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West Coast Avengers
The cover of The West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #9 (June 1986).
Pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Joe Sinnott.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
FormatOngoing series
GenreSuperhero
Main character(s)West Coast Avengers

West Coast Avengers is the name of several comic book titles featuring the team the West Coast Avengers and published by Marvel Comics, beginning with the original West Coast Avengers comic book series which debuted in 1984.

Publication history

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The West Coast Avengers first appear in a four-issue limited series published from September to December 1984.[1] The series was written by Roger Stern and drawn by Bob Hall and Brett Breeding.[2] This was followed by a 102-issue series of the same name that ran from October 1985 to January 1994.[3] The series was initially written by Steve Englehart and drawn by Al Milgrom and Joe Sinnott. It was the first spin-off series for the Avengers.[4] From issue #42 to 57, the title was written and illustrated by John Byrne. The series was renamed Avengers West Coast on the cover of issue #47 (Aug. 1989) and in the indicia in issue #48 (Sept. 1989). Writers Roy and Dann Thomas and artist Paul Ryan became the new creative team with issue #60 and Dave Ross replaced Ryan with issue #71. The second series was accompanied by eight annuals published from 1986 to 1993.

In 2018, a new incarnation of the West Coast Avengers appeared in a third volume of West Coast Avengers as part of the "Fresh Start".[5][6] This series was cancelled as of issue #10 cover dated June 2019.[7][8]

Contributors

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Vol. 1 (1984)

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Writers

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Years Writer Issues
1984 Roger Stern #1–4

Pencilers

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Years Penciler Issues
1984 Bob Hall #1–4

Vol. 2 (1985-1994)

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Writers

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Years Writer Issues
1985-1988 Steve Englehart #1–29, #31-37, #39, Annual #1-3
1986 Mark Bright Annual #1
1988 Al Milgrom #30
D. G. Chichester #38
Margaret Clark
1989 Mark Gruenwald #40
Tom DeFalco #41
Ralph Macchio
1989-1990 John Byrne #42-57, Annual #4
1990 Fabian Nicieza #58
Danny Fingeroth #59
1990-1993 Roy Thomas #60–63, #65–101, Annual #5–8
Dann Thomas #60–63, #65–83, #85-94, #96, Annual #5–7
1990 Terry Kavanagh #64
1993 David Ross #93, #95
1994 Dan Abnett #102
Andy Lanning

Pencilers

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Years Penciler Issues
1985-1989 Al Milgrom #1–37, #39-40, Annual #2-3
1986 Mark Bright Annual #1
1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993 Tom Morgan #38, #41, #58, #71, #100
1989-1990 John Byrne #42-57
1990 Gary Hartle #59
Brad Vancata
1990-1991 Paul Ryan #60-63, #65-69
1990 Chris Wozniak #64
1991 Steve Butler #70
1991-1994 David Ross #71-74, #76-82, #84-95, #98-102
1991 George Freeman #73
1991, 1992 Herb Trimpe #75, #83
1993 Andrew Currie #96-97

