List of Avengers members

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.

Textless and wraparound cover of Avengers, vol. 3 #1 by George Pérez.

According to various handbooks, ^{[lower-alpha 1]} 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. ^[1]

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Notations:

• A slash (/) between codenames, indicates the character having multiple names during their tenure as an Avenger in chronological order.
• Characters listed in bold are the current members of the teams as of 2024 ^[update] .
  • In case of multiple codenames, the currently used name is bolded.
• Characters listed are set in the Earth-616 continuity except when noted.

Original team (1963–2004)

The First Avengers

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

Character	Real name	Joined in	Notes
Iron Man	Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark	Avengers #1 (September 1963)	Co-Founder of the main Avengers team. Former member of the New Avengers, Pym's Mighty Avengers, and the Fifty-States Initiative Mighty Avengers. An alternate adolescent version of the original replaced him for a time until they merged. Current member of the main Avengers team.
Thor	Thor Odinson		Co-Founder of the main Avengers team. Former member of A.I.M.'s New Avengers and the Avengers Unity Division. Current member of the main Avengers team.
Wasp	Janet Van Dyne		Co-founder and former member of the main Avengers team. First female member. Former member of the Avengers Unity Division. Current member of the Agents of Wakanda.
Ant-Man a.k.a. Giant-Man, Yellowjacket, Goliath, etc.	Dr. Henry Jonathan "Hank" Pym		Co-Founder and former leader of the main Avengers team, Avengers A.I., and Avengers Academy, as well as former member of his Mighty Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Secret Avengers. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Hulk	Dr. Robert Bruce Banner		Co-Founder and former member of main team, Pym's Mighty Avengers, and S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Secret Avengers. Resigns from the team in Avengers #2 (November 1963), rejoins the Avengers in Avengers vs. X-Men #11. Former member of the main Avengers team.

"Cap's Kooky Quartet"

Character	Real name	Joined in	Notes
Captain America a.k.a. Nomad, Captain	Steven Grant "Steve" Rogers [2]	Avengers #4 (March 1964)	Given retroactive "founding member" status in place of the Hulk. Former leader of the Avengers Unity Division and the Black Ops Secret Avengers, as well as former member of the New Avengers. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Hawkeye a.k.a. Ronin, Goliath	Clinton Francis "Clint" Barton	Avengers #16 (May 1965)	Former Iron Man villain. Former member of the West Coast Avengers and former leader. Former leader of the Black Ops Secret Avengers and the Great Lakes Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Secret Avengers, Avengers Academy, and Avengers Idea Mechanics. Former member of the main Avengers team. Current leader of the Thunderbolts.
Quicksilver	Pietro Maximoff (formerly Pietro Frank)	Avengers #16 (May 1965)	Former member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, the Avengers Unity Division, Pym's Mighty Avengers, the West Coast Avengers, and Avengers Academy. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Scarlet Witch	Wanda Maximoff (formerly Wanda Frank)	Avengers #16 (May 1965)	Former member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, the Avengers Unity Division, Pym's Mighty Avengers, the West Coast Avengers, and Avengers Academy. Current member of the main Avengers team.

"the Mighty Gods Squad"

Character	Real name	Joined in	Notes
Hercules	Herakles Panhellenios	Avengers #45 (October 1967)	Greek god and former Thor supporting character. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Black Panther	T'Challa (a.k.a. Luke Charles)	Avengers #52 (May 1968)	King of fictitious African nation of Wakanda and the first black member. Current member of the main Avengers team.
Vision	Victor Shade (alias)	Avengers #58 (November 1968)	A "synthezoid" created by Ultron to attack the Avengers; turned on his creator and joined the Avengers the following issue. Current member of the main Avengers team.
Black Knight	Dane Whitman	Avengers #54 (July 1968) (provisional; full membership Avengers #71 (December 1969))	Nephew of the eponymous member of the Masters of Evil. Descendant of Sir Percy of Scandia, a knight of the King Arthur's Round Table. Former member and leader of the main Avengers team. Current member of the Savage Avengers.

Note 1: In Avengers #9 (October 1964), Wonder Man joins the Avengers as a villainous ruse, in order to betray them to Baron Zemo and the Masters of Evil; however, he ultimately sacrifices himself to save the heroes. He returns from the dead a decade later and rejoins the team (see below).

Note 2: In Avengers #19-20 (August–September 1965), the Swordsman joins the Avengers as a villainous ruse (he is working for the Mandarin), but has a change of heart and flees. He rejoins the team a decade later (see below).

