Avengers Crossover Story Arcs

This is a listing of significant multi-part Avengers crossovers (omitting one-issue guest shots). During these story arcs, sometimes the Avengers appear outside their title, and sometimes they don't. An attempt has been made to note most (but probably not all) of the Avengers appearances with the placement of an asterisk (*) next to the relevant issue. The list is chronological, with Avengers appearances color-coded in the following fashion:

Avengers starring in crossover story arcs

Avengers participating in epic crossover story arcs

Avengers participating in X-Men crossover story arcs

The Avengers vs. The X-Men * (1968)
1 - X-Men 45
2 - Avengers 53
The Avengers and Hulk * (1971)
1 - Avengers 88
2 - Incredible Hulk 140
Avengers vs. Defenders * (1973)
1 - Avengers 115
2 - Defenders 8
3 - Avengers 116
4 - Defenders 9
5 - Avengers 117
6 - Defenders 10
7 - Avengers 118
8 - Defenders 11
The Wedding of Pietro and Crystal * (1974)
1 - Avengers 127
2 - Fantastic Four 150
The Celestial Madonna * (1974-75)
1 - Avengers 128
2 - Avengers 129
3 - Giant-Size Avengers 2
4 - Avengers 130
5 - Avengers 131
6 - Avengers 132
7 - Giant-Size Avengers 3
8 - Avengers 133
9 - Avengers 134
10 - Avengers 135
11 - Giant-Size Avengers 4
The Final Threat * (1977)
1 - Avengers A7
2 - Marvel Two-In-One A2
The Battle Against Annihilus (1983)
prelude - Marvel Two-In-One 75 * (1981)
1 - Fantastic Four 251-255
2 - Avengers 232 *
3 - Fantastic Four 256 *, Avengers 233 *
epilogue - Fantastic Four 257 *, Avengers 234-235 *
Contest of Champions * (1983)
Marvel Super Heroes Contest of Champions 1-3
Secret Wars * (1984)
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars 1-12
Brotherly Love * (1985)
1 - WCA 1
2 - Vision & Scarlet Witch mini-series (vol.2) 1
3 - WCA 2
4 - Vision & Scarlet Witch mini-series (vol.2) 2
The War to End All Skrulls * (1985)
prelude - Avengers 255-260 (Nebula/Skrull sub-plot)
1 - Avengers A14, Fantastic Four A19
epilogue - Avengers 261 (ties into Secret Wars II)
Secret Wars II (1985-86)
1 - SW II 1, New Mutants 30, Cap 308, Uncanny X-Men 196, Iron Man 197
2 - SW II 2, Web of Spider-Man 6, Amazing Spider-Man 268, Fantastic Four 282
3 - SW II 3, Daredevil 223, Hulk 312, Avengers 260 *
4 - SW II 4 *, Dazzler 40, Alpha Flight 28, ROM 72, Avengers 261 *
5 - SW II 5 *, Dr. Strange 74, Thing 30, Fantastic Four 285
6 - SW II 6, Power Pack 18, Thor 363, Micronauts 16, Power Man & Iron Fist 121, Cloak and Dagger 4
7 - SW II 7, New Mutants 36, Amazing Spider-Man 273, Uncanny X-Men 202, New Defenders 152, Spectacular Spider-Man 111
8 - SW II 8 *, New Mutants 37, Amazing Spider-Man 274, Avengers 265 *, Uncanny X-Men 203, Fantastic Four 288
9 - SW II 9 *
epilogue Avengers 266 *
Phoenix Rising: The Resurrection of Jean Grey & X-Factor Formation (1986)
prelude - New Defenders 152 (ties into Secret Wars II)
1 - Avengers 263 *
2 - Fantastic Four 286 *
3 - X-Factor 1
Avengers/Alpha Flight vs. Attuma/Atlantis (1986)
prelude - Avengers 270, Alpha Flight 36
1 - Alpha Flight 39
2 - Avengers 272
X-Men vs. Avengers mini-series (1987)
prelude - New Mutants 41
X-Men vs. Avengers 1-4 *
Evolutionary War (1988 Annuals)
1 - X-Factor A3
2 - Punisher A1
3 - Silver Surfer A1
4 - New Mutants A4
5 - Fantastic Four A21
6 - Amazing Spider-Man A22
7 - Uncanny X-Men A12
8 - Web of Spider-Man A4
9 - AWC A3 *
10 - Spectacular Spider-Man A8
11 - Avengers A17 *
12 - Alf A1
What If? (vol.2) 1 - The Avengers lost the Evolutionary War *
Inferno (1988-89)
X-Terminators 1-4 (prelude)
New Mutants 71-74
Uncanny X-Men 240-243
X-Factor 36-39
Amazing Spider-Man 311-313
Avengers 298-300 *
Daredevil 262-264
Excalibur 6-7
Fantastic Four 322-324
Power Pack 42-44
Spectacular Spider-Man 146-148
Web of Spider-Man 47-48
What If? (vol.2) 6 - The X-Men lost Inferno *
Atlantis Attacks (1989 Annuals)
1 - Silver Surfer A2
2 - Iron Man A10
3 - Uncanny X-Men A13
4 - Amazing Spider-Man A23
5 - Punisher A2
6 - Spectacular Spider-Man A9
