Captain America (vol. 1) #156 (Dec. 1972): "Two Into One Won't Go!", page 8, panel 4:
desk sergeant: "...if there's a fake Captain America in this city, like you say--- how do I know you're not him?"
Captain America answered: "I see your point, Sergeant. Will you settle for a slightly water-soaked identification card from the Avengers?"
Captain America (vol. 1) #158 (Feb. 1973): "The Crime Wave Breaks!", page 11, panel 3:
Captain America: "But this is the part of the "Basic Superhero Exercises" that boggles my mind! Leaping into thin air, aiming for a slim pole-- spinning on it and dropping again. I wonder if the Avengers can apply for a group-rate hospital plan?"
Captain America (vol. 1) #167 (Nov. 1973): "Ashes to Ashes", page 11, panel 4:
Captain America (to Peggy Carter): "Mademoiselle... You can't fight with me. It just wouldn't be safe for you. The Nazis were children compared to the supervillains of today. Besides, with the Avengers and Falc, I have all the partners I need."
Captain America (vol. 1) #168 (Dec. 1973): "...And a Phoenix Shall Arise!", pages 8, 15, 20:
(pg. 8) Captain America: "I won't risk the Falcon catching one that's meant for Captain America-- the way Bucky Barnes did! Maybe that's been my trouble with ALL the partners I've had since I was 'resurrected--' Rick Jones-- the Falcon-- Nick Fury-- even Sharon and the Avengers to some extent-- subconsciously, I've been seeing Bucky in them!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #169 (Jan. 1974): "When a Legend Dies", page 6, panel 2:
Falcon (talking about wanting to have super powers): "Well, I was thinkin' maybe the Avengers could come up with something."
Captain America: "Hmmm, maybe Hank Pym could invent a serum for you... or Tony Stark could devise something mechanical..."
Falcon: "No, not them..." [Falcon asks for Black Panther to help him, because the Panther is black.]
Captain America (vol. 1) #180 (Dec. 1974): "The Coming of the Nomad!", page 13, panel 2:
Nomad (Steve Rogers): "I don't remember feeling exactly the way I do now since I first became Captain America, way back in 1941! No,not even when the Avengers pulled me from the ice!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #231 (Mar. 1979): "Aftermath!", page 11, panel 5:
Captain America (thinking): "I'll have to give some serious thought to how I'm going to pay the rent on this place now that I'm on the outs with SHIELD. I'd rather NOT accept another hand-out from the Avengers, but... Oh, I'll think about that later!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #233 (May 1979): "Cross Fire", page 12, panel 2:
Captain America (to hospital nurse): "But madame, It's very important that I find hwere she went! I am a member in good standing with the Avengers..."
nurse: "I'm sure you are, young man, but nevertheless, our patients' files are strictly confidential."
Captain America (vol. 1) #234 (June 1979): "Burn, Cap, Burn!", page 1, panel 1:
black thug (to Captain America): "This is it, Avenger! We're takin' what's due us, an' we're takin' it any way we can! Even if we haveta burn New York to the ground!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #235 (July 1979): "To Stalk the Killer Skies!", page 8, panel 2:
Dr. Faustus: "Drive on, my dear Director! We have much to do this night -- and I have spent time enough glrying in the demise of the Avenger and his meddlesome friend."
Note: Dr. Faustus here refers to Captain America ("the Avenger") and Daredevil (his friend).
Captain America (vol. 1) #236 (Aug. 1979): "Death Dive!", pages 10, 12, 17:
(pg. 10) Dr. Faustus: "...surely you've read about the so-called Captain America of the 1950's... who had assumed the... Captain's very persona... and who was soundly defeated by the original Avenger... some months ago."
(pg. 12) narration "Even as Dr. Faustus gloats, however, a sleek Quin-Jet is soaring skywards from Avengers Mansion..." [more]
Captain America (vol. 1) #239 (Nov. 1979): "Mind-Stains On the Virgin Snow!", page 12, panel 3:
With all the might he possesses, the red-white-and-blue Avenger fights on... pitting body and soul against the last obstacle..."
Captain America (vol. 1) #240 (Dec. 1979): "Gang Wars!", page 4, panel 1:
Bobo: "Lemme get this straight-- Captain America suddenly came outta nowhere and creamed the three of 'em? Captain America... the Avenger?"
Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload (2013):
Thor (referring to Spider-Man): "I found him whining outside Avengers tower."
Note: Although not referred to explicitly as the Avengers, pretty much all of the super-heroes featured in this film are Avengers.
