List of West Coast Avengers members explained

The West Coast Avengers were created as an expansion of the main Avengers team, when The Vision appointed Hawkeye as the West Coast chair in Avengers vol. 1 #243. Active team members, as of December 2018,^[1] are highlighted in bold below.

Founders

width=15%	Character	width=16%	Real Name	width=28%	Joined in	Notes
Hawkeye a.k.a. Goliath, Ronin	Clinton Francis Barton	West Coast Avengers #1 (September 1984)	Originally joined in Avengers #16 (May 1965). Current member of the main Avengers team,^[2] and the Secret Avengers.
Mockingbird	Barbara "Bobbi" Barton (née Morse)		Former member of the New Avengers and the Secret Avengers.
War Machine a.k.a. Iron Man 2.0, Iron Patriot	James Rupert "Rhodey" Rhodes		Rejoined as War Machine in Avengers West Coast #94 (May 1993). Former member of the Secret Avengers.
Wonder Man	Simon Williams		Originally joined in Avengers #182 (April 1979). Former member of the Avengers Unity Squad.
Tigra a.k.a. The Cat	Greer Grant Nelson		Originally joined in Avengers #211 (September 1981).

Recruits

Avengers members recruited by Hawkeye as the West Coast Avengers chair.

width=15%	Character	width=16%	Real Name	width=28%	Joined in	Notes
Iron Man	Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark	West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #1 (October 1985)	Originally joined in Avengers #1 (September 1963). Expelled for Armor War.^[3] ^[4]
The Thing	Benjamin Jacob Grimm	West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #9 (June 1986)	Accepted membership after assisting West Coast team, but left before official vote was taken.^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9] ^[10] Former member of the New Avengers.
Hank Pym a.k.a. Ant Man, Giant-Man, Goliath, Yellowjacket	Dr. Henry "Hank" Jonathan Pym	West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #21 (June 1987)	Originally joined in Avengers #1 (September 1963). One of only two members, the other being Kelsey Leigh (Captain Britain), who have Avengers status in both their civilian and superhero guises.
Moon Knight	Marc Spector, Steven Grant and Jake Lockley		Gained full membership in West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #33.^[11] Former member of the Secret Avengers.
Firebird a.k.a. Espirita	Bonita Juárez	West Coast Avengers Annual #2 (1987)	Given reserve status after assisting West Coast team.
The Wasp	Janet van Dyne (a.k.a. Janet Pym)	West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #32 (May 1988)	Originally joined in Avengers #1 (September 1963). Current member of the Avengers Unity Squad.
Scarlet Witch	Wanda Maximoff (a.k.a. Wanda Frank)	West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #37 (October 1988)	Originally joined in Avengers #16 (May 1965). Current member of the Avengers.
Vision	Victor Shade (alias)		Originally joined in Avengers #58 (November 1968). Current member of the Avengers.

Other recruits

width=15%	Character	width=16%	Real Name	width=28%	Joined in	Notes
U.S. Agent a.k.a. Super-Patriot, Captain America	John Frank Walker, Jack Daniels (alias)	West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #44 (May 1989)	Appointed to West Coast team by government. Left during UN Charter,^[12] and later gained official membership.^[13]
Human Torch	Jim Hammond (alias)	Avengers West Coast #50 (November 1989)
Quicksilver	Pietro Django Maximoff (a.k.a. Pietro Frank)	Avengers West Coast #56 (March 1990)	Originally joined in Avengers #16 (May 1965).
Machine Man a.k.a. X-51	Aaron Stack (alias)	Avengers West Coast #69 (April 1991)	Given reserve status after assisting West Coast team.^[14] Active in Avengers West Coast #83 (June 1992). Removed from roster in X-51 #4 (1999).
Living Lightning	Miguel Santos	Avengers West Coast #74 (September 1991)
Spider-Woman a.k.a. Arachne	Julia Carpenter
Darkhawk	Christopher Powell	Avengers West Coast #94 (May 1993)	Joined as a reserve member.

A Fresh Start recruits

width=15%	Character	width=16%	Real Name	width=28%	Joined in	Notes
Hawkeye	Kate Bishop	West Coast Avengers Vol. 3 #1 (October 2018)	Current team leader; former member of the Young Avengers
Fuse	Johnny Watts
Miss America	America Chavez		Former member of the Ultimates and Young Avengers
Gwenpool	Gwen Poole
Kid Omega	Quentin Quire		Former member of the Xavier Institute
Jeff the Baby Landshark	Jeff	West Coast Avengers Vol. 3 #8 (January 2019)	First appeared in West Coast Avengers Vol. 3 #7, and was added to the team in West Coast Avengers #8
Alloy	Ramone Watts	West Coast Avengers Vol. 3 #10 (June 2019)

Honorary

Heroes that have been granted honorary status during their lifetime or posthumously for acts of great courage and/or sacrifice.

width=14%	Character	width=18%	Real Name	width=24%	Joined in	Notes
Moira Brandon	Moira Brandon	Avengers West Coast vol. 2 #100 (November 1993)	Honorary founding member of the West Coast Team. Status given in flashback taking place before West Coast Avengers vol. 1.

See also

• List of Avengers members

Notes and References

1. Kelly Thompson. Daniele Di Nicuolo . West Coast Avengers . 3 . 6 . December 2018. .
2. Web site: Hawkeye Rejoins The Avengers . . February 5, 2010.
3. West Coast Avengers #31 (March 1987)
4. Web site: Iron Man: An Avenger Once Again. . February 5, 2010.
5. Marc Steven Sumerak . Eric Eng Wong . John G. Roshell . An A-Z Compedium of Earth's Mighiest Heroes . Avengers Casebook 1999 . 1 . 1 . February 2000 . .
6. The Avengers Log vol. 1 #1 (February 1994). Published by Marvel Comics.
7. Avengers vol. 1 #305 (July 1989). Published by Marvel Comics.
8. All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z, Vol. 1. Published by Marvel Comics.
9. Avengers vol. 3 #1 After being called to a meeting, Reed Richards comments "I know all three of us have served as Avengers..." in reference to himself, the Invisible Woman, and The Thing.
10. [Tom DeFalco]
11. Mark Gruenwald . Avengers Membership . The Avengers . 300 . February 1989 . 47–49 . . .
12. Avengers West Coast vol. 2 #69 (April 1991). Published by Marvel Comics.
13. Avengers West Coast vol. 2 #74 (September 1991). Published by Marvel Comics.
14. Avengers West Coast Annual #5 (1990). Published by Marvel Comics.