CHRONOLOGICAL AVENGERS ROSTER
by Sean McQuaid (Thor 1963 - Silverclaw 2000)
and Adrian Watts (updates Thor 1963 - Silverclaw 2000, new entries post-2000)

Thor (a.k.a. Donald Blake, Sigurd Jarlson, Jake Olson)
Founder, deceased (inactive at time of death).
Active as of AVENGERS # 1, 1963.

Iron Man (Anthony Edward Stark)
Founder, active member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 1, 1963.

Goliath (Dr. Henry J. Pym)
Founder, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 1 (1963) as Ant-Man, AVENGERS # 28 (1966) as Goliath.
Also active with Avengers as Giant-Man (1963), Yellowjacket (1969) and
Doctor Pym (1987).

Wasp (Janet Van Dyne)
Founder, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 1, 1963.

Hulk [II] (Dr. Robert Bruce Banner)
Founder, resigned (1963).
Active as of AVENGERS # 1, 1963.

Rick Jones (Richard Milhouse Jones)
Honorary Member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 1, 1963.

Captain America (Steven Rogers)
First recruit, retroactive founder status, active member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 4, 1964.
Also active with Avengers as The Captain (1989).

Hawkeye (Clinton Francis "Clint" Barton)
Second recruit, deceased (active at time of death).
Active as of AVENGERS # 16, 1965.
Also active with Avengers as Goliath [II] (1969).

Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff)
Third recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 16, 1965.

Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)
Fourth recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 16, 1965.

Swordsman (Jacques Duquesne)
Fifth recruit, deceased (active member at time of death).
Active as of AVENGERS # 20, 1965 (applicant as of AVENGERS # 19).

Hercules (Heracles a.k.a. Harry Cleese)
Sixth recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 45, 1967 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 38).

Black Panther (T'Challa)
Seventh recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 52, 1968 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 51).

Vision [II] (a.k.a. Victor Shade)
Eighth recruit, deceased (active at time of death).
Active as of AVENGERS # 58, 1968 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 57).

Black Knight [III] (Dane Whitman)
Ninth recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 71, 1969 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 48).

Black Widow [II] (Natalia Alianovna Romanova a.k.a. Natasha Romanoff)
Tenth recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 111, 1973 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 30).

Mantis (original first name unknown, last name Khruul)
Eleventh recruit, former member (no recent contact with team).
Active as of GIANT-SIZE AVENGERS # 4, 1975 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 114).

Beast (Dr. Henry P. "Hank" McCoy)
Twelfth recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 151, 1976 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 53, probationary associate as of AVENGERS # 137).

Moondragon (Heather Douglas)
Thirteenth recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 151, 1976 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 133, probationary associate as of AVENGERS # 137).

Hellcat (Patricia "Patsy" Walker)
Fourteenth recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 151, 1976 (probationary associate as of AVENGERS # 141-143 [as Patsy Walker] & 144 [as Hellcat]).

Aleta (Aleta Ogord, a.k.a. Starhawk II)
Honorary member, Guardians of the Galaxy member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 168, 1978.

Charlie-27
Honorary member, Guardians of the Galaxy founding member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 168, 1978 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 167).

Martinex (Martinex T'Naga)
Honorary member, Guardians of the Galaxy founding member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 168, 1978 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 167).

Nikki (Nicholette Gold)
Honorary member, Guardians of the Galaxy member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 168, 1978 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 167).

Starhawk (Stakar Vaughn aka. Stakar Ogord)
Honorary member, Guardians of the Galaxy member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 168, 1978 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 167).

Vance Astro (Vance Astrovik a.k.a. Major Victory)
Honorary member, Guardians of the Galaxy founding member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 168, 1978 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 167).

Yondu (Yondu Udonta)
Honorary member, Guardians of the Galaxy founding member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 168, 1978 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 167).

Whizzer (Robert L. "Bob" Frank)
Honorary member, deceased.
Active as of AVENGERS # 173, 1978 (unofficially as of GIANT-SIZE AVENGERS # 1).

Two-Gun Kid (Matthew J. Hawk, born Matthew Liebowicz, alias Clay Harder)
Fifteenth recruit, resigned (1978).
Active as of AVENGERS # 174, 1978 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 142, officially inducted circa AVENGERS # 151).

Wonder Man (Simon Williams)
Sixteenth recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 182, 1979 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 9, probationary associate as of AVENGERS # 158).

Warbird (Carol Susan Jane Danvers)
Seventeenth recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 183, 1979 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 172).
Active with Avengers as Ms. Marvel (1979), Binary (1992), Warbird (1998).

Falcon [II] (Samuel "Sam" Wilson, a.k.a. "Snap" Wilson)
Eighteenth recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 184, 1979 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 88, named to roster as of AVENGERS # 181).

