Avengers assemble for EW
The Marvel Cinematic Universe first blasted off in 2008 with Iron Man, and in the years since, the superheroic stars of the blockbuster franchise have appeared on the cover of Entertainment Weekly on numerous occasions. Be sure to read our latest cover story on Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and click ahead to check out the rest of Earth's Mightiest Heroes' cover appearances.
Nov. 21, 2008
Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr.
July 24, 2009
Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), and Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke), for Iron Man 2
May 7, 2010
Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), for Iron Man 2
Nov. 5, 2010
Captain America (Chris Evans), for Captain America: The First Avenger
Oct. 7, 2011
Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Captain America (Chris Evans), and Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), for The Avengers
May 4, 2012
Captain America (Chris Evans), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), and Thor (Chris Hemsworth), for The Avengers
May 4, 2012
Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), for The Avengers
May 4, 2012
Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), for The Avengers
July 27, 2012
Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), for Iron Man 3
May 10, 2013
Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) and Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), for Iron Man 3
July 2013
The cast of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Aug. 30, 2013
Chloe Bennet, Joss Whedon, and Clark Gregg, for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
July 18, 2014
Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), for Guardians of the Galaxy
July 25/Aug. 1, 2014
Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) and Captain America (Chris Evans), for Avengers: Age of Ultron
Jan. 16, 2015
Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), for Ant-Man
April 17/24, 2015
Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), and Captain America (Chris Evans), for Avengers: Age of Ultron
April 17/24, 2015
Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), and Vision (Paul Bettany), for Avengers: Age of Ultron
April 17/24, 2015
Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), for Avengers: Age of Ultron
April 17/24, 2015
Ultron (James Spader), for Avengers: Age of Ultron
Dec 11, 2015
Captain America (Chris Evans), Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), and Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), for Captain America: Civil War
Jan. 8/15, 2016
Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), for Doctor Strange
April 22/29, 2016
Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), and Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), for Captain America: Civil War
April 22/29, 2016
Falcon (Anthony Mackie), Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), and Captain America (Chris Evans), for Captain America: Civil War
April 22/29, 2016
Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), War Machine (Don Cheadle), and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), for Captain America: Civil War
April 22/29, 2016
Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) and Vision (Paul Bettany), for Captain America: Civil War
Oct. 21/28, 2016
Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), for Doctor Strange
Jan. 20, 2017
Luke Cage (Mike Colter), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Iron Fist (Finn Jones), and Daredevil (Charlie Cox), for The Defenders.
March 17/24, 2017
Hela (Cate Blanchett), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), and Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), for Thor: Ragnarok
Aprul 28/May 5, 2017
Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Rocket (Bradley Cooper), and Drax (Dave Bautista), for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
July 7, 2017
Tom Holland, for Spider-Man: Homecoming
July 21/28, 2017
Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan), Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), and Nakia (Lupita Nyong'o), for Black Panther
March 16/23, 2018
Nebula (Karen Gillan) and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), for Avengers: Infinity War
March 16/23, 2018
Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Groot (Vin Diesel), and Rocket (Bradley Cooper), for Avengers: Infinity War
March 16/23, 2018
Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), for Avengers: Infinity War
March 16/23, 2018
Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), for Avengers: Infinity War
March 16/23, 2018
Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), and Okoye (Danai Gurira) for Avengers: Infinity War
March 16/23, 2018
Vision (Paul Bettany), and Shuri (Letitia Wright) for Avengers: Infinity War
March 16/23, 2018
Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), for Avengers: Infinity War
March 16/23, 2018
Thanos (Josh Brolin), for Avengers: Infinity War
March 16/23, 2018
Spider-Man (Tom Holland), for Avengers: Infinity War
March 16/23, 2018
Mantis (Pom Klementieff), and Bucky Barns (Sebastian Stan) for Avengers: Infinity War
March 16/23, 2018
War Machine (Don Cheadle), and Drax (Dave Bautista) for Avengers: Infinity War
March 16/23, 2018
Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), for Avengers: Infinity War
March 16/23, 2018
Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), for Avengers: Infinity War
March 16/23, 2018
Captain America (Chris Evans), for Avengers: Infinity War
March 16/23, 2018
Falcon (Anthony Mackie), and Gamora (Zoe Saldana) for Avengers: Infinity War
March 16/23, 2018
All 15 Avengers: Infinity War covers, which form the Avengers symbol
Sept. 14, 2018
Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), for Captain Marvel
Dec. 7, 2018
Black Panther stars Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, and Angela Bassett
Feb. 1/8, 2019
Black Panther
March 8, 2019
Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), for Captain Marvel
April 19/26, 2019
Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), for Avengers: Endgame
April 19/26, 2019
Captain America (Chris Evans), for Avengers: Endgame
April 19/26, 2019
Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), for Avengers: Endgame
April 19/26, 2019
Thor (Chris Hemsworth), for Avengers: Endgame
April 19/26, 2019
Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), for Avengers: Endgame
April 19/26, 2019
Hawkeye/Ronin (Jeremy Renner), for Avengers: Endgame
April 2020
Scarlett Johansson (Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow) for Black Widow
December 2020
Paul Bettany (Vision) and Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch) for WandaVision.
Digital Cover: March 2021
Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie for The Falcon and the Winter Solider.
Digital Cover: May 2021
Loki star Tom Hiddleston.
August 2021
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star Simu Liu.
Digital Cover: August 2021
Sersi (Gemma Chan) for Eternals.
Digital Cover: August 2021
Ikaris (Richard Madden) for Eternals.
Digital Cover: August 2021
Kingo (Kumail Nanjiani) for Eternals.
Digital Cover: August 2021
Sprite (Lia McHugh) for Eternals.
Digital Cover: August 2021
Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry) for Eternals.
Digital Cover: August 2021
Makkari (Lauren Ridloff) for Eternals.
Digital Cover: August 2021
Druig (Barry Keoghan) for Eternals.
Digital Cover: August 2021
Gilgamesh (Don Lee) for Eternals.
Digital Cover: August 2021
Ajak (Salma Hayek) for Eternals.
Digital Cover: August 2021
Thena (Angelina Jolie) for Eternals.
Digital Cover: February 2023
Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan, Michael Douglas, and Michelle Pfeiffer for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.