User blog comment:DuttPanda/The Freaking Fantastic Four Trailer./@comment-1755931-20150204131052/@comment-1755931-20150204202839

OK, I am obsessed with classic Avengers. I've been getting the essential volumes and masterworks and have technically been reading the comic for a decade. While Hulk was a founding emmber, he left after 2 issues, never to return until the movie came out. Black Widow drops in once or twice, but never really becomes an Avenger until much, much later. On the other hand, Hank and Hawkeye were on the team together a bunch, and Captain America a little less. So yes, Captain America, Hawkeye, Thor, and Iron Man were appropriate choices if they wished to respect the source material, Hulk and Widow were not.