The Invaders were created by Roy Thomas, out of his love for the Golden Age era characters. They first appeared in Avengers 71, cover date December 1969, though they weren't called Invaders, and they only consisted of Namor the Sub-Mariner, The Original Human Torch and Captain America. But Roy did have Jim Hammond yell their battle cry "Okay Axis, Here We Come!" in this issue when they fought Yellow Jacket, Black Panther, and Vision as champions in a cosmic contest between Kang and the Grandmaster.
The Invaders sort of appeared again in Avengers 97, cover date March 1972, as heroes "summoned" by Rick Jones during the Kree-Skrull War.
They finally appeared as a team named Invaders in an origin story that appeared in Giant Sized Invaders 1, cover date June 1975, with art by Frank Robbins, inked by Vinnie Colleta. And while Churchill gives them their name in the story, according to Roy Thomas' Recollection page in Giant Sized Avengers 1, it was Stan Lee who inadvertently named the team and the title. Stan had intended to use Invaders for a proposed Namor and Hulk anthology or team up book, but that idea fell to the wayside due to the TV show, and Roy Thomas used it instead for this book!
And thus was started the Invaders first ongoing, which ran for 41 issues, an Annual and this Giant Sized issue.
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RECOMMENDED READING
COLLECTED EDITIONS
Invaders Classic v1 (Collects Invaders #1-9, Giant-Size Invaders (1975) #1, and Marvel Premiere #29-30)
Invaders Classic v2 (Collects Invaders #10-21 and Annual #1)
Invaders Classic v3 (Collects Invaders #22-23 and #25-34)
Invaders Classic v4 (Collects Invaders #35-41 and Invaders 1993 #1-4)
Invaders Classic Complete Collection v1 (Collects Giant-Size Invaders #1; Invaders (1975) #1-22, Annual #1; Marvel Premiere (1972) #29-30; Avengers (1963) #71)
Invaders Classic Complete Collection v2 (Collects Invaders (1975) #23, 25-41, Invaders (1993) #1-4, Giant-Size Invaders #2, What If? (1977) #4)
Avengers v3 #5 Once an Invader (Collects Avengers #82-84 and Invaders #0, Avengers (1963) #71 and Invaders Annual #1! )
New Invaders to End All Wars (Collects New Invaders #1-9 )
Invaders Eve of Destruction (Includes Marvel Universe #1-3)
Avengers / Invaders (Collects Avengers Invaders #1-12)
The Torch (Collects The Torch #1-8)
Invaders Now! (Collects Invaders Now #1-5)
All New Invaders v1 Gods and Soldiers (Collects All-New Invaders #1-5)
All New Invaders v2 Original Sin (Collects All-New Invaders #6-10)
All New Invaders v3 The Martians Are Coming (Collects All-New Invaders #11-15)
Secret Empire Brave New World (Collects #1-5)
Invaders v1 War Ghost (Collects #1-6)
Invaders v2 Dead In the Water (Collects #7-12)
Always and Invader (Collects #1-12, Namor the Best Defense #1)
Namor John Byrne Visionaries v2 (Includes Namor #10-18)
Captain America Sentinel of Liberty (Includes Captain America Sentinel of Liberty 2-4)
The Marvels Project (Collects The Marvels Project #1-8)
Captain America The Man With No Face (Collects Captain America #43-48)
Thunderbolts: The Great Escape (includes Thunderbolts #163–165)
SALES FIGURES
Invaders 2019
# 048 Invaders 01 - 36,462 +1000 2nd printing 7 variant covers, including 2 rare
# 086 Invaders 02 - 19,772 + 2nd printing
# 049 Invaders 03 - 33,465 (22,422 calculated actual ordered / #117 dollar ranking) Double Shipped
#114 Invaders 04 - 16,460
#139 Invaders 05 - 15,430
#138 Invaders 06 - 14,792
#080 Invaders 07 - 28,668 (14,334 calculated actual ordered / #156 dollar ranking) Double Shipped
#136 Invaders 08 - 14,248
#155 Invaders 09 - 13,689
#189 Invaders 10 - 13,246
#156 Invaders 11 - 12,667
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LINKS
Invaders Mapping
Alan Kupperberg Interview
Secret Empire Brave New World Order Interview @Marvel.com
Didja Know ... Invaders @Marvel.com
Marvel’s 80th Anniversary: Everything You Need to Know About the Invaders
@CBR
Invaders Tag Articles
The Original Golden Age Human Torch (Jim Hammond) Appreciation
The Whizzer: Master of Speed (Golden Age version) Appreciation
Who were the OTHER Golden Age heroes?
The Invaders WHEN do you prefer them?
