# List of Avengers members

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.
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.
| Character | Name | Joined in | Avengers team |
| Ant-Man / Giant-Man / YellowJacket / Goliath / Wasp | Henry "Hank" Jonathan Pym | Avengers #1 (September 1963) | Avengers, West Coast Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Secret Avengers, Avengers A.I. |
| Hulk | Robert Bruce Banner | Avengers #1 (September 1963) | Avengers |
| Iron Man | Anthony "Tony" Edward Stark | Earth-616: Avengers #1 (September 1963)Earth-96020: Avengers: Timeslide #1 (February 1996) | Avengers, West Coast Avengers, New Avengers, Mighty Avengers |
| Thor Odinson | Thor Odinson | Avengers #1 (September 1963) | Avengers, Avengers Unity Division |
| Wasp | Janet van Dyne | Avengers #1 (September 1963) | Avengers, West Coast Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Avengers Unity Division, Avengers Emergency Response Squad |

## Recruits
### 1960s

| Character | Name | Joined in | Avengers team |
| Captain America / the Captain | Steven "Steve" Grant Rogers | Avengers #4 (March 1964) | Avengers, New Avengers, Secret Avengers, Avengers Unity Division, Avengers Emergency Response Squad |
| Hawkeye / Goliath / Ronin | Clinton "Clint" Francis Barton | Avengers #16 (May 1965) | Avengers, West Coast Avengers, Secret Avengers, Avengers Emergency Response Squad |
| Quicksilver | Pietro Maximoff | Avengers #16 (May 1965) | Avengers, West Coast Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Avengers Unity Division |
| Scarlet Witch | Wanda Maximoff | Avengers #16 (May 1965) | Avengers, West Coast Avengers, Avengers Unity Division |
| Swordsman | Jacques Duquesne | Avengers #20 (September 1965) | Avengers |
| Hercules Panhellenios | Hercules Panhellenios | Avengers #45 (October 1967) | Avengers, Avengers Emergency Response Squad |
| Black Panther | T'Challa | Avengers #52 (May 1968) | Avengers |
| Vision | Vision | Avengers #58 (November 1968) | Avengers, West Coast Avengers, Avengers A.I. |
| Black Knight | Dane Whitman | Avengers #71 (December 1969) | Avengers |

### 1970s

| Character | Name | Joined in | Avengers team |
| Black Widow | Natasha Romanoff (born Natalia Alianovna Romanova) | Avengers #111 (May 1973) | Avengers, Mighty Avengers |
| Mantis | Brandt (surname) | Giant-Size Avengers #4 (June 1975) | Avengers |
| Two-Gun Kid | Matthew J. "Matt" Hawk | Avengers #142 (December 1975; reserve) | Avengers |
| Beast | Henry "Hank" Philip McCoy | Avengers #151 (September 1976) | Avengers, Secret Avengers |
| Moondragon | Heather Douglas | Avengers #151 (September 1976; reserve) | Avengers |
| Hellcat | Patricia "Patsy" Walker | Avengers #151 (September 1976; reserve) | Avengers |
| Ms. Marvel / Warbird / Captain Marvel | Carol Susan Jane Danvers | Avengers #183 (May 1979) | Avengers, New Avengers, Mighty Avengers |
| Falcon / Captain America | Samuel "Sam" Thomas Wilson | Avengers #184 (June 1979) | Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Avengers Unity Division |

