History ComicBook / WestCoastAvengers

The team debuted in a four-issue 1984 miniseries by Creator/RogerStern and Bob Hall. The original plan was for the West Coast team to appear from time to time in the main Avengers book so Stern could keep the characters close when he needed them. They were also part of the supporting cast in ''ComicBook/IronMan'' issues of this period. But one year later, Marvel decided to give the team its own unlimited series. It debuted in 1985 with Steve Englehart and Al Milgrom as the first creative team, and lasted until 1994. With issue 47, the title was changed to ''Avengers West Coast''. After Englehart and Milgrom, the book was written and drawn by John Byrne, and when he abruptly quit, Avengers veteran Roy Thomas took over and stayed with the book until its cancellation, when it was replaced by the DarkerAndEdgier ''Force Works''.

The team debuted in a four-issue 1984 miniseries by Creator/RogerStern and Bob Hall. The original plan was for the West Coast team to appear from time to time in the main Avengers book so Stern could keep the characters close when he needed them. They were also part of the supporting cast in ''ComicBook/IronMan'' issues of this period. But one year later, Marvel decided to give the team its own unlimited series. It debuted in 1985 with Steve Englehart and Al Milgrom as the first creative team, and lasted until 1994. With issue 47, the title was changed to ''Avengers West Coast''.

ComicBook/TheVision proposed to make this new group in ''Avengers'' #243 to expand the Avengers' influence over the country, and made ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} the leader. The other initial members were ComicBook/{{Mockingbird}}, ComicBook/WonderMan, [[Characters/Avengers80sMembers Tigra]], and the second Iron Man ([[ComicBook/WarMachine James Rhodes]]).

Tony Stark was already back as Iron Man when the series debuted, so he replaced Rhodey on the team. The team roster changed a lot over the series, including but not limited to [[ComicBook/AntMan Henry Pym]], ComicBook/MoonKnight, the ComicBook/ScarletWitch, [[Characters/CaptainAmerica U.S.Agent]], the [[ComicBook/TheWasp Wasp]], the second ComicBook/SpiderWoman, and even the Golden Age [[ComicBook/MarvelMysteryComics Human Torch]].

* YoyoPlotPoint: Tigra had problems controlling her cat-like instincts early in the series. She was more ferocious, and quite infamously, couldn't keep it in her pants. She eventually got her cat and human souls merged together during a trip to the land of the Cat People, fixing her identity problems. One would think it'd be the end of it, especially with Englehart leaving the series, but Byrne went back to Tigra's unstability as soon as he took over the series, in his own way: he had Tigra shrink to an actual cat-like form and run around hunting mice. It was solved offscreen by Agatha Harkness during the next writers' run.

* TwoGirlsToATeam: The original line-up.
* TheUnapologetic: Yes, Mockingbird let the Phantom Rider die, and did nothing to save him. She's not sorry about that, and if she got back in time she would have done exactly the same.

* TheBlank: The miniseries featured a villain who actually called himself "The Blank" (picking it up from a bystander in the bank he was robbing at the time), a petty thief with nothing but a pistol and a stolen force field belt that made him bulletproof, hard to grab, and made his entire body look like a light gray silhouette when active. After escaping the team in their first encounter he entirely sensibly decided that he was badly outclassed against "real" superheroes and should leave town ASAP — unfortunately for him other events prevented that, leading to his eventual apparent DisneyVillainDeath.

The team was dissolved after the death of Mockingbird.

ComicBook/TheVision proposed to make this new group in ''Avengers'' #243 to expand the Avengers influence over the country, and made ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} the leader. The other initial members were ComicBook/{{Mockingbird}}, ComicBook/WonderMan, [[Characters/Avengers80sMembers Tigra]], and the second Iron Man ([[ComicBook/WarMachine James Rhodes]]).

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The team debuted in a four-issue 1984 miniseries by Roger Stern and Bob Hall. The original plan was for the West Coast team to appear from time to time in the main Avengers book so Stern could keep the characters close when he needed them. They were also part of the supporting cast in ''ComicBook/IronMan'' issues of this period. But one year later, Marvel decided to give the team its own unlimited series. It debuted in 1985 with Steve Englehart and Al Milgrom as the first creative team, and lasted until 1994. With issue 47, the title was changed to ''Avengers West Coast''.

The team was dissolved after the death of [[spoiler:Mockingbird]].

ComicBook/TheVision proposed to make this new group in ''Avengers'' #243 to expand the Avengers influence over the country, and made ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} the leader. The other initial members were ComicBook/{{Mockingbird}}, ComicBook/WonderMan, [[Characters/Avengers80sMembers Tigra]], and the second Iron Man ([[ComicBook/WarMachine Jim Rhodes]]).

