The Avengers premiered on May 4, 2012 The Avengers Box Office revenue was $1.521 billion dollars The Avengers budget was $225 million dollars The Avengers was the the 6th and final film of Phase 1
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1st appearance and origin of Captain America
[December 2025 - Chris Evans to return as Captain America in Avengers: Doomsday]
1st appearance of James Buchanan Barnes aka Bucky, later becomes the Winter Soldier
1st appearance of the Red Skull, George Maxon, an agent of the true Red Skull
1st appearance of Doctor Reinstein aka Doctor Erskine, the inventor of the Super Soldier serum
1st appearance of Hurricane, later becomes Makkari
1st appearance of Tuk the Cave Boy, first offspring of the Inhumans
Introduction of Project Rebirth, the Super Soldier Program that eventually expanded into Weapon Plus
💰 In April 2022, a 9.4 sold for $3,120,000 (San Francisco Pedigree)
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Captain America portrayed by Chris Evans
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1st appearance and origin of Captain America
[December 2025 - Chris Evans to return as Captain America in Avengers: Doomsday]
1st appearance of James Buchanan Barnes aka Bucky, later becomes the Winter Soldier
1st appearance of the Red Skull, George Maxon, an agent of the true Red Skull
1st appearance of Doctor Reinstein aka Doctor Erskine, the inventor of the Super Soldier serum
1st appearance of Hurricane, later becomes Makkari
1st appearance of Tuk the Cave Boy, first offspring of the Inhumans
Introduction of Project Rebirth, the Super Soldier Program that eventually expanded into Weapon Plus
💰 In April 2022, a 9.4 sold for $3,120,000 (San Francisco Pedigree)
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Captain America portrayed by Chris Evans
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1st appearance of Stan Lee in a comic book as an illustrated character
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1st appearance of Stan Lee in a comic book as an illustrated character
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1st appearance and origin of the Hulk
1st appearance of Betty Ross
1st appearance of Rick Jones
1st appearance of General 'Thunderbolt' Ross
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The Hulk portrayed by Mark Ruffalo
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1st appearance and origin of the Hulk
1st appearance of Betty Ross
1st appearance of Rick Jones
1st appearance of General 'Thunderbolt' Ross
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The Hulk portrayed by Mark Ruffalo
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1st appearance and origin of Thor
Introduction of Thor's hammer, Mjolnir
1st team appearance of the Kronans, a race of rock-like aliens
1st appearance of Donald Blake, the human host of Thor
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Thor portrayed by Chris Hemsworth
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1st appearance and origin of Thor
Introduction of Thor's hammer, Mjolnir
1st team appearance of the Kronans, a race of rock-like aliens
1st appearance of Donald Blake, the human host of Thor
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Thor portrayed by Chris Hemsworth
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1st appearance of Iron Man
Debut of Iron Man's 'Model 1' armor
1st appearance of Wong-Chu, a Viet Cong warlord and Iron Man's first enemy
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Iron Man portrayed by Robert Downey Jr.
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1st appearance of Iron Man
Debut of Iron Man's 'Model 1' armor
1st appearance of Wong-Chu, a Viet Cong warlord and Iron Man's first enemy
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Iron Man portrayed by Robert Downey Jr.
