Solo Avengers was an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, and was a spin-off from the company's superhero team title The Avengers. It was published for 20 issues (December 1987–July 1989) until it was renamed Avengers Spotlight with issue #21 (August 1989). The series was cancelled as of issue #40 (January 1991).
The format of the title was usually two stories, one featuring the character Hawkeye and the other a back-up strip showcasing a current or former member of the Avengers. With issue #35, the format changed to exclusively focus on one full-length story.
Artist Amanda Conner's first published work in the comics industry was the 11–page Yellowjacket back-up story in Solo Avengers #12 (November 1988).Creator-Owned Heroes #5 Image Comics. October 2012.
Solo Avengers Issue Character Character Cover date#1Hawkeye MockingbirdDecember 1987#2Captain MarvelJanuary 1988#3Moon KnightFebruary 1988#4Black KnightMarch 1988#5Scarlet WitchApril 1988#6FalconMay 1988#7Black WidowJune 1988#8Hank PymJuly 1988#9HellcatAugust 1988#10Doctor DruidSeptember 1988#11HerculesOctober 1988#12YellowjacketNovember 1988#13Wonder ManDecember 1988#14She-HulkJanuary 1989#15 WaspFebruary 1989#16MoondragonMarch 1989#17NamorApril 1989#18MoondragonMay 1989#19Black PantherJune 1989#20MoondragonJuly 1989
Avengers Spotlight Issue Character Character Cover date#21Hawkeye StarfoxAugust 1989#22SwordsmanSeptember 1989#23VisionOctober 1989#24FirebirdNovember 1989#25Rick JonesNovember 1989#26Iron ManDecember 1989#27Black Widow, Captain Marvel, Hellcat, Moondragon, Firebird, StingrayDecember 1989#28Wonder Man, WaspJanuary 1990#29Iron ManFebruary 1990#30HawkeyeMarch 1990#31HawkeyeU.S. AgentApril 1990#32May 1990#33June 1990#34July 1990#35GilgameshAugust 1990#36HawkeyeSeptember 1990#37Doctor DruidOctober 1990#38TigraNovember 1990#39Black KnightDecember 1990#40VisionJanuary 1991
Avengers: Solo In December 2011, a five-part limited series titled Avengers: Solo was released following the same format as Solo Avengers. Once again, the central story, written by Jen Van Meter and illustrated by Roger Robinson, starred Hawkeye with the cast of Avengers Academy, by Jim McCann and Clayton Harris, in the back-up story.
Collected editions Avengers: Solo Avengers Classic collects Solo Avengers #1–10, 240 pages, February 2012, Avengers: Scarlet Witch includes the Scarlet Witch story from Solo Avengers #5, 232 pages, April 2015, Hawkeye Epic Collection: The Way Of The Arrow collects Solo Avengers #1-20 and Avengers Spotlight #21, October 2023, Hawkeye Epic Collection: Marked for Death collects Avengers Spotlight #22-40 and material from Marvel Comics Presents vol. 1 #83, December 2025,
References
External links Solo Avengers at Comicvine Avengers Spotlight at Comicvine Solo Avengers at Marvel Database Avengers Spotlight at Marvel Database