The Avengers appear set to return to Hall H as Marvel Studios uses Comic-Con International to build hype for the December release of ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ — and chart a path forward as audience interest in superhero films has waned.

That panel on Saturday (July 25) is the most-anticipated hour of the (US) nation’s biggest pop culture convention, which opens in San Diego on Wednesday evening. Early bird shoppers can snag exclusive collectibles like a $25 ‘KPop Demon Hunters-themed Hot Wheels Porsche 911 and $60 ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ customizable Funko figure set, an AP report from San Diego stated yesterday.

More than 120,000 people are expected at the four-day expo (July 23-26), which began in 1970 with a gathering of several hundred sci-fi and comics fans and an in-person appearance from Marvel icon Jack Kirby.

DC Studios, which like Marvel sat out last year’s Comic-Con because the publicity campaign timing wasn’t right, will showcase its HBO ‘Lanterns’ series with a “training headquarters” activation in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter and a Friday (July 24) panel featuring stars Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler.

That presentation, like Marvel’s, will be in the convention center’s 6,500-person premier showcase: Hall H. Live-streams aren’t allowed inside but online reaction from fans in attendance can swiftly lift — or doom — a film or TV show’s prospects.

Another prestige TV highlight: Actors from ‘Widow’s Bay’ are expected to pay a visit to the Bayside convention center on Saturday as Apple TV celebrates the comedy-horror series’ 19 Emmy nominations.

Comedy fans won’t need to comb the desert to find updates on ‘Spaceballs: The New One’, the focus of a Friday panel. The film set for release next year features Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman and 100-year-old Mel Brooks reprising their roles from Brooks’ 1987 parody.