The Mighty Avengers vs. the 1970s

Explore the Stories Behind the Legends

The team that defined a generation—and reshaped a universe.

The Avengers was the comic book of the 1970s. From Civil Rights to the Women's Liberation Movement, battles for the soul of America became battles between super heroes.

Writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby co—created the all—star group of six super heroes in September 1963. From there, just three main writers chronicled Earth's Mightiest Heroes in that most turbulent of decades: Roy Thomas, St...