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A superhero team is easy to imagine now. A billionaire in armor, a thunder god, a spy, a scientist with a rage problem, and a soldier out of time can share the same screen without anyone blinking. That was not always true. The rise of the Avengers changed how comics, movies, and fandoms think about shared worlds. What began as a clever comic book crossover became one of the biggest film franchises in modern pop culture. Its appeal comes from spectacle but also from something