The Avengers Chronology Project is an attempt to list every Avengers cronological appearance in issues and tales from the the origins to the current year. In the Project are included all Avengers appearances as team and any correlate issue prominent for their continuity. Moreover, the Project included several books where individual Avengers are together (i.e. team-up or crossover) and, in some cases, books with individual Avengers appearances or non-Avengers appearances since they are important to a key-continuity (i.e. Invaders tales, flashback sequence, first appearances). After all, in the final version, the Project will contain every book related with the Avengers as a team, and every book prominent for the individual Avengers. The Avengers Chronology Project did not include "What-if" tales and out-of-continuity issue.
Since actually the Project have more large GAPS inside chronology, special red text-labels indicate the amount of these gap in detail and linking among the different chronology-highlights (pages below). Moreover, green text-labels indicate hints with details on chronology-key, or starting point in major crossover and big events in the Marvel Universe. Each entry have a "What's on Chronology?" description drawed in cyan that indicate the title of the story and eventually (in bold) the exact page-sequence fit in the chronology; besides here are listed (in italic) individual Avengers appearances or Avengers-related characters appearances in the issue (or page-sequence) fit in the chronology, with the exceptions of the issue's protagonists because their appearance is implied. Many entries have a continuity tips (or a short description of the story contents) named "Entry topic". For each entry, click on the cover thumbnails to view further book details.
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Starts here the the Avengers Chronology Project (work in progress)
…begins with some issues cronologically placed before Marvel Western Era
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Eternals #1 (Volume 3)
Date release: 2006/August
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
Chapter One: Intelligent design [Flashback sequence: Pages 22-26] (correlate issue)
Entry topic: The origin of SERSI and the Eternals (circa 1.000.000 B.C.)
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Civil War: The Confession (One Shot - 1st story)
Date release: 2007/May
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
Civil War tie-in [Flashback sequence: Pages 4-7] (Iron Man appearance, and other Avengers on apparitions [as premonition])
Entry topic: IRON MAN has premonitions of the Super Heroes "Civil War" (circa 500 A.D)
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Journey into Mystery Annual #1 (One Shot - 1st story)
Date release: 1965
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
Thor | When Titans Clash! (Hercules retroactive appearance)
Entry topic: First appearance of HERCULES... the son of Zeus vs. THOR (circa 1.000 A.D.)
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Here begins the Marvel "Western" period with issues and book chronologically placed before Timely Era
There are some issues and book just scheduled in the project (work in progress)
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Marvel Westerns: Two-Gun Kid (One Shot - 1st Story)
Date release: 2006/August
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
Tooth & Claw [Pages 3-20] (correlate "Marvel Westerns" tale)
Entry topic: Tombstone (Arizona 1876)
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Here begins the Timely/Atlas period chronologically placed before "Fantastic Four #1" (Vol.1)
There are some issues and book just scheduled in the project (work in progress)
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Marvels #0 (Limited Series)
Date release: 1994/August
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
("Marvels" spin-off, contains a retroactive tale with the origins of Human Torch [I])
Entry topic: The origins of the original HUMAN TORCH (autumn 1939)
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Marvel Mystery Comics #8-10 (1st stories)
Date release: 1940/June-August
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
(the first Timely/Marvel crossover, with Human Torch [I] and Sub-Mariner)
Entry topic: The (original) HUMAN TORCH and the SUB-MARINER meet! (spring 1940)
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Sub-Mariner Comics #1 (1st story)
Date release: 1941/spring
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
Deep-Sea Blitzkrieg! (correlate Golden Age tale)
Entry topic: Starts here the SUB-MARINER's first (Timely) series
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Captain America Comics #1 (1st story)
Date release: 1941/March
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
Case No.1: Meet Captain America [Pages 2-7] (Captain America's Golden Age origins)
Entry topic: The "Golden Age" origin of CAPTAIN AMERICA (december 1940)
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Tales of Suspense #63 (Vol.1 - 2nd story)
Date release: 1965/March
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
Captain America | The Origin of Captain America [Pages 6-8] (Captain America's Silver Age origins remake)
Entry topic: Bucky became the CAPTAIN AMERICA sidekick ("Silver Age" remake)
