The definitive, chronological, and up-to-date guide on collecting Avengers comic books from 1963 to 1996, including Avengers (1963) #1-402 as written by Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Roger Stern, John Byrne, Bob Harras, and more via omnibuses, hardcovers, and trade paperback graphic novels. A part of Crushing Comics – Guide to Marvel Comics. Last updated September 2023 with titles scheduled for release through April 2024.
The Fantastic Four were Marvel’s “first family” and The Avengers were its first super-group.
In its 1963 debut, Avengers pulled together all but one of Marvel’s most-successful early Silver Age heroes from their disparate anthology titles – Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, and Ant-Man & Wasp. (The hero they omitted was Spider-Man.)
After just four issues the line-up was tweaked to drop Hulk and add Captain America, unfrozen after the Golden Age in a sly bit of retconning from Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, and the Avengers as we know and love them were born.
The Silver Age run of the book established many of the relationships we take for granted in modern day Marvel. Issue #16 found Cap leading the new “kooky quartet” of former villains Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, and Quicksilver. A few years later the team would add characters like Black Widow and Black Panther to the cast and head into the famous storylines that debuted Vision and Ultron.
That original 1963 Avengers title lasted for 33 years until it was cancelled in the wake of the 1996 Onslaught crossover event. By the time the book ended it had seen dozens of heroes become members, eventually graduating from being anchored by its “holy trinity” of Iron Man, Thor, & Cap to feature a broad array of cast members like Carol Danvers as Ms. Marvel, Starfox, She-Hulk, Hercules, Crystal, Sersi, and more!
This guide addresses how read and collect every issue of this main Avengers title. If you’re looking for other Avengers titles from the same period, they have their own guides – including a Guide to Avengers West Coast. And, if you want to continue reading Avengers from this point forward, simply move on to the Guide to Avengers (1996 – 2005).
There are hundreds of different collections of this era of this initial thirty-year run of The Avengers. However, there are a few specific formats of books that cover large portions of this title, and I’ll cover those first – oversize Omnibuses, premium hardcover Masterworks, affordable digest Mighty Marvel Masterworks, chunky paperback Epic Collections, and the classic black-and-white Essentials.
Then, I’ll get into the issue-by-issue chronological breakdown of the 400+ issues of this title across the Silver, Bronze. and Copper AKA Modern Age – including where the run was intersected by major stories like Secret Wars, Inferno, Infinity Gauntlet, and Onslaught.
Note: This guide is focused on collections that will allow you to collect a continuous run or key stories from The Avengers. This guide does not contain every collection that includes just a handful of issues of Avengers. For example, a modern Doctor Doom collection containing two issues of Avengers would be omitted.
Want to read these stories right now in a digital format on Marvel Unlimited? See Avengers (1963) and Avengers Annuals.
- The Avengers Bookshelf
- Omnibus Editions – Premium color reprints in oversize hardcovers
- Marvel Masterworks – Premium color reprints in standard-size hardcovers with carefully-restored linework
- Mighty Marvel Masterworks – Affordable digest-size color paperback reprints
- Epic Collections – Comprehensive color paperback collections of an entire title or character
- Essentials – Black-and-white reprints on newsprint paper
- Licensed Reprints – Standardized reprint formats by companies other than Marvel
- Avengers Reading Order
- The Silver Age: Avengers (1963) #1-104 & King-Sized Special [AKA Annual] #1-5 (1963-1972)
- Avengers: Season One (2013) OGN
- Avengers: The Origin (2010) #1-5
- Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes (2004) #1-8
- Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes II (2006) #1-8
- The Bronze Age: Avengers (1963) #105-226 & Annual 6-11 (1972 – 1982)
- Giant-Size Avengers (1974) #1-4
- Avengers by Roger Stern: Avengers (1963)#227-287 & Annual 12-16 (1983 – 1988)
- The X-Men vs. The Avengers (1987) #1-4
- Avengers by John Byrne et al: Avengers (1963) #288-333 & Annual 17-19 (1988 – 1991)
- Avengers by Bob Harras: Avengers (1963) #334-402 & Annual 20-23 (1991 – 1996)
- Avengers: Collector’s Edition (1993) #1
- Avengers: The Terminatrix Objective (1993) #1-4
- Avengers Strike File (1994) #1
- Marvel Double Feature: Avengers/Giant-Man (1994)
- Avengers Unplugged (1995) #1-6
- Avengers: The Crossing (1995) #1
- Avengers: Timeslide (1996) #1
- The Silver Age: Avengers (1963) #1-104 & King-Sized Special [AKA Annual] #1-5 (1963-1972)
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The Avengers Bookshelf
Avengers Omnibus Editions
These massive tomes have oversize pages and collect huge swaths of comics – between 25 and 50 issues a book. They look beautiful on a bookshelf! This is a list of omnibuses focused on Avengers material – other, non-Avengers omnibuses that cover a range of Avengers issues are also listed in this guide chronologically.
Click to expand a list of Omnibus volumesAvengers Masterworks
Marvel Masterworks editions are high quality, full color reproductions of original issues. The volumes were originally released as hardcovers, with many now out of print. Some of the earlier editions were also released in paperback. If you decide to buy hardcovers, the newest editions are from 2003 and, with silver dustjackets.
Masterworks are not listed below in their chronological placement, but they are referenced if they are the only means of obtaining an issue.
Click to expand a list of Masterworks volumes
Mighty Marvel Masterworks
Mighty Marvel Masterworks are digest-sized collections of sequential Silver and Bronze Age material. They do not line up with the volume breaks in the original Masterworks volumes. This is a separate reprint line with a similar name.
Mighty Marvel Masterworks Vol. 1: The Coming of the Avengers (2021 digest-size paperback, ISBN 978-1302929787 / digital)
Collects Avengers (1963) #1-10
Mighty Marvel Masterworks Vol. 2: The Old Order Changeth (2022 digest-size paperback, ISBN 978-1302946135 / digital)
Collects Avengers (1963) #11-20
Mighty Marvel Masterworks Vol. 3: Among Us Walks a Goliath (2023 digest-size paperback, ISBN 978-1302948955 / digital)
Collects Avengers (1963) #21-30
Avengers Epic Collections
Marvel’s Epic Collections represent a consistent, affordable, full-color bookshelf format of issues in perfect continuity order without a single gap. The catch? Marvel is releasing them in a random order to focus on the biggest gaps first – since early issues are already well-covered by both Essentials and Masterworks.
Epic editions are also listed below in their chronological placement, as they are frequently the only coverage of a specific run.
Click to expand a list of Epic Collection volumesEssential Avengers
Marvel’s Essentials line packs tons of comics into each black and white, phone-book-sized edition with newsprint paper. If you don’t care about color and glossy paper, this is the best way to acquire your favorite classic stories quickly.
Essential Editions are not repeated below in their chronological placement, since B&W is not the original format of this series.
Click to expand a list of Essential volumesThe Essentials line has been discontinued and will not extend past #206. Jump to that spot in the chronology.
Licensed Reprints
Starting after 2020, Marvel began to license reprints of their classic Silver Age comics to other publishing companies to product new and different formats aimed specifically at bookstore shoppers rather than the comic book direct market.
