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I will point something out, for a large part of their history, the Avengers did NOT feature Marvel's top heroes. At all.

I know there's been the comparison between the Avengers and Justice League but Marvel hasn't really treated the Avengers like the way DC treated the JL.

Outside of the "Detroit era" and the "Ha-ha Justice League (which was one of the best ever runs on the title), the JL has always featured DC's top guys. The Avengers on the other hand have been collections of C to D-list characters at best for extended periods of time. Marvel didn't exactly place the Avengers at the forefront of their universe until The Ultimates in 2002 or so and then New Avengers in 2004 (or thereabout).
Although in-universe The Avengers as a team are often regarded the same way the League is and as a prestige name even if a lot of more obscure or lesser known names found their place in the group.