Jocasta
Honorary member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 162 & 170-174 (ally); 175-196 (in-house associate); 197-211, 1980 (probationary member); MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE # 93, 1982 (honorary member).

Tigra (Greer Grant Nelson)
Nineteenth recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 211, 1982.

She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters)
Twentieth recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 221, 1982.

Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)
Posthumous honorary membership.
Awarded as of DEATH OF CAPTAIN MARVEL graphic novel, 1983 (unofficial associate of the group since AVENGERS # 72, undefined affiliation as of AVENGERS # 173).

Pulsar (Monica Rambeau aka. Photon)
Twenty-first recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 227 (probationary) through 231 (full member), 1983.
Active with Avengers as Captain Marvel [II] (1983) and Photon (1996).

Starfox (Eros)
Twenty-second recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 232 (probationary) through 243 (full member), 1983-1984 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 231).

Moira Brandon
Honorary member, deceased.
Active as of AVENGERS WEST COAST # 100, 1993 (chronologically prior to WEST COAST AVENGERS # 1, 1984).

Mockingbird (Barbara "Bobbi" Morse Barton)
Twenty-third recruit, deceased (active member at time of death).
Active as of WEST COAST AVENGERS # 1, 1984 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 239).

Jim Rhodes (James Rhodes, a.k.a. Iron Man [V], War Machine)
Twenty-fourth recruit, resigned (1994), retired (1998).
Active as of WEST COAST AVENGERS # 1, 1984.
Active with Avengers as Iron Man [V] (1984) and War Machine (1993).

Sub-Mariner (Namor McKenzie)
Twenty-fifth recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 262, 1985 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 3 [adversary] & 16 [ally]).

Thing (Benjamin Jacob Grimm)
Twenty-sixth recruit, resigned.
Active as of WEST COAST AVENGERS [v2] # 9, 1986 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 1, probationary associate as of WEST COAST AVENGERS [v2] # 3-8).

Doctor Druid (Anthony Ludgate Druid)
Twenty-seventh recruit, deceased (renegade inactive member at time of death).
Active as of AVENGERS # 278, 1987 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 225).

Marrina (Marrina Smallwood)
Honorary member, deceased.
Active as of AVENGERS # 286, 1987 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 272).

Moon Knight (Marc Spector a.k.a. Steven Grant, Jake Lockley)
Twenty-eighth recruit, resigned (1993).
Active as of WEST COAST AVENGERS [v2] # 33, 1988 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 211, probationary associate as of WEST COAST AVENGERS [v3] # 21).

Yellowjacket [II] (Rita DeMara)
Honorary member, deceased.
Active as of AVENGERS ANNUAL # 17, 1989 (adversary as of AVENGERS # 264, ally as of SOLO AVENGERS # 12).

Demolition Man (Dennis Dunphy, a.k.a. Demolition Dunphy, D-Man)
Twenty-ninth recruit, inactive member.
Active as of CAPTAIN AMERICA # 349, 1989.

Gilgamesh (a.k.a. Forgotten One, Hero; true name unknown)
Thirtieth recruit, deceased (inactive member at time of death).
Active as of AVENGERS # 300, 1989 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 299).

Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards, a.k.a. Invisible Girl)
Thirty-first recruit, resigned (1998).
Active as of AVENGERS # 300, 1989 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 1).

Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards)
Thirty-second recruit, resigned (1998).
Active as of AVENGERS # 300, 1989 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 1).

USAgent (John Walker a.k.a. Super-Patriot, Jack Daniels)
Thirty-third recruit, inactive member.
Active as of WEST COAST AVENGERS # 44, 1989.

Firebird (Bonita Juarez a.k.a. Espirita)
Thirty-fourth recruit, inactive member.
Active as of sometime prior to AVENGERS # 305, 1989 (unofficially as of WEST COAST AVENGERS [v2] # 4).
Active with Avengers as Firebird (1986), Espirita (1987).

Quasar [III] (Wendell Elvis Vaughn a.k.a. Marvel Man)
Thirty-fifth recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS ANNUAL # 18 (chronologically prior to AVENGERS # 305, 1989).

Human Torch (a.k.a. James Hammond)
Thirty-sixth recruit, retired (1998).
Active as of AVENGERS WEST COAST # 50, 1989.

Sersi (a.k.a. Circe)
Thirty-seventh recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 314, 1990 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 246).

Spider-Man (Peter Benjamin Parker)
Thirty-eighth recruit, active member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 316, 1990 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 11).

Stingray (Walter Newell)
Thirty-ninth recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 319, 1990 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 262).

Rage (Elvin Halliday)
Fortieth recruit, removed from roster for being underage (1992).
Active as of AVENGERS # 329, 1991, as probationary member (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 326).

Sandman (a.k.a. Flint Marko, William Baker, true name uncertain)
Forty-first recruit, former member (resigned, returned to crime due to brainwashing by Wizard in 1999).
Active as of AVENGERS # 329, 1991, as probationary member.

