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|image = Solo avengers hawkeye issue 1 1987.jpg
|caption = Cover of ''Solo Avengers'' #1 (December 1987).<br>Art by [[M.D. Bright|Mark Bright]] and [[Josef Rubinstein|Joe Rubinstein]].<!-- Credits per the GCD  -->
|schedule = Monthly
|ongoing = y
|publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]
|date = December 1987 – July 1989<br> (as ''Solo Avengers'')<br />August 1989 – January 1991 (as ''Avengers Spotlight'')
|issues = 40 (#1–20 as ''Solo Avengers'', <br>#21–40 as ''Avengers Spotlight'')
|main_char_team = [[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)|Hawkeye]]<br />various [[List of Avengers members|Avengers]]
|writers = {{List collapsed|[[Mike W. Barr]], [[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne]], [[D. G. Chichester]], [[Chris Claremont]], [[Margaret Clark (comics)|Margaret Clark]], [[Tom DeFalco]], [[J. M. DeMatteis]], [[Danny Fingeroth]], [[Steve Gerber]], [[Peter B. Gillis]], [[Glenn Herdling]], [[Len Kaminski]], [[Bob Layton]], [[Ralph Macchio (editor)|Ralph Macchio]], [[Howard Mackie]], [[Dennis Mallonee]], [[Dwayne McDuffie]], [[Dan Mishkin]], [[Lou Mougin]], [[Fabian Nicieza]], [[Sandy Plunkett]], [[Roger Stern]], [[Dann Thomas]], [[Roy Thomas]], [[Gregory Wright (comics)|Gregory Wright]], [[Dwight Jon Zimmerman]]}}
|pencillers = {{List collapsed|[[Larry Alexander (comics)|Larry Alexander]], [[Tom Artis]], [[M. D. Bright]], [[June Brigman]], [[James Brock]], [[Greg Capullo]], [[Dave Cockrum]], [[Amanda Conner]], Gavin Curtis, [[Alan Davis]], [[Kieron Dwyer]], [[Tom Grindberg]], [[Jackson Guice]], [[Bob Hall (comics)|Bob Hall]], [[Don Heck]], [[Dan Lawlis]], Bob Layton, [[Jim Lee]], [[Ron Lim]], [[Al Milgrom]], [[Tom Morgan (comics)|Tom Morgan]], [[Don Perlin]], [[Rodney Ramos]], Sandy Plunkett, [[John Ridgway (comics)|John Ridgway]], [[Paul Ryan (cartoonist)|Paul Ryan]], [[Dwayne Turner]], [[Jim Valentino]], [[Lee Weeks]], [[Ron Wilson (artist)|Ron Wilson]]}}
|inkers = {{List collapsed|[[Jack Abel]], [[Jeff Albrecht]], [[Steve Buccellato]], [[Kim DeMulder]], [[Stan Drake]], [[Tim Dzon]], Jackson Guice, [[Scott Hampton]], [[Doug Hazlewood]], Don Heck, [[Donald Hudson (comics)|Donald Hudson]], [[Chris Ivy]], [[Karl Kesel]], Bob Layton, [[José Marzan Jr.]], [[Mark McKenna (comics)|Mark McKenna]], [[Bob McLeod (comics)|Bob McLeod]], Tom Morgan, [[Win Mortimer]], [[Dan Panosian]], [[Roy Richardson (comics)|Roy Richardson]], John Ridgway, [[Josef Rubinstein]], Lee Weeks, [[Keith Williams (comics)|Keith Williams]], [[Al Williamson]]}}
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|editors = [[Mark Gruenwald]]
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|subcat = Avengers (comics)
|sort = Solo Avengers
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'''''Solo Avengers''''' was an [[American comic book]] series published by [[Marvel Comics]], and was a spin-off from the company's superhero team title ''[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]]''. It was published for 20 issues (December 1987–July 1989)<ref>{{gcdb series|id= 3435|title= ''Solo Avengers''}}</ref> until it was renamed '''''Avengers Spotlight''''' with issue #21 (August 1989). The series was cancelled as of issue #40 (January 1991).<ref>{{gcdb series|id= 3829|title= ''Avengers Spotlight''}}</ref>

