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TheAvengersare considered Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes in Marvel Comics for a reason , as the team has successfully save Planet Earth ( and even the entire macrocosm ) on more than one social function . Not only that , but the Avengers are trust to be call upon whenever next danger occurs , and that ’s all due to their successful track record with preceding crisis .
However , the Avengers are n’t always lionise their triumph , as there have been more than a few defeat in the team ’s history as well . In fact , during the former days of the team ’s formation , the Avengers were just get the hang of being world - grade heroes , which of necessity think they ’d stomach a few defeat when going up against more and more knock-down villains . Here are the first 10 villain who defeated the Avengers in Marvel Comics ( in chronological parliamentary procedure ) .
10Space Phantom Destroyed the Avengers RIGHT After They Formed
Avengers#2 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
The Space Phantom is a villain who has the power to shapeshift into anyone he chooses . He apply this power to not only physically dominate the Avengers by using the abilities of their own appendage ( primarily the Hulk ) , butSpace Phantom also create distrust in their ranks , almost causing them to dissever up right when they formed into an official team .
The Avengers eventually rally to victory , but the Space Phantom ’s attack yields more than just the Avengers ’ temporary defeat , as it also result in the Hulk leaving the team he help oneself found , making this deprivation one with a hold out shock on the Avengers .
9Hulk Proved Why He’s the Strongest Avenger
Avengers#3 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Before he leaves the team for a retentive point of time follow Space Phantom ’s fire , the Hulk and the Avengers have a proper fall out , one where the Hulk demonstrate why he ’s popularly considered ‘ the Strongest Avenger ’ . When the Hulk leave at the goal of the last way out , the Avengers went looking for him , even though he clearly did n’t want to be found . This led to a battle when the Avengers finally launch the Hulk , one which terminate with the Hulk once again take a leak a successful escape .
The Avengers fear that the Hulk would be dangerous if leave unchecked , effectively makingHulk as serious in the Avengers ' eyes as a villain , they just did n’t weigh on the fact that they , themselves , were in the most danger of all .
8Namor the Submariner Came Back with a Vengeance
Avengers#4 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
In the premature number , when the Avengers were scouring the globe looking for the Hulk , they inadvertently spark the ira of Namor , who wag a pocket-size war against the Avengers for their transgressions . Namor first fights the Avengers at the end of issue # 3 , but he did n’t overreach the Avengers until this issue , as he , indeed , came back with a vengeance .
While the conflict would cease fairly amicably ( as most do with Namor ) , this fight further confirmedNamor ’s truly god - tier up presence in the Marvel Universe , especially during this era of Marvel canon .
7Masters of Evil Took Down the Avengers Without Throwing a Single Punch
Avengers#7 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
After a string of victories throughout the next few issues , the Avengers finally suffer their match in the form of a team of villains who seem to be their exact opposite word . The Masters of Evil ( more accurately , the new and improved Masters of Evil , as the original looping fail to make much of an impact ) were able to take down Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes without throwing a unmarried punch . After Baron Zemo ( the drawing card of the Masters of Evil ) enroll the Asgardian baddie , the Executioner and Enchantress , Enchantress used her sorcery to taint the mind of the Avengers , squeeze them to fight among themselves .
The Avengers eventually broke free of this spell , but not before they took themselves down as a result of the Masters of Evil ’s hellish ( and wildly effective ) scheme .
6Kang the Conqueror Made the Avengers Look Pathetic
Avengers#8 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Long before becoming the big - bad of the MCU , Kang the Conqueror terrorise the Avengers during his first show in this issue . Using sophisticated technology from the future to inhibit the past , Kang traveled back in time to fulfill his villainous designs . When the Avengers launch an initial tap against him , Kang made them search absolutely pathetic , as he easy overcome each one of them with his sophisticated engineering , incapacitate them with apparently no crusade .
After collecting themselves and using their brains instead of just their brawn , the Avengers were able to save their present from this future conqueror , but not until after Kang made them all look like consummate fools .
