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Dragonheart is a bilingual real-life superhero who operates in Miami. [78] [clarification needed] In Portland, Oregon, Zetaman patrols the streets in a minivan, giving help to the homeless. (Ret.) [79] Dark Guardian of New York, whose real name is Chris Pollak, has patrolled the streets of New Jersey and New York since the age of 19.
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Must be a defining trait – Characters with access to vast powers (such as magical spells, advanced technology and genetic engineering) who are theoretically capable of this superhuman feature or ability – but who have neither made regular use nor provided a notable example of this extraordinary or supernatural feat – are not listed here.
By most definitions, characters need not have actual superhuman powers to be deemed superheroes, although sometimes terms such as "costumed crimefighters" [2] are used to refer to those without such powers who have many other common traits of superheroes. For a list of comic book supervillain debuts, see List of comic book supervillain debuts.
Must be a superhuman trait - This category does not include characters who can lift less the 2,000 lb (910 kg) [1 ton]; if the character is non-human, the character must exceed the limitations of their species. For perspective, the average physically fit human is able to "lift/drag/carry" one's own body weight; up to double one's own body weight.
DC Comics had the first fictional universe of superheroes, with the Justice Society of America forming in the Golden Age of Comic Books in the 1940s. This shared continuity became increasingly complex with multiple worlds, including a similar team of all-star superheroes formed in the 1960s named the Justice League of America, debuting in The Brave and the Bold Volume 1 #28.
Researchers have found that superpowers may be real, but they may not be what we expect. In research collected for her upcoming book Superpowered, author Erika Engelhaupt revealed that scientists ...
Superpowers are typically displayed in science fiction and fantasy media such as comic books, TV shows, video games, and film as the key attribute of a superhero. The concept originated in American comics and pulp fiction of the 1930s and 1940s, and has gradually worked its way into other genres and media.