Taschen: The Avengers: 1963-1965 (2022 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-3836582346)
Collects (1963) #1-20. Taschen is a globally-recognized publisher in high-end art reproduction. This is a massive, larger-than-omnibus collection with pages shot with a camera from original printings.
Penguin Classics: The Avengers (2023 hardcover, ISBN 978-0143135784 / 2023 paperback, ISBN 978-0143135791)
Collects (1963) #1-4, 9, 16, 26, 28, 44, 57-58, 71, 74, & 83. A reprint in the style of Penguin’s classroom-oriented reprints of classic literature, including scholarly commentary in the form of forwards and introductions.
Avengers Reading Order
Silver Age Avengers: Avengers (1963) #1-104 & & King-Sized Special [AKA Annual] #1-5 (1963 – 1972)
While the Avengers originally launched as a quintet of Iron Man, Thor, Ant Man, Wasp, & Hulk, that wouldn’t last long. Hulk quickly exited the team, and mainstay Captain America joined in issue #4. Only a year later Cap reformed the Avengers as a collection of former villains in issue #16 – including Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, and Quicksilver!
The Avengers’ membership continues to be mutable for the entire lifespan of the team through present day, but that early group of characters has remained at the core of the book, along with android The Vision.
This original run is largely scripted by Stan Lee, followed by the amazing Roy Thomas. While modern readers might find some of their dialog a bit clunky, their imaginative stories stand the test of time better than many of its contemporaries.
Note that “King-Size Specials” are now commonly accepted to be Annuals and are often simply labeled or categorized that way, including on Marvel Unlimited. Annuals 3-5 were reprint-material only, which is why they are not collected anywhere.
[Marvel Unlimited: main series, Annual]
Collected comprehensively in omnibus oversize hardcover…
#1-30 The Avengers Omnibus, Vol. 1
(2012 Oversized Hardcover, ISBN 0785158464 / 2023 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302953546 / digital)
#31-58 & King-Sized (AKA Annual) 1-2: The Avengers Omnibus, Vol. 2
(2015 oversized hardcover, ISBN 978-0785191766 / 2023 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302953560 / digital)
Collects Avengers (1963) #31-58 & King-Sized (AKA Annual) 1-2, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #45, and material from Not Brand Echh (1967) #5 & 8
#59-88: The Avengers Omnibus, Vol. 3
(2018 oversized hardcover, ISBN 978-1302910204 / 2023 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302953607 / digital)
Collects Avengers (1963) #59-88, Incredible Hulk (1968) #140, Marvel Super-Heroes (1967) #17, and material from Not Brand Echh (1967) #12
#89-104: The Avengers Omnibus, Vol. 4
(2019 oversized hardcover, ISBN 978-1302915346 / 2023 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302953621 / digital)
Collects Avengers (1963) #89-119, Daredevil (1964) #99, and Defenders (1972) #8-11. Also, issues #89-97 are collected in Avengers: Kree/Skrull War (2012 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785164791) and Gallery Edition (2023 oversize “Gallery” hardcover, ISBN 978-1302949594), which is even larger than omnibus-size.
A number of “retcon” series have inserted extra scenes into the initial Silver Age period of Avengers, including…
[Marvel Unlimited: Season One, The Origin, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes II]
Avengers: Season One (2013) OGN (2013 hardcover, ISBN 978-0785165965 / digital)
A 2013 origin retelling by veteran scribe Peter David updates the Avengers initiation to the modern day (which, by virtue of Marvel’s sliding timescale, is when it occurred!). Recollected in paperback as Avengers: Mighty Origins (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-0785185253 / digital)
Avengers: The Origin (2010) #1-5 (2010 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785143567 / 2012 paperback, ISBN 978-0785144007 / digital)
This occurs entirely during issue #1
Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes (2004) #1-8: Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes Ultimate Collection
(2012 paperback, ISBN 978-0785159377 / digital)
A modern retcon series interwoven with the events of early Avengers stories through the line-up change in issues #16. Previously collected in 2005 oversize hardcover (ISBN 978-0785114383).
Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes II (2006) #1-8: Also collected in Ultimate Collection, directly above. A second retcon series interspersed with the events of issues #58-60. Previously collected in 2007 oversize hardcover (ISBN 978-0785118510).
Collected by storyline or as single issues…
#1: I Am An Avenger (2010 paperback, ISBN 978-0785143604 / digital)
Collects all of the famous “joining” issues, including #1, 16, 137, 151, 181, 211, 221, 300, & 329.
#1 & 4: Fantastic Firsts (1994 slipcase hardcover, ISBN 978-0785100362 / 2002 paperback, ISBN 978-0785108238)
Collects just about every significant Marvel Silver Age solo or team debut issue, including the original Avengers line-up, Spider-Man, The X-Men, and more!
Issues #1 and 4 are two of Marvel’s most-collected Silver Age issues of all time! This guide does not list collections of those issues that aren’t specifically “Avengers” collections.
#1-3: Avengers Assemble (2003 digest-size black-and-white paperback)
#1-3 & 5: See Guide to Hulk – Bruce Banner. Since these issues occured while Hulk did not have his own ongoing series, they are sometimes collected alongside his material.
#1-16: Collected as part of the Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Box Set Slipcase (2019 hardcover box set, ISBN 978-1302916312)
#1-20: Epic Collection Volume 1: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes (2014 paperback, ISBN 978-0785188643 / digital)
#3: Thor Vs. Hulk (2017 paperback, ISBN 978-0785185154 / digital)
Collects Avengers (1963) #3, Sub-Mariner (1968) #35, Defenders (1972) #10, Incredible Hulk (1968) #255 & 440, Thor (1966) #385 & 489, Hulk (2008) #5-6, What If? (1977) #45; and material from Journey Into Mystery (1952) #112, Incredible Hulk Annual 2001, & Hulk (2008) #26
#4: See Guide to Captain America. This is the famous discovery of Cap frozen in ice and is widely collected with his own material.
#8: Bring Back the Bad Guys (2000 paperback, ISBN 978-0785105916)
Collects The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #50, The Avengers (1963) #8, Daredevil (1964) #172, Fantastic Four (1961) #341, Giant-Size Avengers (1974) #2, Iron Man (1968) #275, The Origin of Galactus (1996) #1, Tales of Suspense (1959) #50, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #4 & #161. Also available in a 1976 hardcover (ISBN 978-0671223540) with different contents.
#16: Collected in I Am an Avenger (above)
#21-40: Once an Avenger (Epic Vol. 2) (2016 paperback, ISBN 978-0785195825 / digital)
#21-22: Thunderbolts: Marvel’s Most Wanted (1998 paperback, ISBN 978-0785106555)
A trade released early in the run of Thunderbolts to acquaint readers with its “heroes.” These issues are introduction of Power Man, who later appeared in Thunderbolts under the names Atlas and Goliath. Collects The Avengers (1963) #21-22, Captain America (1968) #168 & 192, The Incredible Hulk (1968) #228-229, Marvel Two-In-One (1974) #54 & 56, and material from Strange Tales (1951) #123 & 141-143
#28: Avengers: The Many Faces of Henry Pym (2012 paperback, ISBN 978-0785162063 / digital)
Collects key issues of Dr. Henry Pym, who has been Ant-Man, Giant-Man, Goliath, Yellowjacket, and even The Wasp! Collects Tales of Suspense (1959) #27, #35, and #49; Avengers (1963) #28 and #59-60; West Coast Avengers (1985) #21; Avengers Annual 2001; and Secret Invasion Requiem.
