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The [[Marvel Universe]]'s all-star super-hero team, [[Alternate Company Equivalent|equivalent]] to [[The DCU]]'s [[Justice League of America]]... except with more B-List heroes originally and a name that is based firmly on the concept of [[Rule of Cool]] (literally, Wasp picked the name because it sounded cool; some adaptations provide better explanations, though). The team debuted in The Avengers #1 in 1963. The classic lineup is [[Captain America]], [[Iron Man]], [[Ant-Man]], [[The Wasp]], [[The Mighty Thor|Thor]] and [[Incredible Hulk|The Hulk]]. The team also within the first few issues gained the series trademark of [[Revolving Door Band|shifting lineups]], with the Hulk leaving the group with issue two, and Captain America not actually joining until issue 4, and with the major change of all the originals save Captain America being replaced by issue 16. Over the years, half of the [[Marvel Universe]] has been a member (to the point that every member of the [[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Fantastic Four]] except the Human Torch has been a member at some point), with new members being recruited and old members coming back or leaving [[Rotating Arcs|as story dictates]]. Other long-serving members include [[Hawkeye]], the [[Scarlet Witch]], [[Quicksilver]], [[the Vision]], [[The Incredible Hercules|Hercules]], [[Wonder Man]], [[X-Men (Comic Book)|the Beast]], [[Black Widow (comics)|Black Widow]], and many many more.

* [[Name's the Same]]: Jessica. [[Alias (Comic Book)|Jones]] or [[Spider-Woman|Drew?]]

* [[Never Live It Down]]: [[Never Live It Down/Comic Books|Pym hit his wife]]... only once, while [[Freak-Out|Freaking Out]] and doing far worse, but that's what everybody remembers.

'''Hank Pym:''' [[The Night Gwen Stacy Died|Still throwing them off bridges?]] }}

** In-universe example, ''everyone'' is suspicious of Spider-Woman, because [[Paranoia Fuel|they think she is still the Skrull Queen - even after Norman Osborn vehemently ''shot her in the face to death'']].