### 1980s

In 1984, the first division of Avengers led to the creation of the West Coast Avengers.
| Character | Name | Joined in | Avengers team |
| Wonder Man | Simon Williams | Avengers #194 (April 1980) | Avengers, West Coast Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Avengers Emergency Response Squad |
| Tigra | Greer Grant Nelson | Avengers #211 (September 1981) | Avengers, West Coast Avengers |
| She-Hulk | Jennifer "Jen" Walters | Avengers #221 (July 1982) | Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Avengers Emergency Response Squad |
| Captain Marvel / Photon / Spectrum | Monica Rambeau | Avengers #231 (May 1983) | Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Avengers Emergency Response Squad |
| Starfox | Eros | Avengers #243 (May 1984) | Avengers |
| Mockingbird | Barbara "Bobbi" Morse | West Coast Avengers #1 (September 1984) | West Coast Avengers, New Avengers |
| Iron Man / War Machine | James "Rhodey" Rupert Rhodes | West Coast Avengers #1 (September 1984) | West Coast Avengers, Secret Avengers |
| Namor the Sub-Mariner | Namor McKenzie | Avengers #262 (December 1985) | Avengers |
| Thing | Benjamin "Ben" Jacob Grimm | West Coast Avengers, vol. 2 #9 (June 1986) | West Coast Avengers, New Avengers |
| Doctor Druid | Anthony Ludgate Druid | Avengers #278 (April 1987) | Avengers |
| Espirita / Firebird | Bonita Juárez | West Coast Avengers, vol. 2 #24 (September 1987; reserve) | West Coast Avengers |
| Moon Knight | Marc Spector / Steven Grant / Jake Lockley | West Coast Avengers, vol. 2 #33 (June 1988) | West Coast Avengers, Avengers, Secret Avengers |
| Demolition Man | Dennis Dunphy | Captain America #349 (January 1989) | Avengers |
| Forgotten One / Gilgamesh | Forgotten One / Gilgamesh | Avengers #300 (February 1989) | Avengers |
| Mister Fantastic | Reed Richards | Avengers #300 (February 1989) | Avengers |
| Invisible Woman | Susan "Sue" Storm Richards | Avengers #300 (February 1989) | Avengers |
| 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) | Avengers |
| Human Torch | Jim Hammond (legal name) | West Coast Avengers #50 (November 1989) | West Coast Avengers, Secret Avengers |

### 1990s

| Character | Name | Joined in | Avengers team |
| Sersi | Sersi | Avengers #314 (February 1990) | Avengers |
| Spider-Man | Peter Benjamin Parker | Avengers #316 (April 1990) | Avengers, New Avengers, Mighty Avengers |
| Stingray | Walter Newell | Avengers #319 (July 1990; reserve) | Avengers |
| Rage | Elvin Daryl Haliday | Avengers #329 (February 1991; reserve) | Avengers |
| Sandman | William "Flint Marko" Baker | Avengers #329 (February 1991; reserve) | Avengers |
| Machine Man | X-51 | West Coast Avengers #69 (April 1991; reserve) | West Coast Avengers |
| Spider-Woman | Julia Eugenia Cornwall Carpenter | West Coast Avengers #74 (September 1991) | West Coast Avengers |
| Living Lightning / Lightning | Miguel Santos | West Coast Avengers #74 (September 1991) | West Coast Avengers, Avengers Emergency Response Squad |
| Thor / Thunderstrike | Eric Kevin Masterson | Avengers #343 (January 1992) | Avengers |
| Crystal | Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff | Avengers #343 (January 1992) | Avengers |
| Darkhawk | Christopher "Chris" Powell | West Coast Avengers #94 (May 1993) | West Coast Avengers |
| Justice | Vance Astrovik | Avengers, vol. 3 #7 (August 1998) | Avengers |
| Firestar | Angelica Jones | Avengers, vol. 3 #7 (August 1998) | 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.
| Character | Name | Joined in | Avengers team |
| Triathlon | Delroy Garrett | Avengers, vol. 3 #27 (April 2000) | Avengers |
| Silverclaw | Maria de Guadalupe "Lupe" Santiago | Avengers, vol. 3 #30 (July 2000; reserve) | Avengers |
| Jack of Hearts | Jonathan "Jack" Hart | Avengers, vol. 3 #43 (August 2001) | Avengers |
| Ant-Man | Scott Edward Harris Lang | Avengers, vol. 3 #62 (February 2003) | Avengers |
| Captain Britain | Kelsey Shorr Leigh | Avengers, vol. 3 #81 (April 2004) | Avengers |
| Luke Cage | Carl Lucas (birth name) | New Avengers #3 (March 2005) | New Avengers, Mighty Avengers |
| Wolverine | James "Logan" Howlett | New Avengers #6 (June 2005) | New Avengers, Avengers, Avengers Unity Division |
| Sentry | Robert "Bob" Reynolds | New Avengers #10 (October 2005) | New Avengers, Mighty Avengers |
| Ronin / Echo / Phoenix | Maya Lopez | New Avengers #11 (November 2005) | New Avengers, Avengers |
| Doctor Strange | Stephen Vincent Strange | New Avengers #27 (February 2007) | New Avengers, Avengers |
| Iron Fist | Daniel "Danny" Thomas Rand-Kai | New Avengers #27 (February 2007) | New Avengers |
| Ares | Ares | Mighty Avengers #1 (March 2007) | Mighty Avengers |
| Spider-Woman | Jessica Miriam Drew | New Avengers #48 (December 2008) | Avengers, New Avengers West Coast Avengers |
| Captain America / Winter Soldier | James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes | New Avengers #48 (December 2008) | Avengers, New Avengers |
| Amadeus Cho | Amadeus Cho | Mighty Avengers #21 (February 2009) | Mighty Avengers |
| Jocasta | Jocasta | Mighty Avengers #21 (February 2009) | Avengers, Mighty Avengers |
| Stature | Cassandra "Cassie" Eleanor Lang | Mighty Avengers #22 (March 2009) | Mighty Avengers |
| Vision | Jonas | Mighty Avengers #22 (March 2009) | Mighty Avengers |