Marvel Knights (vol. 1) #1 (July 2000): "The Burrowers", page 7, panel 2:
Punisher: "You hang out with the Fantastic Four and the Avengers and guys like that. I'm not exactly welcome in those circles."
Daredevil: "For good reason."
Marvel Knights (vol. 1) #2 (Aug. 2000): "Thunder Below", pages 17, 22:
(pg. 17) Punisher: "I thought you were going to call in the Avengers."
Daredevil: "They're busy this week."
Punisher: "Too busy to save the city from monsters?"
Daredevil: "Maybe they just wouldn't come running on the word of a murdering psycho."
(pg. 22) Daredevil: "Maybe I should have called the Avengers."
Marvel Knights (vol. 1) #5 (Nov. 2000): "Family and Friends", page 11, panel 5:
Nick Fury (to Black Widow): "But you're still on the S.H.I.E.L.D. payroll, honey. That gives me the right to be nosy. You used to honcho the Avengers, for cripe's sake. Now this crowd?"
Ms. Marvel (vol. 1) #1 (Jan. 1977): "This Woman, This Warrior!", page 15, panel 2:
Scorpion/Mac Gargan (to Ms. Marvel): "Lady, you're crazy! I heard about the Kree -- how they've got Sentries who fought the Fantastic Four and the Avengers -- how their science is a million years ahead of Earth's -- but you sure ain't one of them!"
The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #132 (Apr. 1980): "And Hellfire is Their Name!", page 16, panel 1:
Sebastian Shaw (thinking): "Perhaps the Hellfire Club should set its sights higher -- today, the X-Men; tomorrow... The Avengers? I wonder-- Dare I match my power against that of Iron Man? Or Thor?"
The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #134 (June 1980): "Too Late, the Heroes!", page 8, panel 2:
Beast (Hank McCoy, thinking): "It's funny-- after al this time, there's still no one as close to me as the X-Men. I have lots of pals, but no... friends. I belong here with the Avengers, and yet..." (more)
Note: Page 8 features Beast on monitor duty in the Avengers Mansion.
The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #135 (July 1980): "Dark Phoenix", pages 7, 10:
(pg. 7) NYPD police captain (to Senator Edward Kelly): "With all due respect, Senator, we're out of our league here. My officers aren't equipped to fight super-powered mutants. Tackling the X-Men would be suicide. You want results-- Call the Avengers, or the Fantastic Four, or SHIELD."
The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #136 (Aug. 1980): "Child of Light and Darkness!", page 3, panels 3-6:
Joel: "Mr. President, it's the same energy matrix [Phoenix Force] that Starcore monitored earlier this evening.Only now it's far more powerful, and heading straight for the Earth!"
Pres. Carter: "Thank you, Dr. Coahbeau. Joel, get me the Avengers!" (more)
Note: Pres. Carter calls the Avengers mansion and talks to Jarvis, asking why an Avenger wasn't actively on minitor duty.
The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #137 (Sep. 1980): "The Fate of the Phoenix!", page 13, panel 2:
Beast: "I recognize this place from the Avengers' files -- It's called the 'Blue Area' of the Moon..."
The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #138 (Oct. 1980): "Elegy", pages 3, 11:
(pg. 3) Scott Summers (narrating): "Months later, they [Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch] left Magneto to become honored members of the Avengers."
(pg. 11) Cyclops: "Since then, he [Beast] quit Brand and joined the Avengers."
Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #436 (Late Feb. 2004): "Trial of the Juggernaut, Part Two", pages 14-15:
She-Hulk: "Hooboy. Where are the Avengers when you really need them?"
Note: Two-page spread.
Venom (vol. 2) #33 (June 2013): "Monsters Anonymous":
Flash Thompson: "Maybe we're not Avengers... But we're still brothers in caffeinated arms."
X-Men (vol. 1) #66 (Mar. 1970): "The Mutants and the Monster":
Beast (Hank McCoy): "That's one Avenger who generally knows his oatmeal cookies, Scott."
X-Men (vol. 1) #98 (Apr. 1976): "Merry Christmas, X-Men...", page 9, panel 4:
Peter Corbeau: "Blazes, man, I even ran a query thru the Fantastic Four and Avengers charts. The result was the same: nothing."
Note: Discussing his inability to locate the binary star system Prof. Xavier has been dreaming of, Dr. Corbeau says he even ran the query through the Fantastic Four and Avengers charts, but found nothing.
X-Men Forever (vol. 2) #2 (Aug. 2009): "Comes the Father!", page 8, panel 4:
Nightcrawler: "Professor, if we're under attack, perhaps we should call for help."
Beast: "X-Men are scattered across the globe, Charles.... but my I.D.'s still good with the Avengers."
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