#28: Ant-Man/Giant Man: Growing Pains (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302913816 / digital)
Collects Avengers (1963) #28 & 139, Avengers Academy (2010) #7, material from Tales To Astonish (1959) #49, and “Double Feature” material from Marvel Double Feature: Avengers/Giant-Man (1994) #379-382
#35: Marvel Visionaries: Roy Thomas Hardcover (2006 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785120889 / 2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302918408 / digital)
Collects key issues of Roy Thomas writing, including Avengers #35, 57-58, & 100, as well as Amazing Adventures (1970) #8, Captain Marvel (1968) #19, Chamber of Darkness (1969) #4, Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) #9, Dracula Lives! (1973) #1, Fantastic Four (1961) #119 & 176, Giant-Size Invaders (1975) #1, The Incredible Hulk (1968) #147, Modeling With Millie (1963) #44, Not Brand Echh (1967) #12, The Sub-Mariner (1968) #8 & 14, Tales of Suspense (1959) #73, and Uncanny X-Men (1963) #64.
Annual 1 AKA King-Size #1 fits between issues #44-45.
#41-56 & King-Sized [AKA Annual] 1-2: Masters of Evil (Epic Vol. 3) (2017 paperback, ISBN 978-1302904104 / digital)
Collects (1963) #41-56 & King-Sized (AKA Annual) 1-2; [Uncanny] X-Men (1963) #45; and material From Not Brand Echh (1967) #5 & 8
#41-42: Marvel Visionaries: John Buscema (2007 oversize(?) hardcover, ISBN 978-0785121619)
Collects key issues of John Buscema art, including Avengers #41-42, 75-76, & 277, as well as Dracula Lives! (1973) #3, Fantastic Four (1961) #111-112, Marvel Spotlight (1971) #30, My Love (1949) #2, Silver Surfer (1968) #4, Strange Tales (1951) #22 & 150, Tales to Astonish (1959) #85-87, Thor (1966) #200, and Wolverine (1988) #10.
#53: See Guide to Silver Age X-Men. This is a direct crossover with [Uncanny] X-Men (1963) #45 and is typically collected alongside its Silver Age material.
#54-55: Greatest Battles of the Avengers (1993 paperback, ISBN 978-0871359810)
Collects Avengers (1963) #54-55, 79, 160, and Annual 7 & 10.
Annual 2 AKA King-Size #2 fits between #56-57.
#57-58: Collected in Roy Thomas (above). Also, issue #57 is commonly collected alongside significant Vision issues – see Guide to Vision.
#57-76: Behold… The Vision (Epic Vol. 4) (2015 paperback, ISBN 978-0785191650 / digital)
Collects Avengers (1963) #57-76, plus Marvel Super-Heroes (1967) #17
#59-60: Marvel Weddings (2005 paperback, ISBN 978-0785116868 / digital)
The wedding of Vision & Scarlet Witch. Also includes Avengers (1963) #59-60 (The Wasp & Yellowjacket), Amazing Spider-Man (1963) Annual 21 (Spider-Man & Mary Jane), Fantastic Four (1961) Annual 3 (Sue & Reed Richard) and #150 (Crystal & Quicksilver), The Incredible Hulk (1968) #319 (Hulk & Betty Ross), and X-Men (1991) #30 (Cyclops & Jean Grey).
#59-60: Collected in Many Faces of Henry Pym (above)
#61: See Guide to Doctor Strange. This issue is almost always collected alongside his Silver Age material.
Annual 3 AKA King-Size #3 was a reprint with no original material. It was released the same month as issue #68.
#69-70: Squadron Supreme Classic Omnibus (2016 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302900656)
Collects Avengers (1963) #69-70, 85-86, 141-144, 147-149; Thor (1966) #280; Defenders (1972) #112-114; Squadron Supreme (1985) #1-12; Captain America (1966) #314; Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe (1989) OGN; Quasar (1989) #13-16 & 51-52; Avengers (1998) #5-6; Squadron Supreme: New World Order (1998) #1; Exiles (2001) #77-78; and Ultimate Power (2006) #7-9
#69-70: Squadron Supreme vs. Avengers (2021 paperback, ISBN 978-1302930868 / digital)
Collects Avengers (1963) #69-70, 85-86, 141-144, 147-149; Thor (1966) #280; Avengers (1998) #5-6; Avengers/Squadron Supreme Annual ’98; Squadron Supreme (2015) #3.
#69-71: The Avengers: Kang – Time and Again (2005 paperback, ISBN 978-0785118206 / digital)
Collects Avengers #69-71 & 267-269, as well as The Incredible Hulk (1968) #135 and Thor (1966) #140
#71: The Avengers (1998), Vol. 12: Once An Invader (2004 paperback, ISBN 978-0785114819 / digital)
Also collects Avengers (1998) #82-84, Invaders (1975) Annual 1, and New Invaders (2004) #0.
#75-76: Collected in John Buscema (above)
#77-99: This Beachhead Earth (Epic Vol. 5) (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1302921972 / 2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302950521 / digital)
Collects (1963) #77-99 and Incredible Hulk (1968) #140
#79: Collected in Greatest Battles (above)
#83: Women of Marvel, Vol. 2 (2007 paperback, ISBN 978-0785127086 / digital)
Collects Avengers (1963) #83, West Coast Avengers (1985) #15, The Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985) #12, Spider-Woman (1978) #10, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #168, 189, 201, & 218, and lead stories from Strange Tales (1987) #10-11 (Cloak & Dagger).
Annual 4 AKA King-Size #4 was a reprint with no original material. It was released the same month as issue #84.
#85-86: in Squadron Supreme Classic Omnibus (above). Also, see Guide to Squadron Supreme (eventually) for more options.
#85-86: Squadron Supreme vs. Avengers (2021 paperback, ISBN 978-1302930868 / digital)
Collects Avengers (1963) #69-70, 85-86, 141-144, 147-149; Thor (1966) #280; Avengers (1998) #5-6; Avengers/Squadron Supreme Annual ’98; Squadron Supreme (2015) #3.
#89-97: Kree Skrull War
(2000 “Marvel’s Finest” paperback, ISBN 978-0785107453 / 2001 paperback(?), ISBN ? / 2008 trade paperback, ISBN 978-0785132301 / 2012 trade paperback, ISBN / 2012 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785164791 / 2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302915483 / digital /
/ 2023 oversize “Gallery” hardcover, ISBN 978-1302949594)
#89-97: Collected as part of the Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Box Set Slipcase (2019 hardcover box set, ISBN 978-1302916312)
Annual 5 AKA Special #5 was a reprint with no original material. It was released the same month as issue #95.
#93: Marvel 70th Anniversary Collection (2009 paperback, ISBN 978-0785137436)
Collects major milestone issues from 1962 to 2001, including Sub-Mariner Comics (1941) #1 and Avengers (1998) #4, among many others.
