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List of debuts

The following is a list of the first known appearances of various superhero fictional characters and teams.

A superhero (also known as a super ) is a fictional "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do in the public interest."[1] Since the debut of the prototypal superhero in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas — have dominated American comic and over into other media. A female superhero is sometimes called a superheroine or super heroine.

By most definitions, characters need not have actual superhuman 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. 1850-1900

Penny Dreadful

Character / Team / Year Debuted Creator/s Series George A. Sala or Spring-Heeled ,

Spring Heeled Jack 1867 Alfred Burrage as the Terror of "Charlton Lea"

The folkloric Spring Heeled Jack came to be featured in a series of Penny Dreadfuls, first as a , then as a crime-fighter with a disguise, secret lair, and gadgets, hallmarks of superheroes.[3] 1900-1909

Play

Character / Team / Year Debuted Creator/s First Appearance Series Baroness Emmuska

The Pimpernel 1903 The Scarlet Pimpernel

Orczy

The often cited as perhaps the earliest superhero akin to those to become popularized through American comic books.[4][5][6][7] 1910s

Magazine

Character / Team / Year Debuted Creator/s First Appearance Series Varick Vanardy[8]

The Night Wind 1913 (Frederick Van the Night Wind Rensselaer Dey) Doctor Syn: A Tale of

The Scarecrow 1915 Russell Thorndike the Romney Marsh "The of

Zorro 1919 Johnston McCulley Capistrano" All Weekly Story

1920s

Notable -superhero characters that influenced the superhero genre

Character Year Creator/s Media Comment / Team Debuted Adapted from the story 2419 A.D. Buck that appeared in the August 1928 issue of the pulp Rogers in Philip magazine Amazing Stories. This issue was also January the 25th Francis notable for the debut of Doc Smith's The Skylark 7, 1929 Comic

Century Nowlan of Space, and the cover of a man

A.D flying through the use of a strange scientific apparatus.

1930s

Radio

Character / Team / First Year Debuted Creator/s Series Appearance (as Maxwell Grant(Walter B.

1930 (July 31) Detective Stories announcer voice) Gibson)

The Lone Ranger 1933 (January 30) George W. Trendle The Lone Ranger 1933 (February

Tonto Fran Striker The Lone Ranger 25) The Green and George W. Trendle and Fran The Green 1936 (January 31)

Kato Striker Hornet

Pulp

Character / Team / Year Debuted Creator/s First Appearance Series The Shadow (as Maxwell Grant "The Living 1931 (April 1) character) (Walter B. Gibson) Shadow"The Shadow Magazine #1 Kenneth Robeson

Doc Savage 1933 (March) The Man of Bronze () Kenneth Robeson ", Inc."The

The Avenger 1939 (September 1) (Paul Ernst) Avenger Magazine #1

Newspaper comics

Character / Team / Year Debuted Creator/s Series Series Mandrake the Mandrake the

1934 (June 11)

Magician The The Adventures of

[9] 1935 (April 15) Mel Graff [10]

Magician Patsy

The Phantom 1936 (February 17) Lee Falk

Comic

Character / Team Year Debuted Creator/s First Appearance Doctor Occult (Doctor , Joe 1935 (October) New Fun Comics #6 Mystic) Shuster Funny Pages #6

The 1936 (November) George Brenner orFunny Picture Stories #1 Sheena, Queen of the and S.. 1937 Wags #1

Jungle "Jerry" Iger Jerry Siegel, Joe

Superman 1938 (June) Comics #1 Shuster

Zatara 1938 (June) #1 Funny Pages vol. 2

Arrow 1938 (September) #10 (or #21)

Crimson Avenger 1938 (October) Chambers #20 the Sub- Motion Picture

1939 (April)

Mariner Funnies Weekly #1

Batman 1939 (May) , Detective Comics #27

Wonder Man () 1939 (May) Will Eisner Wonder Comics #1 The (Gary Wonderworld Comics

1939 (June) Will Eisner Preston) #3 , Bert World's Fair Comics

The Sandman 1939 (July) Christman #1 Blue (Dan Mystery Men Comics

1939 (August) Garret) #1 Bozo the 1939 (August) George Brenner Smash Comics #1 Amazing Man Amazing-Man Comics

1939 (September) Bill Everett

(Centaur Publications) #5

The 1939 (October) Paul Gustavson #1 The

1939 (October) Marvel Comics #1 (original)