The format of the title was usually two stories, one featuring the character [[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)|Hawkeye]] and the other a back-up strip showcasing a current or former member of the Avengers.<ref>{{cite book|last = DeFalco|first = Tom|authorlink = Tom DeFalco|last2= Gilbert|first2= Laura, ed.|chapter= 1980s|title = Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History|publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]]|date = 2008|location= London, United Kingdom|page = 233|isbn =978-0756641238|quote= Harkening back to the split books of the 1960s, ''Solo Avengers'' #1 was launched to fulfill two goals: it would give Hawkeye a regular eleven-page feature and it would also provide Marvel with a second eleven-page slot that could be used to try out new talent or tell stories with the Avengers characters who did not have their own series.}}</ref> With issue #35, the format changed to exclusively focus on one full-length story.

Artist [[Amanda Conner]]'s first published work in the comics industry was the 11–page [[Yellowjacket (Rita DeMara)|Yellowjacket]] back-up story in ''Solo Avengers'' #12 (November 1988).<ref>''Creator-Owned Heroes'' #5 [[Image Comics]]. October 2012.</ref><ref name="GCD">{{gcdb|type=credit|search=Amanda+Conner|title=Amanda Conner}}</ref>

==Solo Avengers==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Issue !! Character !! Character !! Cover date
|-
| align="center"|#1
| rowspan="20" align="center"|[[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)|Hawkeye]] 
| align="center"|[[Mockingbird (Marvel Comics)|Mockingbird]]
| align="center"|December 1987
|-
| align="center"|#2
| align="center"|[[Monica Rambeau|Captain Marvel]]
| align="center"|January 1988
|-
| align="center"|#3
| align="center"|[[Moon Knight]]
| align="center"|February 1988
|-
| align="center"|#4
| align="center"|[[Black Knight (Dane Whitman)|Black Knight]]
| align="center"|March 1988
|-
| align="center"|#5
| align="center"|[[Scarlet Witch]]
| align="center"|April 1988
|-
| align="center"|#6
| align="center"|[[Falcon (comics)|Falcon]]
| align="center"|May 1988
|-
| align="center"|#7
| align="center"|[[Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)|Black Widow]]
| align="center"|June 1988
|-
| align="center"|#8
| align="center"|[[Hank Pym]]
| align="center"|July 1988
|-
| align="center"|#9
| align="center"|[[Patsy Walker|Hellcat]]
| align="center"|August 1988
|-
| align="center"|#10
| align="center"|[[Doctor Druid]]
| align="center"|September 1988
|-
| align="center"|#11
| align="center"|[[Hercules (Marvel Comics)|Hercules]]
| align="center"|October 1988
|-
| align="center"|#12
| align="center"|[[Yellowjacket (Rita DeMara)|Yellowjacket]]
| align="center"|November 1988
|-
| align="center"|#13
| align="center"|[[Wonder Man]]
| align="center"|December 1988
|-
| align="center"|#14
| align="center"|[[She-Hulk]]
| align="center"|January 1989
|-
| align="center"|#15
| align="center"| [[Wasp (character)|Wasp]]
| align="center"|February 1989
|-
| align="center"|#16
| align="center"|[[Moondragon]]
| align="center"|March 1989
|-
| align="center"|#17
| align="center"|[[Namor]]
| align="center"|April 1989
|-
| align="center"|#18
| align="center"|Moondragon
| align="center"|May 1989
|-
| align="center"|#19
| align="center"|[[Black Panther (character)|Black Panther]]
| align="center"|June 1989
|-
| align="center"|#20
| align="center"|Moondragon
| align="center"|July 1989
|}