#95: See Guide to Inhumans. This issue is often collected with Silver and Bronze Age Inhumans material.
#97: Secret Invasion: Rise of the Skrulls (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302912468 / digital)
Collecting a concise history of the Skrulls via Fantastic Four (1961) #2, 18, & Annual 19; Avengers (1963) #97 & Annual 14; Silver Surfer (1987) #25; Marvel: The Lost Generation #11; Captain Marvel (2007) #1-5; Ms. Marvel (2006) #25-27; material from Fantastic Four (1961) #257, Marvel Westerns: Kid Colt and The Arizona Girl, Avengers: The Initiative Annual 1, and Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust?
#98-104: A Traitor Stalks Among Us (Epic Vol. 6) (2021 paperback, ISBN 978-1302929114 / digital)
Collects (1963) #98-114 and Daredevil (1964) #99.
#100: Collected in Roy Thomas (above)
Bronze Age Avengers: Avengers (1963) #105-226 & Annual 6-11,
& Giant-Size Avengers (1974) #1-4 (1972 – 1982)
This period was written by several differen authors, including Steve Englehart, Gerry Conway, Marvel Wolfman, & David Michelinie.
[Marvel Unlimited: main series, Annual, Giant-Size]
Collected comprehensively in omnibus oversize hardcover…
#105-119: The Avengers Omnibus, Vol. 4
(2019 oversized hardcover, ISBN 978-1302915346 / 2023 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302953621 / digital)
Collects Avengers (1963) #89-119, Daredevil (1964) #99, and Defenders (1972) #8-11.
#120-149 & Giant-Size #1-4: The Avengers Omnibus, Vol 5
(2023 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302954116 / digital)
Collects Avengers (1963) #120-149, Giant-Size Avengers (1974) #1-4, Captain Marvel (1968) #33, Fantastic Four (1961) #150, and material from Foom (1973) #6-7 & #12
“Marvel Premiere Classic” hardcover collections…
Prior to the introduction of Epic Collections, the Marvel Premiere Classic line of affordable hardcovers with black dustjackets embossed with foil was Marvel’s only established convention to collect sequential runs of a title (with some omissions). In the late 00s and early 10s, this period of Avengers was collected across five of those volumes.
Click to expand the listCollected by storyline or as single issues…
#105-114: A Traitor Stalks Among Us (Epic Vol. 6) (2021 paperback, ISBN 978-1302929114 / digital)
Collects Avengers (1963) #98-114 and Daredevil (1964) #99.
#110-111: See Guide to Silver Age X-Men. This Magneto confrontation is typically collected with X-Men “hiatus years” collections from the gap between Uncanny X-Men (1963) #66 & 94, during which the title only published reprints.
#115-127 & Giant-Size #1: The Avengers/Defenders War (Epic Vol. 7)
(2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302910006 / 2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302934026/ digital)
Collects (1963) #115-128, Giant-Size Avengers (1974) #1, Defenders (1972) #8-11, Captain Marvel (1968) #33, and Fantastic Four (1961) #150
#115-118: Avengers/Defenders War
(2012 paperback, ISBN 978-0785159025 / 2007 “Premiere Classic” hardcover, ISBN 978-0785127598 / 2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302923174 / digital)
Collects a direct crossover with Defenders (1972) #8-11. Also, see Guide to Defenders.
#115-118 Collected as part of the Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Box Set Slipcase (2019 hardcover box set, ISBN 978-1302916312)
#124-125 & 129-135: Avengers: The Complete Celestial Madonna Saga (2017 paperback, ISBN 978-1302904692 / digital)
Collects Avengers (1963) 124-125, 129-135; Captain Marvel (1968) 33; Giant-size Avengers #2-4; and Avengers: Celestial Quest #1-8
#125: Avengers vs. Thanos (2013 paperback, ISBN 978-0785168508 / digital)
This is slightly mis-titled, as it’s not primarily and Avengers collection – but, it’s a convenient way to sell a Thanos collection given his MCU fame! Really, this is his entire run in the Bronze Age. Collects Iron Man (1968) #55; Captain Marvel (1968) #25-33; Marvel Feature (1971) #12; Daredevil (1964) #105-107; Avengers (1963) #125 & Annual 7; Warlock (1972) #9-11 & 15; Marvel Two -In-One (1974) Annual 2; and material from Logan ‘s Run 6. Also, see Guide to Thanos, as this is a key Thanos issue and is always collected with his classic material.
Giant-Size Avengers #1 fits between #126-127
#127: Marvel Weddings (2005 paperback, ISBN 978-0785116868 / digital)
The wedding of Vision & Scarlet Witch. Also includes Avengers (1963) #59-60 (The Wasp & Yellowjacket), Amazing Spider-Man (1963) Annual 21 (Spider-Man & Mary Jane), Fantastic Four (1961) Annual 3 (Sue & Reed Richard) and #150 (Crystal & Quicksilver), The Incredible Hulk (1968) #319 (Hulk & Betty Ross), and X-Men (1991) #30 (Cyclops & Jean Grey). Also collected in Essential Fantastic Four, Vol. 7.
#127: Avengers vs. Fantastic Four (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302920722 / digital)
Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #25-26, 150, 255-256 & Annual #19; Avengers (1963) #127, 233, 301-303, & Annual 14; New Avengers: AAFES #1; and Mighty Avengers (2007) #25-26.
#129-149 & Giant-Size #2-5: Epic Collection Volume 8: Kang War [sometimes AKA Celestial Madonna]
(2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302933524 / digital)
Collects (1963) #129-149, Giant-Size Avengers (1974) #2-4; and material from Marvel Treasury Edition (1974) #7 and FOOM (1973) #12
Giant-Size Avengers #2 fits between #129-130. Giant-Size Avengers #3 fits between #131-133. Giant-Size Avengers #4 fits between #135-136.
#129-135 & Giant-Size #2-4: Celestial Madonna (2002 paperback, ISBN 978-0785108269)
These issues also collected in Complete Celestial Madonna, above.
#129-135 & Giant-Size #2-4: Collected as part of the Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Box Set Slipcase (2019 hardcover box set, ISBN 978-1302916312)
#131-132: Legion of the Unliving (2012 paperback, ISBN 978-0785159681 / digital)
Collects Legion of the Unliving stories from Avengers #131-132, Annual 16, & 352-354, Giant-Size Avengers (1974) #3; Avengers West Coast (1989) #61; and Avengers (1998) #10-11. These issues also collected in Complete Celestial Madonna, above.
#137: I Am An Avenger (2010 paperback, ISBN 978-0785143604 / digital)
Collects all of the famous “joining” issues, including #1, 16, 137, 151, 181, 211, 221, 300, & 329.
