As the Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes , Marvel Comics’Avengersare moot the premiere superhero team in their respective population . Likewise , DC Comics’Justice Leaguefills that role in their several persistence , with both teams having faced down incalculable threats over the course of instruction of their publishing history . But although both squad have save up their worlds more times than anyone can number , one team does a far better line of keeping their human beings safe for all – andit ’s not the Avengers .

The lines between the DC and Marvel universes have blurred on numerous occasions , but the Big Two ’s last major team - up came in the pages of Kurt Busiek and George Perez’sJLA / Avengerspublished in 2004 where the two squad clashed over who does a better job represent their planets . Since then , both teams have had to deal with their fair share of world - ending threat and defy shake - ups , but the way the Avengers have shaped the trajectory of the Marvel Universe through their participation – or deficiency therefrom – will a lot to be desired . And alas for the Avengers , they ’re just testify the Justice League are good .

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Transported to the Marvel Universe , the Justice League investigatetheir surroundings to get the ballad of this strange newfangled land . Splitting into groups , they travel to multiple iconic Marvel Comics locations – and what they find does n’t make them too happy . From the ashes of the then - recently destroyed Genosha to the latest Hulk rampage and even to Latveria where they witness Doom ’s atomic number 26 grip , the League are scandalise by the darkness they see in this strange new earthly concern , with Batman even break his observation - only rule to take down the Punisher when he ’s found murdering a group of drug trader . And when the Justice League and the Avengers finally come face to font , it ’s made exculpated by a dimensionally disoriented Superman that the League are not impressed . While the two titanic teams do superintend to get the best their remainder and forge together to turn back the wickedness jeopardize both their worlds , Superman ’s wordsclearly stay put with Captain Americawho himself admits he worries about not doing enough .

Unfortunately for Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes , the last twenty years ’ Charles Frederick Worth of publication have n’t done much to essay the Justice League legal injury . Since the two biggest teams in comic strip last gather , the Marvel Universe has gone through dozens of world - shatter upshot , all under the watchful eyes of the Avengers . From the events ofHouse of MtoCivil WartoInhumans vs. X - Men , and even more recently toA.X.E. : Judgment Day , the Avengers have n’t set up the strong course record when it comes to deescalating dangerous state of affairs .

And even when they hear and involve themselves in an issue preemptively in events likeAvengers vs. X - MenorCivil War II , their participation actually ends up making things worse . The Avengers may have been quick to argue thatthe Justice League does too muchfor world , even going so far as to say they ’re transgress their boundary , but there ’s no mode they would let an outcome like Cassandra Nova ’s onrush on Genosha to happen , nor would they sit by while two whole mintage of superhuman war with each other to see who gets to go like the mutation and the Inhumans .

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Ultimately , without massive event to shake the Marvel Universe to its effect , things might get a bit stale . But even so , the Avengers are undoubtedly hangdog of turning a blind middle to far too many issues or escalating them to the point of no return . TheJustice Leaguemay do too muchfor the people of theDC ComicsUniverse , but when it come down to it , Marvel Comics’Avengersjust do n’t do enough .

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