Shock Gibson 1939 (October) Maurice Scott Speed Comics #1

Doll Man 1939 (December) Will Eisner Feature Comics #27

Other media

Character / Team Year Debuted Creator/s Media Ôgon Batto (the

1930 Takeo Nagamatsu Golden Bat) (Japanese scroll show)

Notable non-superhero characters that influenced the superhero genre

Character / Team Year Debuted Creator/s Media Original

Dan Dunn 1933 Norman Marsh Character

Dick Tracy 1931; October 4 Newspaper Comic

Flash Gordon 1934; January 7 Newspaper Comic

1940s

Newspaper comics

Character / Team / Year Debuted Creator/s Series Series

The Spirit 1940 (June 2) Will Eisner The Spirit Invisible Scarlet Invisible Scarlet

1940 (June 3) Russell Stamm

O'Neil O'Neil

Comic book

Character / Team / Series Year Debuted Creator/s First Appearance Gardner Fox, Harry

Flash 1940 (January) #1 Lampert

Hawkman 1940 (January) Gardner Fox Flash Comics #1 John W. Wentworth,

Johnny 1940 (January) Flash Comics #1 Stan Asch Harry Shorten, Irv

The () 1940 (January) #1 Novick C. C. Beck, Bill

Captain Marvel 1940 (February) #2 Parker

Electro (comics) 1940 (February) Steve Dahlman Marvel Mystery #4

The Spectre 1940 (February) Jerry Siegel #52 Ken Fitch, Bernard

Hourman 1940 (March) Bailey #48

Black Marvel 1940 (March) , Al Gabriele Mystic Comics #5

Blazing Skull 1940 (March) Mystic Comics #5

Bill Finger, Bob

Robin, the Boy Wonder 1940 (April) Detective Comics #38 Kane,

Bulletman and Bulletgirl 1940 (May) Bill Parker Nickel Comics #1 Gardner Fox, More Fun Comics

Doctor Fate 1940 (May) Howard Sherman #55 (Quality

1940 (July) Will Eisner #1 Comics) , Bill All-American Comics

Green Lantern 1940 (July) Finger #16 All-American Comics

Red 1940 (November) #20

Justice Society of America 1940 (Winter) Gardner Fox All #3 (Gleason

1940 Jack Binder Streak #6

Publications) Jack Cole, Chuck

Quicksilver 1940 National Comics #5 Mazoujian , Charles

The 1940 Hit Comics #1 Nicholas Harry Shorten, Irv Scarlet Avenger 1940 #1 Novick Richard E. Hughes,

Doc Strange 1940 Thrilling Comics #1 Alexander Kostuk John B. Wentworth, All American Comics

Sargon the Sorcerer 1941 (May) #26 Mr. 1941 (June) Action Comics #33 America(Americommando)

711 1941 (August) George Brenner Police Comics #1 , Paul More Fun Comics

Aquaman 1941 (November) Norris #73

The 1941 Flinton, Bill All-American Comics O'Conner #19 Will Eisner, Chuck

Blackhawk 1941 #1 Cuidera Richard E. Hughes,

Black Terror 1941 Exciting Comics #9 Don Gabrielson , Jack

Captain America 1941 #1 Kirby Joe Blair, Lin Blue Ribbon Comics

Captain Flag 1941 Streeter #16 Ed Herron, Mac

Captain Marvel, Jr. 1941 Whiz Comics #25 Raboy Bill Finger, Bob

Catwoman 1941 #1 Kane Mort Weisinger, More Fun Comics Green and Speedy 1941 Greg Papp #73

The Human Bomb 1941 Paul Gustavson Police Comics #1 Mort Weisinger, More Fun Comics

Johnny Quick 1941 Chad Grothkopf #71 Miss America (DC 1941 Military Comics #1

Comics) Professor Supermind and 1941 Popular Comics #60

Son of the Northern 1941 Adrian Dingle Comics #1

Lights

Phantom Lady 1941 Arthur Peddy Police Comics #1

Plastic Man 1941 Jack Cole (artist) Police Comics #1 Joe Simon and Jack Adventure Comics

Sandy the Golden Boy 1941 Kirby #69

Seven Soldiers of Victory 1941 Mort Weisinger Leading Comics #1 Gardner Fox, Jack Adventure Comics

Starman (Ted Knight) 1941 Burnley #61 Writer unknown; Al

The 1941 Avison & Al USA Comics #1 Gabriele, artists Writer and artist

American 1941 (August) Thrilling Comics #19 unknown Writer and artist

Liberator (Nedor) 1941 (December) Exciting Comics #15 unknown or

Air Wave 1942 (February) Mort Weisinger, and Detective Comics #60 Lee Harris (as 1942 (February) Leo Bachle Dime Comics #1 superhero)