#139: Ant-Man/Giant Man: Growing Pains (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302913816 / digital)
These issues were printed both as regular issues and as “Marvel Double Feature: Avengers/Giant Man” flipbooks with Hank Pym back-ups stories. Collects Avengers (1963) #28 & 139, Avengers Academy (2010) #7, material from Tales To Astonish (1959) #49, and “Double Feature” material from Marvel Double Feature: Avengers/Giant-Man (1994) #379-382
#141-144 & 147-149: The Serpent Crown Hardcover
(2012 “Premiere Classic” hardcover, ISBN 978-0785157519 / 2005 paperback, ISBN 978-0785117001 / digital)
#141-144 & 147-149: Squadron Supreme Classic Omnibus (2016 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302900656)
Collects Avengers (1963) #69-70, 85-86, 141-144, 147-149; Thor (1966) #280; Defenders (1972) #112-114; Squadron Supreme (1985) #1-12; Captain America (1966) #314; Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe (1989) OGN; Quasar (1989) #13-16 & 51-52; Avengers (1998) #5-6; Squadron Supreme: New World Order (1998) #1; Exiles (2001) #77-78; and Ultimate Power (2006) #7-9
#141-144 & 147-149: Squadron Supreme vs. Avengers (2021 paperback, ISBN 978-1302930868 / digital)
Collects Avengers (1963) #69-70, 85-86, 141-144, 147-149; Thor (1966) #280; Avengers (1998) #5-6; Avengers/Squadron Supreme Annual ’98; Squadron Supreme (2015) #3.
#150-151: Avengers: The Big Three (2012 paperback, ISBN 978-0785159384 / digital)
Collects Captain America (1968) #176; Avengers (1963) #150-151, 215-216, & 224; Avengers: The Terminatrix Objective (1993) #1-4; Avengers (1998) #21; and Thor (1998)# 81
#150-166: The Final Threat (Epic Vol. 9) (2013 paperback, ISBN 978-0785187905 / 2021 paperback, ISBN 978-1302929596 / digital)
Collects (1963) #150-166 & Annuals 6-7, Super-Villain Team-up (1975) #9, & Marvel Two-in-One Annual (1976) 2.
#151: Collected in I Am An Avenger (above)
Annual 6 Avengers Legends, Vol. 3: George Perez (2003 paperback, ISBN 978-0785109990 / digital)
Collects #161-162, 194-196, 2o1, & Annual 6 & 8. Previously released as Avengers Visionaries: George Pérez (1999 paperback, ISBN 978-0785107170).
Annual 6 fits between issues #153-154.
#154-156: Essential Super-Villain Team-Up, Vol. 1 (2004 black-and-white paperback, ISBN 978-0785115458)
Collects Astonishing Tales (1970) #1-8, The Avengers (1963) #154-156, The Champions (1975) #16, Super-Villain Team-Up (1975) #1-14 & 16-17, and Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up (1975) #1-2
#160: Greatest Battles of the Avengers (1993 paperback, ISBN 978-0871359810)
Collects Avengers (1963) #54-55, 79, 160, and Annual 7 & 10.
#161-162: Avengers Legends, Vol. 3: George Perez (2003 paperback, ISBN 978-0785109990 / digital)
Collects #161-162, 194-196, 2o1, & Annual 6 & 8. Previously released as Avengers Visionaries: George Pérez (1999 paperback, ISBN 978-0785107170).
#163: See Guide to Champions. This issue is always collected alongside the classic 1975 series.
Annual 7 fits between issues #166-167.
Annual 7: In vs. Thanos and Greatest Battles (both above). Also, see Guide to Thanos, as this is a key Thanos issue and is always collected with his classic material.
#167-168 & 170-177: The Korvac Saga
(1991 paperback, ISBN 978-0871357601 / 2003 “Legends Vol. 2” paperback, ISBN 978-0785109198 / 2010 “Premiere Classic” hardcover, ISBN 978-0785144700 / 2012 paperback, ISBN 978-0785162056 / digital)
This 10-issue run is widely considered to be one of the most classic Avengers stories and has been collected in several nearly-identical editions over the years; it skips issue #169, which was a fill-in issue. The original 1991 edition includes a new 4-page epilogue by Mark Gruenwald & Tom Morgan that further reprints omited until the 2012 edition. Since then it is regularly collected with this material and treated as canon. Note that the digital version is of the 2012 paperback, which adds Thor (1966) Annual 6. Also, see Guide to Guardians of the Galaxy for further collections, as the classic future team appears throughout this story.
#167-168 & 170-177: Collected as part of the Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Box Set Slipcase (2019 hardcover box set, ISBN 978-1302916312)
#167-188 & Annual 8-9: The Yesterday Quest (Epic Vol. 10) (2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302948764 / digital TBA)
Collects Avengers (1963) #167-188 & Annual 8-9 and material from Marvel Tales (1966) #100
Issue #169 is a fill-in issue written by Marv Wolfman.
Annual 8: Collected in George Perez (above)
Annual 8 fits between issues #177-178
#181-187: Nights of Wundagore (2009 paperback, ISBN 978-0785137214 / digital)
Partially focuses on the origin of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch. Also collected in Yesterday Quest (1994 paperback), which appears to omit #183-184. #181 was also collected in I Am an Avenger (above). Issues #185-187 also in Avengers/Doctor Strange: Rise of the Darkhold (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302913977 / digital). Issues #183-184 also collected in Captain Marvel: The Many Lives of Carol Danvers (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1302925062 / digital)
Annual 9 fits between issues #188-189.
#188-196 & Annual 9: Heart of Stone (2013 paperback, ISBN 978-0785184317 / digital)
#189: Hawkeye (2009 “Premiere Classic” Hardcover, ISBN 978-0785139379 / 2010 paperback, ISBN 978-0785137238 / digital)
Collects significant adventures of Hawkeye, including Avengers (1963) #189, Hawkeye (1983) #1-4, Marvel Super Action (1976) #1, Marvel Team-Up (1972) #95, and Tales of Suspense (1959) #57.
#194-196: Collected in George Perez (above). Also, issues #195-196 are significant issues for Scott Lang as Ant-Man and are often collected alongside his material. See Guide to Ant-Man.
#200: See Guide to Captain Marvel – Carol Danvers. This issue is frequently collected with Carol Danvers’s Ms. Marvel (1977) material, often with some form of editorial essay about the poor decisions that lead to this story (which Chris Claremont would address in the text of Annual 10).
#201: Collected in George Perez (above)
Annual 10: See Guide to Captain Marvel – Carol Danvers and Guide to Uncanny X-Men by Chris Claremont. This annual, written by Chris Claremont with art by Michael Golden (in part as a response to issue #200), is Rogue’s first appearance as well as the issue where Carol Danvers loses her original Ms. Marvel powers. It is always collected alongside classic Ms. Marvel (1977) material, and almost always with Uncanny X-Men (1963) material from the period. Also, in Greatest Battles (above)
Annual 10 fits between issues #209-210.
Essentials collections end with #206
#211: Collected in I Am an Avenger (above)
#212-230: The Trial of Yellowjacket (2012 paperback, ISBN 978-0785162070 / digital)
#214: See Guide to Ghost Rider. This issue is often collected alongside Ghost Rider (1973) #64-66.
#215-216: Collected in The Big Three (above)
Annual 11 fits between issues #220-221
#221: She Hulk and Hawkeye join the team, as collected in I Am an Avenger (above), as well as in Women of Marvel (above).
Marvel Super-Heroes Contest of Champions: See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Contest of Champions. Much of the team cameos in this first ever Marvel Universe event between issues #226-227.
