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Avengers Mansion

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Avengers Mansion
The New Avengers moving into Avengers Mansion in New Avengers (vol. 2) #1
(August 2010).
Art by Stuart Immonen.
First appearanceThe Avengers #2
(November 1963)
Created byStan Lee
Jack Kirby
In-universe information
Other nameAvengers Embassy
TypeResidence
LocationUnited States, New York City
CharactersIron Man
Captain America
Hulk
Hank Pym
Thor Odinson
Carol Danvers
Black Panther
Vision
Scarlet Witch
Avengers
New Avengers
Uncanny Avengers
PublisherMarvel Comics

Avengers Mansion is a fictional building appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It has traditionally been the base of the Avengers. The enormous, city block-sized building is located at 890 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City.[1]

Creative origin

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The Henry Clay Frick House on 5th Avenue was the inspiration for the Avengers Mansion

Avengers Mansion's address is 890 Fifth Avenue in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.[2] According to Stan Lee, who co-created the Avengers:[3][4]

There was a mansion called the Frick Museum that I used to walk past. I sort of modeled it after that. Beautiful, big, so impressive building, right on Fifth Avenue.

Lee later recounted, "I can't tell you how many fan letters I would receive from kids saying, 'We came to New York and we were looking for the Stark mansion and couldn't find it. What address is it?' [laughs] So that made me feel good. I felt we had accomplished our objective. We had made it seem realistic."[5] In real life, 890 Fifth Avenue is 1 East 70th Street, the location of the Henry Clay Frick House.[6]

Fictional history and layout

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When occupied, the mansion was originally the Stark family manor, until their only son, Tony Stark, inherited their fortune and soon took on the guise of Iron Man. He donated the mansion to the Avengers and had it financed through the charitable Maria Stark Foundation. It was primarily looked after by the Stark family butler, Edwin Jarvis, who not only took care of the mansion but also catered to the needs of the Avengers team. It served as a place to plan and strategize and a home for Avengers members when they needed it.

It had three above-ground floors and three basement floors. The first three floors were open to the public and had twelve rooms to house Avengers who wished to reside in the mansion, as well as Jarvis's quarters. A portion of the mansion's third floor served as a hangar for the Avengers' Quinjets, their primary mode of transportation. The Mansion is surrounded by a wall twelve feet high and one foot thick, as well as an array of high-tech security defenses.

The mansion has been destroyed twice. The first time was in Avengers: Under Siege when the Masters of Evil, led by Helmut Zemo, attack the Avengers and destroy the Mansion before being repelled.[7] Later, the Avengers built a new headquarters on the site of the Mansion and resided there until it was destroyed by the Gatherers, a team of alternate universe Avengers. Ute, a Watcher enslaved by Proctor, brings an alternate reality version of the original Avengers Mansion to the site as a dying gift.

This replacement Mansion would survive various assaults until it is destroyed by Jack of Hearts in the storyline "Avengers Disassembled". Tony Stark decides that, with his dwindling assets, he can no longer afford to maintain the building. The Mansion is abandoned in its derelict state, left as a memorial to the Avengers who had died.

Following the Siege of Asgard and at the start of the Heroic Age, Steve Rogers and Tony Stark sell the mansion to Luke Cage, who uses it as a base for the New Avengers. The other Avengers operate from the Infinite Avengers Mansion and Avengers Tower.[8] After the New Avengers dissolve, Cage sells the mansion back to Stark.[9]

After yet another roster reshuffling, the mansion is refitted as the headquarters for the Avengers Unity Squad.[10] Following the reconstruction of the multiverse, the mansion is converted into a hotel as the Avengers move on to other bases.[11] After this, the mansion is purchased by Unity Squad member Johnny Storm on behalf of the Avengers.[12] The Avengers return to using the mansion as a base after the establishment of the Avengers Emergency Response Squad.[13]

Avengers support crew

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Reception

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Accolades

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  • In 2019, CBR.com ranked the Avengers Mansion 3rd in their "10 Most Iconic Superhero Hideouts In Marvel Comics" list.[25]
  • In 2020, CBR.com ranked the Avengers Mansion 1st in their "Avengers 10 Best Headquarters" list.[26]
  • In 2022, CBR.com ranked the Avengers Mansion 3rd in their "9 Coolest Training Facilities In Marvel Comics" list.[27]

Infinite Avengers Mansion

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The Infinite Avengers Mansion was created by Hank Pym in the pocket dimension where Thor sent Janet Van Dyne's body at the end of Secret Invasion.[28] It was the headquarters of Hank Pym's Mighty Avengers and was home to the Avengers Academy.

In other media

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Television

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Video games

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Barron, James (November 14, 2018). "Where Stan Lee's Fictional Superheroes Lived in the Real New York". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  2. ↑ Nelson, Randy (April 2, 2014). "You'll Need To Assemble $113M To Buy Captain America's Avengers Mansion". Movoto. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ Hermann, Molly (August 15, 2004). Marvel Superheroes Guide To New York City. Discovery Channel. 11:48-13:12 minutes in. Retrieved November 10, 2013. There was a mansion called the Frick Museum that I used to walk past. I sort of modeled it after that. Beautiful, big, so impressive building, right on Fifth Avenue.
  4. ↑ Sanderson, Peter (2007). The Marvel Comics Guide to New York City. New York: Gallery Books. ISBN 978-1416531418.
  5. ↑ Thomas, Roy (August 2011). "Stan Lee's Amazing Marvel Interview!". Alter Ego (#104). TwoMorrows Publishing: 9.
  6. ↑ Gray, Christopher (April 2, 2000). "Streetscapes/The Frick Mansion; Carnegie vs. Frick: Dueling Egos on Fifth Avenue". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  7. ↑ Lederer, Donnie (May 22, 2019). "4 Times Avengers HQ Was Destroyed". Marvel.com.
  8. ↑ New Avengers (vol. 2) #1 (August 2010)
  9. ↑ New Avengers (vol. 2) #34 (January 2013)
  10. ↑ Uncanny Avengers #5 (May 2013)
  11. ↑ Uncanny Avengers (vol. 3) #6 (May 2016)
  12. ↑ Uncanny Avengers (vol. 3) #30 (February 2018)
  13. ↑ "Marvel Preview: Avengers Assemble #1". AIPT. September 6, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2026.
  14. ↑ The Avengers #300 (February 1989)
  15. ↑ The Avengers #311 (December 1989)
  16. ↑ Marvel Feature #9 (May 1973)
  17. ↑ The Avengers (vol. 2) Annual '99 (July 1999)
  18. ↑ Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007)
  19. ↑ The Avengers (vol. 3) #17 (June 1999)
  20. ↑ The Avengers #190 (December 1979)
  21. ↑ Captain America #358 (September 1989)
  22. ↑ The Avengers #302 (April 1989)
  23. ↑ The Avengers #235 (September 1983)
  24. ↑ Captain America #409 (December 1992)
  25. ↑ Avina, Anthony (September 6, 2019). "10 Most Iconic Superhero Hideouts In Marvel Comics, Ranked". CBR. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  26. ↑ Allan, Scoot (March 2, 2020). "The Avengers 10 Best Headquarters, Ranked". CBR. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  27. ↑ Howe, Nicholas (November 8, 2022). "9 Coolest Training Facilities In Marvel Comics". CBR. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  28. ↑ The Mighty Avengers #27 (September 2009)
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