70s Avengers

Character	Real name	Joined in	Notes
Black Widow	Natasha Romanoff (Born Natalia Alianovna Romanova)	Avengers #111 (May 1973)	Originally offered membership between Avengers #44 (September 1967) and Avengers #45 (October 1967). Current member of the main Avengers team.
Swordsman	Jacques Duquesne	Readmitted in Avengers #114 (August 1973).	Killed in Giant Size Avengers #2 (November 1974). Returned to life in Chaos War: Dead Avengers #1 (January 2011). Former member of the main Avengers team.
Mantis	Brandt (surname)	Giant-Size Avengers #4 (June 1975)	Half-Vietnamese, half-German prostitute trained in martial arts by the Priests of Pama (in Vietnam). Resident of Avengers Mansion in Avengers #114 (August 1973). Later traveled to space as the Celestial Madonna. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Beast	Dr. Henry Philip "Hank" McCoy	Avengers #151 (September 1976)	Member of original X-Men. Given probationary status in Avengers #137 (July 1975). [3] [4] Former member of the main Avengers team.
Moondragon	Heather Douglas		Originally Iron Man villainess "Madame McEvil." Given probationary status in Avengers #137 (July 1975). Former member of the main Avengers team.
Hellcat	Patricia "Patsy" Walker		Originally the heroine of the long-running Marvel romance title Patsy Walker. Supporting character of the Beast in Amazing Adventures. Given probationary status in Avengers #148 (February 1976). [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Left before her membership could be made permanent. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Wonder Man	Simon Williams	Avengers #194 (April 1980)	Former member of the main Avengers team. Given probationary status in Avengers #156 (February 1977). [3]
Two-Gun Kid	Matthew J. "Matt" Hawk	Avengers #174 (August 1978)	Star of the eponymous Marvel Western series. A time traveler from the 19th century; joined as a reserve member. [3] [4] [7] Originally given honorary status in Avengers #147 (May 1976). [5] [8] Former member of the main Avengers team.
Captain Marvel a.k.a. Ms. Marvel, Binary, Warbird	Carol Susan Jane Danvers	Avengers #183 (May 1979)	Former member of the Ultimates. Current member of the main Avengers team as the chairperson.
Captain America a.k.a. Falcon	Samuel Thomas "Sam" Wilson	Avengers #184 (June 1979)	Longtime Captain America sidekick; later took on the name and role of Captain America. Current member of the main Avengers team.

80s Avengers

Character	Real Character name	Joined in	Notes
Tigra	Greer Grant Nelson	Avengers #211 (September 1981)	Introduced as the title character of The Cat (wearing a costume that Patsy Walker would later adopt). As Tigra the Were-Woman (sic), she starred in the horror title Marvel Chillers. Former member of the main Avengers team.
She-Hulk	Jennifer Susan "Jen" Walters	Avengers #221 (July 1982)	Attorney cousin of Bruce Banner. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Spectrum a.k.a. Captain Marvel, Photon, Pulsar	Monica Rambeau	Avengers #231 (May 1983)	First female Avenger of color. Originally made a member-in-training in Avengers #227 (January 1983). Former member of the main Avengers team. Current member of the Thunderbolts
Starfox	Eros of Titan	Avengers #243 (May 1984)	Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) supporting character. Originally made a member-in-training in Avengers #232 (June 1983). [3] [9] Former member of the main Avengers team.
Namor a.k.a. Sub-Mariner	Namor McKenzie	Avengers #262 (December 1985)	Member of the Invaders; fought the Avengers in issue nos. 3 and 4 (where he was indirectly responsible for awakening Captain America from suspended animation). Former member of the main Avengers team.
Doctor Druid a.k.a. Druid, Doctor Droom	Dr. Anthony Ludgate Druid	Avengers #278 (April 1987)	Originally called "Dr. Droom" in 1960s stories that were reprinted in the 1970s issues of Weird Wonder Tales with the name changed to "Druid." Former member of the main Avengers team.

West Coast Avengers recruits (1984–1987)

Main article: List of West Coast Avengers members

Avengers members recruited by Hawkeye as the West Coast Avengers chair.

