What is Avengers?
{{This|the [[superhero]] [[team]] from [[Marvel Comics]]|the team from the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]|Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|the TV show|The Avengers (TV series)}} [[File:Symbol from Marvel's The Avengers logo.svg|thumb|Symbol from Marvel's ''[[The Avengers (movie)|The Avengers]]'' logo.]] The '''Avengers''' is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by [[Marvel Comics]], who are one of the many teams part of Earth's defense, protecting the world from extraterrestrial and supernatural threats. They were created by [[Stan Lee]] and [[Jack Kirby]], and made its debut in ''The Avengers'' #1 (September 1963). Labeled <nowiki>''</nowiki>Earth's Mighties Heroes<nowiki>''</nowiki>, the original Avengers consisted of [[Iron Man]], [[Ant-Man]], [[Hulk (Marvel Comics)|Hulk]], [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]] and the [[Wasp (Marvel Comics)|Wasp]]. [[Captain America]] was discovered trapped in ice in issue #4, and joined the group after they revived him. Other characters have later joined the team, such as [[Spider-Man]], [[Hawkeye (Marvel Comics)|Hawkeye]], [[Black Widow (Marvel)|Black Widow]], [[Quicksilver]], [[Scarlet Witch]], [[Black Panther (Marvel Comics)|Black Panther]], [[Vision (Marvel Comics)|Vision]], [[She-Hulk]], [[Hercules]], [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]], and [[Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics)|Captain Marvel]]. == In other media == They also appear in many [[television series]], [[movie]]s, and video games; most of them set in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU). == Related pages == *[[Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)]] [[Category:Marvel Comics superheroes]]