Short description|List of all members of MCU}}
{{Hatnote|This article is about list of Avengers members in comics. For Avengers members in films, see this Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe). For Avengers members in television series, see List of The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes characters.}}
The Avengers are various teams of superheroes that have headlined in The Avengers and related comic books series published by Marvel Comics. Over the decades, the Avengers are featured as a rotating line up of a large number of characters.
According to various handbooks, members of main team of Avengers, first iteration of West Coast Avengers, New Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Captain America / Hawkeye led black ops Secret Avengers, Avengers Unity Squad and Avengers A.I. are considered official Avengers.Empyre Handbook #1 (2020)
Notations:
- A slash (/) between names signifies that the character has used multiple codenames as an Avenger, listed in chronological order from left to right, with the most recent name appearing last.
- Characters listed in bold are the current members of the teams.
- If a character has multiple codenames, the name currently in use is bolded.
- Characters listed are set in the Earth-616 continuity except when noted.
Founding members
The founding members formed the main team of Avengers in response to a threat of Loki in 1963.{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/04/24/every-avenger-ever |title=Every Avenger Ever |author=Scott Collura & Mike Pereira |date=April 25, 2015 |website=IGN |access-date=May 27, 2024}}
Recruits
= 1960s =
= 1970s =
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! style="width:20%;"| Character ! style="width:20%;"| Name ! style="width:30%;"| Joined in ! style="width:25%;"| Avengers team |
| Black Widow{{efn|name=Leaders}}
| Natasha Romanoff | Avengers #111 (May 1973) |
| Mantis
| Brandt (surname) | Giant-Size Avengers #4 (June 1975) | rowspan=2| Avengers |
| Two-Gun Kid
| Matthew J. "Matt" Hawk | Avengers #142 (December 1975; reserve){{efn|name=Reserve|These reserve members either never gained full-time membership or declined it: Two-Gun Kid, Moondragon, Hellcat, Firebird, Stingray, Rage, Sandman, Machine Man and Silverclaw.}} |
| Beast
| Henry "Hank" Philip McCoy | Avengers #151 (September 1976){{efn|name=Probation|These members joined on probation/training before they became full-time members or their applications were accepted:
| Avengers, Secret Avengers |
| Moondragon
| Heather Douglas | rowspan=2|Avengers #151 (September 1976; reserve){{efn|name=Probation}}{{efn|name=Reserve}} | rowspan=2| Avengers |
| Hellcat
| Patricia "Patsy" Walker |
| Ms. Marvel / Warbird / Captain Marvel{{efn|name=Leaders}}
| Carol Susan Jane Danvers | Avengers, New Avengers, Mighty Avengers |
| Falcon / Captain America{{efn|name=Leaders}}
| Samuel "Sam" Thomas Wilson | Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Avengers Unity Division |
= 1980s =
In 1984, the first division of Avengers led to the creation of the West Coast Avengers.
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! style="width:20%;"| Character ! style="width:20%;"| Name ! style="width:30%;"| Joined in ! style="width:25%;"| Avengers team |
| Wonder Man
| Simon Williams | Avengers, West Coast Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Avengers Emergency Response Squad{{Cite web| date=June 5, 2024|title=Captain America Commands a Mega-Squad of Earth's Mightiest Heroes in 'Avengers Assemble' |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/avengers-assemble-steve-orlando-cory-smith-scot-eaton |access-date=August 23, 2024|website=Marvel |language=en}} |
| Tigra
| Greer Grant Nelson | Avengers #211 (September 1981) |
| She-Hulk