Character	Real name	Joined in	Notes
Mockingbird a.k.a. Huntress, Agent 19	Barbara "Bobbi" Morse	West Coast Avengers #1 (September 1984)	Founding West Coast member. Former member of the New Avengers and Secret Avengers. Former member of the main Avengers team.
War Machine a.k.a. Iron Patriot, Iron Man, Commander Rhodes, Hulk Machine, Iron Man 2.0, Rhodey, Shellshock, The Pilot	James Rupert "Rhodey" Rhodes		Founding West Coast member (as Iron Man). Rejoined as War Machine in Avengers West Coast #94 (May 1993). [3] Former member of the Secret Avengers as the Iron Patriot. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Thing	Benjamin Jacob "Ben" Grimm	West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #9 (June 1986)	Accepted membership after assisting West Coast team, but left before official vote was taken. [3] [5] [6] [7] [10] Former member of the New Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Moon Knight a.k.a. Mr. Knight, Fist of Khonshu	Marc Spector (a.k.a. Steven Grant, Jake Lockley)	West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #21 (June 1987)	Gained full membership in West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #33. [3] [5] [11] Former member of the main Avengers team.
Firebird a.k.a. Espirita	Bonita Juárez	West Coast Avengers Annual #2 (1987)	Given reserve status after assisting West Coast team. [3] [5] [6] [7]

Post-Inferno recruits (1989–1990)

Character	Real name	Joined in	Notes
Demolition Man	Dennis Dunphy	Captain America #349 (January 1989)	Recruited by The Captain for East Coast team, but presumed killed before official vote was taken. [3] [7] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] Former member of the Revengers. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Forgotten One a.k.a. Hero, Gilgamesh	unknown	Avengers #300 (February 1989)	Presumed killed in Avengers #391 (October 1995). Returned in Eternals (vol. 4) #3 (October 2008). Former member of the main Avengers team.
Mister Fantastic	Reed Richards		Former member of the Illuminati and Fantastic Four. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Invisible Woman	Susan Storm Richards		Former member of the Fantastic Four and Avengers. Former member of the main Avengers team.
U.S. Agent a.k.a. Super-Patriot, Captain America	John Frank Walker, Jack Daniels (alias)	West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #44 (May 1989)	Appointed to West Coast team by government. Left during UN Charter, [17] and later gained official membership. [18] Former member of the main Avengers team.
Quasar	Wendell Elvis Vaughn	Avengers #305 (July 1989)	Originally given probationary status in Avengers Annual #18 (1989). [3] [5] [6] Former member of the main Avengers team.
Human Torch a.k.a. The Torch	Jim Hammond (alias)	Avengers West Coast #50 (November 1989)	Former member of the Secret Avengers and the Invaders. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Sersi	Circe	Avengers #314 (February 1990)	Former member of the main Avengers team.
Stingray	Walter Newell	Avengers #319 (July 1990)	Given reserve status as caretaker of Avengers Island. [3] [5] [7] Former member of the main Avengers team.

UN Charter recruits (1991–1992)

Character	Real name	Joined in	Notes
Spider-Man	Peter Benjamin Parker	Avengers #329 (February 1991)	Joined as a reserve member. [3] [5] Former member of the New Avengers, while serving concurrently as a member of the Future Foundation. Former member of the Avengers Unity Division. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Sandman a.k.a. Sylvester Mann, the Quarryman	William Baker (a.k.a. Flint Marko)	Avengers #329 (February 1991) (Reserve Substitutes)	Never gained full membership. [3] [5] Resigned in The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 2 #4 (1999). Former member of the Frightful Four. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Rage	Elvin Daryl Haliday		Never gained full membership. [3] Was discovered to be still in his adolescence in Avengers #341 (November 1991) and was demoted to trainee status. Status revoked in New Warriors #26. [5] [7] [19] [20]
X-51 a.k.a. Machine Man	Aaron Stack (alias)	Avengers West Coast #69 (April 1991)	Given reserve status after assisting West Coast team. [21] Active in Avengers West Coast #83 (June 1992). Removed from roster in X-51 #4 (1999). [3] [5] Former member of the main Avengers team.
Lightning a.k.a. Living Lightning	Miguel Santos	Avengers West Coast #74 (September 1991)	Former member of the main Avengers team and West Coast Avengers.
Madame Web a.k.a. Spider-Woman, Arachne	Julia Carpenter		Former member of the West Coast Avengers.
Crystal	Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff	Avengers #343 (January 1992)	Originally given probationary status in Avengers #336 (August 1991). [3]
Thunderstrike a.k.a. Thor	Eric Kevin Masterson		Active as Thunderstrike in Avengers #374. [3] Killed in Thunderstrike #24 (September 1995).
Darkhawk a.k.a. The Powell, Falconer, Edge-Man	Christopher Powell	Avengers West Coast #94 (May 1993)	Joined as a reserve member. [3] [5] Former member of the main Avengers team.

