Avengers (1963) #81
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![Avengers](https://i.annihil.us/u/prod/marvel/i/mg/9/20/5102c774ebae7.jpg)
Earth's Mightiest Heroes joined forces to take on threats that were too big for any one hero to tackle. With a roster that has included Captain America, Iron Man, Ant-Man, Hulk, Thor, Wasp and dozens more over the years, the Avengers have come to be regarded as Earth's No. 1 team.
![Captain America](https://i.annihil.us/u/prod/marvel/i/mg/3/50/537ba56d31087.jpg)
Vowing to serve his country any way he could, young Steve Rogers took the super soldier serum to become America's one-man army. Fighting for the red, white and blue for over 60 years, Captain America is the living, breathing symbol of freedom and liberty.
![Iron Man](https://i.annihil.us/u/prod/marvel/i/mg/9/c0/527bb7b37ff55.jpg)
Wounded, captured and forced to build a weapon by his enemies, billionaire industrialist Tony Stark instead created an advanced suit of armor to save his life and escape captivity. Now with a new outlook on life, Tony uses his money and intelligence to make the world a safer, better place as Iron Man.
![Thor](https://i.annihil.us/u/prod/marvel/i/mg/d/d0/5269657a74350.jpg)
As the Norse God of thunder and lightning, Thor wields one of the greatest weapons ever made, the enchanted hammer Mjolnir. While others have described Thor as an over-muscled, oafish imbecile, he's quite smart and compassionate. He's self-assured, and he would never, ever stop fighting for a worthwhile cause.
![Vision](https://i.annihil.us/u/prod/marvel/i/mg/9/d0/5111527040594.jpg)
The metal monstrosity called Ultron created the synthetic humanoid known as the Vision from the remains of the original android Human Torch of the 1940s to serve as a vehicle of vengeance against the Avengers.