Types of Superheroes
Green Lantern was cancelled in 1949 after 38 issues and All-American Comics dropped superheroes in favor of westerns. Alan Scott's final Golden Age appearance was in ...
Aquaman is a superhero, published by DC Comics. First appearing in More Fun Comics #73 (November 1941), he is the half-human/half-Atlantian king of Atlantis and the seven seas of Earth. Due to his heritage, he can survive both on land and underwater, as well as telepathically communicate with ocean creatures.
The Atom (Dr. Ray Palmer) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by editor and co-plotter Julius Schwartz, writer Gardner Fox and penciler Gil Kane. The Atom was one of the first superheroes of the Silver Age of comic books and debuted in Showcase #34 (October 1961).
Introduced as the daughter of Gotham City police commissioner James Gordon, Barbara Gordon made her first comic book appearance in a story published in Detective Comics #359 titled "The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl" (January 1967).
Batman is a superhero in the DC Universe and one of the world's most famous superheroes in any medium. After his parents were murdered by a criminal, Bruce Wayne trained his mind and body to fight crime as Batman, using the image of the bat to strike terror into the hearts of criminals.
Beast Boy (Garfield Logan) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, usually as a member of the teams Teen Titans and Doom Patrol. Created by writer Arnold Drake and artist Bob Brown, he first appeared in The Doom Patrol #99 (November 1965).
Black Canary is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by the writer-artist team of Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino, the character debuted in Flash Comics #86 (August 1947).
To say Marvel introducing its first black superhero film is exciting is an understatement, and the film has already broken records. To say Marvel introducing its first black superhero film is exciting is an understatement, and the film has already broken records.
James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes was the first individual to use the Bucky alias before being brought back from supposed death as the brain-washed assassin Winter Soldier and later assumed the role of Captain America when Steve Rogers was presumed to be dead.
Vowing to serve his country any way he could, young Steve Rogers took the super soldier serum to become America's one-man army. Fighting for the red, white and blue for over 60 years, Captain America is the living, breathing symbol of freedom and liberty.
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Cyborg appears in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, voiced by Michael B. Jordan. In the film's beginning, he appears with the Justice League to disarm Professor Zoom's bombs. With Captain Atom's help, Cyborg disarms Captain Boomerang's bomb. In the distorted Flashpoint timeline, Cyborg is America's greatest superhero.
Daredevil possesses the strength, speed, agility, and endurance, not to mention acrobatic and gymnastic skills, of an Olympic-level athlete. Through a combination of the tutelage of Stick and self-training, Daredevil is a master of a unique martial art form, which is a hybridized form of American boxing and the Japanese arts of ninjutsu, judo and aiki-jujutsu.
Donna Troy is a comic book superheroine published by DC Comics. She first appeared in The Brave and the Bold vol. 1 #60 (July 1965), and was created by Bob Haney and Bruno Premiani. She has been known as the original Wonder Girl, Darkstar and Troia. In May 2011, Donna Troy placed 93rd on IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time.
The Flash (or simply Flash) is the name of several superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in Flash Comics #1 (cover date January 1940/release month November 1939).
In 1976, the Green Lantern/Green Arrow title was re-launched, without the socially conscious themes of the original series, with O'Neil writing and Mike Grell drawing. After the title moved to solo Green Lantern stories, solo Green Arrow stories appeared in World's Finest Comics.
Hal Jordan, also known as Green Lantern, is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created in 1959 by writer John Broome and artist Gil Kane, and first appeared in Showcase #22 (October 1959).
The Hank Pym incarnation of Ant-Man appears as a team-up character in Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes. [citation needed] The Hank Pym iteration of Giant-Man is a playable character in Marvel: Future Fight with his Goliath design as an alternate costume.
Hercules briefly joins the commercial superhero team Heroes for Hire, and travels to Greece with Spider-Man to meet the threat of Dr. Zeus. He eventually reunites with his Avenger comrades, aiding the team against Morgan Le Fey.
The Hulk is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of The Incredible Hulk (May 1962).
The Human Torch is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a founding member of the Fantastic Four. He is writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby's reinvention of a similar, previous character, the android Human Torch of the same name and powers who was created in 1939 by writer-artist Carl Burgos for Marvel Comics' predecessor company, Timely Comics.
Iron Man (Tony Stark) is a superhero in the Marvel Universe and a founding member of the Avengers. Born Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark, he is an industrialist playboy and genius engineer who suffers a severe heart injury during a kidnapping in which his captors attempt to force him to build a massively destructive weapon.
