Avenger, Avengers, The Avenger, or The Avengers may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

In the Marvel Comics universe

Avengers (comics) The Avengers are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in '' The Avengers'' #1 (cover-dated Sept. 1963), created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby. Lab ...

, a team of superheroes **

Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe) The Avengers are a team of superheroes and the protagonists of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise, based on the Marvel Comics team of the same name created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1963. Founded by S.H.I.E.L.D. Director ...

, a central team of protagonist superheroes of "The Infinity Saga" **

Avengers (comics) in other media The Avengers are a fictional superhero team created by Marvel Comics that appear in comic books. Aside from comics, the Avengers appear in various forms of media such as in novels, television shows, movies, videogames and stage shows. Novels * ...

The Avengers (comic book) Avenger, Avengers, The Avenger, or The Avengers may refer to: Arts and entertainment In the Marvel Comics universe * Avengers (comics), a team of superheroes ** Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a central team of protagonist superheroes o ...

, several titles * '' The Avengers: United They Stand'', also known as ''The Avengers'', a 1999 animated TV series * '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'', a 2010 animated TV series * ''The Avengers'' (2012 film), or ''Marvel's The Avengers'' ** ''The Avengers'' (soundtrack) * ''The Avengers'' (video game), planned for 2012 but unreleased * ''Marvel's Avengers'' (video game), 2020

Fictional characters

* Avenger (comics), a fictional character in Magazine Enterprises comic book ''The Avenger'' *

Avenger (pulp-magazine character) The Avenger is a fictional character whose original adventures appeared between September 1939 and September 1942 in the pulp magazine ''The Avenger'', published by Street & Smith, which ran 24 issues.Hutchison, Don The Great Pulp Heroes – 3: Th ...

, in ''The Avenger'' 1939–1942 * Avenger, in visual novel video game ''

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'' * Avenger, in 1960s TV series ''

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'' and 2000s parody ''

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'' * Avenger, in AC Comics'

Sentinels of Justice Sentinels of Justice is a fictional organization of superheroes. The comic was published by Americomics (a.k.a. AC Comics) in 1983 during a very brief time that AC was able to license the Charlton Comics superheroes before the rights were purcha ...

* Avenger, in ''

Way of the Tiger The Way of the Tiger is a series of adventure gamebooks by Mark Smith and Jamie Thomson, originally published by Knight Books (an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton) from 1985. They are set on the fantasy world of Orb. The reader takes the part of ...

'' series of gamebooks, and the title of the first book

Film and television

* ''The Avenger'' (1931 film), an American Western * ''The Avenger'' (1933 film), an American drama film * ''The Avenger'' (1937 film), an Australian film * ''The Avengers'' (1942 film), American title of ''The Day Will Dawn'' * ''The Avengers'' (1950 film), an American swashbuckler film * ''The Avenger'' (1960 film), or ''Der Rächer'', a West German film * ''The Avenger'' (1962 film), or ''La leggenda di Enea'', a 1962 Italian film * ''The Avengers'' (TV series), a British series, 1961–1969 * ''The Avengers'' (1998 film), an American adaptation of the British TV series * ''Avenger'' (film), a 2006 adaptation of Frederick Forsyth's novel * ''Avenger'' (TV series), a Japanese anime series * "The Avengers", a 1961 episode of the American TV series '' Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond''

Gaming

* ''Avenger'' (1981 video game) * ''Avengers'' (1987 video game) * Avenger (''Dungeons & Dragons''), a character class * '' Way of the Tiger II: Avenger'', 1986

Literature

* ''The Avenger'' (novel), by Edgar Wallace, 1926 * ''Avenger'' (Shatner novel), a 1997 ''Star Trek'' novel by William Shatner * ''Avenger'' (Forsyth novel), a 2003 novel by Frederick Forsyth * ''The Avengers'', a nonfiction 1968 book by

Michael Bar-Zohar Michael Bar-Zohar ( he, מיכאל בר-זהר, born 30 January 1938) is an Israeli historian, novelist and politician. He was a member of the Knesset on behalf of the Alignment and Labor Party in the 1980s and early 1990s. Biography Born in Bul ...

*''The Avengers: A Jewish War Story'', a 2000 nonfiction book by

Rich Cohen Rich Cohen (born July 30, 1968) is an American non-fiction writer. He is a contributing editor at '' Vanity Fair'' and ''Rolling Stone''. He is co-creator, with Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger and Terence Winter, of the HBO series ''Vinyl''. His ...

Music

Avenger (British band) Avenger are an English heavy metal band from Newcastle. Associated with the new wave of British heavy metal scene, they released two albums in the 1980s before splitting up. The band reunited in 2005. History Brian Ross, Mick Moore and Gary Y ...

, a heavy metal band *

Avengers (band) The Avengers are an American punk rock band formed in 1977 in San Francisco, California, United States. The band recorded an EP, '' We Are the One'' (1977), and after opening for the Sex Pistols worked with Steve Jones, but had not released a ...

, an American punk rock band ** ''Avengers'' (EP), 1979 ** ''Avengers'' (album), 1983 *

The Avengers (New Zealand band) The Avengers were a rock band from New Zealand. They were one of the country's most popular music groups of the 1960s along with The Fourmyula ''The Fourmyula'' were a New Zealand rock group formed in 1967 in Upper Hutt. They achieved cons ...

, a rock band *

Rage (German band) Rage is a German heavy metal band formed in 1984 by Peter "Peavy" Wagner. They were part of the German heavy/speed/power metal scene which emerged in the early to mid-1980s, and have been referred to as one of the country's so-called "big fou ...

