User blog:ARTaylor/30 Years of West Coast Avengers

This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the West Coast Avengers. The team, the first of many spin-offs from the main group, first appeared in West Coast Avengers #1 released in September 1984. Formed by Hawkeye, the team was initially comprised of Vision, Mockingbird, Tigra, Wonder Man, and James Rhodes then using the title Iron Man and later included the Tony Stark Iron Man, Thing, Ant-Man, Wasp, Scarlet Witch, U.S. Agent, Human Torch, Quicksilver, Spider-Woman, and Darkhawk. The disbanding of the team eventually lead to Force Works before that team disbanded. The team was the basis for the composition of the team seen in The Avengers: United They Stand and was briefly referenced in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episode "The Casket of Ancient Winters".