Avengers Assemble - Captain America

The 17th of 51 sketch cards done for the Avengers Assemble trading card series by Upper Deck.

This pose is riffed from Jack Kirby’s cover to Avengers #4...

Steve Rogers, aka Captain America created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby
First appearance: Captain America Comics #1, 1941
First Avengers appearance: Avengers #4, 1963
© Marvel Comics

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January 2o12
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Avengers Assemble - Vuk

The 16th of 51 sketch cards done for the Avengers Assemble trading card series by Upper Deck.

Vuk, once confused for the legendary Medusa…

Vuk, from the doomed planet D’Bari, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
First appearance: Avengers #4, 1963
© Marvel Comics

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January 2o12
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Avengers Assemble - Hercules

The 15th of 51 sketch cards done for the Avengers Assemble trading card series by Upper Deck.

Hercules created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
First appearance: Journey Into Mystery, Annual #1, 1965
First Avengers appearance: Avengers #38, 1967
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January 2o12
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Avengers Assemble - Thor

The fourteenth of 51 sketch cards done for the Avengers Assemble trading card series by Upper Deck.

Thor, created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby
First appearance: Journey Into Mystery #83, 1962
First Avengers appearance: Avengers #1, 1963
© Marvel Comics

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January 2o12
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Avengers Assemble - Doctor Strange

The thirteenth of 51 sketch cards done for the Avengers Assemble trading card series by Upper Deck.

The good (and masked) Doctor with the Crystal of Conquest, from issue #61…

Dr Stephen Strange, aka Doctor Strange, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
First appearance: Strange Tales #110, 1963
First Avengers appearance: Avengers #60, 1969
© Marvel Comics

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January 2o12
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Avengers Assemble - Scarlet Witch

The twelfth of 51 sketch cards done for the Avengers Assemble trading card series by Upper Deck.

Bound and chained by Magneto in issue #48...

Wanda Maximoff, aka the Scarlet Witch, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
First appearance: X-Men #4, 1964
First Avengers appearance: Avengers #16, 1965
© Marvel Comics

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January 2o12
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Avengers Assemble - Don Blake

The eleventh of 51 sketch cards done for the Avengers Assemble trading card series by Upper Deck.

Don Blake, sometimes known as Thor, created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby
First appearance: Journey Into Mystery #83, 1962
First Avengers appearance: Avengers #1, 1963
© Marvel Comics

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January 2o12
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