Monday, April 8, 2013

An Avengers Roster for an Alternate Fanfiction Timeline

In a rare instance of two blog posts in one day, I'm going to slap up here some continuity notes for my Superland/1970sverse fanfiction.
1963
Avengers #1-2: Thor, Hulk, Iron Man, Ape Man, Monkey
1964
Avengers #3: Hulk leaves in a spat.
Avengers #4: Sub-Mariner joins after rescuing Captain America II
Avengers #5-11: Thor, Iron Man, Ape Man, Monkey, and Sub-Mariner battle the first Masters of Evil (the Tomorrow Man, the Red Barbarian, Comrade X, a Kosmosian, and the Python)
1965
Avengers #12: Ape Man changes his name to Giant Ape. Thor’s increasing duties to Asgard force his resignation (after Avengers face Loki and the Red Ghost in Subterranea)
Avengers #13: Iron Man, Giant Ape, Monkey, and Sub-Mariner deal with Count Nefaria.
Avengers #14: Captain America I joins, at Sub-Mariner’s request, to help the Avengers defeat the Kallusians in time to save Monkey.
Avengers #15: Iron Man, Giant Ape, Monkey, Sub-Mariner, and Captain America I battle the new Masters of Evil (Queen Kala of the Netherworld, the Protector, Egghead, Queen Jarna of Venus, and the Black Talon I). The Black Talon dies.
Avengers #16: Iron Man leaves.
Avengers #17: Giant Ape, Monkey, Sub-Mariner, and Captain America battle the Minotaur.
Avengers #18: Rick Jones, as Bucky II, joins the Avengers in Vietnam to fight the Commissar.
Avengers #19-23: Giant Ape, Monkey, Sub-Mariner, Captain America I, and Bucky II are the Avengers. The Swordsman almost tricks them into letting him join.
1966
Avengers #24-25: Giant Ape, Monkey, Sub-Mariner, Captain America, and Bucky II are caught in a war between Kang and the Space Phantom and then face Dr. Doom.
Avengers #26: Spider-Man joins, after warning the team about Attuma.
Avengers #27: Giant Ape, Monkey, Sub-Mariner, Captain America I, Bucky II, and Spider-Man defeat Attuma.
Avengers #28: Sub-Mariner finds it too hard to be both an Avenger and on the Fantastic Four and quits the Avengers.
Avengers #29-30: Giant Ape, Monkey, Captain America I, Bucky II, and Spider-Man are the Avengers.
Avengers #31: Hawkeye enters training/reservist status.
Avengers #32-35: Giant Ape, Monkey, Captain America I, Bucky II, Spider-Man, and (sometimes) Hawkeye
1967
Avengers #36: Ixarians sick the Hulk on the Avengers.
Avengers #37: Hawkeye officially made a member after helping defeat the Ixarians’ Ultroids.
Avengers #38: Giant Ape leaves the team after the Enchantress turns him against the Avengers.
Avengers #39-42. Monkey, Captain America I, Bucky II, Spider-Man, Hawkeye are Avengers.
Avengers #43.  Hawkeye and Black Widow marry, though concerns of Black Widow having recently been a Red spy prohibit her entry in the Avengers.
Annual #1. Scarlet Witch invited to join to help them stop the Mandarin.
Avengers #44-46. Monkey, Captain America I, Bucky II, Spider-Man, Hawkeye, and Scarlet Witch are Avengers.
Avengers #47. Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver first meet while battling Magneto. Monkey resigns to spend more time with Giant Ape.
1968
Avengers #48. Captain America I is seriously injured in fight with Magneto and sidelined/replaced at his request by Captain America II.
Avengers #49. Bucky II, Spider-Man, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, and Captain America II stop Magneto.
Avengers #50. Avengers first meet Hercules. Quicksilver is placed on reserve status with the team.
Avengers #51-54.  The current team of Bucky II, Spider-Man, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, and Captain America II face the third Masters of Evil – Titanium Man, Electro, and Boomerang.
Avengers #55.  Quicksilver is made a member after helping against the Masters of Evil.  
Annual #2.  Bucky II leaves.
Avengers #56.  Spider-Man, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, Captain America II, and Quicksilver are Avengers.
Avengers #57.  Vision debuts, but possessing infant-like AI.
Avengers #58-59.  Spider-Man, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, Captain America II, and Quicksilver are Avengers.
1969
Avengers #60-62.  Spider-Man, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, Captain America II, and Quicksilver are Avengers.
Avengers #63-64.  The Avengers team up with the Second Doctor and his companions when the War Chief gives mind control technology to Egghead, the Puppet Master, and the Mad Thinker.
Avengers #65.  Captain America II steps down.
Avengers #66-67.  Spider-Man, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, and Quicksilver are the Avengers.
Avengers #68.  The Black Widow is finally cleared to join the team.
Avengers #69-71.  Spider-Man, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, and Black Widow are the Avengers.
1970
Avengers #72-74.  Spider-Man, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, and Black Widow are the Avengers.
Avengers #75.  Black Knight becomes reservist-in-training.
Avengers #76.  Black Knight helps fight Arkon.
Avengers #77.  Black Knight officially made a full member.


1971
Avengers #84-94. Spider-Man, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Black Widow, Black Knight
#88 – 1st Vision Avengers-in-training story, Hercules start subbing in for Black Widow while on maternity leave
#89 – Vision reserve Avenger from now on
#93 – Cap. America II guest-star run begins
1972
Avengers #95-106. Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Black Widow, Black Knight, Hercules
#97 – Bucky II (Rick Jones), Sub-Mariner guest-star, last issue in Capt. America II’s guest-star run
#100 – Thor guest stars
#105 – Black Panther becomes Avenger-in-training
1973
Avengers #107-118.  Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Black Widow, Hercules, Black Panther
#110 – Captain America III (Rick Jones), Iron Man guest-star
#111, 114-115, 117-118 – Captain America III guest-stars
#117 – Swordsman Avengers-in-training
#118 – Swordsman becomes reservist
1974
Avengers #119-130. Hawkeye/Black Knight, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Black Widow/Swordsman, Hercules, Black Panther
#120 – Captain America III guest-stars
#121 – Hawkeye leaves and Black Knight comes back
#122 – Black Widow leaves, Swordsman becomes regular member
#127 – Thor guest-stars   

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