Marvel’s premiere super-team The Avengers have had more than a hundred members since they first assembled in Stan Lee and Jack Kirby‘s Avengers #1 in 1963. The initial roster of Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Ant-Man and Wasp has expanded over the decades to include multiple mutants, monsters, gods, aliens, super soldiers, and robots — and the occasional extra Ant-Man, or Iron Man, or Hulk.

With Avengers: Age of Ultron just around the corner, interest in these heroes has never been greater, so we’ve decided to pit all the official comic book Avengers against each other in a battle for your affections. Who is the greatest, best, favorite Avenger of all time? Only you can decide.

We’ve created voting groups that mix up different eras of Avengers membership. Group L is the final first round group, and our heavyweight last batch of Avengers includes a Jennifer, two Jessicas, a James, and a Julia. You're picking between two Avenger X-Men, two Avenger FFers, two Spider-Women, and even someone from the New Universe, kinda. So vote wisely, and vote tactically; the top contenders go through to next week's second round of voting.

  • Salvador Larroca
    Salvador Larroca
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    Bobby DaCosta/Sunspot

    Created by Chris Claremont and Bob McLeod
    Joined the team in Avengers vol. 5 #1 (December 2012)

    Solar-powered strength
    Certified eco-friendly
    Played by Adan Canto

  • Esad Ribic
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    Brunnhilde/Valkyrie

    Created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema
    Joined the team in Secret Avengers vol. 1 #1 (May 2010)

    Actual valkyrie special agent
    Specializes in black op(era)s

  • Kris Anka
    Kris Anka
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    James Howlett/Wolverine

    Created by Roy Thomas, Len Wein, and John Romita, Sr.
    Joined the team in New Avengers #6 (June 2005)

    Hyper-evolved wolverine
    Or something?
    Played by Hugh Jackman

  • Kevin Wada
    Kevin Wada
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    Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk

    Created by Stan Lee and John Buscema
    Joined the team in Avengers #221 (July 1982)

    Jade giantess
    Lawful good

  • Javier Rodriguez
    Javier Rodriguez
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    Jessica Drew/Spider-Woman

    Created by Archie Goodwin and Marie Severin
    Joined the team in Avengers vol. 4 #1 (May 2010)

    Strength, speed, flight, enhanced sense, electric blasts and pheromones
    Turned up early at the superpower sale and filled her cart

  • Michael Gaydos
    Michael Gaydos
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    Jessica Jones

    Created by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos
    Joined the team in New Avengers vol. 2 #1 (June 2010)

    Strength, flight, anxiety
    Gave up being a superhero because her superhero codename was "Jewel"
    To be played by Krysten Ritter

  • Scott Kolins
    Scott Kolins
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    Julia Carpenter/Spider-Woman

    Created by Jim Shooter and Mike Zeck
    Joined the team in Avengers West Coast #74 (September 1991)

    Proportionate strength and speed and psychic powers of a spider
    (Spiders are all psychic)

  • Greg Land
    Greg Land
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    Kaluu

    Created by Stan Lee, Denny O'Neill, Bill Everett
    Joined the team in Captain America and the Mighty Avengers #1 (November 2014)

    Magical!
    500 years old, but drinks beetroot juice every day

  • Dustin Weaver
    Dustin Weaver
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    Adam/Nightmask

    Created by Jonathan Hickman and Jerome Opena
    Joined the team in Avengers vol. 5 #17 (October 2013)

    All the usual nightmask powers
    Rejuvenating skin serum; B-vitamins; astringency

  • Chris Samnee
    Chris Samnee
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    Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic

    Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
    Joined the team in Avengers #300 (February 1989)

    Stretchy
    Of the Hamptons Fantastics
    Played by Alex Hyde-White, Ioan Gruffudd and Miles Teller

  • Gabriele Dell'Otto
    Gabriele Dell'Otto
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    T'Challa/Black Panther

    Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
    Joined the team in Avengers #52 (May 1968)

    Smarter, tougher, better
    Needs to be.
    To be played by Chadwick Boseman

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