Invaders (2019)
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THE ROSTERS
Captain America
Namor the Sub-Mariner
The Original Human Torch
Toro
Bucky
Union Jack
Spitfire
Arakus the Vision
Thin Man
Miss America
Whizzer
Blazing Skull
Silver Scorpion
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12/22/1941 GS Invaders 1 Last edited by Reviresco; 01-01-2021 at 01:37 PM.
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Reposting this from the previous thread, because this question does come up fairly often.
Originally Posted by Electricmastro
Interesting response in regards to how The Invaders is treated in relation to Marvel's Golden Age stories and how they may affect current Marvel continuity (The Invaders #36, January 1979).
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Happy New Year to the Invaders
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My Top (3) Three Favorite covers for Invaders (1975 ongoing series):
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Happy New Year! Originally Posted by Frontier
Happy New Year to the Invaders!
I'm hoping to do a lot of reading with my new Marvel Unlimited subscription, including, of course, The Invaders!Namor the Sub-Mariner, Marvel's oldest character, will have been published for 85 years in 2024. So where's my GOOD Namor anniversary ongoing, Marvel?
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01-04-2021, 10:27 PM #10Citizen of Atlantis
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Hello Invaders Fans! I hope we get a good year and possibly some Invaders mentions in comics as well. I don't have much hope for a new series since we barely finish with the 2019 one but maybe Marvel will deign to grace us with a new series. A few Invaders fan arts I have wanted to post on the board, this one is from 616Toro on twitter, also posted on tumblr
Invaders Holiday Card
"No one should ever question where my allegiance lies." - Namor of Atlantis
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01-04-2021, 10:37 PM #11Astonishing Member
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So I'm curious if we're going to see a new Invaders coming sooner than later given that I would think Marvel wouldn't mind covering that period in time in the movies. Or having a new version being created using a new roster of characters that have taken on legacy names.
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I would love an Invaders series tbh, much better than a movie, they can call it an au verse and then we don't have to worry about the Howling Commandos basically being used as Invaders in the MCU Originally Posted by Darkspellmaster
"No one should ever question where my allegiance lies." - Namor of Atlantis
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LOL! It looks like Cap's wine glass is strategically placed. heheheh A wonderful holiday card! Originally Posted by ImperiusWrecked
Hello Invaders Fans! I hope we get a good year and possibly some Invaders mentions in comics as well. I don't have much hope for a new series since we barely finish with the 2019 one but maybe Marvel will deign to grace us with a new series. A few Invaders fan arts I have wanted to post on the board, this one is from 616Toro on twitter, also posted on tumblr
Invaders Holiday Card
I doubt we'll get another series this year also, but we might get some appearances. Kurt Busiek has a new series coming out where we might get an appearance. Isn't Cap getting a new writer?Namor the Sub-Mariner, Marvel's oldest character, will have been published for 85 years in 2024. So where's my GOOD Namor anniversary ongoing, Marvel?
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It is! So, I added it to the first posts. Thanks!
Oh, and I found the original art in one of the old threads.
As my mind starts turning over various fan fiction ideas. Originally Posted by Ken Ashcroft
I remember seeing some sort of comparison of Byrne's faces for those characters and they WERE all the same! Of course, most comic artists do draw the same faces, and it is the costume or hair that allows the reader to tell them apart.Last edited by Reviresco; 01-14-2021 at 11:32 AM.
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In case anyone missed the last post from the previous thread. This came out ... last week, I believe.
If you didn't pick up the floppies or the two trades, you can supposedly buy this wonderful oversized hardcover that collects ALL the Zdarsky issues, including the Namor Best Defense issue he and Carlos Magno did.
ALWAYS AND INVADER
The greatest generation of Marvel heroes is back - to stop one of their own! Namor the Sub-Mariner, monarch of Atlantis, has once again declared war on the surface world - and this time he means to win at any cost! But he won't find allies in Captain America, the Human Torch and the Winter Soldier. All three fought by Namor's side in World War II as the Invaders, but now they stand as enemies! Namor's deadly plans are as far-reaching as the ocean, and it's up to the Invaders to stop him - but what chance do they have against a former ally who knows all their wartime strategies and fighting tactics? Namor's secret history is revealed, the Torch is transformed - and the world is forever changed. But can Namor possibly be redeemed? Collecting NAMOR: THE BEST DEFENSE and INVADERS (2019) #1-12. Rated T+
My copy hasn't arrived, yet, but I went with the Alex Ross cover.
Namor the Sub-Mariner, Marvel's oldest character, will have been published for 85 years in 2024. So where's my GOOD Namor anniversary ongoing, Marvel?