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Marvels #1 (Limited Series)
Date release: 1994/January
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
[Pages 36-39] (contains a retroactive sequence with Sub-Mariner and Human Torch [I])
Entry topic: SUB-MARINER launched the first invasion of the surface world (may 1941)
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Here begins the chronology that follow to the origins of the Invaders; from "Giant-Size Invaders #1"
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Giant-Size Invaders #1 (One Shot)
Date release: 1975/June
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
The Invaders (Captain America, Human Torch [I] and Sub-Mariner appearances)
Entry topic: The origins of the INVADERS (december 1941)
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Invaders #1-2 (Volume 1)
Date release: 1975/August-October
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
(Captain America, Human Torch [I] and Sub-Mariner appearances)
Entry topic: THE INVADERS Vol.1 begins here (late december 1941)
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Marvel Universe #2 (Volume 1)
Date release: 1998/July
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
Tomorrow Belongs to Me! [Pages 12-13] (Thor, Captain America, Human Torch [I] and Sub-Mariner appearances)
Entry topic: BARON VON STRUCKER journeys to the future... (june 1942)
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Giant-Size Invaders #2 (One Shot - 1st story)
Date release: 2006/January
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
A Drive in the Country (Captain America, Human Torch [I] and Sub-Mariner appearances)
Entry topic: THE INVADERS save the life of Roosevelt and Winston Churchill (june 1942)
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Marvels #1 (Limited Series)
Date release: 1994/January
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
[Pages 44-45] (Captain America, Sub-Mariner and other [Timely] Golden Age Heroes cameo)
Entry topic: Golden Age Heroes attack an European Nazis fortress (summer 1942)
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Captain America #5 (Volume 5)
Date release: 2005/May
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
Out of Time: Pt.5 [Flashback sequence: Pages 3-19] (Captain America, Human Torch [I] and Sub-Mariner appearances)
Entry topic: The INVADERS fight on the Russian front (november 1942)
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Marvel Universe #1 (Volume 1)
Date release: 1998/June
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
The Spoils of War [Pages 1-11] (Captain America, Human Torch [I] and Sub-Mariner appearances)
Entry topic: The secret origins of HYDRA (early 1943)
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Black Panther #21 (Volume 4)
Date release: 2006/December
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
World Tour: Pt.3 - Aqua-Boogie [Flashback: Pages 7-13] (Captain America, Sub-Mariner and Human Torch [I] appearances)
Entry topic: SUB-MARINER met T'Challa's father in Wakanda (early 1944)
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Marvel Universe #3 (Volume 1)
Date release: 1998/August
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
The Eve of Destruction! (Captain America, Human Tocrch [I], Sub-Mariner and Whizzer [I] appearances)
Entry topic: The INVADERS defeats Baron Von Strucker (march 1944)
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Captain America: 6th Anniversary Special (One Shot)
Date release: 2006/May
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
Chapters 1-6 [Pages 1-36] (Captain America appearance)
Entry topic: CAPTAIN AMERICA team-up on Nick Fury and his Howling Commandos (April 1944)
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Captain America #3 (Volume 5)
Date release: 2005/March
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
Out of Time: Pt.3 [Flashback sequence: Pages 16-18] (Captain America, Human Torch [I] and Sub-Mariner appearances)
Entry topic: The INVADERS fight against the Nazis in Paris (august 1944)
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Winter Soldier: Winter Kills (One Shot)
Date release: 2007/February
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
Civil War tie-in: Casualties of War [Flashback sequence: Pages 1-3 and 32-35] (Captain America and Sub-Mariner appearances)
Entry topic: Christmas eve, the last war Christmas of the Invaders (december 1944)
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Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America #5 (Limites Series)
Date release: 2007/July
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
Iron Man - Acceptance [Flashback: Page 12] (Captain America, Human Torch [I] and Sub-Marinerappearances)
Entry topic: The INVADERS fight against Red Skull and Baron Zemo (early 1945)
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Captain America #6 (Volume 5)
Date release: 2005/June
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
Out of Time: Pt.6 [Flashback sequence: Page 11] (Captain America appearance)
Entry topic: World War II's last mission of CAPTAIN AMERICA and BUCKY (april 1945)
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Captain America #8 (Volume 5)
Date release: 2005/September
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