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1st appearance of Sgt. Nick Fury
1st team appearance of the Howling Commandos: Happy Sam Sawyer, Dino Manelli, Dum Dum Dugan, Junior Juniper, Rebel Ralston and Gabe Jones, the first ongoing black character in the mainstream Marvel Universe (post Fantastic Four #1)
In the book, Stan Lee's Amazing Marvel Universe, Stan explains Gabe Jones was intended to be black but due to a printing error, he was the same color as the other soldiers. Gabe's skin tone is noticeably different in the next issue though it doesn't appear to be a natural skin color
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Nick Fury portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson
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1st appearance of Sgt. Nick Fury
1st team appearance of the Howling Commandos: Happy Sam Sawyer, Dino Manelli, Dum Dum Dugan, Junior Juniper, Rebel Ralston and Gabe Jones, the first ongoing black character in the mainstream Marvel Universe (post Fantastic Four #1)
In the book, Stan Lee's Amazing Marvel Universe, Stan explains Gabe Jones was intended to be black but due to a printing error, he was the same color as the other soldiers. Gabe's skin tone is noticeably different in the next issue though it doesn't appear to be a natural skin color
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Nick Fury portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson
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1st team appearance and origin of the Avengers: Hulk, Iron Man, Wasp, Thor, Ant-Man
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Loki portrayed by Tom Hiddleston
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1st team appearance and origin of the Avengers: Hulk, Iron Man, Wasp, Thor, Ant-Man
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Loki portrayed by Tom Hiddleston
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1st appearance of the Black Widow, Natasha Romanova
Death of the first Crimson Dynamo
1st appearance and death of the second Crimson Dynamo, Boris Turgenov
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Black Widow portrayed by Scarlett Johansson
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1st appearance of the Black Widow, Natasha Romanova
Death of the first Crimson Dynamo
1st appearance and death of the second Crimson Dynamo, Boris Turgenov
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Black Widow portrayed by Scarlett Johansson
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1st appearance and origin of Hawkeye
3rd appearance of Black Widow
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Hawkeye portrayed by Jeremy Renner
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1st appearance and origin of Hawkeye
3rd appearance of Black Widow
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Hawkeye portrayed by Jeremy Renner
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Introduction of the Cosmic Cube
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1st appearance of Thanos, an Eternal from Titan born with the Deviants gene
1st cameo appearance of Eros aka Starfox, brother of Thanos
1st appearance of Kronos, Grandfather of Thanos
1st appearance of Mentor, father of Thanos
1st appearance of Drax the Destroyer, created by Kronus to kill Thanos
1st appearance of the Blood Brothers
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Thanos portrayed by Damon Poitier
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1st appearance of Thanos, an Eternal from Titan born with the Deviants gene
1st cameo appearance of Eros aka Starfox, brother of Thanos
1st appearance of Kronos, Grandfather of Thanos
1st appearance of Mentor, father of Thanos
1st appearance of Drax the Destroyer, created by Kronus to kill Thanos
1st appearance of the Blood Brothers
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Thanos portrayed by Damon Poitier
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1st appearance of the Mind Gem
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Death of Warlock
Death of Pip the Troll
Death of Gamora
1st appearance of all six Infinity Gems: Soul, Time, Space, Mind, Reality, Power
First battle of Thanos and Warlock
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Death of Warlock
Death of Pip the Troll
Death of Gamora
1st appearance of all six Infinity Gems: Soul, Time, Space, Mind, Reality, Power
First battle of Thanos and Warlock
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First mention of Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S., a prison facility and lab where renewable energy is studied
1st appearance of Jude the Entropic Man
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First mention of Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S., a prison facility and lab where renewable energy is studied
1st appearance of Jude the Entropic Man
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1st appearance of Nick Fury bearing a likeness to Samuel L. Jackson
1st appearance of Ultimate Nick Fury is in Ultimate Team-Up #5
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Nick Fury portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson
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1st appearance of Nick Fury bearing a likeness to Samuel L. Jackson
1st appearance of Ultimate Nick Fury is in Ultimate Team-Up #5
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Nick Fury portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson
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1st appearance of the Chitauri
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1st official team appearance of the New Avengers: Captain America, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Luke Cage, Spider-Woman
1st appearance of Maria Hill, former director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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Maria Hill portrayed by Cobie Smulders
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1st official team appearance of the New Avengers: Captain America, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Luke Cage, Spider-Woman
1st appearance of Maria Hill, former director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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Maria Hill portrayed by Cobie Smulders
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1st appearance of Phil Coulson, agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. in comic books from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, not in-continuity
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Phil Coulson portrayed by Clark Gregg
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1st appearance of Phil Coulson, agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. in comic books from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, not in-continuity
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Phil Coulson portrayed by Clark Gregg
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Introduction of J.A.R.V.I.S. [Just Another Rather Very Intelligent System], an AI system created by Tony Stark
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J.A.R.V.I.S. voiced by Paul Bettany
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Introduction of J.A.R.V.I.S. [Just Another Rather Very Intelligent System], an AI system created by Tony Stark
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J.A.R.V.I.S. voiced by Paul Bettany
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1st appearance of Erik Selvig, a leading scientist in the research of the Cosmic Cube
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Dr. Selvig portrayed by Stellan Skarsgard
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1st appearance of Erik Selvig, a leading scientist in the research of the Cosmic Cube
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Dr. Selvig portrayed by Stellan Skarsgard
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