The Invaders was a superhero team set in World War II in the Marvel Comics universe, created in 1975 by Roy Thomas, and comprising existing characters from the Golden Age of Comic Books. They first appeared in Giant Size Invaders #1.
The original line up comprised:
Later additions included:
Honorary members were:
- Blazing Skull
- Silver Scorpion
After the war, the Invaders became the All-Winners Squad (a team which Marvel had published in 1949), and when that team dissolved several members joined Citizen V 's V Battalion .
A new Invaders team was created in 2004, first appearing in The Avengers, before gaining their own title, as a sort of superhero SAS. Its membership is:
(See also The Crusaders)
