is it based on any comic series?
Yes - The Avengers are a fictional team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Avengers (comics)
The Avengers are a fictional team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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Avengers (comics) [SEP] Introduction
The Avengers are a fictional team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in "The Avengers" #1 (cover-dated Sept. 1963), created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby. The Avengers is Lee and Kirby's renovation of a previous superhero team, All-Winners Squad, who appeared in comic books series published by Marvel Comics' predecessor Timely Comics. Labeled "Earth's Mightiest Heroes", the Avengers originally consisted of Iron Man, the Wasp, the Hulk, Thor, and Ant-Man. The original Captain America was discovered trapped in ice in issue #4, and joined the group after they revived him.