Manhunter (Dan Richards) 1942 (March) Police Comics #8

Jack Kirby, Joe Adventure Comics

Manhunter (Paul Kirk) 1942 (April) Simon #73

Commando Yank 1942 (July) #6

S.M. "Jerry" Iger, Captain [8] 1942 (August) Pep Comics #30 Alex Blum , Sheldon

Kid 1942 Hit Comics #25 Moldoff Mister Terrific Chuck Reizenstein, 1942 Sensation Comics #1 (comics)(Terry Sloane) Hal Sharp Otto Binder, Marc Captain Marvel

Mary Marvel 1942 Swayze Adventures #18 Jerry Siegel, Leo Star-Spangled

Robotman 1942 Nowak Comics #7 Don Cameron, Jerry More Fun Comics

Superboy 1944 Siegel, #101 Bill Finger, Irwin

Wildcat (comics) 1942 Sensation Comics #1 Hasen Charles Moulton(William #8 /

Wonder Woman 1941 Moulton Marston), Sensation Comics #1 H. G. Peter George Menendez Canadian Heroes Jack 1943 (March) Rae Vol. 1, #5 [9] Miss America (Marvel Otto Binder, Al Marvel Mystery 1943 (November)

Comics) Gabriele Comics #49 Author unknown,

Grim Reaper (Nedor) 1944 (May) #7 artist Al Camy Martin Goodman, All Winners Comics

All-Winners Squad 1946 (Fall) Bill Finger #19 ,

Black Canary 1947 (August) Flash Comics #86 Gardner Fox, The Happy Moon Girl 1947 (Fall) Houligans #1 Captain America #1 (As ); Golden Girl (Betsy Ross) 1947 (December) Captain America #66 (As Golden Girl)

Other media

Character / Team / Year Debuted Creator/s First Appearance Series Maximo, the Amazing

Maximo 1940 Victor Appleton Superman(Big Little Book)

1950s

Comic book

Character / Team Year Debuted Creator/s First Appearance , Carmine

Captain Comet 1951 (June) #9 Infantino 1952 (August– John Broome, Carmine

Phantom #1 September) Infantino, Marvelman (later

1954 (February 3) Marvelman #25 ) Samachson, Joe

Martian Manhunter 1955 (November) Detective Comics #225 Certa Robert Kanigher, Flash () 1956 (October) #4 Carmine Infantino Challengers of the

1957 (February) Showcase #6

Unknown of Super- Mort Weisinger, Otto Adventure Comics 1958 (April)

Heroes Binder #247 1958 (November– Gardner Fox, Mike Adventure Comics

Adam Strange December) Sekowsky #247 and Dick

Lady Blackhawk 1959 (February) Blackhawks #133 Dillin Otto Binder, Al

Supergirl 1959 (May) Superman #123 Plastino The (Archie The Double Life of 1959 (June) Joe Simon, Jack Kirby

Comics) Private Strong #1 (Hal , John 1959 (October) Showcase #22

Jordan) Broome, Kane

Television

Character / Team / Year Debuted Creator/s First Appearance Series

Captain Video 1955 (April 1) Captain Video

1960s Comic book

Character / Team / Year Debuted Creator/s First Appearance Series

Captain Atom 1960 (March) , Space Adventures #33 John Broome, Carmine

Elongated Man 1960 (May 12) vol. 1 #112 Infantino The Brave and the

Justice League 1960 (Feb.-March) Gardner Fox Bold #28

Fantastic Four 1961 Stan Lee, Jack Kirby The #1 Robert Bernstein, John Adventures of the Fly

