Mighty Avengers (comics)

The Mighty Avengers
The Mighty Avengers #1 (May 2007) Cover art by Frank Cho
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Publication date	May 2007 – April 2010
Main character(s)	Current Members Blue Marvel Luke Cage Captain America (Wilson) Kaluu Power Man She-Hulk Spectrum Spider-Man White Tiger
Creative team
Writer(s)	Brian Michael Bendis Dan Slott
Penciller(s)	Frank Cho Mark Bagley Khoi Pham
Inker(s)	Danny Miki
Colorist(s)	Jason Keith
Creator(s)	Brian Michael Bendis Frank Cho

The Mighty Avengers is a comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics. Originally written by Brian Michael Bendis, also the writer of New Avengers, the title first featured an officially sanctioned Avengers team of registered superheroes, residing in New York City as part of the Fifty State Initiative, as opposed to the unlicensed team featured in The New Avengers. This first incarnation of the team is led by Iron Man and Ms. Marvel, with the second lineup featuring Hank Pym as the leader, and the third led by Luke Cage and Monica Rambeau.

The team first appears in The Mighty Avengers #1 (May 2007), written by Brian Michael Bendis and pencilled and inked by Frank Cho. The roster, led by Ms. Marvel, also consisted of Ares, Black Widow, Iron Man, Sentry, Wasp and Wonder Man. In the wake of the superhero "Civil War", Iron Man recruits Ms. Marvel as leader of the revamped team. Together they select the first roster.

The Mighty Avengers was originally intended to run parallel with New Avengers, with characters and events crossing over and being viewed from both perspectives. However, artist Cho fell behind schedule, and left the book after six issues and an additional cover. Successor Mark Bagley drew the series from issues #7–11 (early March – late May 2008).