### 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.
| Character | Name | Joined in | Avengers team |
| Valkyrie | Brunnhilde | Secret Avengers #1 (May 2010) | Secret Avengers |
| Black Ant | Eric O'Grady | Secret Avengers #1 (May 2010) | Secret Avengers |
| Nova | Richard Rider | Secret Avengers #1 (May 2010) | Secret Avengers |
| Jewel / Power Woman | Jessica Campbell Jones | New Avengers, vol. 2 #1 (June 2010) | New Avengers |
| Protector | Noh-Varr | Avengers, vol. 4 #6 (October 2010) | Avengers |
| Red Hulk | Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross | Avengers, vol. 4 #12 (April 2011) | Avengers |
| Daredevil | Matthew "Matt" Murdock | New Avengers, vol. 2 #16 (September 2011) | New Avengers |
| Storm | Ororo Munroe | Avengers, vol. 4 #19 (November 2011) | Avengers |
| Quake | Daisy Johnson | Avengers, vol. 4 #19 (November 2011) | Avengers |
| Captain Britain | Brian Braddock | Secret Avengers #22 (February 2012) | Secret Avengers |
| Agent Venom | Eugene "Flash" Thompson | Secret Avengers #23 (March 2012) | Secret Avengers |
| Havok | Alexander "Alex" Summers | Uncanny Avengers #1 (October 2012) | Avengers Unity Division |
| Hyperion | Marcus Milton | Avengers, vol. 5 #1 (December 2012) | Avengers |
| Cannonball | Samuel "Sam" Zachary Guthrie | Avengers, vol. 5 #1 (December 2012) | Avengers |
| Captain Universe | Tamara Devoux | Avengers, vol. 5 #1 (December 2012) | Avengers |
| Manifold | Eden Fesi | Avengers, vol. 5 #1 (December 2012) | Avengers |
| Smasher | Isabel "Izzy" Kane | Avengers, vol. 5 #1 (December 2012) | Avengers |
| Sunspot | Roberto "Bobby" da Costa | Avengers, vol. 5 #1 (December 2012) | Avengers |
| Zheng Shang-Chi | Zheng Shang-Chi | Avengers, vol. 5 #1 (December 2012) | Avengers, Avengers Emergency Response Squad |
| Rogue | Anna Marie LeBeau | Uncanny Avengers #4 (February 2013) | Avengers Unity Division |
| Sunfire | Shiro Yoshida | Uncanny Avengers #5 (March 2013) | Avengers Unity Division |
| Victor Mancha | Victor Mancha | Avengers A.I. #1 (July 2013) | Avengers A.I. |
| Avengers A.I. ||
| Abyss | Abyss | Avengers, vol. 5 #17 (August 2013) | Avengers |
| Avengers ||
| Nightmask | Adam Blackveil | Avengers, vol. 5 #17 (August 2013) | Avengers |
| Starbrand | Kevin Connor | Avengers, vol. 5 #17 (August 2013) | Avengers |
| Alexis the Protector | Alexis the Protector | Avengers A.I. #3 (September 2013) | Avengers A.I. |
| Blue Marvel | Adam Brashear | Mighty Avengers, vol 2 #3 (November 2013) | Mighty Avengers |
| Power Man | Victor Alvarez | Mighty Avengers, vol 2 #3 (November 2013) | Mighty Avengers |
| Spider Hero / Ronin / Blade | Eric Cross Brooks | Mighty Avengers, vol 2 #3 (November 2013) | Mighty Avengers, Avengers |
| White Tiger | Ava Ayala | Mighty Avengers, vol 2 #3 (November 2013) | Mighty Avengers |
| Kaluu | Kaluu | Captain America and the Mighty Avengers #1 (November 2014) | Mighty Avengers |
| 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) | Avengers Unity Division |
| Human Torch | Jonathan "Johnny" Lowell Spencer Storm | Uncanny Avengers, vol.3 #1 (December 2014) | Avengers Unity Division |
| Synapse | Emily Guerrero | Uncanny Avengers, vol.3 #1 (December 2014) | Avengers Unity Division |
| Ms. Marvel | Kamala Khan | All-New All-Different Avengers #1 (November 2015) | Avengers |
| Spider-Man | Miles Morales | All-New All-Different Avengers #1 (November 2015) | Avengers |
| Thor / Valkyrie | Jane Foster | All-New All-Different Avengers #1 (November 2015) | Avengers |
| Cable | Nathan Christopher Charles Summers | Uncanny Avengers, vol. 3 #3 (December 2016) | Avengers Unity Division |
| Wasp | Nadia van Dyne (birth surname Pym) | Avengers, vol. 7 #1 (November 2016) | Avengers |
| Avenger X | Cressida | Avengers, vol. 7 #2.1 (December 2016) | Avengers |
| Ghost Rider | Roberto "Robbie" Reyes | Avengers, vol. 8 #6 (July 2018) | Avengers |
| Black Cat | Felicia Hardy | Avengers, vol. 8 #6 (August 2018) |