Avengers by Roger Stern: Avengers (1963) #227-287 & Annual 11-16
& The X-Men vs. The Avengers (1987) #1-4 (1983 – 1988)
In this same period, West Coast Avengers (1985) debuted in a 1984 mini-series, and continued in a series of the same name in October of 1985; see Guide to Avengers West Coast. West Coast Avengers took with it the classic characters Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, Vision, and Iron Man. Solo Avengers began in 1987.
[Marvel Unlimited: main series, Annual, X-Men vs. Avengers]
#227: See Guide to Monica Rambeau; this is a significant issue for her.
#227-230: The Trial of Yellowjacket (2012 paperback, ISBN 978-0785162070 / digital)
Collects Avengers (1963) #212-230
#231-241 & Annuals 11-12: Avengers: Absolute Vision, Book 1 (2013 paperback, ISBN 0785185348 / digital)
This is a sort of “proto-Epic” collection released just after the start of the Epic line. It collects Avengers (1963) #231-241 & Annuals 11-12, Amazing Spider-Man (1963) Annual 16, Fantastic Four (1961) #256, and Doctor Strange (1974) #60.
Annual 12 fits between issues #232-233.
#233: See Guide to Fantastic Four. This issue is almost always collected alongside of John Byrne’s run on Fantastic Four.
#233: Avengers vs. Fantastic Four (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302920722 / digital)
Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #25-26, 150, 255-256 & Annual #19; Avengers (1963) #127, 233, 301-303, & Annual 14; New Avengers: AAFES #1; and Mighty Avengers (2007) #25-26.
#242-254 & Annual 13: Avengers: Absolute Vision, Book 2 (2014 paperback, ISBN 978-0785185352 / digital)
Another large “proto-Epic” collection released just after the start of the Epic line.
Secret Wars: See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Secret Wars. The entire Avengers team appears in this year-long maxi-series between their disappearance at the end of issue #242 and their reappearance in #242.
Masterworks editions currently end with #245
Annual 13 fits between issues #245-246.
#250: See Guide to Avengers West Coast. This issue leads to the founding of the permanent west coast chapter of the team and is almost always collected alongside West Coast Avengers (1985) #1.
#255-261 & Annual 14: Avengers: The Legacy of Thanos (2014 paperback, ISBN 978-0785188919 / digital)
Also collects Fantastic Four (1961) Annual 19, which follows Annual 14.
Annual 14: Secret Invasion: Rise of the Skrulls (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302912468 / digital)
Collecting a concise history of the Skrulls via Fantastic Four (1961) #2, 18, & Annual 19; Avengers (1963) #97 & Annual 14; Silver Surfer (1987) #25; Marvel: The Lost Generation #11; Captain Marvel (2007) #1-5; Ms. Marvel (2006) #25-27; material from Fantastic Four (1961) #257, Marvel Westerns: Kid Colt and The Arizona Girl, Avengers: The Initiative Annual 1, and Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust?
Annual 14: in Avengers vs. Fantastic Four, above
The ongoing series West Coast Avengers (1985) starts here! See Guide to Avengers West Coast.
#260-261: See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Secret Wars II. These issues tied in directly with the event and are often collected alongside it.
Annual 14 fits between issues #260-261 and is concurrent to Fantastic Four (1961) Annual 19
#262-269 & Annual 15: The Once and Future Kang (2013 paperback, ISBN 0785167293 / digital)
Also collects West Coast Avengers (1985) Annual 1, which follows Annual 15
#263: See Guide to X-Factor. This issue kicks off the return of Jean Grey, and is almost always collected alongside X-Factor (1986) #1
#264-277 & Annual 15: Under Siege (Epic Vol. 16) (2016 paperback, ISBN 978-0785195399 / digital)
Collects (1963) #264-277 & Annual 15, Alpha Flight (1983) #39, and West Coast Avengers (1985) Annual 1
#265-266: See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Secret Wars II. These issues tied in directly with the event and are often collected alongside it.
#267-269: The Avengers: Kang – Time and Again (2005 paperback, ISBN 978-0785118206 / digital)
Collects Avengers #69-71 & 267-269, as well as The Incredible Hulk (1968) #135 and Thor (1966) #140
#270-277: Avengers: Under Siege
(2010 “Marvel Premiere” hardcover, ISBN 978-0785143826 / 1998 “Marvel’s Finest” paperback, 978-0785107026 ISBN digital)
Previously collected in a Marvel’s Finest TPB that may have omitted #272.
Annual 15 directly follows issue #272 and continues to West Coast Avengers (1984) Annual 1 and then to issue #273.
#277: Marvel Visionaries: John Buscema (2007 oversize(?) hardcover, ISBN 978-0785121619)
Collects key issues of John Buscema art, including Avengers #41-42, 75-76, & 277, as well as Dracula Lives! (1973) #3, Fantastic Four (1961) #111-112, Marvel Spotlight (1971) #30, My Love (1949) #2, Silver Surfer (1968) #4, Strange Tales (1951) #22 & 150, Tales to Astonish (1959) #85-87, Thor (1966) #200, and Wolverine (1988) #10.
#270-277: Collected as part of the Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Box Set Slipcase (2019 hardcover box set, ISBN 978-1302916312)
#278-285: Avengers: Assault on Olympus (2011 “Marvel Premiere” hardcover, ISBN 978-0785155331)
#278-287 & Annual 16: Judgment Day (Epic Vol. 17)
(2014 paperback, ISBN 978-0785188940 / 2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302933661 / digital)
Collects (1963) #278-285 & Annual 16, Marvel Graphic Novel (1982) #27: Emperor Doom; X-Men vs. Avengers (1987) #1-4; and West Coast Avengers (1985) Annual 2
The X-Men vs. The Avengers (1987) #1-4: This mini-series comes after issue #285 and is collected directly above in Judgment Day Epic Collection. See Guide to Uncanny X-Men by Chris Claremont (1975-1991) for further collection options.
Annual 16: See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Contest of Champions. This annual is a sequel of sorts to the first ever 1982 Marvel Universe event and is often collected alongside it.
Annual 16 fits after X-Men vs. Avengers (1987) #4 during the final pages of #285.
#286-293: Avengers: Heavy Metal (2013 paperback, ISBN 978-0785184522 / digital)
#286-287: Heavy Metal (Epic Vol. 18) (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1302923150 / digital)
Collects (1963) #286-303 & Annual 17
Avengers by John Byrne et al: Avengers (1963) #288-333 & Annual 17-19 (1988 – 1991)
While this run is well known for John Byrne’s year-long run on issues #305-317, it actually sported no less than seven writers across its 46 regular issues – Ralph Macchio (#288-290 & 300-303), Walt Simonson (#291-299), Danny Fingeroth (#304), John Byrne (#305-317), Fabian Nicieza (#317-324), Mark Gruenwald (#325), & Larry Hama (#326-333) – plus others on the annuals!
[Marvel Unlimited: main series, Annual]
#288-303 & Annual 17: Heavy Metal (Epic Vol. 18) (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1302923150 / digital)
Collects (1963) #286-303 & Annual 17
Annual 17: See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Evolutionary War. This issue is always collected along with this event.