Living Lightning (Miguel Santos)
Forty-second recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS WEST COAST # 74, 1992 (adversary as of AWC 69, ally as of AWC 74).

Spider-Woman [II] (Julia Carpenter)
Forty-third recruit, retired.
Active as of AVENGERS WEST COAST # 74, 1992 (unofficially as of AVENGERS ANNUAL # 15, probationary associate as of AVENGERS WEST COAST # 70).

Crystal (Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff)
Forty-fourth recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 343, 1992 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 60, probationary associate as of AVENGERS # 336).

Thunderstrike (Eric Kevin Masterson)
Forty-fifth recruit, deceased (inactive member at time of death).
Active as of AVENGERS # 343, 1992.
Active with Avengers as Thor [II] (1992), Thunderstrike (1995).

Machine Man (X-51 a.k.a. Aaron Stack)
Forty-sixth recruit, removed from roster in 1999 during renegade period.
Active as of AVENGERS WEST COAST # 83, 1992 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 289, named to roster as of AWC # 69).

Swordsman [II] (Phillip Jarvert)
Honorary member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 357, 1992 (adversary as of AVENGERS # 343-344).

Darkhawk (Christopher Powell)
Forty-seventh recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS WEST COAST # 94, 1993 (unofficially as of AVENGERS WEST COAST ANNUAL # 7).

Magdalene
Honorary member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 363, 1993 (adversary as of AVENGERS # 343-344).

Deathcry
Honorary member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 363-364, 1993; departed Earth as of 1996.

Iron Man [IX] (alternate reality Tony Stark, a.k.a. Teen Tony, Iron Boy)
Merged with the original Tony Stark (Iron Man [I]), 1996.
Active as of AVENGERS: TIMESLIDE, 1996.

Masque [II] ("bio-duplicate" of Whitney Frost)
Honorary member.
Active as of AVENGERS # 397, 1996 (unofficially as of AVENGERS # 393).

Justice (Vance Astrovik, a.k.a. Manglin' John Mahoney, Marvel Boy [III])
Forty-eighth recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS [v3] # 4, 1998 (unofficially allied as of AVENGERS # 341 [as Marvel Boy]).

Firestar (Angelica Jones)
Forty-ninth recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS [v3] # 4, 1998 (unofficially allied as of AVENGERS # 341).

Triathlon (Delroy Garrett Junior)
Fiftieth recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS [v3] # 27, 2000 (ally as of AVENGERS [v3] # 8).

Silverclaw (Maria De Guadalupe "Lupe" Santiago)
Fifty-first recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS [v3] # 30, 2000 (ally as of AVENGERS [v3] # 8).

-Sean

Thanks, Sean. :) Now, as the top of the page tells you, aside from a few updates I've made to Sean's notes, from here on out it's all down to me. So without further ado... the roster as of [v3] # 31 onwards!

Jack of Hearts (Jack Hart)
Fifty-second recruit, deceased (active at time of death).
Active as of AVENGERS [v3] # 37, 2001 (ally as of AVENGERS INFINITY # 1).

Ant-Man [II] (Scott Lang)
Fifty-third recruit, deceased (active at time of death).
Active as of AVENGERS [v3] # 62, 2002 (ally as of AVENGERS [v3] # 57).

Lionheart (Kelsey Leigh aka. Captain Britain [II])
Fifty-fourth recruit, inactive member.
Active as of AVENGERS [v3] # 81, 2004.

Cage (Luke Cage)
Fifty-fifth recruit, active member.
Active as of NEW AVENGERS # 3, 2005

Spider-Woman [I] (Jessica Drew)
Fifty-sixth recruit, active member.
Active as of NEW AVENGERS # 3, 2005 (ally/associate as of AVENGERS # 2xx).

Wolverine (James Howlett aka. Logan)
Fifty-seventh recruit, associate member.
Active as of NEW AVENGERS # 7, 2005 (invited to join in NEW AVENGERS # 6 and # 8).*

Sentry (Robert "Bob" Reynolds)
Fifty-eighth recruit, active member.
Active as of NEW AVENGERS # 10, 2005.

Ronin (Maya Lopez aka. Echo)
Fifty-ninth recruit, status unclear.
Active as of NEW AVENGERS # 11, 2005.*

* - The status of Wolverine and Ronin's membership is a tad unclear. Wolverine was invited by Iron Man to join the team, but rather than be a full-time active member, just to help out when he can. This is above the level of reservist, who help out when necessary. This is more like an associate, who helps the Avengers if/when they can/feel like it. Ronin's membership status remains unclear as she has not yet officially joined the team, although future solicitations and the DK Avengers encyclopedia show quite clearly that she will. Until she does sign up, she should be considered an associate, much like Wolverine.

- Adrian

Last updated: November 18th, 2005 - 2:36am