Avengers United
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Avengers United is part of Marvel UK's 'Collector Edition' line. It is being published by Panini Comics but reprints Marvel Comics from the United States. This title reprints Avengers Comics or Avengers related comics. Each Issue is 76 pages long is 76 pages with two modern stories and one classic story reprinted. Avengers United is sold once every 28 days through Newsagents.
It was began in 2000 after Marvel Heroes Reborn closed down. Avengers United has been known to contain more text articles than the other Collectors Editions that Panini Comics prints in the UK. An example of these are the occasional Avengers Spotlights; 2 to 4 page articles highlighting the histories of specific characters. Issue 50 was a 100 page special featuring 4 stories and an 8-page interview with Edwin Jarvis.
The first 70 issues of Avengers United reprinted Avengers Vol. 3 5-84 (the first 4 issues were reprinted in Marvel Heroes Reborn) as well as many issues of Avengers Vol. 1 as the classic stories. It has also reprinted issues of Thor and Iron Man as well as all of Avengers Forever and JLA/Avengers.
December 2006 saw the creation of Avengers United's sister title Marvel Legends.