The honing of The Avengers' characters continues is this 3rd volume as the stripped-down quartet lineup sorts out its own pecking order. Just as this happens though, Giant Man (renamed Goliath) and The Wasp rejoin, their own series in Tales To Astonish having been discontinued.

The pair are immediately recast as more complex characters as they reveal their secret identities to the other members. This allows the kind of developments and interactions that were not possible with the original all-star lineup and vindicates the move to revamp The Avengers back in issue #16. ( )