| Jennifer "Jen" Walters | rowspan=2| Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Avengers Emergency Response Squad{{Cite web| date=June 5, 2024|title=Captain America Commands a Mega-Squad of Earth's Mightiest Heroes in 'Avengers Assemble' |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/avengers-assemble-steve-orlando-cory-smith-scot-eaton |access-date=August 23, 2024|website=Marvel |language=en}} |
| Captain Marvel / Photon / Spectrum{{efn|name=Leaders}}
| Monica Rambeau |
| Starfox
| Eros | Avengers #243 (May 1984){{efn|name=Probation}} | Avengers |
| Mockingbird
| Barbara "Bobbi" Morse | rowspan=2| West Coast Avengers #1 (September 1984) | West Coast Avengers, New Avengers |
| Iron Man / War Machine
| James "Rhodey" Rupert Rhodes | West Coast Avengers, Secret Avengers |
| Namor the Sub-Mariner
| Namor McKenzie | Avengers #262 (December 1985) | Avengers |
| Thing
| Benjamin "Ben" Jacob Grimm |
| Doctor Druid{{efn|name=Leaders}}
| Anthony Ludgate Druid | Avengers |
| Espirita / Firebird
| Bonita Juárez | West Coast Avengers, vol. 2 #24 (September 1987; reserve){{efn|name=Reserve}} | West Coast Avengers |
| Moon Knight
| Marc Spector / Steven Grant / Jake Lockley |
| Demolition Man
| Dennis Dunphy | Captain America #349 (January 1989) | rowspan=4| Avengers |
| colspan=2| Forgotten One / Gilgamesh |
| Mister Fantastic
| Reed Richards |
| Invisible Woman
| Susan "Sue" Storm Richards |
| U.S. Agent
| Jonathan "John" Walker | West Coast Avengers, vol. 2 #44 (May 1989) | West Coast Avengers, Mighty Avengers |
| Quasar
| Wendell Elvis Vaughn | Avengers #305 (July 1989){{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/avengers-quasar-retroactive-membership/#:~:text=However%2C%20Mark%20Gruenwald%20was%20not,and%20Chris%20Ivy)... |title=Quasar's Retroactive Initiation Into the Avengers |last=Cronin |first=Brian |date=January 13, 2020 |website=CBR |access-date=May 27, 2024}}{{efn|name=Probation}} | Avengers |
| Human Torch
| Jim Hammond (legal name) | West Coast Avengers #50 (November 1989) | West Coast Avengers, Secret Avengers, Avengers Emergency Response Squad |
= 1990s =
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! style="width:20%;"| Character ! style="width:20%;"| Name ! style="width:30%;"| Joined in ! style="width:25%;"| Avengers team |
| colspan=2| Sersi
| Avengers #314 (February 1990) | Avengers |
| Spider-Man
| Peter Benjamin Parker | Avengers, New Avengers, Mighty Avengers |
| Stingray
| Walter Newell | Avengers #319 (July 1990; reserve){{efn|name=Reserve}} | rowspan=3| Avengers |
| Rage
| Elvin Daryl Haliday | rowspan=2| Avengers #329 (February 1991; reserve){{efn|name=Reserve}}{{efn|name=Probation}} |
| Sandman
| William "Flint Marko" Baker |
| Machine Man
| X-51 | West Coast Avengers #69 (April 1991; reserve){{efn|name=Reserve}} | rowspan=2| West Coast Avengers |
| Spider-Woman
| Julia Eugenia Cornwall Carpenter |
| Living Lightning / Lightning
| Miguel Santos | West Coast Avengers, Avengers Emergency Response Squad{{Cite web| date=June 5, 2024|title=Captain America Commands a Mega-Squad of Earth's Mightiest Heroes in 'Avengers Assemble' |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/avengers-assemble-steve-orlando-cory-smith-scot-eaton |access-date=August 23, 2024|website=Marvel |language=en}} |
| Thor / Thunderstrike
| Eric Kevin Masterson | rowspan=2 |Avengers #343 (January 1992){{efn|name=Probation}} | rowspan=2| Avengers |
| Crystal
| Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff |
| Darkhawk
| Christopher "Chris" Powell | West Coast Avengers #94 (May 1993) | West Coast Avengers |
| Justice
| Vance Astrovik | rowspan=2| Avengers, vol. 3 #7 (August 1998) | Avengers |
| Firestar
| Angelica Jones | Avengers, West Coast Avengers |
= 2000s =
In 2005, the New Avengers were formed due to a mass break-out at a supervillain prison, the Raft. The New Avengers chose not to comply with superhuman registration as opposed to the government formed/sanctioned team the Mighty Avengers in 2007.