John Stewart is a superhero in the DC Universe and is a member of the Green Lantern Corps and as well as the Justice League.
Kyle Rayner is a prominent Green Lantern and was, for a time, the last Green Lantern in the DC Universe. Kyle Rayner was a graphic artist who was given the final Green Lantern ring by the last guardian so he could become the defender of the universe.
Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz or John Jones in his human identity), also known as the Manhunter from Mars, is an alien superhero in the DC Universe and a founding member of the Justice League of America.
Mister Fantastic is a superhero, published by Marvel Comics. First appearing in The Fantastic Four #1 (November 1961), the character is a founding member of the team and often the leader of the group.
Orion first appeared in New Gods #1 (February 1971), and was created by writer/artist Jack Kirby. Jack Kirby era. Orion originally appeared in New Gods #1 (Feb.–March 1971) which was part of Jack Kirby's Fourth World titles published in the early 1970s.
While trying to get Simon Stagg to close the portal with the help of Plastic Man, Mister Terrific is sucked in to the portal with Plastic Man and Metamorpho as Plastic Man shields them from the Dark Multiverse energy which he is immune to.
Raven is the common name given to several larger-bodied members of the genus Corvus.. Raven may also refer to:
The Red Tornado is a superhero in the DC Universe. A robot alien who was reprogrammed by the mad scientist T.O.Morrow, Red Tornado overcame programming intended to turn him against the superheroes he was programmed to betray and became a noble superhero on Earth with powers to control wind.
Robin is a superhero in the DC Comics universe. Robin has long been a fixture in the Batman comic books as Batman's partner. The team of Batman and Robin is commonly referred to as the Dynamic Duo or the Caped Crusaders.
The Silver Surfer is a superhero in the Marvel Universe and a former herald of Galactus. In order to protect his planet from the god-like force known as Galactus, Norrin Radd became Galactus' herald, the Silver Surfer, finding planets for him to devour and to warn its inhabitants to leave.
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) is an iconic superhero who exists in the Marvel Universe And Is My Biggest Fan Until The Costume Was Given To Me Tyler Klause With The Spider Man 2 Suit And Mask.
Starfire (1968), original name of Red Star, a fictional Russian superhero in the DC Universe; Starfire (Star Hunters) (1976), alien swordswoman in the DC Universe;
Steel (John Henry Irons), also known as the Man of Steel, is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Universe. Introduced in 1993 as one of several replacements for the then-deceased Superman, Steel continued to be an independent superhero after his inspiration's resurrection.
Superboy is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.These characters have been featured in five Superboy comic book series, along with other series, such as Adventure Comics and various series featuring teenage superhero groups. Superboy has also appeared in various animated and live-action television series.
The Legion of Superheroes are finally coming to the DC TV superhero universe on the CW. While the Legion don't have the massive pop culture profile of the Justice League or the Avengers, they absolutely should, and the Legion comics from the '70s through the '90s were some of the best things DC ...
The pre-New 52 version of Superman was re-introduced in the comic book series Superman: Lois and Clark and for a time Earth had two superheroes each called Superman. The older, more mature Superman remained on Earth after the younger Superman died in Superman vol. 3, #52 (May 25, 2016).
The Invisible Woman (Susan "Sue" Storm-Richards), previously known as the Invisible Girl, is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a founding member of the Fantastic Four and was the first female superhero created by Marvel during the Silver Age of Comics.
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Thor is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, based on the Norse deity of the same name, is the Asgardian god of thunder and possesses the enchanted hammer Mjolnir, which grants him the ability to fly and manipulate weather amongst his other superhuman attributes.
Wally West is a fictional superhero that appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the third Flash and the first Kid Flash. His power consists mainly of superhuman speed.
He becomes Wolverine, one of Canada's first superheroes. In his first mission, he is dispatched to stop the destruction caused by a brawl between the Hulk and the Wendigo. Later, Professor Charles Xavier recruits Wolverine to a new iteration of his superhero-mutant team, the X-Men where he shares a relationship to Jean Grey with Cyclops.
Wonder Woman of course, being a superhero wanted to change the ways of the criminals. Even a rehabilitation centre was built on a small island near Paradise Island. A concept of Marston was the “loving submission” where kindness would allow people to surrender.
Zatanna is a superheroine in the DC Universe and is the daughter of the Golden Age superhero Zatara. Origin Edit The daughter of magician John Zatara, his daughter Zatanna learned magic for herself and became one of the most powerful magic users on Earth.