### 2020s

After the events of Blood Hunt in 2024, Captain America created the Avengers Emergency Response Squad.
| Character | Name | Joined in | Avengers team |
| Nighthawk | Kyle Richmond | Avengers, vol. 8 #55 (April 2022) | Avengers |
| Starbrand | Brandy Selby | Avengers, vol. 8 #55 (April 2022) | Avengers |
| Impossible City | Impossible City | Avengers, vol. 9 #6 (October 2023) | Avengers |
| Penance | Monet Yvette Clarisse Maria Therese St. Croix | Uncanny Avengers, vol. 4 #1 (August 2023) | Avengers Unity Division |
| Psylocke | Kwannon | Uncanny Avengers, vol. 4 #1 (August 2023) | Avengers Unity Division |
| Hawkeye | Katherine "Kate" Bishop | Avengers, vol. 9 #14 (May 2024) | Avengers |
| Hazmat | Jennifer Takeda | Avengers, vol. 9 #14 (May 2024) | Avengers |
| Lightspeed | Julie Power | Avengers Assemble, vol. 2 #1 (September 2024) | Avengers Emergency Response Squad |
| Night Thrasher | Dwayne Taylor | Avengers Assemble, vol. 2 #1 (September 2024) | Avengers Emergency Response Squad |
| Blue Bolt | Chad Braxton | West Coast Avengers, vol. 4 #1 (November 2024) | West Coast Avengers |
| West Coast Avengers ||
| Daredevil | Elektra Natchios | Astonishing Avengers Infinity Comic #1 (January 2025) | Avengers Emergency Response Squad |