Post-Heroes Return recruits (1998–2004)

Character	Real name	Joined in	Notes
Justice	Vance Astrovik	Avengers vol. 3 #4 (May 1998)	Joined as a reserve member. Promoted to full status in Avengers vol. 3 #7 (1998). Formerly a teacher at the Avengers Academy . Former member of the New Warriors. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Firestar	Angelica "Angel" Jones		Joined as a reserve member . Promoted to full status in Avengers vol. 3 #7 (1998). Retired in Civil War: Front Line #2. Former member of the New Warriors and the Young Allies. Currently a member of the X-Men.
Triathlon	Delroy Garrett	Avengers vol. 3 #27 (April 2000)	Currently active as 3-D Man in the Agents of Atlas. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Silverclaw	Maria de Guadalupe Santiago	Avengers vol. 3 #30 (July 2000)	Joined as a reserve member. Active in Avengers vol. 3 #43-55.
Jack of Hearts	Jack Hart	Avengers vol. 3 #38 (March 2001)	Gained full membership in Avengers vol. 3 #43 (August 2001). Died in Avengers vol. 3 #76 (February 2004). Revived in Marvel Zombies Supreme #2 (2011). Former member of the main Avengers team.
Ant-Man	Scott Edward Harris Lang	Avengers vol. 3 #57 (October 2002)	Gained full membership in Avengers vol. 3 #62 (February 2003). Seemingly killed by a zombie Jack of Hearts under influence of the Scarlet Witch in Avengers #500 (September 2004). Rescued moments before his apparent death by the Young Avengers and brought several years into the future by the Scarlet Witch in Avengers: The Children's Crusade #5 (June 2011). Former member of the main Avengers team.
Captain Britain a.k.a. Lionheart	Kelsey Leigh Shorr	Avengers vol. 3 #81 (June 2004)	Made an honorary member as Kelsey Leigh, and a full member as Captain Britain. She is one of only two members, the other being Henry Pym, who have Avengers status in both their civilian and superhero guises. Former member of the main Avengers team.

New Avengers recruits (2005)

Main article: List of New Avengers members

The New Avengers were formed due to a mass break-out at the super villain prison The Raft.

Character	Real name	Joined in	Notes
Luke Cage a.k.a. Power Man	Carl Lucas (birth name) Lucas Cage (legal name)	New Avengers #3 (March 2005)	Former leader of the New Avengers. [22] Left the team in New Avengers vol. 2 #30. Former leader of the Mighty Avengers. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Wolverine	James "Logan" Howlett	New Avengers #6 (June 2005)	Former member of the Savage Avengers and X-Men. Former member of the main Avengers team. Former member of the Avengers Unity Squad. Maintained simultaneous membership in the Avengers and the X-Men.
Sentry	Robert Reynolds	New Avengers #10 (October 2005)	Became a member of the Mighty Avengers after the Civil War and the Dark Avengers during Dark Reign. Went rogue in Siege #3 before being killed in Siege #4. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Echo a.k.a. Ronin, Phoenix	Maya Lopez	New Avengers #11 (November 2005) (as Ronin)	Joined as Ronin in New Avengers #11 (2005); active as Echo in New Avengers #27 (2007). Killed in Moon Knight vol. 4 #9. She has since mysteriously returned from the dead and returned to the team in Avengers #45. Former host of the Phoenix Force. Former member of the main Avengers team.

Post-Civil War recruits (2007–2009)

Main article: List of Mighty Avengers members

The New Avengers became a splinter group that chose not to comply with federal superhuman registration, as opposed to the governmental-sanctioned team presented in Mighty Avengers then Dark Avengers . The Mighty Avengers after the Dark Avengers launch was an international agency sanctioned team.

Character	Real name	Joined in	Notes
Ares	Ares (a.k.a. John Aaron)	Mighty Avengers #1 (May 2007)	Became member of the Dark Avengers. Killed in Siege #2. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Amadeus Cho a.k.a. Mastermind Excello, Hulk	Amadeus Cho	Mighty Avengers #21 (March 2009)	Helped assemble a new Mighty Avengers team after the beginning of Dark Reign. [23] Former member of the main Avengers team.
Jocasta	Jocasta		Jocasta was previously granted provisional status in Avengers vol. 1 #197. She left the team before she was to be offered substitute status with the team, in Avengers vol. 1 #211. [3] [5] [24] [25] Former teacher at the Avengers Academy.
Stature	Cassandra Lang	Mighty Avengers #22 (April 2009)	Killed in Avengers: The Children's Crusade #8. Resurrected in Avengers World #16. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Vision	Jonas (alias)		Killed in Avengers: The Children's Crusade #9.

