Avengers Assemble
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we
will explore the comic book origins of
the Avengers as with most comic book
characters there are often reimagining
and different versions to a character’s
past we have chosen to primarily follow
the storyline which unfolded in 1963 The
Avengers number one and which was
expanded upon in issue number 16 as well
as the Avengers annual number one
labeled as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes this
organization entered the scene as a team
of existing characters from other Marvel
series only to form an ever-changing
roster of heroes that would save the
earth from its most powerful threats in
its original form the group differed
greatly from the way we recognize it
today its founding members included the
unlikely pairing of Iron Man Thor
ant-man and the wasp and the Hulk the
roster was created by writer Stan Lee
and artist Jack Kirby in an attempt to
drive attention away from DC’s own
Justice League of America in their first
adventure together they faced off
against Loki the ass guardian god of
trickery and deception who sought
revenge on his brother for Loki did so
by creating an illusion that tricked the
Hulk into destroying a railroad track
Loki’s hope was that the Hulk would
destroy Thor when he arrived to stop the
green beast from breaking the track
unexpectedly Iron Man ant-man and wasp
also appeared on the scene to save the
day
grasping what had happened the
superheroes United to defeat Loki and
decided to continue working together
whenever necessary this prompted wasp to
quickly name them the Avengers as she
felt it sounded fierce an experiment for
Marvel this team-up comic book series
was initially welcomed with mixed
reviews part of the reason was the
questionable casting for example the
Hulk was seen as too out of character
having always preferred to work alone
this prompted Stan Lee to remove him in
the second issue citing mistrust between
the Hulk and his companions Hulk was
then replaced with Captain America who
would come to be closely associated with
the team and define it for decades to
come
moreover issue number 16 swapped out
other founding members to make room for
a new roster of heroes this further
defined the comic as a flexible series
with its characters constantly forming
larger and more cohesive fighting units
depending on their challenges and needs
likewise members have regularly taken
their leave and recruited replacements
these
did a mix of superheroes former villains
and even nonhumans including Hawkeye
Quicksilver Scarlet Witch the god
Hercules Black Panther vision and the
Black Widow to just name a few
despite this old colleagues would
regularly return to serve as reserve
members since this original comic series
The Avengers has spawned several
spin-offs including the West Coast
Avengers the core franchise itself has
spun into alternate realities and has
been rebooted multiple times updating
its history and characters in order to
both expand its legacy and introduce the
team to new generations in 2012 Marvel
Studios finally fulfilled the dreams of
longtime fans by uniting their
characters in a big-budget live-action
team-up having previously established
several of them in their own film
franchises this modern version of the
iconic team was heavily inspired by the
ultimate Avengers storyline and included
such fan favorites as Captain America
the Hulk Thor Iron Man Hawkeye and the
black widow all under the command of
Nick Fury and shield one of the most
popular comic team-ups of all time The
Avengers continued to thrill fans while
assembling to punish the enemies of
peace and justice to learn more about
the origins of its individual members be
sure to visit watchmojo.com
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we
will explore the comic book origins of
the Avengers as with most comic book
characters there are often reimagining
and different versions to a character’s
past we have chosen to primarily follow
the storyline which unfolded in 1963 The
Avengers number one and which was
expanded upon in issue number 16 as well
as the Avengers annual number one
labeled as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes this
organization entered the scene as a team
of existing characters from other Marvel
series only to form an ever-changing
roster of heroes that would save the
earth from its most powerful threats in
its original form the group differed
greatly from the way we recognize it
today its founding members included the
unlikely pairing of Iron Man Thor
ant-man and the wasp and the Hulk the
roster was created by writer Stan Lee
and artist Jack Kirby in an attempt to
drive attention away from DC’s own
Justice League of America in their first
adventure together they faced off
against Loki the ass guardian god of
trickery and deception who sought
revenge on his brother for Loki did so
by creating an illusion that tricked the
Hulk into destroying a railroad track
Loki’s hope was that the Hulk would
destroy Thor when he arrived to stop the
green beast from breaking the track
unexpectedly Iron Man ant-man and wasp
also appeared on the scene to save the
day
grasping what had happened the
superheroes United to defeat Loki and
decided to continue working together
whenever necessary this prompted wasp to
quickly name them the Avengers as she
felt it sounded fierce an experiment for
Marvel this team-up comic book series
was initially welcomed with mixed
reviews part of the reason was the
questionable casting for example the
Hulk was seen as too out of character
having always preferred to work alone
this prompted Stan Lee to remove him in
the second issue citing mistrust between
the Hulk and his companions Hulk was
then replaced with Captain America who
would come to be closely associated with
the team and define it for decades to
come
moreover issue number 16 swapped out
other founding members to make room for
a new roster of heroes this further
defined the comic as a flexible series
with its characters constantly forming
larger and more cohesive fighting units
depending on their challenges and needs
likewise members have regularly taken
their leave and recruited replacements
these
did a mix of superheroes former villains
and even nonhumans including Hawkeye
Quicksilver Scarlet Witch the god
Hercules Black Panther vision and the
Black Widow to just name a few
despite this old colleagues would
regularly return to serve as reserve
members since this original comic series
The Avengers has spawned several
spin-offs including the West Coast
Avengers the core franchise itself has
spun into alternate realities and has
been rebooted multiple times updating
its history and characters in order to
both expand its legacy and introduce the
team to new generations in 2012 Marvel
Studios finally fulfilled the dreams of
longtime fans by uniting their
characters in a big-budget live-action
team-up having previously established
several of them in their own film
franchises this modern version of the
iconic team was heavily inspired by the
ultimate Avengers storyline and included
such fan favorites as Captain America
the Hulk Thor Iron Man Hawkeye and the
black widow all under the command of
Nick Fury and shield one of the most
popular comic team-ups of all time The
Avengers continued to thrill fans while
assembling to punish the enemies of
peace and justice to learn more about
the origins of its individual members be
sure to visit watchmojo.com
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