Avengers (Earth-38723)

{{Team Template|OfficialName = The Avengers|Aliases = Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Status = Active|Identity = Publicly known|Alignment = Good|Universe = Earth-38723|BaseOfOperations = Avengers Mansion|TeamLeaders = Captain America (Amanda Evans)|CurrentMembers = Captain America (Amanda Evans), Iron Man (Tony Stark), Thor (Eric Masterson), Hulk (David Banner), Ant-Man (Scott Lang), Wasp (Janet van Dyne), Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff), Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff), Hawkeye (Clint Barton), Beast (Hank McCoy (Part time).|Allies = Spider-Man (Timothy Parker), Daredevil (Matt Murdock), the X-Men (Cyclops (Scott Summers), Marvel Girl (Jean Grey), Beast (Hank McCoy (Part time)), Storm (Ororo Munroe), Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde), Wolverine (Leonard Howlett), Professor X (Charles Xavier).), the Fantastic Four (Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards), Invisible Woman (Susan Storm), Human Torch (Johnny Storm), Thing (Ben Grimm).).|Enemies = Loki, Baron Zemo (Helmut), Abomination (Emil Blonsky), Crimson Dynamo, the Lava Men,|Origin = Formed when the Asgardian God of Mischief framed the Hulk, causing Iron Man, Thor, Ant-Man, and the Wasp to ally with the Jade Giant to defeat the God of Mischief once and for all.|PlaceOfFormation = New York, New York|Creators = Max Carroll|HistoryText = ===United Against a Common Threat=== The first five founding members of the Avengers (East Coast) first banded together when Loki, the Asgardian God of Mischief, attempted to discredit the monstrous Hulk (David Banner) in order to draw his half-brother, the thunder god Thor (Eric Masterson), into battle. Loki was trapped in Asgard due to his brother's actions but still able to manipulate Midgard (Earth). Loki tricked the Hulk into destroying a railway line. The Hulk's friend Rick Jones radioed the Fantastic Four for help, but Loki instead relayed the information to Thor to draw him out in the open.

However, Iron Man (Tony Stark), the Wasp (Janet van Dyne), and Ant-Man (Scott Lang) also received the radio signal unbeknownst to Loki and arrived at the scene, attempting to reason with the Green Goliath. Not falling for the trick, Thor confronted Loki and exposed his scheme to the others. Defeating Loki together, the group agreed they worked well together and should formalize the team. The Wasp suggested the name "the Avengers" and a legend was born.

The newly formed team assembled a short time later at the midtown Manhattan mansion of industrialist Anthony Stark (in reality their fellow member Iron Man). Stark soon donated the mansion to the Avengers for their exclusive use, and set up a foundation to cover all the operation expenses of the nonprofit team under his mother's name, creating the Maria Stark Foundation. The team put down a charter and by laws to govern their operations. The Stark family's trusted butler Edwin Jarvis was kept on as the principal regular domestic employee at what became known as the Avengers Mansion. Rick was a frequent ally and informant to the Avengers and was in close contact.

Rebirth of the Living Legend
Shortly after the foundation of the group, the Avengers were called to Antarctica to disable a nuclear device. There, David and Janet discovered the long-lost World War II legend Captain America (Amanda Evans) encased in an icy tomb.|Equipment = Iron Man's armor, Captain America's shield, Mjolnir, Ant-Man and Wasp's Pym Particles, Hawkeye's bow.|Transportation = Avengers Quinjet}}