Heroic Age recruits (2010–2011)

Main article: Heroic Age (comics)

Characters who have officially joined the Avengers after the events of Dark Reign and Siege.

Character	Real name	Joined in	Notes
Winter Soldier a.k.a. Captain America	James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes	Avengers vol. 4 #1 (May 2010)	Originally joined the New Avengers in New Avengers (vol.1) #48 (January 2009). [23] Apparently died in Fear Itself #3, but was recently revealed to be alive and re-assuming his identity as the Winter Soldier. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Spider-Woman	Jessica Drew		Originally joined the New Avengers in New Avengers vol.1 #48 (January 2009). [23] Quit the team in Spider-Woman vol. 5 #4 (February 2015). [26] Former member of the main Avengers team.
Valkyrie	Brunnhilde	Secret Avengers vol. 1 #1 (May 2010)	Former members of the Secret Avengers. [27] [28] Former member of the main Avengers team.
Nova	Richard Rider		Left the Secret Avengers, [29] to participate in The Thanos Imperative . Presumed killed in The Thanos Imperative #6. Revealed to be alive in Nova vol. 6 #11 (September 2016). Current member of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Ant-Man a.k.a. Black Ant	Eric O'Grady		Killed and replaced by a Life Model Decoy in Secret Avengers vol. 1 #23 (February 2012).
Iron Fist a.k.a. Daredevil	Daniel Thomas Rand-Kai	New Avengers vol. 2 #1 (June 2010)	Originally joined in New Avengers vol. 1 #27 (February 2007). Former member of the main Avengers team.
Power Woman a.k.a. Jessica Jones, Jewel, Knightress	Jessica Campbell Jones		Originally joined as Jewel in New Avengers Annual #3 (December 2009). [23] Left the team in New Avengers (vol. 2) #24. Former member of the Mighty Avengers. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Protector a.k.a. Marvel Boy	Noh-Varr	Avengers vol. 4 #6 (December 2010)	Left the main team in Avengers vol. 4 #27. Former member of the West Coast Avengers as Marvel Boy. Current member of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Doctor Strange	Stephen Vincent Strange	New Avengers vol. 2 #7 (December 2010)	Originally joined in New Avengers vol. 1 #27 (February 2007). Former member of the main Avengers team.
Red Hulk	Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross	Avengers vol. 4 #12 (June 2011)	Former member of the Thunderbolts. Former member of the main Avengers team.

Shattered Heroes recruits (2011–2012)

After the Fear Itself event, the lineup of the Avengers teams was shifted by Captain America during the Shattered Heroes storyline.

Character	Real name	Joined in	Notes
Daredevil	Matthew "Matt" Murdock	New Avengers vol. 2 #16 (September 2011)	Former member of the main Avengers team.
Storm	Ororo Iqadi T'Challa (née Munroe)	Avengers vol. 4 #19 (November 2011)	Left the team in New Avengers (vol. 2) #24. Current member of the X-Men. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Quake	Daisy Johnson		Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and former member of the Secret Warriors. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Captain Britain	Brian Braddock	Secret Avengers vol. 1 #22 (January 2012)	Asked by Steve Rogers to join the Avengers in Age of Heroes #1. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Anti-Venom a.k.a. Agent Venom	Eugene "Flash" Thompson	Secret Avengers vol. 1 #23 (February 2012)	Killed in Amazing Spider-Man #800. Former member of the main Avengers team. Current member of the Savage Avengers.

Marvel NOW! recruits (2012–2013)

After the Avengers vs. X-Men event, members from both Avengers and X-Men teams were shifted by Captain America during the Marvel NOW! storyline.

Character	Real name	Joined in	Notes
Havok	Alex Summers	Uncanny Avengers #2 (October 2012)	Former leader of the Avengers Unity Squad and current member of the X-Men
Sunspot a.k.a. Citizen V	Roberto da Costa	Avengers vol. 5 #3 (December 2012)	Former member of the main Avengers team. Former leader of the U.S.Avengers as Citizen V.
Cannonball	Sam Guthrie		Former member of the main Avengers and the U.S.Avengers and current member of X-Force
Manifold	Eden Fesi		Former members of the main Avengers team. [30]
Shang-Chi	Shang-Chi
Captain Universe	Tamara Devoux
Smasher	Isabel "Izzy" Kane [31]
Hyperion	Marcus Milton		Former member of the main Avengers team. Current member of the Squadron Supreme.
Rogue	Anna Marie	Uncanny Avengers #4 (January 2013)	Former member of the main Avengers team.
Sunfire	Shiro Yoshida	Uncanny Avengers #5 (February 2013)	Former member of the Avengers Unity Squad. [32]

Infinity recruits (2013–2014)

Characters that joined the team during the Infinity event.

