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4. Original New Avengers Team

After the horror show that was Avengers Disassembled, the team needed some fresh blood. And they got it with one basic idea: What if you took Marvel’s most popular characters and put them all on the Avengers? Plus Spider-Woman and Luke Cage?

Well, you get a badass team of heroes. Captain America! Iron Man! Spider-Man! Wolverine! What a cool team! And this all-star crew allowed characters like Luke Cage and Spider-Woman to reach a new audience. And the Sentry, I guess. But this lineup launched the New Avengers title to great acclaim and respect.

This team ran for 20 issues, and was eventually divided when Civil War happened and split the team straight down the middle. Sad about that; it was a great group of characters, and I wish they’d lasted longer together. But hey, 20 issues ain’t bad, better than some teams get!

Although the team went through multiple iterations, this was my personal favorite.