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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: The [=USAgent=] is a chauvinist taken UpToEleven.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: When Hawkeye returned to the team, he still couldn't stand U.S.Agent. The dislike was mutual and they were prone to fighting each other. They still work together pretty well when the situation calls for it.

* YoyoPlotPoint: Tigra had problems controlling her cat-like instincts early in the series. She was more ferocious, and quite infamously, couldn't keep it in her pants. She eventually got her cat and human souls merged together during a trip to the land of the Cat People, fixing her identity problems. One would think it'd be the end of it, especially with Englehart leaving the series, but Byrne went back to Tigra's unstability as soon as he took over the series, in his own way: he had Tigra shrink to an actual cat-like form and run around hunting mice. It was later solved by Agatha Harkness during the next writers' run.

* YoyoPlotPoint: Tigra had problems controlling her cat-like instincts early in the series. She was more ferocious, and quite infamously, couldn't keep it in her pants. She eventually got her cat and human souls merged together during a trip to the land of the Cat People, fixing her identity problems. One would think this'd be the end of it, especially with Englehart leaving the series, but Byrne went back to Tigra's unstability as soon as he took over the series, in his own way: he had Tigra shrink to an actual cat-like form and run around hunting mice. It was later solved by Agatha Harkness during the next writers' run.

* AmusementParkOfDoom: Captain America and Human Torch get lured in one of these in a fill-in issue, as part of a kid's plan to steal Cap's shield for a school project.

* WorkingWithTheEx: Hank and the Wasp, once she joined the team. Things were a bit awkward, but they quickly [[AmicableExes became friendly]] again.

The team debuted in a four-issue 1984 miniseries by Roger Stern and Bob Hall. The original plan was for the West Coast team to appear from time to time in the main Avengers book so Stern could keep the characters close when he needed them. They were also part of the supporting cast in ComicBook/IronMan issues of this period. But one year later, Marvel decided to give the team its own unlimited series. It debuted in 1985 with Steve Englehart and Al Milgrom as the first creative team, and lasted until 1994. With issue 47, the title was changed to ''Avengers West Coast''.

* AmusementParkOfDoom: Captain America and Human Torch get lured in one of these in a fill-in issue, as part of [[ItMakesSenseInContext a kid's plan to steal Cap's shield for a school project.]]

* LightningFireJuxtaposition: The Living Lightning fights Human Torch in his introduction and his powers make him a more dangerous counterpart of the Golden Age hero. At the same time, he's shown as a foil: he's younger, originally a human and the son of a minor supervillain, while Torch is an older, heroic android.

* AbortedArc: Creator/JohnByrne quit the book in the middle of an arc where [[spoiler:the Scarlet Witch]] had turned evil and was teaming up with Magneto to help mutants take over the world. There was also the matter of Immortus wiping out divergent realities. Roy and Dann Thomas quickly wrapped up as much of it as they could and ignored the rest, quickly returning to status quo.

* SoapWheel: Creator/JohnByrne's run uses this to build up suspense (until it gets cut short, at least). During the "Vision Disassembled" arc hints are dropped about the Great Lakes Avengers. When the GLA take the main stage, you start seeing subplots about the Scarlet Witch's potential abduction. During all of this, the Witch's "imaginary children" plotline is given a few panels each issue.

* GoodCounterpart: Ultron Mark 12, or "Mark" as he called himself, was the only version of ComicBook/{{Ultron}} who grew past his OedipusComplex, [[HeelFaceTurn gave up being a villain]], and actually tried to get closer to Hank. Unfortunately, [[spoiler: a recently restored Ultron-11 found and killed him in front of Hank]].

* DrivenToSuicide: Alone in the headquarters while the others are busy in the "Lost in Space-Time" arc, Hank Pym very nearly kills himself thinking his lack of actual superpowers would only make him [[TheLoad useless.]] (His body couldn't take the strain of changing size anymore in this period) Firebird showed up just in time to talk him out of it and even helps him get a new ScienceHero identity.

* WorkingWithTheEx: Hank and the Wasp, once she joined the team. Things were a bit awkward, but they quickly [[AmicableExes got warmer with each other]] again.

** Vision got a lot of hatred for proposing to close the West Coast branch, with his arrogant "east coasters are better" attitude. Also Iron Man, who casted the decisive vote.

* FakeDefector: Quicksilver is this for the Avengers when [[spoiler:he pretends to follow Magneto and the temporarily insane Scarlet Witch in their plans.]] He soon gets discovered, mostly because he did everything he could to avoid [[ShootYourTeamate harming the Avengers]].