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A superhero (also known as a "super hero" or "super-hero") is a fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do in the public interest." [ 1 ] Since the debut of Superman in 1938 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long ...
First true appearance: 1962 (May) As a Hero: 2008 (February) Stan Lee, Jack Kirby First true appearance: The Incredible Hulk #1 As a Hero: Hulk Vol 2 #2 Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross: Former: Red Hulk First true appearance: 1962 (May) As a Hero: 2008 (March) Stan Lee, Jack Kirby First true appearance: Incredible Hulk #1 As a Hero: Hulk Vol 2 #1
The first African-American superhero, the Falcon, followed in 1969, and three years later, Luke Cage, a self-styled "hero-for-hire", became the first black superhero to star in his own series. In 1989, the Monica Rambeau incarnation of Captain Marvel was the first female black superhero from a major publisher to get her own title in a special ...
Batman was created by comic book artist and writer Bob Kane, and first appeared in a 1939 issue of Detective Comics. Many of the early cornerstones of his persona — the brooding persona, the ...
His first superhero co-creation was the Destroyer, in Mystic Comics #6 (August 1941). Other characters he co-created during this period, called the Golden Age of Comic Books, include Jack Frost, debuting in U.S.A. Comics #1 (August 1941), and Father Time, debuting in Captain America Comics #6 (August 1941). [59]: 12–13
The Marvel era began in August 1961 with the launch of The Fantastic Four and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and numerous others. The Marvel brand, which had been used over the years and decades, was solidified as the company's primary brand.
Incredible Hulk #181 (first full appearance) Wolverine: 1974-10 (cameo) 1974-11 (full) Len Wein, Herb Trimpe: Incredible Hulk #180 (last panel cameo) Incredible Hulk #181 (first full appearance) Colleen Wing: 1974-11 Doug Moench, Larry Hama: Marvel Premiere #19 Destiny: 1974-11 Steve Gerber, George Tuska: Marvel Two-in-One #6 Mindworm: 1974-11 ...
Fantomah, "Mystery Woman of the Jungle", is a female comic-book superhero created by writer-artist Fletcher Hanks, under the pseudonym Barclay Flagg. [5] She debuted in a namesake backup feature in Jungle Comics #2 (Feb. 1940), [6] and continued as a backup feature until her final appearance in issue #51 (March 1944). [7]