## Honorary members

Characters that have been granted honorary status for acts of great courage, sacrifice and affiliation with Avengers.
| Character | Name | Joined in | Notes |
| Richard "Rick" Milhouse Jones | Richard "Rick" Milhouse Jones | Avengers #1 (September 1963) | Honorary member of Avengers. |
| Aleta Ogord | Aleta Ogord | Avengers #168 (February 1978) | 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. |
| 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. ||
| Major Victory | Vance Astro (born Vance Astrovik) | Avengers #168 (February 1978) | 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. |
| 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. ||
| 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. ||
| Starhawk | Stakar Ogord | Avengers #168 (February 1978) | 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. |
| 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. ||
| Whizzer | Robert "Bob" L. Frank Sr. | Avengers #173 (July 1978) | Honorary member of Avengers. |
| Marrina Smallwood | Marrina Smallwood | Avengers #282 (August 1987) | Honorary member of Avengers. |
| Yellowjacket | Rita DeMara | Avengers Annual #17 (January 1988) | Given honorary status of Avengers after assisting Avengers. |
| Swordsman | Phillip Jarvert | Avengers #357 (December 1992) | Honorary member of Avengers. |
| Magdalene | Magdalene | Avengers #363 (June 1993) | Honorary member of Avengers. |
| Deathcry | Sharra Neramani | Avengers #364 (July 1993) | Joined Avengers on probation and was given honorary status in Avengers #399 (June 1996). |
| Moira Brandon | 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 (September 2010) | Honorary member of Avengers. |
| Hulkling | Dorrek VIII | Avengers: The Children's Crusade #9 (March 2012) | Aftermath of the Children's Crusade storyline, the surviving Young Avengers were given honorary status of Avengers. |
| Speed | Thomas "Tommy" Shepherd | Avengers: The Children's Crusade #9 (March 2012) | Aftermath of the Children's Crusade storyline, the surviving Young Avengers were given honorary status of Avengers. |
| Wiccan | William "Billy" Kaplan-Altman | Avengers: The Children's Crusade #9 (March 2012) | Aftermath of the Children's Crusade storyline, the surviving Young Avengers were given honorary status of Avengers. |
| Finesse | Jeanne Foucault | Avengers Academy #39 (November 2012) | Avengers Academy students given honorary status of Avengers as part of Avengers Third Grade. |
| Mettle | Ken Mack | Avengers Academy #39 (November 2012) | Avengers Academy students given honorary status of Avengers as part of Avengers Third Grade. |
| Reptil | Humberto "Berto" Lopez | Avengers Academy #39 (November 2012) | Avengers Academy students given honorary status of Avengers as part of Avengers Third Grade. |
| Striker | Brandon Sharpe | Avengers Academy #39 (November 2012) | Avengers Academy students given honorary status of Avengers as part of Avengers Third Grade. |
| X-23 | Laura Kinney | Avengers Academy #39 (November 2012) | Avengers Academy students given honorary status of Avengers as part of Avengers Third Grade. |
| Galactus | Galactus | Avengers, vol. 8 #66 (March 2023) | Honorary member of Avengers. |

## Infiltrators

| Character | Name | Joined in | Notes |
| Sagittarius | Sagittarius | West Coast Avengers #27 (December 1987) | A Life Model Decoy who infiltrated the West Coast Avengers by replacing Hawkeye. |
| Leo | Leo | West Coast Avengers #27 (December 1987) | A Life Model Decoy who infiltrated the West Coast Avengers by replacing Tigra. |
| Ravonna Lexus Renslayer | Ravonna Lexus Renslayer | Avengers #297 (November 1988) | Infiltrated the East Coast Avengers by posing as Nebula. |
| H'rpra | H'rpra | West Coast Avengers #91 (February 1993) | A Skrull who infiltrated the West Coast Avengers by replacing Mockingbird. |
| Anti-Vision | Anti-Vision | Avengers #360 (March 1993) | Infiltrated the Avengers by impersonating Vision. |
| Veranke | Veranke | New Avengers #3 (February 2005) | A Skrull who infiltrated the New Avengers and Mighty Avengers by posing as Spider-Woman. |
| Loki Laufeyson | Loki Laufeyson | Mighty Avengers #21 (February 2009) | Infiltrated and assembled the Mighty Avengers by posing as Scarlet Witch. |
| Eric O'Grady (Life Model Decoy) | Eric O'Grady (Life Model Decoy) | Secret Avengers #24 (March 2012) | Infiltrated the Secret Avengers as by posing as Ant-Man. |
| Superior Spider-Man | Otto Gunther Octavius | Amazing Spider-Man #698 (November 2012) | Infiltrated the Avengers and Mighty Avengers by impersonating Spider-Man. |
| Captain America | Grant Rogers | Sam Wilson: Captain America #7 (March 2016) | Alternate version of Captain America created by Kobik; who infiltrated the Avengers by posing as him. |
| Voyager | Va Nee Gast | Avengers #675 (January 2018) | Infiltrated the Avengers under disguise of a forgotten founding member. |

## 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.