The Winter Soldier: Pt.1 [Flashback: Pages 1 and 20-21] (correlate retroactive sequence)
Entry topic: A soviet submarine finds BUCKY’s body in the British Channel (april 1945)
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Agents of Atlas #1 (Limited Series)
Date release: 2006/October
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Part 1: The Golden History [Flashback sequence: Pages 1-6] (correlate limited series)
Entry topic: First mission of a secret FBI Superhero team, a 50's Avengers predecessor (1958)
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Sentry #8 (Volume 2)
Date release: 2006/June
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
The Origin of the Sentry: Pt.3 [Flashback: Page 16] (correlate issue)
Entry topic: the secret origins of the SENTRY (a.k.a. Robert Reynolds)
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Here begins the "modern" Era of the Marvel Universe (Silver Age Marvel: Post "Fantastic Four #1")
Starts here the main portion of the Chronology Project (with some gaps within)
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Tales to Astonish #27 (Vol.1 - 1st story)
Date release: 1962/January
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
Dr. Henry Pym | The Man in the Ant Hill (correlate issue)
Entry topic: First appearance of HENRY PYM
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Tales of Suspense #39 (Vol.1 - 1st story)
Date release: 1963/March
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Iron Man | Iron Man is Born [Pages 1-4] (correlate issue)
Entry topic: The origins of IRON MAN (first appearance of TONY STARK)
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Iron Man #5 (Volume 4)
Date release: 2006/March
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
Extremis: Pt.5 [Flashback sequence: Pages 2-15]
Entry topic: IRON MAN's origin revisited by Warren Ellis (2005)…
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Incredible Hulk #1 (Vol.1 - 1st chapter)
Date release: 1962/May
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
The coming of the Hulk [First chapter] (Rick Jones appearance)
Entry topic: The origins of the HULK and first appearance of RICK JONES
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Mythos: The Incredible Hulk (One Shot)
Date release: 2006/October
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
[Pages 10-23] (contains a retroactive sequence)
Entry topic: HULK's origin revisited by Paul Jenkins (2006)…
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Hulk: Gray #2-6 (Limited Series)
Date release: 2003/December-2004/April
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
Pt.2-6 (Iron Man and Rick Jones appearances, contains retroactive sequence)
Entry topic: HULK smash IRON MAN for the first time!
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Fantastic Four #4 (Volume 1)
Date release: 1962/May
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
The Coming of… Sub-Mariner! (Sub-Mariner appearance)
Entry topic: First Silver Age appearance of NAMOR THE SUB-MARINER
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Alias #22 (Vol.1 - Max Comics)
Date release: 2003/July
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
The Secret Origin of Jessica Jones: Pt.1 [Pages 10-16] (correlate retroactive-issue)
Entry topic: Origin of JESSICA JONES powers revealed here…
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Professor Xavier and the X-Men #4 (Vol.1)
Date release: 1996/February
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
Opportunities Missed [Pages 1-4] (retoactive sequence with Wanda Maximoff and Pietro Maximoff appearances)
Entry topic: Charles Xavier meet (for the first time) WANDA and PIETRO MAXIMOFF (retconned)
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Journey into Mystery #83 (Vol.1 - 1st story)
Date release: 1962/August
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Thor | The Stone Men from Saturn (correlate issue)
Entry topic: The origins of THOR (a.k.a. DONALD BLAKE)
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Tales to Astonish #35 (Vol.1 - 1st story)
Date release: 1962/September
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Dr. Henry Pym | The Return of the Ant-Man (correlate issue)
Entry topic: Henry Pym becomes ANT-MAN
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Tales to Astonish #44 (Vol.1 - 1st story)
Date release: 1963/June
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Ant-Man |The Creature From Kosmos (Wasp appearance)
Entry topic: First appearance of JANET VAN DYNE (a.k.a. the WASP)
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Professor Xavier and the X-Men #4 (Vol.1)
Date release: 1996/February
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
Opportunities Missed [Pages 6-11] (retoactive sequence with Wanda Maximoff and Pietro Maximoff appearances)
Entry topic: MAGNETO recruits Pietro and Wanda Maximoff… (retconned)
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Iron Man: The Iron Age #1 (Limited Series)
Date release: 1998/August
What's on Chronology? (the exact sequence of the pages are indicated in bold, eventually):
Challenges (retroactive tale with Ant-Man [I], Wasp and Hulk cameo)
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Here begins the chronology that follow to the origins of the Avengers; from "The Avengers #1" (Vol.1)
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