See all of EW’s Marvel Cinematic Universe covers through the years

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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.

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Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr.

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Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), and Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke), for Iron Man 2

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Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), for Iron Man 2

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Captain America (Chris Evans), for Captain America: The First Avenger

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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

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Captain America (Chris Evans), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), and Thor (Chris Hemsworth), for The Avengers

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Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), for The Avengers

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Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), for The Avengers

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Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), for Iron Man 3

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Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) and Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), for Iron Man 3

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The cast of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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Chloe Bennet, Joss Whedon, and Clark Gregg, for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), for Guardians of the Galaxy

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Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) and Captain America (Chris Evans), for Avengers: Age of Ultron

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Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), for Ant-Man

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Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), and Captain America (Chris Evans), for Avengers: Age of Ultron

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Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), and Vision (Paul Bettany), for Avengers: Age of Ultron

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Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), for Avengers: Age of Ultron

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Ultron (James Spader), for Avengers: Age of Ultron

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Captain America (Chris Evans), Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), and Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), for Captain America: Civil War

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Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), for Doctor Strange

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Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), and Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), for Captain America: Civil War

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Falcon (Anthony Mackie), Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), and Captain America (Chris Evans), for Captain America: Civil War

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Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), War Machine (Don Cheadle), and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), for Captain America: Civil War

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Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) and Vision (Paul Bettany), for Captain America: Civil War

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Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), for Doctor Strange

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Luke Cage (Mike Colter), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Iron Fist (Finn Jones), and Daredevil (Charlie Cox), for The Defenders.

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Hela (Cate Blanchett), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), and Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), for Thor: Ragnarok

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Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Rocket (Bradley Cooper), and Drax (Dave Bautista), for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

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Tom Holland, for Spider-Man: Homecoming

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Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan), Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), and Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o), for Black Panther

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Nebula (Karen Gillan) and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), for Avengers: Infinity War

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Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Groot (Vin Diesel), and Rocket (Bradley Cooper), for Avengers: Infinity War

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Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), for Avengers: Infinity War

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Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), for Avengers: Infinity War

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Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), and Okoye (Danai Gurira) for Avengers: Infinity War

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Vision (Paul Bettany), and Shuri (Letitia Wright) for Avengers: Infinity War

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Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), for Avengers: Infinity War

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Thanos (Josh Brolin), for Avengers: Infinity War

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Spider-Man (Tom Holland), for Avengers: Infinity War

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Mantis (Pom Klementieff), and Bucky Barns (Sebastian Stan) for Avengers: Infinity War

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War Machine (Don Cheadle), and Drax (Dave Bautista) for Avengers: Infinity War

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Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), for Avengers: Infinity War

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Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), for Avengers: Infinity War

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Captain America (Chris Evans), for Avengers: Infinity War

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Falcon (Anthony Mackie), and Gamora (Zoe Saldana) for Avengers: Infinity War

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All 15 Avengers: Infinity War covers, which form the Avengers symbol

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Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), for Captain Marvel

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Black Panther stars Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, and Angela Bassett

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Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), for Captain Marvel

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Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), for Avengers: Endgame

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Captain America (Chris Evans), for Avengers: Endgame

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Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), for Avengers: Endgame

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Thor (Chris Hemsworth), for Avengers: Endgame

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Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), for Avengers: Endgame

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Hawkeye/Ronin (Jeremy Renner), for Avengers: Endgame

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Scarlett Johansson (Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow) for Black Widow

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Paul Bettany (Vision) and Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch) for WandaVision.

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Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie for The Falcon and the Winter Solider.

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Loki star Tom Hiddleston. 

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings star Simu Liu. 

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Sersi (Gemma Chan) for Eternals.

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Ikaris (Richard Madden) for Eternals.

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Kingo (Kumail Nanjiani) for Eternals. 

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Sprite (Lia McHugh) for Eternals.

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Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry) for Eternals. 

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Makkari (Lauren Ridloff) for Eternals.

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Druig (Barry Keoghan) for Eternals. 

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Gilgamesh (Don Lee) for Eternals. 

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Ajak (Salma Hayek) for Eternals. 

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Thena (Angelina Jolie) for Eternals. 

Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan, Michael Douglas, and Michelle Pfeiffer for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.