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** Creator/StanLee and Creator/JackKirby originally envisioned ''The Avengers'' as a showcase for lesser-known Marvel Comics characters who weren't popular enough to have their own series, which is why the original team was mostly made up of superheroes who debuted in Marvel's various anthology books.[[note]] Iron Man made his debut in the anthology series ''Tales of Suspense'', Thor debuted in ''ComicBook/JourneyIntoMystery'', and Ant-Man and the Wasp debuted in the same story in ''Tales to Astonish''. The Hulk's first solo series, meanwhile, had recently been cancelled after just six issues, and the character wouldn't really become widely popular until Marvel relaunched it.[[/note]] This remained the case when Stan Lee's successor Roy Thomas took over the series, and it stayed true for around four decades; Marvel's editorial staff even expressly forbade Thomas from using characters who had their own solo series, which is why ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, ComicBook/IronMan, [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]], and the [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]] were eventually replaced by then-obscure characters like ComicBook/{{the Vision}}, ComicBook/ScarletWitch, ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}}, ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}, ComicBook/BlackWidow, [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules Hercules]], ComicBook/BlackKnight, and ComicBook/BlackPanther (some of whom were original characters created for the Avengers). Rather than being made up exclusively of the greatest superheroes in the world, many of the Avengers' longtime members have actually been former supervillains who joined the team [[TheAtoner seeking redemption]] for their past misdeeds, leading to the common observation that the team often serves as something of a "halfway house" for criminals seeking a second chance at life.
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** Creator/StanLee and Creator/JackKirby originally envisioned ''The Avengers'' as a showcase for lesser-known Marvel Comics characters who weren't popular enough to have their own series, which is why the original team was mostly made up of superheroes who debuted in Marvel's various anthology books.[[note]] Iron Man made his debut in the anthology series ''Tales of Suspense'', Thor debuted in ''ComicBook/JourneyIntoMystery'', and Ant-Man and the Wasp debuted in the same story in ''Tales to Astonish''. The Hulk's first solo series, meanwhile, had recently been cancelled after just six issues, and the character wouldn't really become widely popular until Marvel relaunched it.[[/note]] This remained the case when Stan Lee's successor Roy Thomas took over the series, and it stayed true for around four decades; Marvel's editorial staff even expressly forbade Thomas from using characters who had their own solo series, which is why ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, ComicBook/IronMan, [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]], and the [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]] were eventually replaced by then-obscure characters like ComicBook/{{the Vision}}, ComicBook/ScarletWitch, ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}}, ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}}, ComicBook/BlackWidow, [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules Hercules]], ComicBook/BlackKnight, ComicBook/{{Black Knight|MarvelComics}}, and ComicBook/BlackPanther (some of whom were original characters created for the Avengers). Rather than being made up exclusively of the greatest superheroes in the world, many of the Avengers' longtime members have actually been former supervillains who joined the team [[TheAtoner seeking redemption]] for their past misdeeds, leading to the common observation that the team often serves as something of a "halfway house" for criminals seeking a second chance at life.
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* ComicBook/TheAvengers are commonly thought to have always been the most feared and respected superhero team in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse, and ''the'' AlternateCompanyEquivalent of DC's ComicBook/{{Justice League|OfAmerica}}. The latter point is true to an extent, as both teams consisted of heroes who already appeared as solo characters. They've also had Earth's Mightiest Heroes as a tagline since issue 103 of Vol 1.
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* ComicBook/TheAvengers are commonly thought to have always been the most feared and respected superhero team in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse, and ''the'' AlternateCompanyEquivalent of DC's ComicBook/{{Justice League|OfAmerica}}. The latter point is true to an extent, as both teams consisted of heroes who already appeared as solo characters. They've also had Earth's Mightiest Heroes as a tagline since issue 103 of Vol 1.1 (Release Date June 13 1972, Cover Date September 1972).