Flygirl 1961 Rosenberger #13 The Adventures of the

The 1961 Robert Bernstein Jaguar #1

The 1962 Stan Lee, Jack Kirby The Incredible Hulk #1

Ant-Man 1962 Stan Lee, Jack Kirby #27

Spider-Man 1962 Stan Lee, Steve Ditko Amazing #15

Thor 1962 Stan Lee, Jack Kirby #83

Wonder Wart-Hog 1962 Bacchanal

Doctor Strange 1963 Stan Lee, Steve Ditko #110 , Arnold

Doom Patrol 1963 Drake, #80 Stan Lee, Jack Kirby,

Iron Man 1963 #39 , Russ Magnus Robot Fighter

Magnus, Robot Fighter 1963 Manning 4000 A.D. #1 Sgt. Fury and his

Nick Fury 1963 Stan Lee, Jack Kirby #1

Wasp 1963 Stan Lee, Jack Kirby Tales to Astonish #44

X-Men 1963 Stan Lee, Jack Kirby The X-Men #1 Stan Lee, Jack Kirby,

The 1963 Avengers #1 Stan Lee, ,

Black Widow 1964 Tales of Suspense #42 Don Heck

Daredevil 1964 Stan Lee, Bill Everett Daredevil #1

Hawkeye 1964 Stan Lee, Don Heck Tales of Suspense #57 Bob Haney, Ramona The Brave and the

Metamorpho 1964 Fradon Bold #57

Quicksilver 1964 Stan Lee, Jack Kirby X-Men #4 1964 Stan Lee, Jack Kirby X-Men #4 Robert Haney, Bruno The Brave and the

Teen 1964 Premiani Bold #54

Wonder Man 1964 Stan Lee, Jack Kirby Avengers #9 Gardner Fox, Murphy

Zatanna 1964 #4 Anderson Journey into Mystery

Hercules 1965 Stan Lee, Jack Kirby Annual #1 Jerry Siegel, Paul

Mighty Crusaders 1965 Fly-Man #31 Reinman Dave Wood, Carmine Strange Adventures

Animal Man 1965 Infantino #180

Black Panther 1966 Stan Lee, Jack Kirby Fantastic Four #52

Nightshade 1966 Joe Gill, Steve Ditko #82

Silver Surfer 1966 Stan Lee, Jack Kirby Fantastic Four #48 Gardner Fox, Carmine

Batgirl 1967 Detective Comics #359 Infantino , John

Black Knight 1967 The Avengers #47 Buscema

Question 1967 Steve Ditko #1 Captain Marvel (Mar- Marvel Super Heroes 1968 Stan Lee, Vell) #12 (a.k.a. Roy Thomas, Gene Marvel Super Heroes Ms. Marvel, Binary, 1968 Colan #13 Warbird) Roy Thomas, John

Vision 1968 The Avengers #57 Buscema

Falcon 1969 Stan Lee, Gene Colan Captain America #117

The Creeper 1968 Steve Ditko Showcase #73

Television

Character / Team / Year Debuted Creator/s First Appearance Series

Captain Nice 1967 (January) Buck Henry Captain Nice Mister Terrific 1967 (January) Mr. Terrific (Stanley Beamish)

1970s

Comic book Character / Team / Year Debuted Creator/s First Appearance Series Roy Thomas, John

Valkyrie 1970 The Avengers #83 Buscema Roy Thomas, Sal

Squadron 1971 The Avengers #85-86 Buscema

Big Barda 1971 Jack Kirby Mister Miracle #1

The 1971 Roy Thomas #1

The Forever People 1971 Jack Kirby The Forever People #1

Mister Miracle 1971 Jack Kirby Mister Miracle #1

New Gods 1971 Jack Kirby #1 , Bernie

Swamp Thing 1971 House of Secrets #92 Wrightson a.k.a. , Luke Cage, Hero for 1972 Power Man Hire #1 Roy Thomas, Gary

Ghost Rider 1972 Marvel Spotlight #5 Friedrich, , Jim Special Marvel Edition

Shang-Chi 1972 Starlin #15

Brother 1973 Len Wein, Gene Colan Strange Tales #169

Iron Fist 1974 Roy Thomas, #15 Roy Thomas, Gerry

Man-Thing 1974 #1 Conway, , Ross The Amazing Spider-

Punisher 1974 Andru Man #129 Len Wein, Herb

Wolverine 1974 Incredible Hulk #180 Trimpe Richard Comely, Ron

Captain Canuck 1975 #1 Leishman , Don

Moon Knight 1975 by Night #32 Perlin Len Wein, Dave

Colossus 1975 Giant-Size X-Men #1 Cockrum Len Wein, Dave

Storm 1975 Giant-Size X-Men #1 Cockrum Len Wein, Dave

Nightcrawler 1975 Giant-Size X-Men #1 Cockrum

Power Girl 1975 Gerry Conway All-Star Comics #58 , Herb

Captain Britain 1976 Trimpe Weekly #1

Black Lightning 1977 , #1 Trevor Von Eeden

Captain Kremmen 1977 Kenny Everett Corgi Publishing

3-D Man 1977 Roy Thomas Marvel Premiere #35 Archie Goodwin, Jim

Spider-Woman 1977 Marvel Spotlight #32 Mooney Gerry Conway, Allen , The

Firestorm 1978 Milgrom Nuclear Man #1 , Keith The Amazing Spider-

Black Cat 1979 Pollard Man #194

Television

Character / Team / Year Debuted Creator/s First Appearance Series Kagaku ninja tai G- 1972 Gatchaman(Battle of

the Planets) The Six Million Dollar Six Million Dollar 1973 (March 7) Martin Caiden Man movie(based on

