First Appearance

First Appearance of Avengers Tower

New Avengers #3 (2005). Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch's 2005 New Avengers headquarters. Avengers Tower (the renamed Stark Tower) is a Manhattan skyscraper that replaced the Avengers Mansion as the team's primary base across the post-Disassembled era.

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New Avengers #3 (2005). Bendis and Finch. Stark Tower is reframed as Avengers Tower in this issue, becoming the team's new base.
Marvel Comics Place Manhattan headquarters of the New Avengers.

Avengers Tower first appears in New Avengers #3 (January 2005), Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch. Stark Tower is reframed as the New Avengers headquarters after the Avengers Mansion's destruction in Avengers Disassembled. The MCU's Stark Tower / Avengers Tower in The Avengers (2012, Joss Whedon) became one of the most-recognized live-action superhero settings; subsequent MCU films retired the tower by Phase 3.

Firsts Timeline

  1. First Appearance January 2005

    New Avengers #3

    By Brian Michael Bendis, David Finch

    Brian Michael Bendis writes; David Finch pencils. Stark Tower is reframed as Avengers Tower as the team's post-Disassembled headquarters. The Manhattan skyscraper replaced the Avengers Mansion (which had been destroyed in Avengers Disassembled). Iron Man owns the building; the Avengers operate out of the upper floors.

  2. MCU Stark Tower May 2012

    The Avengers (2012 film)

    By Joss Whedon

    Joss Whedon directs. The 2012 film established Stark Tower / Avengers Tower in live-action. The Manhattan skyscraper became one of the most-recognized MCU settings; subsequent films retired the tower as the Avengers' base by Phase 3.

What Avengers Tower is

Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch introduced Avengers Tower in New Avengers #3 (January 2005). Stark Tower (the Manhattan skyscraper Iron Man had owned in earlier continuity) was reframed as the team’s post-Disassembled headquarters after the Avengers Mansion’s destruction. The Tower has been the canonical New Avengers base across most subsequent runs. The MCU’s Avengers Tower in The Avengers (2012) became one of the most-recognized live-action superhero settings.

Collector context

New Avengers #3 trades modestly. CGC 9.8 is in the low to mid three figures. The book is recognized as a Bendis Avengers run key.

Frequently asked questions

The questions readers and collectors ask most.

What is Avengers Tower's first appearance?

New Avengers #3 (January 2005), Bendis and Finch. Stark Tower is reframed as Avengers Tower in this issue.

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