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! style="width:20%;"| Character ! style="width:20%;"| Name ! style="width:30%;"| Joined in ! style="width:25%;"| Avengers team |
| Triathlon
| Delroy Garrett | Avengers, vol. 3 #27 (April 2000) | rowspan=5| Avengers |
| Silverclaw
| Maria de Guadalupe "Lupe" Santiago | Avengers, vol. 3 #30 (July 2000; reserve){{efn|name=Reserve}} |
| Jack of Hearts
| Jonathan "Jack" Hart |
| Ant-Man
| Scott Edward Harris Lang | Avengers, vol. 3 #62 (February 2003) |
| Captain Britain
| Kelsey Shorr Leigh |
| Luke Cage{{efn|name=Leaders}}
| Carl Lucas (birth name) | New Avengers #3 (March 2005) | New Avengers, Mighty Avengers |
| Wolverine
| James "Logan" Howlett | New Avengers, Avengers, Avengers Unity Division |
| Sentry
| Robert "Bob" Reynolds |
| Ronin / Echo / Phoenix
| Maya Lopez |
| Doctor Strange
| Stephen Vincent Strange |
| Iron Fist
| Daniel "Danny" Thomas Rand-Kai | New Avengers |
| colspan=2| Ares
| Mighty Avengers #1 (March 2007) | Mighty Avengers |
| Spider-Woman
| Jessica Miriam Drew | rowspan=2| New Avengers #48 (December 2008) | Avengers, New Avengers{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/winter-soldier-captain-america-new-avengers/ |title=Winter Soldier: How Bucky Finally Joined the Avengers |last=Kogod |first=Theo |date=April 21, 2021 |website=CBR |access-date=May 27, 2024}} West Coast Avengers |
| Captain America / Winter Soldier
| James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes | Avengers, New Avengers |
| colspan=2| Amadeus Cho
| rowspan=2| Mighty Avengers #21 (February 2009){{efn|name=Probation}} | Mighty Avengers |
| Jocasta
| Jocasta | Avengers, Mighty Avengers |
| Stature
| Cassandra "Cassie" Eleanor Lang | rowspan=2| Mighty Avengers #22 (March 2009) | rowspan=2| Mighty Avengers |
| Vision
| Jonas |
= 2010s =
In 2010, the black ops team of Secret Avengers was created. After the events of Avengers vs. X-Men in 2012, Captain America created Avengers Unity Division by recruiting members from both Avengers and X-Men. In 2013, Hank Pym led the team of Avengers A.I.
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! style="width:20%;"| Character ! style="width:20%;"| Name ! style="width:30%;"| Joined in ! style="width:25%;"| Avengers team |
| Valkyrie
| Brunnhilde | rowspan=3| Secret Avengers #1 (May 2010) | rowspan=3| Secret Avengers |
| Black Ant
| Eric O'Grady |
| Nova
| Richard Rider |
| Jewel / Power Woman
| Jessica Campbell Jones | New Avengers, vol. 2 #1 (June 2010) |
| Protector
| Noh-Varr | Avengers, vol. 4 #6 (October 2010) | rowspan=2| Avengers |
| Red Hulk
| Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross |
| Daredevil
| Matthew "Matt" Murdock | New Avengers, vol. 2 #16 (September 2011) | New Avengers |
| Storm
| Ororo Munroe | rowspan=2| Avengers, vol. 4 #19 (November 2011) | rowspan=2| Avengers |
| Quake
| Daisy Johnson |
| Captain Britain
| Brian Braddock | Secret Avengers #22 (February 2012){{efn|Captain Britain was recruited by Captain America in Age of Heroes #1 (2010) but he didn't joined them until Secret Avengers #22 (2012).}} | rowspan=2| Secret Avengers |
| Agent Venom
| Eugene "Flash" Thompson |
| Havok{{efn|name=Leaders}}
| Alexander "Alex" Summers | Uncanny Avengers #1 (October 2012) | Avengers Unity Division |
| Hyperion
| Marcus Milton | rowspan=7| Avengers, vol. 5 #1 (December 2012) | rowspan=6| Avengers |
| Cannonball
| Samuel "Sam" Zachary Guthrie |
| Captain Universe
| Tamara Devoux |
| Manifold
| Eden Fesi |
