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.
From a Golden Age: The Invaders Appreciation 2014-2018
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From a Golden Age: The Invaders Appreciation 2022
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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)
Invaders Omnibus May 3, 2022 (Collects Giant-Size Invaders (1975) 1-2, Invaders (1975) 1-41, Invaders Annual (1977) 1, Marvel Premiere (1972) 29-30, Avengers (1963) 71, Invaders (1993) 1-4, What If? (1977) 4, Fantastic Four Annual (1963) 11, Marvel Two-in-One Annual (1976) 1, Marvel Two-in-One (1974) 20, material from Captain America Comics (1941) 22)
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)
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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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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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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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Happy New Year Invaders!
[Quote Originally Posted by Thor-El 10-15-2020 12:32 PM]
"Jason Aaron should know there is already a winner of the Phoenix Force and his name is Phoenixx9."
Like a Red Dragon, The Phoenix shall Soar in 2024!
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01-01-2022, 01:11 AM #8Marvel's 1st Superhero
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Happy New Year, Phoenixx9! Originally Posted by Phoenixx9
This was posted in the Namor thread, but it definitely needs to be here. I think this is probably one of the best Invaders cosplay I've seen.
Originally Posted by namorcosplay
The Invaders have landed!
My favorite Marvel team of all time, so happy that I was able to bring together a group of other talented cosplayers so I could bring The Invaders to life in cosplay form!
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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I know it's next to impossible, but I'm hoping there'll be more material for The Invaders
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01-01-2022, 06:59 AM #10Eye-rolling bajuszbetyár
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There'll be also an Invaders Omnibus coming this May
- just a small addition to the excellent Recommended Reading/Collected Editions list by Reviresco:
Invaders Omnibus (Hardcover)
May 3, 2022
COLLECTING: Giant-Size Invaders (1975) 1-2, Invaders (1975) 1-41, Invaders Annual (1977) 1, Marvel Premiere (1972) 29-30, Avengers (1963) 71, Invaders (1993) 1-4, What If? (1977) 4, Fantastic Four Annual (1963) 11, Marvel Two-in-One Annual (1976) 1, Marvel Two-in-One (1974) 20, material from Captain America Comics (1941) 22BL and comics fan. 🌈 ----- For those saying BL is "pandering to fujos! Too girly! It's fetishization!!!" --> https://www.fujoshi.info/ (a website with academic resources on Queer Media Studies in Asia and LGBTQIA+ history)
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Great thread. Thanks for all the work team.
It did tug at my heart a little, where they discussed getting ready as they "buzz bomb" toward the 50th issue(which, clearly never appeared, as the original Invaders run ended at 41).
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Happy 2022, Invaders and their fans!
Peace
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Happy New Year to the Invaders and their fans
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Happy New Year to all!
I wouldn't say that. I think Tom Brevroot has a soft spot for the Invaders. They've certainly been given quite a few mini-series over the last decade. Originally Posted by K7P5V
I know it's next to impossible, but I'm hoping there'll be more material for The Invaders
Thanks! Will definitely be adding this to the list, as well as to my own personal collection. : ) Originally Posted by The Invincible Beawulf
There'll be also an Invaders Omnibus coming this May - just a small addition to the excellent Recommended Reading/Collected Editions list by Reviresco:
Invaders Omnibus (Hardcover)
May 3, 2022
COLLECTING: Giant-Size Invaders (1975) 1-2, Invaders (1975) 1-41, Invaders Annual (1977) 1, Marvel Premiere (1972) 29-30, Avengers (1963) 71, Invaders (1993) 1-4, What If? (1977) 4, Fantastic Four Annual (1963) 11, Marvel Two-in-One Annual (1976) 1, Marvel Two-in-One (1974) 20, material from Captain America Comics (1941) 22Namor 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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01-03-2022, 01:58 AM #15The Spirits of Vengeance
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Originally Posted by Reviresco
Oops! I meant no offense. Didn't realize we had an ally.
