The West Coast Avengers Annual

Running four issues from 1986 to 1989, Marvel’s West Coast Avengers Annual offered a series of oversized, standalone adventures for the team’s rotating roster. Most frequently written by Steve Englehart, Danny Fingeroth, and Fabian Nicieza, with art from the likes of Al Milgrom and Mark Bright, these issues tended to spotlight heavy hitters like Iron Man, Hawkeye, and Captain America in team-ups that expanded on the main series’ storylines. It’s a fun, era-defining snapshot of the West Coast branch’s heyday, packed with the kind of guest-star firepower that made annuals a treat for ’80s Marvel readers.