What do Iron Man, Cap1 and Thor add that you don't get a sufficient dose of in Avengers?
Avengers 1 was intentionally made so that it would be accessible to people who hadn't watched the previous movies. You find out who the characters are through their interactions with each other, and you find out who Loki is almost immediately. Those origin movies are just backstory - they're not strictly necessary.
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