FAMILY TIES (1985)

The West Coast Avengers are officially up and running with (a now-sober) Tony Stark taking James Rhodes' place as Iron Man on the team. Still looking for a sixth member, Hawkeye tries to recruit disgraced Avenger Hank Pym who's less than keen on joining.

Meanwhile, the Scarlet Witch and the Vision are looking forward to living whatever passes for a 'normal' life for a mutant hex-caster and a synthezoid...

Crossover: This is a standard four-part crossover.

• West Coast Avengers #1
• Vision and the Scarlet Witch #1
• West Coast Avengers #2
• Vision and the Scarlet Witch #2

West Coast Avengers #1

The californian branch of the Avengers investigate a docked shipped and are attacked by Ultron-12 who is diverting the team away from their compound. Man-Ape frees the captive Goliath and takes Hank Pym and Wonder Man prisoner. Hawkeye realies they're up against a whole team of super-villains and deduces that the mastermind behind this new Lethal Legion is none-other than Wonder Man's brother, the Grim Reaper.

Vision and the Scarlet Witch #1
The Vision is revived following his recent deactivation but is still held by the US Government. The Scarlet Witch forcefully frees the Vision and announces the couple have quit the Avengers. They buy a house in an attempt to begin a normal life, but are attacked by zombies who defeat the Vision and take the Witch back to their masters, the Black Talon, Nekra and the Grim Reaper. Vision helps the Scarlet Witch escape her captors and contacts the West Coast Avengers for assistance...

West Coast Avengers #2

The West Coast Avengers join forces with the Vision and Scarlet Witch and track down the Grim Reaper's new Lethal Legion. The heroes defeat the Legion, but the Grim Reaper escapes.

Vision and the Scarlet Witch #2

The Vision and Wonder Man discuss their origins and agree to calling each other "brother" while tracking the Grim Reaper into the underground caverns of the Lethal Legion's base. The pair finally confront the Reaper himself head-on, but he falls into a ravine. In the aftermath, the Vision suggest he and the Scarlet Witch have a baby.

West Coast Avengers #3 (1985) 

The West Coast Avengers, Hank Pym, Vision and the Scarlet Witch pick up and move on after their clash with the Lethal Legion.

West Coast Avengers #4-7 (1985) 

Ultron-12 continues to stalk Hank Pym for some time before confronting him, clashing with the more peaceful Ultron-11 in the process.

West Coast Avengers #9 (1986) 

Hawkeye finally gets his sixth team member when the Thing agrees to join (though it doesn't go as planned) during THE SEARCH FOR THE THING.

Vision and the Scarlet Witch #10-12 (1986) 

Norm Webster is revealed to be having an affair with Crystal of the Inhumans; the Grim Reaper and Nekra return to attack the Vision and Scarlet Witch; the Scarlet Witch gives birth to twins.

West Coast Avengers #21 (1987) 

Despite initially refusing to join, Hank Pym becomes the West Coast team's resident scientist; Hank officially joins as Doctor Pym.

Iron Man #229 (1988) 

Tony Stark is expelled from the team for engaging in illegal activity during ARMOR WARS.

West Coast Avengers #37 (1988) 

The Vision and Scarlet Witch join the West Coast Avengers.

West Coast Avengers #42-45 (1989) 

The Vision and Wonder Man's 'brotherhood' is put to the test when WOnder Man's true feelings for the Scarlet Witch are revealed during VISION QUEST.

Avengers West Coast #101 (1994) 

The West Coast branch of the Avengers disband during FORCE WORKS.

See how this story fits into the wider Marvel Universe continuity with these reading orders:

• VISION & SCARLET WITCH: Bizarre Break-Up (1984-1990)

Avengers: West Coast Avengers - Family Ties

Avengers: West Coast Avengers Omnibus

West Coast Avengers Epic Collection vol.1: How The West Was Won

All include... 
Vision and the Scarlet Witch #1-2

West Coast Avengers #1-2

Avengers: Vision and the Scarlet Witch - A Year in the Life

Vision and the Scarlet Witch: The Saga of Wanda & Vision

Both include...
Vision and the Scarlet Witch #1-2 

West Coast Avengers #2