The West Coast Avengers were created as an expansion of the main Avengers team, when The Vision appointed Hawkeye as the West Coast chair in Avengers vol. 1 #243. The team first appeared in the 1984 limited series West Coast Avengers (vol 1.) and returned in the ongoing series West Coast Avengers (vol 2.) published from 1985 to 1994.
The West Coast Avengers (vol. 3) series was relaunched in 2018 as part of Fresh Start publishing initiative with a new roster. A fourth volume began publication in November 2024 with a new West Coast Avengers roster.
Avengers members recruited by Hawkeye as the West Coast Avengers chair.
Heroes that have been granted honorary status during their lifetime or posthumously for acts of great courage or sacrifice.