| Smasher
| Isabel "Izzy" Kane{{cite web|url=http://brevoortformspring.tumblr.com/post/63878172632/has-izzy-dare-name-been-changed-to-kane-in-the-avengers|title=Has Izzy Dare name been changed to Kane in the...|website=New Brevoort Formspring|access-date=March 28, 2018}} |
| Sunspot
| Roberto "Bobby" da Costa |
| colspan=2|Zheng Shang-Chi
| Avengers, Avengers Emergency Response Squad{{Cite web| date=June 5, 2024|title=Captain America Commands a Mega-Squad of Earth's Mightiest Heroes in 'Avengers Assemble' |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/avengers-assemble-steve-orlando-cory-smith-scot-eaton |access-date=August 23, 2024|website=Marvel |language=en}} |
| Rogue{{efn|name=Leaders}}
| Anna Marie LeBeau | Uncanny Avengers #4 (February 2013) | rowspan=2| Avengers Unity Division |
| Sunfire
| Shiro Yoshida |
| colspan=2|Victor Mancha
| rowspan=2|Avengers A.I. #1 (July 2013) | rowspan=2 | Avengers A.I. |
| colspan=2| Doombot |
| colspan=2| Abyss
| rowspan=4|Avengers, vol. 5 #17 (August 2013){{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/best-new-avengers/|title=Avengers Assembled: The 10 Best (And 10 Worst) New Avengers Members Of The Decade |last=Webber |first=Tim |date=October 12, 2018 |website=CBR |access-date=May 27, 2024}} | rowspan=4| Avengers |
| colspan=2| Ex Nihilo |
| Nightmask
| Adam Blackveil |
| Starbrand
| Kevin Connor |
| colspan=2|Alexis the Protector
| Avengers A.I. #3 (September 2013) | Avengers A.I. |
| Blue Marvel
| Adam Brashear | rowspan=4| Mighty Avengers, vol 2 #3 (November 2013) | rowspan=2| Mighty Avengers |
| Power Man
| Victor Alvarez |
| Spider Hero / Ronin / Blade
| Eric Cross Brooks |
| White Tiger
| Ava Ayala | rowspan=2| Mighty Avengers |
| colspan=2| Kaluu
| Captain America and the Mighty Avengers #1 (November 2014) |
| Brother Voodoo
| Jericho Drumm | Avengers & X-Men: AXIS #9 (December 2014) | Avengers Unity Division |
| Nova
| Samuel "Sam" Alexander | Nova, vol. 5 #25 (December 2014) | Avengers |
| Deadpool
| Wade Winston Wilson | Avengers, vol. 6 #0 (October 2015) | rowspan=3| Avengers Unity Division |
| Human Torch
| Jonathan "Johnny" Lowell Spencer Storm | rowspan=2| Uncanny Avengers, vol.3 #1 (December 2014) |
| Synapse
| Emily Guerrero |
| Ms. Marvel
| Kamala Khan | rowspan=3|All-New All-Different Avengers #1 (November 2015) | rowspan=3| Avengers |
| Spider-Man
| Miles Morales |
| Thor / Valkyrie
| Jane Foster |
| Cable
| Nathan Christopher Charles Summers | Uncanny Avengers, vol. 3 #3 (December 2016) | Avengers Unity Division |
| Wasp
| Nadia van Dyne | Avengers, vol. 7 #1 (November 2016){{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/best-avengers-joined-2010s-blade-ghost-rider-rogue/ |title=15 Greatest Avengers Members Who Joined in the 2010s (Ranked) |last=Quidilla |first=Adrian |date=July 16, 2023 |website=Screen Rant |access-date=May 27, 2024}} | rowspan=3| Avengers |
| Avenger X
| Cressida |
| Ghost Rider
| Roberto "Robbie" Reyes |
= 2020s =
After the events of Blood Hunt in 2024, Captain America created the Avengers Emergency Response Squad.{{Cite web| date=June 5, 2024|title=Captain America Commands a Mega-Squad of Earth's Mightiest Heroes in 'Avengers Assemble' |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/avengers-assemble-steve-orlando-cory-smith-scot-eaton |access-date=August 23, 2024|website=Marvel |language=en}}
Honorary members
Characters that have been granted honorary status for acts of great courage, sacrifice and affiliation with Avengers.