Character	Real name	Joined in	Notes
Abyss		Avengers vol. 5 #17 (October 2013)	Former members of the main Avengers team. Killed in New Avengers vol. 3 #32 (May 2015).
Ex Nihilo	Ex Nihilo
Nightmask	Adam Blackveil		Former member of the main Avengers team.
Star Brand	Kevin Connor		Former Member of the main Avengers team and Killed in Marvel Legacy (2017).
Victor Mancha	Victor Mancha	Avengers A.I. #1	Former member of the Avengers A.I. Squad. [33]
Doombot
Alexis The Protector	Alexis	Avengers A.I. #3
Blade a.k.a. Ronin	Eric Brooks	Mighty Avengers vol 2 #1	First appeared as "Spider Hero". Revealed as Blade in Mighty Avengers vol. 2 #9. [34] Joined as Blade in Avengers vol. 8 #11. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Blue Marvel	Adam Brashear	Mighty Avengers vol 2 #2	Former member of the Mighty Avengers, the Ultimates and the Defenders. Current member of Avengers World.
Power Man	Victor Alvarez	Mighty Avengers vol 2 #3	Former students at Avengers Academy, former members of the Heroes for Hire. Former members of the Avengers Idea Mechanics. [35]
White Tiger	Ava Ayala

Avengers NOW! recruits (2014–2015)

Character	Real name	Joined in	Notes
Kaluu	Kaluu	Captain America and the Mighty Avengers #1 (November 2014)	Former member of the Mighty Avengers. [33]
Nova	Sam Alexander	Nova #25 (December 2014)	Originally offered membership by Thor in Avengers Vs. X-Men #12 (December 2012). Former member of the main Avengers team. [36] Current Member of the Champions.
Brother Voodoo a.k.a. Doctor Voodoo	Jericho Drumm	Avengers & X-Men: AXIS #9 (December 2014)	Former member of the main Avengers team, Avengers Unity Squad, and the Savage Avengers.

All-New All-Different! recruits (2015–2016)

Character	Real name	Joined in	Notes
Valkyrie a.k.a. Thor	Jane Foster	All-New All-Different Avengers (May 2015)	Former member of the main Avengers team.
Ms. Marvel	Kamala Khan		Former member of the main Avengers team. Current member of the X-Men.
Spider-Man	Miles Morales		Former member of the main Avengers team. Current member of the Champions.
Deadpool	Wade Wilson	Avengers #0 (October 2015)	Former member of the Avengers Unity Division. [37] Former member of the main Avengers team.
Synapse	Emily Guerrero		Former members of the Avengers Unity Division. [37]
Human Torch	Johnny Storm
Cable	Nathan Summers	Uncanny Avengers vol. 3 #4 (January 2016)	Former member of the Avengers Unity Division. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Wasp	Nadia van Dyne	All-New, All-Different Avengers #9 (May 2016)	Former member of the main Avengers team. Current Member of Avengers World and the Champions.

Post-Civil War II recruits (2016–present)

Character	Real name	Joined in	Notes
Ghost Rider	Robbie Reyes	The Avengers Vol. 8 #6 (July 2018)	Former member of the main Avengers team.
Phoenix	Phoenix Force	The Avengers Vol. 8 #54 (March 2022)	Formerly hosted by Maya Lopez. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Starbrand	Brandy Selby	The Avengers Vol. 8 #55 (April 2022)	Former member of the main Avengers team.
Nighthawk	Kyle Richmond	The Avengers Vol. 8 #55 (April 2022)	Construct created by Mephisto. Former member of the Squadron Supreme of America. Former member of the main Avengers team.
Impossible City	N/A	The Avengers Vol. 9 #3 (July 2023)	A sentient floating headquarters that was previously used by an unidentified multiversal superhero group to traverse the Multiverse until they later abandoned it for some unknown reason. When its prisoners known as the Ashen Combine took control of the Impossible City, it was used in their fight against the Avengers. After the Ashen Combine were re-imprisoned, the Impossible City is freed from their control and the Avengers accepted its offer to join up with them.
Psylocke	Kwannon	Uncanny Avengers vol. 4 #1 (August 2023)
Penance	Monet St. Croix
Hawkeye	Kate Bishop	The Avengers Vol. 9 #14 (May 2024)
Hazmat	Jennifer Takeda

Honorary

Heroes that have been granted honorary status during their lifetime or posthumously for acts of great courage and/or sacrifice.