Collected editions

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West Coast Avengers collections
# Title Material collected Publication date ISBN
Assemble West Coast Avengers #1–4, Iron Man Annual #7, and The Avengers #250, plus material from The Avengers #239, 243–244, and 246 and Avengers West Coast #100. June 2010 978-0785143215
Family Ties West Coast Avengers (vol. 2) #1–9 and Vision and the Scarlet Witch (vol. 2) #1–2. June 2011 978-0785155003
Sins of the Past West Coast Avengers (vol. 2) #10–16, West Coast Avengers Annual #1 and The Avengers Annual #15. December 2011 978-0785159001
Avengers: West Coast Avengers - Lost in Space-Time West Coast Avengers (vol. 2) #17–24, Fantastic Four #19, and Doctor Strange (vol. 2) #53 April 2012 978-0785162216
Zodiac Attack West Coast Avengers (vol. 2) #25–30, West Coast Avengers Annual #2 and Avengers Annual #16 July 2012 978-0785162537
Avengers West Coast Visionaries – John Byrne Vol. 1: Vision Quest West Coast Avengers (vol. 2) #42–47 and Avengers West Coast #48–50. August 2005 978-0785117742
Avengers West Coast: Vision Quest West Coast Avengers (vol. 2) #42–46 and Avengers West Coast #47–50. May 2015 978-0785197409
Avengers West Coast Visionaries – John Byrne Vol. 2: Darker than Scarlet Avengers West Coast #51–57 and #60–62. January 2008 978-0785130277
Avengers West Coast: Along Came A Spider-Woman Avengers West Coast #58–59 and #63–75. June 2012 978-0785162322
Avengers: Galactic Storm Volume 1 Avengers West Coast #80–81, Captain America #398–399, Quasar #32–33, Wonder Man #7–8, The Avengers #345–346, Iron Man #278, and Thor #445. March 2006 978-0785120445
Avengers: Galactic Storm Volume 2 Avengers West Coast #82, Iron Man #279, Thor #446, Captain America #400–401, Quasar #34–35, Wonder Man #9, The Avengers #347, and What If? #55–56. December 2006 978-0785120452
Avengers: Ultron Unbound Avengers West Coast #89–91, Annual #8 and Vision #1–4. May 2015 978-0785192695
Avengers: The Death of Mockingbird Avengers West Coast #92–100, 102; Spider-Woman (vol. 2) #1–4; plus material from Marvel Comics Presents #143–144. February 2016 978-0785196891
1 Omnibus West Coast Avengers #1–4; Iron Man Annual #7; The Avengers #250; West Coast Avengers (vol. 2) #1–16; Vision and the Scarlet Witch (vol. 2) #1–2; The Avengers Annual #15; West Coast Avengers Annual #1; material from The Avengers #239, 243–244, 246; material from Avengers West Coast #100 April 2013 978-0785167457
2 West Coast Avengers (vol. 2) #17–41; West Coast Avengers Annual #2–3; Avengers Annual #16; Fantastic Four #19; and Doctor Strange (vol. 2) #53 November 2013 978-0785167471
Avengers by John Byrne Omnibus West Coast Avengers (vol. 2) #42–46; Avengers West Coast #47–62; Avengers West Coast Annual #4; Avengers #305–318; Avengers Annual #18; and material from Avengers Spotlight #23 and What the--?! #6 July 2016 978-1302900571
Volume 3
1 Best Coast West Coast Avengers (vol. 3) #1–4, Young Avengers Presents #6, and The Unbelievable Gwenpool #1 February 19, 2019 978-1302913458
2 City of Evils West Coast Avengers (vol. 3) #5–10 June 1, 2019 978-1302913465

Epic Collections

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West Coast Avengers epic collections
# Title Material collected Publication date ISBN
1 How the West Was Won West Coast Avengers (1984) #1-4, Iron Man Annual #7, Avengers #250, West Coast Avengers (1985) #1-7, Vision And The Scarlet Witch (1985) #1-2 and Wonder Man (1986) #1 2018
2 Lost in Space-Time West Coast Avengers #8-24, Annual #1; Avengers Annual #15 2019
3 Tales to Astonish West Coast Avengers #25-37, Annual #2, Avengers Annual #16, Marvel Graphic Novel #27: Emperor Doom 2020
4 Vision Quest West Coast Avengers #38-46, Annual #3; Avengers West Coast #47-52, Annual #4; material from Avengers Spotlight #23 2021
5 Darker than Scarlet Avengers West Coast #53-64, Annual #5; Avengers #311-313; material from Avengers Annual #19, What The--?! #6 2022
6 California Screaming Avengers West Coast #65-82, Annual #6 2023
7 Ultron Unbound Avengers West Coast #83-95, Annual #7-8; material from Darkhawk Annual #1 and Iron Man Annual #13 March 2024

References

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  1. ^ Brevoort, Tom; DeFalco, Tom; Manning, Matthew K.; Sanderson, Peter; Wiacek, Win (2017). Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History. DK Publishing. p. 219. ISBN 978-1465455505.
  2. ^ Markstein, Don (2006). "West Coast Avengers". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on May 25, 2024.
  3. ^ West Coast Avengers at the Grand Comics Database and Avengers West Coast at the Grand Comics Database
  4. ^ Arrant, Chris (May 24, 2013). "West Coast Avengers: Looking Back at the First Expansion Team". Newsarama. Archived from the original on August 23, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  5. ^ Gilyadov, Alex (May 17, 2018). "West Coast Avengers Returns with Double the Hawkeye". IGN. Archived from the original on August 23, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  6. ^ Carter, Justin (May 17, 2018). "West Coast Avengers Assemble in New Marvel Series". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
  7. ^ West Coast Avengers vol. 3 at the Grand Comics Database
  8. ^ Arrant, Chris (March 26, 2019). "New Artist Recruited for West Coast Avengers Finale". Newsarama. Archived from the original on August 23, 2019.
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