List of Masters of Evil members

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The Masters of Evil is a fictional supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Although the roster has changed over the years, the team remains the principal foes, and the evil counterpart, of the superhero team the Avengers.

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Listed here are the known members of the Masters of Evil.

Membership

listed alphabetically, after leader

Baron Heinrich Zemo's incarnation

Avengers #6-7, 9-10, 15-16 (July 1964 - May 1965)

Ultron's incarnation

The Masters of Evil, as featured in Avengers #54 (July 1968), art by John Buscema. Masters of Evil II.jpg
The Masters of Evil, as featured in Avengers #54 (July 1968), art by John Buscema.

Avengers #54-55 (July - Aug. 1968); 83 (Dec. 1970)

Egghead's incarnation

Avengers #222 (Aug. 1982); 227 - 229 (Jan. - Mar. 1983)

Baron Helmut Zemo's first incarnation

Avengers #273 - 277 (Nov. 1986 - Mar. 1987)

Doctor Octopus' incarnation

Baron Helmut Zemo's second incarnation / the Thunderbolts

The Masters of Evil: (from the top) the Screaming Mimi, Goliath, Baron Zemo, the Beetle, the Fixer, and Moonstone Masters of Evil headshots.png
The Masters of Evil: (from the top) the Screaming Mimi, Goliath, Baron Zemo, the Beetle, the Fixer, and Moonstone

Avengers #270-277 (Aug. 1986 - Mar. 1987), Amazing Spider-Man #283 (Dec. 1986) and West Coast Avengers (vol. 2) #16 (Jan. 1987).

The Crimson Cowl's first incarnation

The Crimson Cowl's second incarnation

The Shadow Council's incarnation

Lightmaster's incarnation

Baron Helmut Zemo's third incarnation

The West Coast Masters of Evil

Multiversal Masters of Evil

Other versions

listed alphabetically, after leader

Marvel Adventures

House of M

Other media

listed alphabetically, after leader

The Avengers: United They Stand

The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes

Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers

Avengers Assemble

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance

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