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! style="width:20%;"| Character ! style="width:20%;"| Name ! style="width:30%;"| Joined in ! style="width:25%;"| Notes |
| colspan=2| Richard "Rick" Milhouse Jones
| Avengers #1 (September 1963) | Honorary member of Avengers. |
| colspan=2| Aleta Ogord
| rowspan=7| Avengers #168 (February 1978) | rowspan=7| Guardians of the Galaxy from the 31st century, who time-travelled to the 20th century and served as honorary members of Avengers during the Korvac saga. |
| colspan=2| Charlie-27 |
| Major Victory
| Vance Astro |
| colspan=2| Martinex T'Naga |
| colspan=2| Nicholette "Nikki" Gold |
| Starhawk
| Stakar Ogord |
| colspan=2| Yondu Udonta |
| Whizzer
| Robert "Bob" L. Frank Sr. | Avengers #173 (July 1978) | rowspan=2| Honorary member of Avengers. |
| colspan=2| Marrina Smallwood
| Avengers #282 (August 1987) |
| Yellowjacket
| Rita DeMara | Avengers Annual #17 (January 1988) | Given honorary status of Avengers after assisting Avengers. |
| Swordsman
| Phillip Jarvert | Avengers #357 (December 1992) | rowspan=2| Honorary member of Avengers. |
| colspan=2| Magdalene
| Avengers #363 (June 1993) |
| Deathcry
| Sharra Neramani | Avengers #364 (July 1993) | Joined Avengers on probation and was given honorary status in Avengers #399 (June 1996). |
| colspan=2| Moira Brandon
| West Coast Avengers, vol. 2 #100 (November 1993; retconned to occur before West Coast Avengers, vol. 1) | Honorary member of the West Coast Avengers. |
| Captain Marvel
| Mar-Vell | Avengers Log (December 1994; first mention of status) | Given honorary status of Avengers posthumously. |
| Masque
| Whitney Frost | Avengers #397 (April 1996) | A bio-duplicate of Madame Masque, who was given honorary status of Avengers. |
| Flux
| Dennis Sykes | One Month To Live #5 | Honorary member of Avengers. |
| Hulkling
| Dorrek VIII | rowspan=3| Avengers: The Children's Crusade #9 (March 2012) | rowspan=3| Aftermath of the Children's Crusade storyline, the surviving Young Avengers were given honorary status of Avengers.{{efn|name=honorary}} |
| Speed
| Thomas "Tommy" Shepherd |
| Wiccan
| William "Billy" Kaplan-Altman |
| Finesse
| Jeanne Foucault | rowspan=5| Avengers Academy #39 (November 2012) | rowspan=5| Avengers Academy students given honorary status of Avengers as part of Avengers Third Grade.{{efn|name=honorary}} |
| Mettle
| Ken Mack |
| Reptil
| Humberto "Berto" Lopez |
| Striker
| Brandon Sharpe |
| X-23
| Laura Kinney |
| colspan=2| Galactus
| Avengers, vol. 8 #66 (March 2023){{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/galactus-honorary-avenger-ka-zar-herald/ |title=Marvel Just Made Galactus an Honorary Avenger - And [SPOILER] Is His Herald |last=Schruer |first=Brandon |date=March 8, 2023 |website=CBR |access-date=June 23, 2024}} | Honorary member of Avengers. |
Infiltrators
In other media
- In Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor, Black Widow and Hawkeye were the original members of Avengers; which later expanded with the inclusion of Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Vision, War Machine, Sam Wilson, Spider-Man, Captain Marvel, Nebula, Rocket, Ant-Man and Joaquin Torres.
Notes
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= Removal from list =
Many characters were removed from the list that were previously included because their respective teams (A-Force, Avengers Idea Mechanics, Occupy Avengers, Savage Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D. led Secret Avengers, Ultimates, U.S. Avengers and the second iteration of West Coast Avengers) were declared as not officially sanctioned Avengers by handbooks even if they had affiliation or used their name.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/avengers-unauthorized-teams-marvel/ |title=Which Avengers Teams Does Marvel Not Count as 'Real' Avengers? |last=Cronin|first=Brian |date=March 16, 2024 |website=CBR |access-date=May 26, 2024}}
References
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