Character	Real name	Joined in	Notes
Rick Jones	Richard Milhouse "Rick" Jones	Avengers #1 (September 1963)
Captain Marvel	Mar-Vell (a.k.a. Walter Lawson)	Avengers vol. 1 #86 (March 1971) (by affiliation only)	Posthumously awarded honorary membership. [38]
Whizzer	Robert L. Frank Sr.	Avengers #173 (July 1978)	Died in Vision and Scarlet Witch #2 (December 1982).
Moira Brandon	Moira Brandon	Avengers West Coast vol. 2 #100 (November 1993)	Honorary founding member of the West Coast team. Status given in flashback taking place before West Coast Avengers vol. 1.
Marrina	Marrina Smallwood	Avengers #282 (August 1987)	Wife of Namor; honorary member while he served on the team. [3] [9] [11] Revived during the Chaos War (January 2011).
Yellowjacket	Rita DeMara	Avengers Annual #17 (1988)	Made honorary member after assisting an East Coast reserve team. [3] [5] [8] [25] Killed by Iron Man (Stark) in Avengers: The Crossing (September 1995). Returned to life in Chaos War: Dead Avengers #1 (January 2011).
Swordsman	Phillip Jarvert	Avengers #357 (December 1992)	Alternate universe Avenger & Gatherer.
Magdalene	Unrevealed	Avengers #363 (June 1993)
Deathcry a.k.a. Lifecry	Sharra Neramani	Avengers #364 (July 1993) (as a probationary member)	Never gained full membership. Given honorary status in Avengers #399 (June 1996). [3] Killed in Annihilation Conquest: Star-Lord #2 (August 2007). Restored to life in Chaos War: Dead Avengers #5.
Masque	Guillietta Nefaria (birth name), Whitney Frost (legal name)	Avengers #393 (April 1996)	A clone of Madame Masque. [8] Killed in Avengers vol. 3 #34 (November 2000).
Iron Man	Anthony Edward Stark	Avengers: Timeslide (1996)	An alternate adolescent version of the original from reality 96020. Replaced him for a time and then merged with the original Stark.
Flux	Dennis Sykes	One Month To Live #5 (September 2010)	Died in One Month To Live #5 (September 2010). [36] [39]

Guardians of the Galaxy (1978)

Main article: Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team)

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. ^{[3] [5]}

Character	Real Name	Joined	Notes
Yondu	Yondu Udonta	Marvel Super-Heroes #18 (1969)	Centaurian
Major Victory	Vance Astro
Martinex	Martinex T'Naga		Pluvian
Charlie-27			Jovian
Starhawk	Stakar Ogord		Defenders #29 (1975)	Arcturian
Nikki	Nicholette Gold	Marvel Presents #4 (1976)	Mercurian
Aleta Ogord		Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #1 (1991)	Arcturian

Young Avengers

Main article: Young Avengers

A group of teenage heroes modeled after the Avengers, the surviving Young Avengers were awarded honorary membership following the "Children's Crusade" storyline.

Character	Real name	Joined in	Notes
Hawkeye	Kate Bishop	Avengers: The Children's Crusade #9 (May 2012)	Awarded honorary membership by Captain America. [39]
Hulkling	Dorrek VIII
Speed	Thomas Shepherd
Wiccan	William "Billy" Kaplan-Altman
Stature	Cassandra Lang
Iron Lad	Nathaniel "Nate" Richards

Avengers Third Grade

Main article: Avengers Academy

The Avengers promoted several senior Academy students to "Avengers Third Grade", as part of a plan to eventually award them full Avengers membership. ^[33]

Character	Real name	Joined in	Notes
Finesse	Jeanne Foucault	Avengers Academy #39 (November 2012)
Hazmat	Jennifer Takeda
Mettle	Ken Mack		Killed on Arcade's island during the events of "Avenger's Arena".
Reptil	Humberto Lopez
Striker	Brandon Sharpe
Lightspeed	Julie Power
X-23	Laura Kinney

