SeventyOne
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Now though, I don’t know if it falls into some sort of “is he an Avenger” gray area. Surely he would have been an Avenger in comic form before showing up in the movies.
I believe this has been discussed to death before, but from what I remember, traditionally pre-1989, no. He was one of the original Defenders, a team created to contrast the Avengers. May have popped up in Avengers books from time to time, but was not officially on the roster. There is a "cut-out" of him in IoA IIRC, but I've never believed that to be legally binding.
Also note The Daily Bugle prop (very much a Spider-Man reference) was removed from the DHS show after Day 1, but the show itself finished its run. Granted there is a lot less at stake with a promotional show than a new E-ticket, and I don't know that you want to budget tens of millions knowing an arbitrator could make that money disappear in an instant, but signs point to Dr Strange being available for WDW use.