==Avengers Spotlight==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Issue !! Character !! Character !!Cover date
|-
| align="center"|#21
| rowspan="9" align="center"|Hawkeye 
| align="center"|[[Starfox (comics)|Starfox]]
| align="center"|August 1989
|-
| align="center"|#22
| align="center"|[[Swordsman (character)|Swordsman]]
| align="center"|September 1989
|-
| align="center"|#23
| align="center"|[[Vision (Marvel Comics)|Vision]]
| align="center"|October 1989
|-
| align="center"|#24
| align="center"|[[Firebird (Marvel Comics)|Firebird]]
| align="center"|November 1989
|-
| align="center"|#25
| align="center"|[[Rick Jones (character)|Rick Jones]]
| align="center"|November 1989
|-
| align="center"|#26
| align="center"|[[Iron Man]]
| align="center"|December 1989
|-
| align="center"|#27
| align="center"|Avengers Reserves
| align="center"|December 1989
|-
| align="center"|#28
| align="center"|Wonder Man
| align="center"|January 1990
|-
| align="center"|#29
| align="center"|Iron Man
| align="center"|February 1990
|-
| align="center"|#30
| colspan="2" align="center"|Hawkeye
| align="center"|March 1990
|-
| align="center"|#31
| rowspan="4" align="center"|Hawkeye
| rowspan="4" align="center"|[[U.S. Agent]]
| align="center"|April 1990
|-
| align="center"|#32
| align="center"|May 1990
|-
| align="center"|#33
| align="center"|June 1990
|-
| align="center"|#34
| align="center"|July 1990
|-
| align="center"|#35
| colspan="2" align="center"|[[Forgotten One (character)|Gilgamesh]]
| align="center"|August 1990
|-
| align="center"|#36
| colspan="2" align="center"|Hawkeye
| align="center"|September 1990
|-
| align="center"|#37
| colspan="2" align="center"|Doctor Druid
| align="center"|October 1990
|-
| align="center"|#38
| colspan="2" align="center"|[[Tigra]]
| align="center"|November 1990
|-
| align="center"|#39
| colspan="2" align="center"|Black Knight
| align="center"|December 1990
|-
| align="center"|#40
| colspan="2" align="center"|Vision
| align="center"|January 1991
|}

==Avengers: Solo==
In December 2011, a five-part limited series titled '''''Avengers: Solo''''' was released following the same format as ''Solo Avengers''. Once again, the central story, written by [[Jen Van Meter]] and illustrated by Roger Robinson, starred [[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)|Hawkeye]] with the cast of ''[[Avengers Academy]]'', by [[Jim McCann (writer)|Jim McCann]] and Clayton Harris, in the back-up story.<ref>{{gcdb series|id= 61767|title= ''Avengers: Solo''}}</ref>

==Collected editions==
* ''Avengers: Solo Avengers Classic'' collects ''Solo Avengers'' #1–10, 240 pages, February 2012, {{ISBN|978-0785159032}}
* ''Avengers: Scarlet Witch'' includes the Scarlet Witch story from ''Solo Avengers'' #5, 232 pages, April 2015, {{ISBN|978-0785193357}}
* ''Hawkeye Epic Collection: The Way Of The Arrow'' collects ''Solo Avengers'' #1-20 and ''Avengers Spotlight'' #21, October 2023, {{ISBN|9781302953348}}
* ''Hawkeye Epic Collection: Marked for Death'' collects ''Avengers Spotlight'' #22-40 and material from ''[[Marvel Comics Presents]]'' vol. 1 #83, December 2025, {{ISBN|9781302965198}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://comicvine.gamespot.com/solo-avengers/4050-3859/ ''Solo Avengers''] at Comicvine
* [https://comicvine.gamespot.com/avengers-spotlight/4050-4218/ ''Avengers Spotlight''] at Comicvine
* [https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Solo_Avengers_Vol_1 ''Solo Avengers''] at Marvel Database
* [https://marvel.fandom.com/Avengers_Spotlight_Vol_1 ''Avengers Spotlight''] at Marvel Database

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