Issue Description

With only four full-time members, the Avengers must fill up their team roster! Will Spider-Man finally accept his bid as one of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes? Will Hawkeye be able to bury past grudges and rejoin the ranks? A new team of Avengers will be formed by the end of this issue!

...New Blood!

The team decides it needs a couple of new members to meet a goal of six active Avengers. Wasp and Thor question whether Moondragon telepathically influenced the decisions of some Avengers to resign at their last membership drive. Captain America proposes they evaluate all proposed members on current qualifications. Wasp proposes that each Avenger consider potential members, and ends the meeting.

Captain America suggests to Iron Man that they ask Hawkeye to return. The two set plans to meet with the Avenging Archer. Thor asks Jarvis his opinion, and is advised to consider unlikely candidates. Wasp drafts a list of female recruits, including Black Widow, the Invisible Woman, Dazzler, Spider-Woman, and She-Hulk.

Thor seeks out Spider-Man; finding him stopping muggers in Central Park. Thor offers Spider-Man membership, but the wall-crawler is uncertain about working with a team.

Cap and Iron Man meet with Hawkeye in his office at Cross Tech Enterprises. Hawkeye protests that he has an important, well-paying job. But he cannot resist, and accepts before they reach the door.

Wasp hosts a get-together for her recruits at her Cresskill home. The Mechano-Marauder, Fabian Stankowitz, attacks the party. Wasp and her guests easily defeat Fabian, without interrupting their conversation. Dazzler, Invisible Woman, Spider-Woman, and Black Widow all turn down Avenger's membership.

The issue ends as Peter Henry Gyrich processes security clearance for two new Avengers: Hawkeye and She-Hulk.

NotesCover used as a homage for New Avengers #42, with Jocasta replacing ROM due to licensing issues.Hawkeye and She-Hulk join the Avengers in this issue.Lance Tooks' Assistant Editor credit taken from letters page header.

The Avengers (1963)

Publisher

Marvel

Volume Description

The First Avengers ongoing series, the one that started the Earths Mightiest Heroes campaign for justice and freedom. They will save the world, and if they can't, they will avenge it.

And there came a day, a day unlike any other when Earth's mightiest heroes joined forces to face the threats no single superhero could withstand! The Avengers where born! The first volume of the Avengers lasted from 1963 right up until 1996 and ran for 402 issues. This ended during the Onslaught storyline and was continued in Avengers Volume 2.

Collected Editions

Marvel Masterworks: Avengers

Vol. 1 (#1-10)Vol. 2 (#11-20)Vol. 3 (#21-30)Vol. 4 (#31-40)Vol. 5 (#41-50, King-Size Special #1)Vol. 6 (#51-58, King-Size Special #2)Vol. 7 (#59-68)Vol. 8 (#69-79)Vol. 9 (#80-88)Vol. 10 (#89-100)Vol. 11 (#101-111)Vol. 12 (#112-119)Vol. 13 (#120-128, Giant-Size #1)Vol. 14 (#129-135, Giant-Size #2-4)Avengers: The Vibranium Collection (#1, 4, 16, 57-58, 164-166, 273-277)Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (#1-20)Avengers Omnibus Volume 2 (#31-58)Avengers Epic Collection: Behold... The Vision (#57-76)Squadron Sinister: Warzones! (#69-70)S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Complete Collection (#72)Marvel 1872: Warzones! (#80)Kree/Skrull War (#89-97)The Sentinels Strike (#102-112)Avengers/Defenders War (#115-118)Avengers vs. Thanos (#125)Celestial Madonna (#129-135)The Coming of the Beast (#137-140, #145-146)The Serpent Crown (#141-144, #147-149)The Private War of Doom (#151-156)Super Villains Unite: The Complete Super-Villain Team-Up (#154-156)The Bride Of Ultron (#157-166)Marvel Masterworks: The Champions Volume 1 (#163)Marvel Universe by John Byrne Omnibus (#164-166 & 181-191)The Korvac Saga (#167-168, #170-177)Nights of Wundagore (#181-187)Hawkeye (#189)Ant-Man: Scott Lang (#195-196 & 223)The Trial Of Yellowjacket (#212-230)Guardians of the Galaxy Solo Classic Omnibus (#219-220)Avengers: Absolute Vision (#231-241)Assemble (#239, #243-244, #250)Avengers: The Legacy of Thanos (#255-261)Secret Wars II Omnibus (#260-261, #265-266)Phoenix Rising (#263)Time and Time Again (#267-269)Under Siege (#270-277)Assault on Olympus (#278-285)The Avengers Epic Collection: Judgment Day (#278-285)Heavy Metal (#286-293)Inferno (#298-300)Acts of Vengeance (#311-313)Am I An Avenger? (#314-318, #329)New Warriors Classic Vol. 3 (#340-341)Galactic Storm Vol. 1 (#345-346)Galactic Storm Vol. 2 (#347)Bloodties (#368-369)Captain America Epic Collection: Man Without A Country (#396)Onslaught Vol. 1 (#400-401)Onslaught Vol. 3 (#402)

Marvel Pocketbook

The Bride Of Ultron (#158-167)The Korvac Saga (#168-177)Nights Of Wundagore (#178-187)

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