NEW BLOOD (1982)

These two issues can be read individually, but there's a lack of closure to Dazzler's team-up with Spider-Woman that isn't tied up until the Wasp offers to recruit them into the Avengers. Dazzler's been trying to locate her long-lost mother and, when a vague hint that she might be in San Fransisco emerges, she hires Jessica Drew to investigate. Things take a deadly turn, of course, leaving a little bad blood between the two.

Which leads us nicely into the Wasp's decision to recruit two new members into the ranks of Earth's Mightiest Heroes. She (and that slimy Tony Stark) would like more female members. Captain America wonders if they should see if any of their former allies would like to return. But Thor thinks maybe it's time to get some new blood into the Avengers, and he has a candidate in mind...

It's gotta be said, the line-up change issues of Avengers are undeniably fun. I wasn't much of an Avengers fan as a kid, but I always picked up the issues that shook the team up to find out who'd make it into Earth's Mightiest!

• Dazzler #15
• Avengers #221

Dazzler #15
When he tour hits San Fransisco, Dazzler (Alison Blaire) hires private investigator Jessica Drew (who she met during AND THE DEAD SHALL BURY THE LIVING) to look into clues that may reunite Daz with her long lost mother. She continues to look into it herself, believing Jessica's heart isn't in it. Their investigations collide under the Transamerica Pyramid building where Jessica (now in her Spider-Woman guise) and Dazzler fall into a series of deathtraps. They barely survive the experience and learn that what they'd discovered was a secret SHIELD training facility. Spider-Woman advises Dazzler to leave it to the professionals in future.

Avengers #221

Down to just four members, the Avengers decide it's time to get two more recruits. Thor offers a position to Spider-Man who promises to consider it. Iron Man and Captain America ask Hawkeye if he'd like to return which, of course, her accepts. The Wasp gathers a number of female friends - Dazzler, Spider-Woman (still showing animosity towards each other now that Dazzler's decided to look into her mother's whereabouts alone), the Invisible Woman, Black Widow and She-Hulk - who accept an invitation for tea at the Wasp's house. The Mechano-Marauder attacks the house, but finds himself outnumbered and defeated. Only She-Hulk accepts the Wasp's offer, but she gets off to a rocky start with Hawkeye on day one.

Dazzler #16 (1982)

Bruce Harris fire Dazzler and her band from their support slot on his tour because they prove to be more popular than he is during THE WAR TO END ALL WARS.

Dazzler #21 (1982)

Dazzler locates her mother, Katherine Blaire (going by the name Barbara London), and learns that she was a musician who left her husband and infant daughter to live a life of excess with Nick Brown; Dazzler also learns she has a half-sister, Lois London.

Marvel Two-in-One #96 (1983)

The Mechano-Marauder is among the villains who try to assassinate the Thing while he recovers in hospital during CHAMPION OF THE UNIVERSE.

Avengers #227 (1983)
Hawkeye continues to take issue with the Avengers take on the new Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau) as a probationary member the day after she gains her powers during CALL HER... CAPTAIN MARVEL!

Dazzler #26-28 (1983)Dazzler and Ken Barnett end their relationship, agreeing to just be friends.

Avengers #236-237 (1983)
Spider-Man decides to accept the offer to join the Avengers when he hears how much they get paid; the Avengers accept Spider-Man as a member, but the government reject his membership, citing him as a security risk.

Avengers #239 (1984)
Fabian Stankowicz (the man beneath the Mechano-Marauder armour) attacks the Avengers again, but is defeated by David Letterman during POINT BLANK.

Secret Wars #12 (1985)
She-Hulk leaves the Avengers in favour of replacing the Thing as a member of the Fantastic Four during SECRET WARS.

West Coast Avengers #1 (1984)
Hawkeye forms his own team of Avengers in California during WEST COAST AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!

Avengers #300 (1989)
The Invisible Woman joins the Avengers during INFERNO / FUTURES IMPERFECT.

Captain America #351 (1989)
Fabian Stankowicz applies for Avengers membership as Mechanaut, but is rejected by Captain America.

Captain America #354 (1989)
Captain America offers Fabian Stankowicz a job as one of the Avengers support crew as the team's resident inventor during VISION QUEST.

Avengers #329 (1991)
Black Widow returns to the Avengers as a regular member; Spider-Man accepts membership as a reserve Avenger during STARTING LINE-UP.

Avengers '99 Annual (1999)
While the Avengers were believed to be dead, Fabian Stankowicz built giant robotic versions of them from Sentinel technology, naming them the Protectorate; Fabian went insane from trying to operate them them on a constant basis and he and the Protectorate were stopped by the returned Avengers. 

Avengers #57 (2002)
Ant-Man (Scott Lang) gains probationary Avengers membership.

Avengers #62 (2003)
Ant-Man gains full Avengers membership.

New Avengers #3 (2005)
Luke Cage (no longer using the name Power Man) and Spider-Man join the Avengers; a Skrull posing as Spider-Woman (Veranke) joins the Avengers during NEW AVENGERS.

New Avengers #6 (2005)
Wolverine joins the Avengers during NEW AVENGERS.

New Avengers #27 (2007)
Doctor Strange joins the Avengers during THE INITIATIVE.

New Avengers #48 (2009)
The real Spider-Woman joins the Avengers during DARK REIGN / DARK AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!

X-Necrosha #1 (2009)
Lois London joins Selene's Inner Circle as Mortis during NECROSHA.

Dazzler #1 (2010)
Dazzler and Mortis finally have their showdown; Dazzler's mother is revealed to have beaten her drug addiction and become a pianist during NECROSHA / WOMEN OF MARVEL.

New Avengers #16 (2011)
Daredevil joins the Avengers during FEAR ITSELF.

Avengers vs X-Men #11 (2012)
Hulk rejoins the Avengers during AVX: AVENGERS VS X-MEN.

Uncanny X-Men #6 (2013)
Dazzler does actually join SHIELD during MARVEL NOW!

A-Force #1 (2016)
Dazzler joins the all-female Avengers team A-Force during ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL.

Essential Dazzler vol.1
Includes Dazzler #15

Avengers: I am an Avenger
Avengers: The Trial of Yellowjacket
Women of Marvel

Include Avengers #221