Annual 17 (1st story) is part of the Evolutionary War 1989 annual crossover. It is the final chapter of the event. It fits between issues #298-299. The 2nd story is an Evolutionary War back-up detailing the history of High Evolutionary that does not feature any present day team members.
#298-300: See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Inferno. These issues are always collected along with Inferno’s “crossover” issues that occur outside of the main X-Men/X-Factor direct crossover.
#300: I Am An Avenger (2010 paperback, ISBN 978-0785143604 / digital)
Collects all of the famous “joining” issues, including #1, 16, 137, 151, 181, 211, 221, 300, & 329.
#301-303: Avengers vs. Fantastic Four (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302920722 / digital)
Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #25-26, 150, 255-256 & Annual #19; Avengers (1963) #127, 233, 301-303, & Annual 14; New Avengers: AAFES #1; and Mighty Avengers (2007) #25-26.
#304-318 & Annual 18: Acts of Vengeance (Epic Vol. 19) (2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302951108/ digital)
Collects (1963) #304-318 & Annual 18 and Avengers West Coast (1989) #53-55
#305-318 & Annual 18: Avengers by John Byrne Omnibus
(2016 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302900571)
Collects West Coast Avengers (1985) #42-46; Avengers West Coast (1989) #47-62 & Annual 4; and Avengers (1963) #305-318 & Annual 18
Annual 18: See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Atlantis Attacks. This issue is always collected along with this event.
Annual 18 (1st story) is part of the Atlantis Attacks 1989 annual crossover. The event continues from Daredevil (1964) Annual 4B and to New Mutants (1983) Annual 5. This annual, and all of Atlantis Attacks, fits between issues #310-311, though much of the team is next in Avengers West Coast (1989) Annual 4 – another Atlantis Attacks installment. The 2nd story fits neatly between issues #303-304. The 3rd story directly precedes the 1st story for Captain America. The 4th story is an Atlantis Attacks back-up detailing the history of the Serpent Crown that does not feature any present day team members; it also continues from Daredevil and to New Mutants.
#311-313: See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Acts of Vengeance. These issues were central to the event and are always collected alongside it.
#311-313: Acts of Vengeance: Avengers (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1302922733 / digital)
Collects Avengers Spotlight (1989) #26-28, Avengers (1963) #311-313, Quasar (1989) #5-7, Iron Man (1968) #251-252, Avengers West Coast (1989) #53-55, Mutant Misadventures of Cloak and Dagger (1988) #9, and material from Captain America (1968) #365-367, Thor (1966) #411-413, Avengers (1963) Annual 19, and Avengers Spotlight (1989) #29.
#319-333 & Annual 19: The Crossing Line (Epic Vol. 20) (2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302934446 / digital)
Collects (1963) #319-333 & Annual 19; and material from Captain America (1968) Annual 9, Iron Man (1968) Annual 11, Thor (1966) Annual 15, and Avengers West Coast (1989) Annual 5.
Annual 19: See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – 1990 Annual Crossovers, “The Terminus Factor” for further collection information
Annual 19 (1st story) is the fifth (and final) part of “The Terminus Factor” 1990 annual crossover. It fits between issues #325-326. The 2nd story, 4th story, & 5th story immediately follow the 1st story in reading order, all prior to issue #326. Many characters appear in Avengers West Coast (1989) #64 prior to issue #326. The 3rd story is set earlier, after issue #313 and Avengers West Coast (1989) #55-56 and before issue #314.
#329: Collected in I Am An Avenger (above)
Avengers by by Bob Harras & Steve Epting: Avengers (1963) #334-402 & Annual 20-23
AKA The Leather Jackets Era (Jul 1991 – Sep 1996)
Avengers: Collector’s Edition (1993) #1, Avengers: The Terminatrix Objective (1993) #1-4
Avengers Strike File (1994) #1, Marvel Double Feature: Avengers/Giant-Man (1994),
Avengers Unplugged (1995) #1-6, Avengers: The Crossing (1995) #1, & Avengers: Timeslide (1996) #1
Writer Bob Harras writes the entirety of this run through issue #395, often joined by Steve Epting on pencils.
[Marvel Unlimited: main series, Annual, Terminatrix Objective, Strike File, Unplugged, The Crossing, Timeslide]
#334-344 & Annual 20: The Collection Obsession (Epic Vol. 21)
(2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302910013 / 2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302946920 / digital)
Collects (1963) #334-344 & Annual 20; Avengers: Deathtrap – The Vault OGN; material from Incredible Hulk (1968) Annual 17, Namor the Sub-Mariner (1990) Annual 1, Iron Man (1968) Annual 12, Avengers West Coast (1989) Annual 6.
Infinity Gauntlet (1990) #1-6: See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Infinity Gauntlet. Various members of the team appear in supporting roles in this event, which occurs between issue #340 and Annual 20.
Annual 20: See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – 1991 Annual Crossovers, “Subterranean Wars” for further collection information.
Annual 20 (1st story) is the first part of the “Subterranean Wars” 1991 annual crossover. It fits after issue #340 and all of Infinity Gauntlet (1991). It continues to Avengers West Coast (1989) Annual 6 and then the team returns to issue #341. The 2nd story is a Watcher tale set entirely in King Arthur’s time with no current team members. The 3rd story occurs after the West Coast annual and before issue #341 for Vision. The 4th story occurs prior to issue #332 for Jarvis.
#343-344 & 348-349: Collected as part of the Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Box Set Slipcase (2019 hardcover box set, ISBN 978-1302916312)
#345-347: Operation Galactic Storm (Epic Vol. 22)
(2017 paperback, ISBN 978-1302906894 / 2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302946869 / digital)
Collects the entire space crossover epic from Avengers (1963) #345-347, Avengers West Coast (1989) #80-82, Quasar #32-36, Wonder Man (1991) #7-9, Iron Man (1968) #278-279, Thor (1966) #445-446, Captain America (1968) #401, and material from Captain America (1968) #398-400
Click to expand a list of two 2006 Galactic Storm trade paperbacks.
Infinity War (1991) #1-6: See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Infinity War. Various members of the team appear in supporting roles in this event, which occurs between issue #347 and Annual 21.
Annual 21: See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – 1992 Annual Crossovers, “Citizen Kang” for further collection information
Annual 21 (1st story) is the fourth (and final) part of the “Citizen Kang” 1992 annual crossover. It fits after all of issue #347, the end of Galactic Storm, and Infinity War (1992). The team is immediately next in the third story and then issue #348. The 2nd story is between issues #344-345 for Black Knight. The 3rd story directly follows the main story for Black Knight and Hercules. The 4th story is part of Kang’s chronology and precedes Avengers: Terminatrix Objective (1993), below. See Guide to Kang the Conquerer for more specific placement.
