Avengers (1960s Team)

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==Summary==
When Loki, the Asgardian God of Mischief, influenced the monstrous Hulk to destroy a railway line, the Hulk's friend, Rick Jones, and his Teen Brigade attempted to radio the Fantastic Four for help. However, Loki relayed the information to his brother instead, the God of Thunder and wielder of Mjolnir Thor, in order to draw him into battle. Circumstantially, other super heroes – namely Iron Man and Ant-Man and the Wasp – also received the intercepted signal unbeknownst to Loki and arrived at the scene to reason with the green goliath. Not falling for the trick, Thor confronted Loki and exposed his scheme to the other heroes. With Loki defeated and captured, the group agreed they had worked well together and should be formalized as a team. The Wasp suggested the name Avenger, and Earth's Mightiest Heroes were born.
Source: Marvel Database
==Members==
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|-|Founding Avengers=
Anthony Stark % 28Earth-616% 29 from Marvel War of Heroes 051.webp|Iron Man|link=Iron Man (Marvel Comics)
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All-New% 2C All-Different Avengers Vol 1 7 Women of Power Variant Textless.webp|The Wasp|link=Wasp (Marvel Comics)
Incredible Hercules Vol 1 132 70th Anniversary Variant Textless.webp|Thor|link=Thor (Marvel Comics)
Hulk MC Av GalImg.jpg|Hulk|link=Hulk (Marvel Comics)
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Hawkeye Vol 4 10 Many Armors of Iron Man Variant Textless.jpg|Iron Man|link=Iron Man (Marvel Comics)
Avengers Academy Vol 1 7 Textless.webp|Giant-Man|link=Hank Pym (Marvel Comics)
All-New% 2C All-Different Avengers Vol 1 7 Women of Power Variant Textless.webp|The Wasp|link=Wasp (Marvel Comics)
Incredible Hercules Vol 1 132 70th Anniversary Variant Textless.webp|Thor|link=Thor (Marvel Comics)
Captain America Vol 9 1 Hughes Virgin Variant.jpg|Captain America|link=Captain America (Marvel Comics)
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==Powers and Stats==
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Name: Avengers, Earth's Mightiest Heroes
Origin: Marvel Comics
Classification: Superhero team
Age: A few days | Unknown
Membership: 5 | 5
Leader: Iron Man/Ant-Man (De-facto) | None
Team Resources/Abilities: 
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|-|Founding Avengers=None notable (Team didn't remain particularly long to have any significant resources developed)
* Base of Operations: Stark Enterprises Main Plant, Queens, New York City
|-|Classic Roster=Hologram Projection (Using the Image Projector)Avengers Vol 1 3 and Underground Mobility (Using the Trasistorised Fox-Hole Diggers)Avengers Vol 1 12
* Base of Operations: Avengers Mansion, 721, Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City
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Attack Potency: Wall level+ (Ant-Man can harm those who harm him, and the Wasp knocked out Nightcrawler by ramming into him) to High Outerverse level (By tapping into his inner life-essence, Thor can contend with the power of Yggdrasil) | Wall level+ to High Outerverse level
Speed: Subsonic (Iron Man can move at 200 miles per hour with jet skatesTales of Suspense Vol 1 45, moved as fast as a wind machine that generated enough force to launch a missile)Tales of Suspense Vol 1 43 to Immeasurable (When tapping into his inner life-essence, Thor matched M.Y.T.H.O.S. in speed) | At least Subsonic (Model 2 is faster than the previous model) to Immeasurable
Lifting Strength: Athletic Human (Ant-Man and the Wasp are at this level) to Immeasurable (When tapping into his inner life-essence, Thor reversed the spin of the World Engine holding Yggdrasil) | Athletic Human to Immeasurable
Striking Strength: Wall level+ to High Outerverse level | Wall level+ to High Outerverse level
Durability: Wall level+ (Ant-Man managed to tackle EquinoxMarvel Team-Up Vol 1 59) to High Outerverse level | Wall level+ to High Outerverse level
Stamina: Athletic to Superhuman | Athletic to Superhuman
Range: Standard Melee Range to High Outerversal | Standard Melee Range to High Outerversal
Teamwork:
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|-|Founding Avengers=The team was composed in the moment by superheroes that didn't have any experience working with one another (With the exception of Ant-Man and Wasp, who had been partners-in-crimefighting), as such there were many misunderstandings at the beginning. Hulk especially, traded hostilities with essentially every member before leaving the team for goodAvengers Vol 1 1.5Avengers Classic Vol 1 1Avengers Vol 1 2, meanwhile Hank Pym felt insecurities regarding his role as an AvengerMighty Avengers Vol 1 21. Nonetheless both him and Wasp were able to prevent escalation of internal conflicts for a while, and the team was still fairly willing to help one another in times of need.
|-|Classic Roster=Unlike its predecessor, this team was far more composed and functional. All the original members now had some familiarity with one another, and the new member, Captain America, was well-respected by other team members and meshed well with the group. The team now had regular training sessions, and weekly meetings with rotating chairperson. In combat as well, they had become very well coordinated in movement and covering for each other effectivelyAvengers Vol 1 10, and by the end of this era, all members had become close friends.Avengers Vol 1 16
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Intelligence: Below Average (Hulk cannot read and is prone to outbursts) to at least Extraordinary Genius, likely Supergenius (Hank Pym is one of the world's foremost biochemists and also possesses considerable expertise in numerous scientific fields such as subatomic physics, robotics, cybernetics, programming, emergency medicine, optics, and entomology. He is one of the nine smartest people in the world, rivaling Mr. Fantastic, and is regarded by the Eternity as the Earth's "Scientist Supreme".) | Gifted (Thor is a veteran warrior with thousands of years of experience using different weapons and fighting many different kinds of foes across the universe, and is also a highly skilled medical doctor) to at least Extraordinary Genius, likely Supergenius
Weaknesses: Immensely dysfunctional as a team | None notable
Feats:
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|-|Founding Avengers=
* Defeated Loki and a possessed HulkAvengers Vol 1 1
* Defeated Doctor Doom
* Defeated Space Phantom, although this caused Hulk to leave as he felt insulted that the rest of the teammates were quick to dismiss him as evil.
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* Defeated the Lava MenAvengers Vol 1 5
* Defeated the Masters of Evil multiple timesAvengers Vol 1 6Avengers Vol 1 7Avengers Vol 1 9Avengers Vol 1 15
* Defeated Kang the ConquerorAvengers Vol 1 8
* Defeated Immortus
* Defeated the Moloids and Red Ghost
* Defeated Count NefariaAvengers Vol 1 13
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Notable Team Attacks/Techniques:
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The teams rarely co-ordinate any explicit team attacks
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Notes:
* Certain members of the team, such as Thor and Hulk, hold back their strength immensely so as to not cause collateral damage and widespread destruction. As such in-character, they may very well not use their full strength as listed. Check their profiles for more information.
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* Iron Man used the Model 1 Mk. 2 armor during this era.
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* Iron Man used the Model 2 armor during this era.
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==References==
==Notable Matchups==
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