Infiltrators

Character	Real name	Joined in	Notes
Avenger X	Cressida	Avengers (Vol. 7) #2.1 (December 2016)	Attempted to break apart the team to protect the secret of her powers.
Hawkeye	Sagittarius	West Coast Avengers #27 (December 1987)	Created to look exactly like Hawkeye to infiltrate the West Coast Avengers.
Tigra	Leo	West Coast Avengers #27 (December 1987)	Created to look exactly like Tigra to infiltrate the West Coast Avengers.
Ravonna a.k.a. "Nebula", Terminatrix	Ravonna Lexus Renslayer	Avengers #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 #291 (May 1988). Unofficial leader as of #294 (August 1988). "Officially" joined in #297. Reported MIA minutes later. East Coast division consequently disbanded (November 1988).
Mockingbird	H'rpra	Avengers West Coast #91 (February 1993)	Skrull who replaced the kidnapped Barbara Morse as Mockingbird in order to infiltrate the team, as revealed in a retcon in Secret Invasion #8 (January 2009). She was slain by Mephisto in Avengers West Coast #100 (November 1993), although her ghost or spirit has been seen a few times since [40] True name revealed in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #1 Softcover in the updates section.
Vision	AntiVision	Avengers #360 (March 1993)	Infiltrated the team as a representative of the Gatherers. He impersonated the Vision, and was seemingly destroyed by Proctor, before being defeated by Vision.
Spider-Woman	Veranke	New Avengers #3 (March 2005)	Joined the Mighty Avengers (Initiative team) in Mighty Avengers #7 (November 2007). Revealed in New Avengers #42 (August 2008) to have been a Skrull. Killed by Norman Osborn in Secret Invasion #8 (January 2009).
Yellowjacket	Criti Noll	Civil War #1 (March 2006)	Joined the Mighty Avengers in Mighty Avengers #1 (April 2007). Revealed to be a Skrull in Mighty Avengers #13 (May 2008). Killed by the real Hank Pym in Secret Invasion #8.
Scarlet Witch	Loki Laufeyson	Mighty Avengers #21 (March 2009)	Joined and assembled the Mighty Avengers in Mighty Avengers #21 (March 2009). Revealed in Mighty Avengers #29 (November 2009).
Ant-Man	Eric O'Grady LMD	Secret Avengers #24 (March 2012)	Infiltrated the Secret Avengers as a Life Model Decoy impersonating Eric O'Grady. Supposedly destroyed alongside the other Descendents. He has since turned up alive as Black Ant.
Spider-Man	Otto Octavius (switched bodies with Peter Parker)	The Amazing Spider-Man #698 (December 2012)	Due to a body swap that occurred during The Amazing Spider-Man #698, Peter Parker was replaced by Otto Octavius as Spider-Man on the Avengers, with the other members unaware of the switch. Under probation after The Superior Spider-Man #8 for various violent acts. Left team in The Superior Spider-Man #26 to avoid an incriminating brain scan. Peter Parker later regained his body and subsequently became a member again.
Captain America	Hydra Supreme (Steve Rogers) (Alternate version of Cap created by Kobik)	Sam Wilson: Captain America #7 (May 2016)	Due to Kobik's warped view of the world thanks to the Red Skull's upbringing, when Kobik restored Steve Rogers to health, she "improved" him by altering his history so that he was always a HYDRA deep cover agent. Her memories of the real Cap she contained within herself. "Stevil" (the nickname that Deadpool gave him) manipulated the Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D., and the superhero community as he went up the HYDRA ranks, becoming its leader and conquering America. Eventually realizing her creation was a monster, Kobik freed and restored the true Captain America, who defeated his evil doppelganger. After being killed by Selene, Stevil was revived by Orchis, shortened his name to make his middle name of Grant be his first name, and operated as Captain Krakoa when working for Orchis where he and his version of the Mutant Liberation Front are defeated by the Uncanny Avengers.
Voyager	Va Nee Gast (alias Valerie Vector)	The Avengers #675 (infiltrator; March 2018)	Infiltrated the Avengers under the guise of a forgotten founding member of the team on the orders of her father, the Grandmaster, before turning against him and making amends with the Avengers.

Notes

1. The list is based on these handbooks:
   List

   • Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1983)
   • Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, vol. 2 (1985)
   • Avengers Log (1993)
   • Official Marvel Index to Avengers, vol. 2 #1-5 (1994)
   • Avengers Casebook 1999
   • Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Avengers 2004
   • Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Teams 2005
   • Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Avengers 2005
   • Marvel Legacy: The 1960s Handbook (2006)
   • Marvel Legacy: The 1980s Handbook (2006)
   • Marvel Legacy: The 1970s Legacy (2007)
   • Marvel Legacy: The 1990s Legacy (2007)
   • Mighty Avengers: Most Wanted Files (2007)
   • Avengers Assemble (2010)
   • Avenger: Roll Call (2012)
   • Avengers Now! (2014)
   • Empyre Handbook (2020)

• These teams are not officially sanctioned Avengers even though they had affiliated with them or used their name: 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 ^[41]

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