Man 1972 novel Cyborg) The Six Million Dollar

The Bionic Woman 1975 (March 16) Kenneth Johnson Manepisode: "The Bionic Woman"

1980s

Comic book

Character / Team / Year Debuted Creator/s First Appearance Series Tom DeFalco, Louise

Dazzler 1980 Uncanny X-Men #130 Simonson, Stan Lee, John

She-Hulk 1980 Savage She-Hulk #1 Buscema Marv Wolfman, Joe

Omega Men 1981 Green Lantern #136 Staton Roger Stern, John The Amazing Spider- (a.k.a. Captain Marvel, 1982 Romita, Jr. Man annual #16 Photon, Pulsar) Chris Claremont, John

Alpha Flight 1983 Uncanny X-Men #120 Byrne The New

New Mutants 1983 Chris Claremont MutantsMarvel #5 , Keith

Lobo (DC Comics) 1983 Men #3 Giffen The Brave and the

Outsiders 1983 Mike Barr, Bold #200

American Flagg 1983 American Flagg #1

Beowulf 1984

Bill Black, Stephanie

Femforce 1984 Sanderson, Mark Special Heike (a.k.a. , Mick Spider-Woman, 1984 Secret Wars #6-7 Zeck Arachne) New Triumph ,

Northguard 1984 featuring Gabriel Morrisette #1 West Coast Avengers

West Coast Avengers 1984 Roger Stern, (Vol. 1) #1

Zot 1984 Scott McCloud Zot! #1 New Triumph Mark Shainblum,

Fleur de Lys 1985 featuring Northguard Gabriel Morrisette #5 , Jackson

X-Factor 1985 Guice, Josef X-Factor #1 Rubinstein

Nagraj 1986 Sanjay Gupta (comics) Nagraj

Booster Gold 1986 #1

Savage Dragon 1986 Megaton #3 , Dave

Watchmen 1986 #1 Gibbons Super Commando GENL #74 Pratishodh

1987 (April) Anupam Sinha

Dhruva Ki Jwala Chris Claremont, Alan : The Sword

Excalibur (comics) 1988 Davis is Drawn Tom DeFalco, Ron

New Warriors 1989 #411 Frenz

Television

Character / Team / Year Debuted Creator/s First Appearance Series Ralph Hinkley 1981 (March) The Greatest American

Hero

1990s

Comic book

Character / Team / Year Debuted Creator/s First Appearance Series , Fabian

Deadpool 1991 (Feb.) The #98 Nicieza

Bishop (comics) 1991 Uncanny X-Men #282 ,

Darkhawk 1991 #1 Mike Manley

Next Men 1991

X-Force 1991 (April) Rob Liefeld The New Mutants #100

Supreme 1992 Rob Liefeld #3 : Man of the

Eternal 1992 Atom #10 Jesse Quick (daughter Len Strazewski, Mike Justice Society of of and 1992 Parobeck America (vol. 2) #1 )

Spawn 1992 Todd McFarlane #1 Len Kaminski, Kev

War Machine 1992 Iron Man #281 Hopgood

Hellboy 1993 Next Men #21

Stormwatch 1993 (March) Jim Lee #1 Sanjay Gupta

Doga 1993 (comics), Tarun Curfew Kumar Wahi, Manu , Chris

Generation X 1994 Uncanny X-Men #318 Bachalo Dwayne McDuffie,

Static 1993 Static #1 , Tony

Starman (Jack Knight) 1994 Starman #0 Harris , Steve

X-Man 1995 X-Man #1 Skroce , Mark The Incredible Hulk

The 1997 Bagley #449 , Bryan

The Authority 1999 vol. 1 #1 Hitch Movies

Character / Team / Year Debuted Creator/s First Appearance Series

The Rocketeer 1991

Meteor Man 1993

Television

Character / Team / Year Debuted Creator/s First Appearance Series Mighty Morphin

Power Rangers 1993 Haim Saban

Power Rangers Mukesh Khanna,

Shaktimaan 1997 Shaktimaan Dinker Jani

2000's

Comic book

Character / Team / Year Debuted Creator/s First Appearance Series Black Fox (Dr. Robert Roger Stern, John Marvel: The Lost 2000