5Wonder Man Reluctantly Took Down the Avengers (Before Helping Them)
Avengers#9 by Stan Lee and Don Heck
After the Masters of Evil see succeeder with their new - military recruit , it seems Zemo need to keep that tendency go in this event by create the ultimate super - villain , Wonder Man . Wonder Man is fundamentally unstoppable , with durability that can rival all the Avengers simultaneously - and this effect proves it . admiration Man was created by Zemo to take the Avengers down , and Zemo menace Wonder Man with a ‘ kill - switch ’ if he did n’t do as he was tell . So , Wonder Man played his part to perfection , as he try stiff than all the Avengers combined .
In the remnant , however , Wonder Man realized that he ’d rather die a hero than to retain last as a villain , and he sacrifice himself to save the very heroes he was created to destroy - though not until after he proved that he could ruin them , anyway .
4Count Nefaria Beat the Avengers AND Hurt Their Reputation
Avengers#13 by Stan Lee and Don Heck
Unlike many other Avengers villain , Count Nefaria did n’t apply sheer power to defeat the Avengers , but rather undecomposed old - fashioned trickery . After inviting the Avengers to his castle for a special gathering in their laurels , Nefaria swash the Avengers , rendering them unconscious . He then replicate their likenesses and project his new ‘ fake Avengers ’ to the world , do them out to be a villainous group with designs for world supremacy .
Not only did Count Nefaria physically take down all the Avengers at once through trickery , but he also hurt the squad ’s repute on a global scale of measurement .
3The Kallusians Trapped the Avengers After Invading Planet Earth
Avengers#14 by Stan Lee, Paul Laiken, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby, and Don Heck
The Avengers are no strangers to dealing with alien invaders and extraterrestrial threats , but this first face-off with exotic vanquisher definitely took them off guard . The Kallusians were a wash of alienswho built a subterranean metropolis on Earth in secret . After the Avengers discovered a exclusive Kallusian , they were quickly bombarded by the liveliness forms until each one of Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes succumb to their strength , and were handicap and taken before their leader .
While the Avengers eventually won their freedom and made an agreement with the aliens that resulted in them leaving the planet , that does n’t blot out the fact that they were all but helpless in the face of this secret , highly advanced slipstream , and were effectively vote down by them during their abbreviated conflict .
2The Commissar Took Down the Avengers as a Group AND One-v-One
Avengers#18 by Stan Lee and Don Heck
The Commissar was the living embodiment of the Red Scare , as he was a ‘ tiptop - soldier ’ ( actually an android ) of a nameless communist country who need to leaven his superiority over the America - base Avengers - in the first place Captain America . Unfortunately for the western capitalists , the Commissar nearly win in doing just that . Not only did the scoundrel lure the Avengers into a trap that disenable all of them at once ( which alone is a frustration in and of itself ) , but he also took each of them down one - on - one with the sheer superiority of his strong-arm strength .
The Commissar was finally defeated by Scarlet Witch , who took the scoundrel out with her topsy-turvydom conjuration . But , that does n’t take away fromthe Commissar ’s triumph over all the Avengersat the start of their conflict , nor the fact that he defeat almost all of them one - on - one .
1The Swordsman Nearly Disassembled the Avengers For Good
Avengers#19 by Stan Lee and Don Heck
Not only doesJack Duquesne aka Swordsmanhave a personal connection to Hawkeye ( as he check the Avenger when Clint was just a shaver ) , but he also nearly take apart the Avengers for goodness during his debut . After he outsmarted Captain America by trick him into reckon he was accept by SHIELD to course his own elite task force play under Nick Fury himself , the Swordsman tempt Steve Rogers to an isolated emplacement , where he took him off guard and nearly down him . Plus , with Steve plain leaving the squad , the other Avengers members begin make plans to do the same , which would havedissolved the Avengers before they really even proved themselves to be Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes .
The Swordsman ’s tactics were more about trickery and handling than raw strength or big businessman , which he proved was enough to take down the Avengers , nigh for good .
One thing to keep in mind about each and every one of these defeats is that , afterward , the Avengers came together stronger and more integrated than ever to take down whichever foe momently fix the better of them . Not only that , but each of these frustration ultimately made them unattackable hero in the tenacious political campaign , which pass to the bequest Marvel Comics fans are very aware of today . And it ’s all thanks to these first 10 villains who vote down theAvengersin Marvel Comics .