Annual 21 & #348-359: Fear the Reaper (Epic Vol. 23) (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302916169 / digital)
Collects Avengers (1963) Annual 21 & #348-359 and material from Captain America Annual 11, Thor Annual 17, and Fantastic Four Annual 25
#348-375 & Annual 22: Avengers The Gathering Omnibus (2021 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302926496)
Collects Avengers (1963) #343-344 & 348-375 and Annual 22 (skipping Galactic Storm in issues #345-347 and Annual 21, which precedes this run); Avengers Strikefile (1994) #1; X-Men (1991) #26; Avengers West Coast (1989) #101; Uncanny X-Men (1963) #307; Black Knight: Exodus (1996) #1; and Avengers Anniversary Magazine (1993) #1
#352-354: Legion of the Unliving (2012 paperback, ISBN 978-0785159681 / digital)
Collects Legion of the Unliving stories from Avengers #131-132, Annual 16, & 352-354, Giant-Size Avengers (1974) #3; Avengers West Coast (1989) #61; and Avengers (1998) #10-11.
#355-363 & 365 (A-Story): Collected as part of the Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Box Set Slipcase (2019 hardcover box set, ISBN 978-1302916312)
#360-366 & Annual 22: Gatherers Strike (Epic Vol. 24) (2019 paperback, ISBN 978-1302920630 / digital)
Collects Avengers (1963) #360-366 & Annual 22, Avengers: The Terminatrix Objective (1993) #1-4; Avengers Strikefile (1994) #1, and material from Avengers Anniversary Magazine (1993) #1.
#365: Live Kree or Die (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1302923181 / digital)
This is primarily a collection of a crossover between Iron Man (1998) #7, Captain America (1998) #8, Quicksilver (1997) #10, and Avengers (1998) #7, but it also collects this earlier story from Avengers (1963) #365 & 378-379 and material from #364 & 366.
Avengers: Collector’s Edition (1993) #1: Not collected. A mailaway incentive issue associated with Sugar Babies candy. Fits after issue #366 (1st story) and prior to Avengers Strike File and Infinity Crusade.
Avengers Strike File (1994) #1: In Epic Vol. 24, above.
Maximum Carnage: See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Maximum Carnage. A handful of Avengers appear glancingly in this event just prior to Infinity Crusade.
Infinity Crusade (1993) #1-6: See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Infinity Crusade. Many members of the team are active in this story, which occurs after issue #366 (1st story), Collector’s Edition, and Strike File, and prior to issue #366 (2nd story) and the kickoff of the Bloodties crossover in #367.
Annual 22: In Epic Vol. 24, above.
Annual 22 (1st story) occurs after issue #366 (1st story), Collector’s Edition, Avengers Strike File, and Infinity Crusade (1993) and just prior to issue #366 (2nd story), Avengers: The Terminatrix Objective (1993) #1-4, and then issue #367. The 2nd story does not include any present team members, and also continues to The Terminatrix Objective.
Starblast (1994): See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Starblast. The team briefly appears in this cosmic event (which includes non-current members Monica Rambeau & Carol Danvers) between Annual 22 and Terminatrix Objective, and before issue #367.
Avengers: The Terminatrix Objective (1993) #1-4: Avengers: The Big Three (2012 paperback, ISBN 978-0785159384 / digital)
Collects Captain America (1968) #176; Avengers (1963) #150-151, 215-216, & 224; Avengers: The Terminatrix Objective (1993) #1-4; Avengers (1998) #21; and Thor (1998)# 81.
#367-377 & Annual 23: The Gathering (Epic Vol. 25) (2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302953676 / digital TBA)
Collects #367-377 & Annual 23, Avengers Log (1994) #1, and the “Bloodties” crossover in X-Men (1991) #26; Avengers West Coast (1989) #101; Uncanny X-Men (1963) #307
#368-369: Avengers/X-Men: Bloodties (2012 “Premiere Classic” hardcover, ISBN 978-0785161271 / 1995 paperback, ISBN 978-0785101031 / digital)
Collects Avengers (1963) #368-369, Avengers West Coast (1989) #101, X-Men (1991) #26, Uncanny X-Men (1963) #307, & Black Knight: Exodus (1996) #1. The 1995 version did not include the Black Knight issue – since it hadn’t been released yet! These issues are always collected alongside X-Men collections of this period. See Guide to Uncanny X-Men – The Crossover Era for further collection details.
#378-379: Live Kree or Die (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1302923181 / digital)
This is primarily a collection of a crossover between Iron Man (1998) #7, Captain America (1998) #8, Quicksilver (1997) #10, and Avengers (1998) #7, but it also collects this earlier story from Avengers (1963) #365 & 378-379 and material from #364 & 366.
#379-382 (“Marvel Double Feature” back-ups): Ant-Man/Giant Man: Growing Pains (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302913816 / digital)
These issues were printed both as regular issues and as “Marvel Double Feature: Avengers/Giant Man” flipbooks with Hank Pym back-ups stories. Collects Avengers (1963) #28 & 139, Avengers Academy (2010) #7, material from Tales To Astonish (1959) #49, and “Double Feature” material from Marvel Double Feature: Avengers/Giant-Man (1994) #379-382
#372-374 & 375 (A-Story): Collected as part of the Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Box Set Slipcase (2019 hardcover box set, ISBN 978-1302916312)
Annual 23 (both stories) occurs after issue #375, with its characters next in #378.
#378-388: Taking A.I.M. (Epic Vol. 26) (2021 paperback, ISBN 978-1302932336 / digital)
Collects Avengers (1963) #378-388, Vision (1994) #1-4, the “Taking A.I.M.” crossover from #386-387 to Captain America (1968) #440-441, and material from Marvel Double Feature: Avengers/Giant-Man (1994) #379-382.
Strange Tales (1994) #1 & Tales of Suspense (1995) #1: Avengers: Tales To Astonish (2017 paperback, ISBN 978-1302908041 / digital)
Collects a trio of one-shot issues from 1994 reviving Marvel’s Silver Age anthology titles, listed here alongside with the Avengers issues they most directly follow: Tales To Astonish (1994) #1 (after #328), Strange Tales (1994) #1 (sometime after #366), Tales of Suspense (1995) #1 (after #382)
#389: Not collected
Avengers Unplugged (1995) #1-3: Not collected. These issues occur between issues #390 & Avengers: The Crossing (1995) #1
#390-395: Avengers: The Crossing Omnibus (2012 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-0785162032)
Part of “The Crossing” story arc, which crossed over to include Avengers (1963) #390-395, Age of Innocence: The Rebirth of Iron Man (1996) #1, Avengers: The Crossing (1995) #1, Avengers: Timeslide (1996) #1, Force Works (1994) #16-20, Iron Man (1968) #319-325, and War Machine (1994) #20-23.
#396-400: Avengers: First Sign (2013 paperback, ISBN 978-0785184966 / digital)
Collects the First Sign crossover from Captain America (1968) #449, Thor (1966) #496, Iron Man (1968) #326, and Avengers (1963) #396 – as well as subsequent issues Iron Man #327-331 and Avengers #397-400.
Avengers Unplugged (1995) #4-6: Not collected. Issues #4-5 occur between issues #397-398. Issue #6 fits between issues #399-400.
Note: The story from Incredible Hulk (1968) #436-440 which leads to #397 is not collected here.
#400-402: See Guide to Marvel Universe Events: Onslaught for collection information. These issues are part of the core of Onslaught and are regularly collected any time the event is reprinted, including in Omnibus.
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