William Paine) Byrne Generation #12 Tom DeFalco, Ron

Buzz 2000 Spider-Girl #18 Frenz J.M. DeMatteis, Mike The Adventures of

Night 2000 Miller Superman #586 , ,

Sentry 2000 The #1 Paul Jenkins, Mark Peter Parker: Spider-

Typeface 2000 Buckingham Man v2 #23 Alex Simmons, Batman: Orpheus

Orpheus 2001 Rising #1 , Mike

Spike 2001 X-Force #121 Allred Ultimate Spider-Man 2001 various characters #1 Peter Milligan, Mike

X-Statix 2001 X-Force #116 Allred

X-Treme X-Men 2001 Chris Claremont X-Treme X-Men #1 Brian K. Vaughan,

Runaways 2002 vol. 1 #1 Adrian Alphona , Cory : Family

Invincible 2002 Walker Secrets #3 , J. M. DeMatteis, Kevin Formerly Known as

Super Buddies 2003 Maguire, Joe the #1 Rubinstein

X-23 2003 Craig Kyle #3 , Mark vol.

Anya Corazon 2004 Brooks 2 #1 , Steve

Doc Frankenstein 2004 Skroce, Wachowski Doc Frankenstein #1 Brothers

Freakshow 2004 Chris Claremont Excalibur vol. 3 #1 Allan Heinberg, Jim

Young Avengers 2005 #1 Cheung Blue Beetle (Jaime Keith Giffen, John 2006 Infinite Crisis #5

Reyes) Rogers,

Crimson Chin 2006 Butch Hartman Fairly Odd Parents #1 , Tony

Miss Martian 2006 vol. 3, #37 Daniel Brian Clevinger, Scott

Atomic Robo 2007 #46 Wegener Bob, Agent of

2007 & #38

HYDRA ,

Forerunner 2007 Justin Gray, Jesus Countdown #46 Saiz.

Anna 2008 Warren Ellis #1 Adam: Legend of the

Blue Marvel 2008 Blue Marvel #1

Kick-Ass 2008 Kick-Ass #1 , Mitch Hulk: Raging Thunder

She-Hulk (Lyra) 2008 Breitweiser #1 , Aaron (vol.

Achilles Warkiller 2009 Lopresti 3) #30 Robert Kirkman, Todd

Haunt 2009 #1 McFarlane Matthew Sturges, Justice Society of

King Chimera 2009 America (vol. 3) #24

Mot 2009 Incarnate #1 "Power Couple!" (part

Soundman 2012 Brian Bondurant of Kumate Works anthology)

Movies

Character / Team / Year Debuted Creator/s First Appearance Series The Incredibles,

2004 Brad The Incredibles Frozone Paul Hernandez, Sky High students and

2005 Robert Schooley, Mark Sky High graduates McCorkle

John Hancock 2008 Vincent Ngo Hancock Cutthroat, Charge,

2011 Trost Vs Shadow, The Wall Andrew Detmer, Matt Landis, Josh

Garetty, Steve 2012 Chronicle Trank Montgomery

Television

Character / Team / Year Debuted Creator/s First Appearance Series

Danny Phantom 2004 Butch Hartman Danny Phantom , Jon

Powell family 2010 No Ordinary Family Harmon Feldman

The Cape 2011 Tom Wheeler The Cape

See also

 List of years in comics  List of comic book debuts References

 Daniels, Les. of DC Comics: 365 Days. : H.N. Abrams, 2004. Notes

1. ^ National Periodical Publications . Empire Comics, New York Court of Appeals, April 21, 1954. 2. ^ Per Lawrence Journal-World (March 17, 2006): "'' is S for Subversive", by Jon Niccum, "The Dark Knight: Batman — A NonSuper Superhero", Gamespot: PS2 Games: , Spotlight Comics Annual #2 (May 2002); "The Religious Affiliation of Comic Book Characters: Rev. Dr. Christopher Syn, the Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (one of the world's first masked crime-fighters)" (no date), and other sources. 3. ^ The Complete Spring Heeled Jack Page 4. ^ [1] 5. ^ [2] 6. ^ [3] 7. ^ [4] 8. ^ [5] 9. ^ [6] 10. ^ [7] External links

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