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Tony Stark is a multimillionaire playboy, CEO of his own company
Stark International, and a founding member of the Avengers. After
falling victim to a near-fatal accident that logded a piece of shrapnel
in his chest, Stark built a suit of armor while in captivity to save
his life and became the hero known as Iron Man. Over the years, Stark
has battled against many foes wishing to steal the Iron Man technology,
and has also suffered from alcoholism. With the departure of Steve Rogers, Tony has stepped into the role as the Avengers' leader and chairman. |
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When Clint Barton was young, he ran away from the orphanage to join the circus where he was trained as an archer by the Swordsman and Trickshot. Inspired the first time he saw Iron Man in action, Barton adopted the identity of Hawkeye and attempted to become a hero, but a misunderstanding labeled him as a criminal. He eventually chose to go straight and joined the Avengers. Since then, Hawkeye has been a stalwart of the team for years, even leading the West Coast branch for a time. After trying to help former villains reform as the Thunderbolts, Hawkeye has returned to the Avengers. |
HAWKEYE |
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Carol Danvers entered the Air Force at an early age and rapidly rose
through the ranks to become one of the leading agents in military
intelligence. Following her career as a spy, she was appointed NASA
security chief at Cape Canaveral, and it was there that she had an
encounter with the alien Kree that augmented her with superhuman
powers. She joined the Avengers and her powers continue to
evolve, even disappearing for a time as a result of a near-fatal
confrontation with Rogue. After a time in space, Carol returned to
Earth and rejoined the Avengers with enhanced energy-based powers. |
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The genetically-engineered son of Isaiah Bradley, the first Captain America, Josiah was born in the 1950s. Kept young by the Super Soldier Serum he inherited from his father, he fought in Vietnam, worked as a mercenary, and eventually discovered Islam and made the pilgrammage to Mecca where he took on the name Josiah al hajj Saddiq or Josiah X. He returned to the impoverished area of New York nicknamed Little Mogadishu and opened up a mission. When he was discovered by Steve Rogers, Rogers chose to retire and named Josiah as the new Captain America. |
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Created by the monstrous robot known as Ultron from the remains of the
original android Human Torch and the brain patterns of Wonder Man, the Vision was originally used as a weapon
to destroy the Avengers. The Vision ended up betraying his programming and
joined the Avengers, and even enjoyed a romance and short-lived
marriage with the Scarlet Witch. After a rogue program caused the Vision to
try and take over the world through its computer systems, he was
dismantled and later rebuilt, devoid of some of his experiences but
still maintaining his resolve to be a hero. |
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After her parents died,
Ororo Munroe grew up on the streets of Cairo, living as a street thief and
a pickpocket. When Ororo's mutant ability of weather manipulation manifested,
she traveled to Kenya and was worshipped by the villagers there as a goddess.
It was there that she was found by Charles Xavier and accepted his offer
to join the X-Men. As Storm, Ororo served as a stalwart member of the X-Men
for many years, even leading them on many occassions. Now, she serves as the X-Corporation's liaison to the Avengers. |
STORM |
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The son of the mutant
terrorist known as Mystique, Kurt Wagner possesses incredible agility, as
well as prehensile hands, feet, and a tail. He also possesses a mutant ability
to teleport from one location to another. Saved from an angry mob by Professor
Xavier, Nightcrawler spent many years with the X-Men before leaving to found
Excalibur. After returning to the X-Men for a period, Nightcrawler joined Pete Wisdom's X-Corps but found their methods a bit distasteful. That was when former Avenger Cannonball approached him and offered him his spot on the Avengers, which Kurt graciously accepted. |
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A troubled runaway, Melissa Gold lived off the streets until she joined a group of female wrestlers called the Grapplers under the name Screaming Mimi. Hired by Roxxon to perform covert operations, Melissa was given an apparatus that granted her sonic abilities. Melissa later teamed up with Angar the Screamer. When Angar was shot, Melissa was found by Baron Zemo, who invited her to join his Thunderbolts. However, while impersonating a hero, Songbird grew to like the life and with the help of Hawkeye, reformed completely. With her time as a villain behind her, she's now joined the Avengers. |
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An electronics expert, Scott Lang turned to burglary to support his family. He was captured and when he was released, he began working for Stark International. But when his daughter became seriously ill, Lang broke into Hank Pym's home and stole his Ant-Man technology in order to return to crime. When he returned the equipment, Pym offered to let Scott keep it provided he use the Ant-Man identity to uphold the law. Having served with the Fantastic Four and the Heroes For Hire, Scott now serves the Avengers as a reservist. |
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Once the undisputed boxing champion of the British RAF, when Edwin Jarvis left the service, he traveled to America and became the personal butler of Howard and Maria Stark. After the death of the Starks, Jarvis continued to serve their son, Tony. When Tony as Iron Man formed the Avengers, he donated his family's mansion as their headquarters and Jarvis became accustomed to the newcomers in the mansion. He has formed a fatherly bond with most of the Avengers and has the distinction of being the only person who has served the Avengers throughout every incarnation. |
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An Agent of SHIELD, there is very little known about Maria Hill. She appeared seemingly out of nowhere and was recently promoted to the status of the Avengers' liaison with SHIELD by her superiors in the United Nations. The truth of the matter is that Hill was granted this promotion by the shadowy organization known as Control in order to have someone inside Avengers Island who would allow them to keep an eye on Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Whether Hill is aware of Control's true intentions remains a mystery. |
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| #1 - Avengers Never Part 1 #2 - Avengers Never Part 2 #3 - Avengers Never Part 3 #4 - Avengers Never Part 4 #5 - Avengers Never Part 5 |
#6 - Making The Cut #7 - The Target Part 1 #8 - The Target Part 2 #9 - Empire Part 1 #10 - Empire Part 2 |
| #11 - Empire Part 3 2005 Annual - Villains United (Empire Tie-In) #12 - Empire Part 4 #13 - Empire Part 5 #14 - Lost Part 1 |
#15 - Lost Part 2 #16 - Lost Part 3 #17 - Pax Doom Part 1 #18 - Pax Doom Part 3 #19 - Pax Doom Part 5 |
| #20 - Fourth Reich Part 1 #21 - Fourth Reich Part 2 #22 - Fourth Reich Part 3 #23 - Fourth Reich Part 4 #24 - Fourth Reich Part 5 |
#25 - Fourth Reich Part 6 #26 - Restructuring #27 - And There Came A Day... Part 1 #28 - And There Came A Day... Part 2 #29 - Wreck and Roll! Part 1 |
| #30 - Wreck and Roll! Part 2 #31 - Rise of the Machine Part 1 #32 - Rise of the Machine Part 2 #33 - Rise of the Machine Part 3 #34 - The Day After Part 1 |
#35 - The Day After Part 2 #36 - The Squadron Sinister Strikes! Part 1 #37 - The Squadron Sinister Strikes! Part 2 #38 - The Squadron Sinister Strikes! Part 3 |