The Avengers (Marvel)

The Avengers is a superhero team from Marvel Comics, who are one of the many teams part of Earth's defense, protecting the world from extraterrestrial and supernatural threats. They also appear in many TV shows and movies.
The team was created by the late and the late .
== History ==
===Overview===
Their first adventure featured the Asgardian god Loki seeking revenge against his brother Thor. Using an illusion, Loki tricked Hulk into destroying a railroad track. He then diverted a radio call by Rick Jones for help to Thor, whom Loki hoped would battle Hulk. Unknown to Loki, Ant-Man, Wasp, and Iron Man also answered the radio call.
After an initial misunderstanding, the heroes united and defeated Loki after Thor was lured away by an illusion of Hulk and suspected Loki when he realized it was an illusion. Ant-Man stated that the five worked well together and suggested they form a combined team; Wasp named the group The Avengers because it sounded "dramatic".
The series features a team based on the roster for the original Avengers, composed of Ant-Man, Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, and the Wasp, with Captain America, Black Panther, Wolverine, Hawkeye, Captain Marvel, and Spider-Man later joining the ranks. The group has fought countless foes, with their greatest being Loki, Thanos, Ultron, Baron Zemo, and Kang the Conqueror.
==Members==
===Founding Members===
*Captain America (Leader)
*Iron Man (Second-in-Command)
*Thor
*Hulk
*Ant-Man (Hank Pym)
*Wasp
===Later Members===
*Spider-Man
*Hawkeye
*Black Widow
*Quicksilver
*Scarlet Witch
*Black Panther
*Vision
*She-Hulk
*Hercules
*Wolverine
*Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers)
*Falcon
===Others===
*Beast
*Mr. Fantastic
*Invisible Woman
*Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
*Squirrel Girl
* Black Knight
*Deadpool
*Namor
*Scott Lang
*Madame Web
*War Machine
*Mockingbird
*Tigra
*Luke Cage
*Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes)
*Rick Jones (honorary)
==Trivia==
*The team is similar to the Justice League from DC comics, and have battled and met them.
* The first time the catchphrase "Avengers Assemble" was said was in Avengers #10 by Thor.
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