7 - Daredevil A4
8 - Avengers A18 *
9 - New Mutants A5
10 - X-Factor A4
11 - Web of Spider-Man A5
12 - AWC A4 *
13 - Thor A14 *
14 - Fantastic Four A22 *
What If? (vol.2) 25 - The Marvel Heroes lost Atlantis Attacks *
Acts of Vengeance (1989-90)
Alpha Flight 79-80
Amazing Spider-Man 326-329
Avengers 310-313, A19 (epilogue) *
Avengers Spotlight 26-29 *
AWC 53-55 *
Cap 365 *, 366-367
Cloak & Dagger 8-10
Damage Control 1-4
Daredevil 275-276
Dr. Strange 11-13
Fantastic Four 334 *, 335-336
Hulk 363
Iron Man 250-252
Marvel Comics Presents 64-71
Moon Knight 8-10
New Mutants 84-86
Punisher 28-29
Punisher War Journal 12-13
Power Pack 53
Quasar 5 *, 6
Spectacular Spider-Man 158-160
Thor 410-413
Uncanny X-Men 256-258
Web of Spider-Man 59-62
Wolverine 19-20
X-Factor 50
The Terminus Factor * (1990 Annuals)
1 - Cap A9
2 - Iron Man A11
3 - Thor A15
4 - AWC A5
5 - Avengers A19
Infinity Gauntlet (1991)
Infinity Gauntlet 1-6 *
tie-ins - Dr. Strange 34-36, Hulk 386, Quasar 27, Silver Surfer 56-60, Sleepwalker 6-7
Subterranean Wars (1991 Annuals)
1 - Avengers A20 *
2 - Incredible Hulk A17
3 - Namor The Sub-Mariner A1
4 - Iron Man A12
5 - AWC A6 *
Operation Galactic Storm * (1992)
1 - Cap 398
2 - AWC 80
3 - Quasar 32
4 - Wonder Man 7
5 - Avengers 345
6 - Iron Man 278
7 - Thor 445
8 - Cap 399
9 - AWC 81
10 - Quasar 33
11 - Wonder Man 8
12 - Avengers 346
13 - Iron Man 279
14 - Thor 446
15 - Cap 400
16 - AWC 82
17 - Quasar 34
18 - Wonder Man 9
19 - Avengers 347
epilogue - Cap 401, AWC 83
aftermath - Quasar 35
Citizen Kang (1992 Annuals)
1 - Cap A11
2 - Thor A17
3 - Fantastic Four A25 *
4 - Avengers A21 *
Assault on Armor City (1992 Annuals)
1 - Darkhawk A1
2 - AWC A7 *
3 - Iron Man A13
Bloodties * (1992)
1 - Avengers 368
2 - X-Men 26
3 - AWC 101
4 - Uncanny X-Men 307
5 - Avengers 369
Taking A.I.M. * (1995)
prelude - Cap 439
1 - Cap 440
2 - Avengers 387
3 - Cap 441
4 - Avengers 388
The Crossing * (1995-96)
prelude - Force Works 15, Iron Man 319, Avengers 390
1 - Avengers: The Crossing
2 - Force Works 16
3 - Iron Man 320
4 - Avengers 391
5 - Avengers 392
6 - Iron Man 321
7 - Force Works 17
8 - War Machine 20
9 - Iron Man 322
10 - Force Works 18
11 - War Machine 21
12 - Iron Man 323
13 - Avengers 393
14 - Force Works 19
15 - War Machine 22
16 - Force Works 20
17 - Iron Man 324
18 - Avengers 394
19 - Avengers: Timeslide
20 - War Machine 23
21 - Iron Man 325
22 - Avengers 395
aftermath - Iron Man: Age of Innocence
First Sign * (1996)
1 - Cap 449
2 - Thor 496
3 - Iron Man 326
4 - Avengers 396
Onslaught (1996)
prelude - Cable 32-33, Uncanny X-Men 322, 333-334, X-Men 49-50, 53-54, X-Force 46, Onslaught: X-Men 1
Phase 1 - Avengers 401 *, Fantastic Four 415 *, X-Man 18, Cable 34, Uncanny X-Men 335 *, X-Men 55 *
Impact 1 - Excalibur 100, Generation X 18, Hulk 444, Wolverine 104, X-Factor 125, X-Force 57
Phase 2 - Fantastic Four 416 *, X-Man 19, Uncanny X-Men 336 *, X-Men 56 *, Cable 35
Impact 2 - Avengers 402 *, Generation X 19, Green Goblin 12, Hulk 445 *, Iron Man 332 *, Punisher 11, Spider-Man 72, Amazing Spider-Man 415, Wolverine 105, X-Factor 126, X-Force 58, Onslaught: Marvel Universe 1 *, Onslaught: Epilogue
Live Kree or Die * (1998)
1 - Iron Man 7
2 - Cap 8
3 - Quicksilver 10
4 - Avengers 7
Domination Factor * (1999-00)
1 - Domination Factor: Fantastic Four 1.1
2 - Domination Factor: Avengers 1.2
3 - Domination Factor: Fantastic Four 2.3
4 - Domination Factor: Avengers 2.4
5 - Domination Factor: Fantastic Four 3.5
6 - Domination Factor: Avengers 3.6
7 - Domination Factor: Fantastic Four 4.7
8 - Domination Factor: Avengers 4.8
Avengers/Thunderbolts vs. Nefaria (2000)
1 - Thunderbolts 42
2 - Avengers 32 *
3 - Thunderbolts 43
4 - Avengers 33 *
5 - Thunderbolts 44 *
6 - Avengers 34 *
The Rama-Tut Run-Around (5000 BC)
1 - Fantastic Four 19 (1963)
2 - Dr. Strange (vol.2) 53 (1982)
3 - WCA 20-22 * (1987)
4 - Rise of Apocalypse mini-series 1-4 (1996)

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Updated Sept 2000