Avengers Reading Order

This reading order is designed to give an outline of major storylines featuring the Avengers throughout Marvel Comics. It may not encompass every one of the team’s appearances, but is an outline of the major ones and the stories that affect them.

The continuity details relating to each specific storyline are explained in the “Review” of each storyline. Every “Review” link will provide a detailed continuity breakdown of that story and will explain any reference the story makes to other aspects of the DC Universe. All of this can be found under the “Continuity” section of each link.

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Silver Age

The Avengers are first introduced near the beginning of Marvel’s Silver Age. Before this point, the team did not exist, though all of the members had their own solo adventures.

The team makes their first appearance in Avengers #1 and their activities mostly take place over the course of this same series. As the series progresses, the team’s lineup changes and they face a variety of different villains. However, throughout this era, their adventures are relatively straightforward and only rarely extend into other comics.

In this era, the Avengers are founded by Ant-Man (Hank Pym), The Hulk (Bruce Banner), Iron Man (Tony Stark), Thor (Odinson), and the Wasp (Janet van Dyne). Later on, prominent members like Captain America (Steve Rogers), Hawkeye (Clint Barton), Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff), Vision, Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) and more join the team.