, formerly named Avenger * ''The Avenger'' (album), a 1999 album by Amon Amarth

Radio

* ''The Avengers'' (radio series), a South African spin-off of the TV programme * ''The Avenger'' (radio program), the name of two American 1940s radio crime dramas

Military

Aircraft

Avro Avenger The Avro 566 Avenger was a prototype British fighter of the 1920s, designed and built by Avro. It was a single-seat, single-engine biplane of wood and fabric construction. Although it was a streamlined and advanced design, it never entered p ...

, a British 1920s biplane fighter *

General Atomics Avenger The General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger (formerly Predator C) is a developmental unmanned combat aerial vehicle built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for the U.S. military. Design and development Unlike the previous MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 R ...

, an American developmental unmanned combat air vehicle *

Grumman TBF Avenger The Grumman TBF Avenger (designated TBM for aircraft manufactured by General Motors) is an American World War II-era torpedo bomber developed initially for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and eventually used by several air and naval av ...

, a World War II American torpedo bomber *

McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II The McDonnell Douglas/General Dynamics A-12 Avenger II was a proposed American attack aircraft from McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics. It was to be an all-weather, carrier-based stealth bomber replacement for the Grumman A-6 Intruder in ...

, a proposed American attack aircraft

Ships

* ''Avenger''-class escort carrier, a class of British and American World War II ships * ''Avenger''-class mine countermeasures ship, of the U.S. Navy * HMS ''Avenger'', the name of several Royal Navy ships * USS ''Avenger'', the name of several U.S. Navy ships

Tanks

Avenger (tank) The Tank, Cruiser, Challenger (A30) was a British tank of World War II. It mounted the QF 17-pounder anti-tank gun on a chassis derived from the Cromwell tank to add anti-tank firepower to the cruiser tank units. The design compromises made ...

, a development of the Cruiser Mk VIII Challenger

Weaponry

GAU-8 Avenger The General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger is a 30 mm hydraulically driven seven-barrel Gatling-style autocannon that is primarily mounted in the United States Air Force's Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II. Designed to destroy a wide variety of ...

, an aircraft cannon *

AN/TWQ-1 Avenger The Avenger Air Defense System, designated AN/TWQ-1 under the Joint Electronics Type Designation System, is an American self-propelled surface-to-air missile system which provides mobile, short-range air defense protection for ground units agains ...

, an American surface-to-air missile system

Organisations and teams

Lesbian Avengers The Lesbian Avengers were founded in 1992 in New York City, the direct action group was formed with the intent to create an organization that focuses on lesbian issues and visibility through humorous and untraditional activism. The group was foun ...

, a direct action group *

Los Angeles Avengers The Los Angeles Avengers were an Arena Football League team based in Los Angeles, California, from 2000 through 2008. They folded on April 19, 2009. History The Los Angeles Avengers played their home games at the Staples Center, which is also th ...

, an American arena football team *

White Eagles (paramilitary) The White Eagles ( sr, / ), also known as the Avengers (), were a Serbian paramilitary group associated with the Serbian National Renewal (SNO) and the Serbian Radical Party (SRS).Allen, Beverly (1996) ''Rape Warfare: The Hidden Genocide in ...

, or Avengers, a Serbian paramilitary group

Transportation

Air transport

Airborne Avenger The Airborne Avenger is an American ultralight aircraft that was designed and produced by Airborne Wing Design in the early 1980s. The aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guid ...

, an American ultralight aircraft *

Avenger Field Avenger Field is a Texas airport in Nolan County, three miles west of Sweetwater. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a ''general aviation'' facility. Facilities Avenger Field covers 896 acres (363 ...

, an airport in Texas, U.S. *

Fisher Avenger The Avenger is a single-seat, Canadian low-wing, tractor configuration ultralight aircraft. The Avenger was introduced in 1994 and is available as a kit or as plans from Fisher Flying Products.Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer ...

, a Canadian ultralight aircraft

Vehicles

Avenger (truck) The Avenger monster truck, piloted by Columbus, Michigan native Jim Koehler, was created in 1997. The original monster truck sported a forest green Chevrolet S-10, Chevrolet S10 body style and a teal chassis and rims. With the exception of World ...

, an American monster truck *

Argo Avenger The Argo Avenger is an eight-wheeled all terrain vehicle built by Argo. On land the vehicle is steered turning the wheels on the two sides of the vehicle at different speeds. On water the vehicle can be propelled either by the treads on the tir ...

, a Canadian all terrain vehicle *

Bajaj Avenger The Bajaj Avenger is a Cruiser (motorcycle), cruiser style motorcycle designed and manufactured by Bajaj Auto in India. It draws the styling and other design cues from the Kawasaki Eliminator which had an air-cooled, single-cylinder Kawasaki m ...

, an Indian motorcycle *

Dodge Avenger The Dodge Avenger is a front-wheel drive, mid-sized sedan that was marketed by Dodge. The Avenger made its North American debut in 1994 for the 1995 model year as a coupe that was produced until 2000. The model name was reintroduced to the ...

, an American car *

Jeep Avenger The Jeep Avenger is a subcompact crossover SUV (B-segment) to be produced by Jeep in 2023 mainly for the European market. Positioned below the Renegade, it will be the smallest vehicle offered by Jeep. Overview The Avenger was presented on 8 S ...

, a sport utility vehicle *

Fiberfab Avenger GT The Avenger GT was a kit car produced by Fiberfab. It was designed in California and manufactured in the United States and Canada for 12 years, from late 1966 until 1978. History The Avenger GT was the successor to the Aztec in Fiberfab's lineup. ...

, an American kit car *

Hillman Avenger The Hillman Avenger is a rear-wheel drive small family car originally manufactured by the former Rootes division of Chrysler Europe from 1970–1978, badged from 1976 onward as the Chrysler Avenger. Between 1979 and 1981 it was manufactured by ...

, later Chrysler Avenger and Talbot Avenger, a car