List of black superheroes
Appearance
This is a list of black superheroes that lists characters found in comic books and other media. Black is a term usually referring to a racial group of humans with dark skin color, used to categorize a number of diverse populations into one common group. This list includes African-American characters and characters of sub-Saharan African descent or populations characterized by dark skin color (a definition that also includes certain populations in Oceania, the southern Middle East, and South Asia).
Comic books
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
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Kam | Grand Nubians | |||||||
Shu | Grand Nubians | |||||||
Hapi | Grand Nubians | |||||||
Aton | Grand Nubians |
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
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Cyclone | the Hybrids | |||||||
Knighthawk | Scott Pike |
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
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NETERS | Ma'atan Code; Team Heru; Retu-Guardsmen | Daathrekh.com | December-98 | Edward Uzzle |
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
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Demond | Carl Sims | Demond Comics | Antonio Hutton |
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
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Counterstrike | Comics' Greatest World | |||||||
The First Slayer | Fray | |||||||
Nikki Wood | The Watchers Council | Tales of the Slayers | ||||||
Plexus [A] | Nexus: Executioner's Song #3 | |||||||
Wolf Ferrell | Wolf Gang | Comics Greatest World | ||||||
Renee | Slayer Organization | Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight | ||||||
Robin Wood | Slayer Organization | Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight | ||||||
Sistah Spooky | Theresa | Superhomeys | Empowered Vol. 1 | 2007 | Adam Warren | Adam Warren |
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
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Amanda Waller | Amanda Blake Waller | Suicide Squad, Checkmate | DC Comics Legends #2 | 1986 | Len Wein | John Byrne | [1] | |
Amazing-Man I | Will Everett | All-Star Squadron | All-Star Squadron #23 | 1983 | Roy Thomas | Jerry Ordway | [2] | |
Amazing-Man II | Will Everett III | Justice League of America, Extreme Justice, Justice League Europe | Justice League of America #86 | 1994 | [3] | |||
Amazing-Man III | Markus Clay | Justice Society of America | 2007 | |||||
Amazing-Man IV | Rocker Bonn | Checkmate | OMAC #2 | 2011 | Dan DiDio | Keith Giffen | ||
Amber [A1] | Searcher's Inc. | Just Imagine... Batman | Stan Lee | |||||
Aqualad II | Jackson Hyde/Kaldur'ahm | Teen Titans, Young Justice | Brightest Day #9 | 2010 | Sept | Greg Weisman, Brandon Vietti, Geoff Johns | Phil Bourassa, Ivan Reis | |
Atom, The | Justice Alliance of America | Legends of the DC Universe: Crisis on Infinite Earths #1 | 1997 | [4] | ||||
August Durant | Secret Six | Secret Six #113 | 1968 | April | E. Nelson Bridwell | Frank Springer | [5] | |
Batman | Wayne Williams | Just Imagine's Stan Lee's Batman | 2001 | [6] | ||||
Batwing | David Zavimbe | Batman Inc., Justice League International | Batman Inc. #5 | 2011 | Grant Morrison | Chris Burnham | [7] | |
Batwing II | Luke Fox | Batman Inc., | Batwing #20 | 2013 | Grant Morrison | Chris Burnham | [7] | |
Betty Clawman | New Guardians | 1988 | ||||||
Big Thunder | Bulleteer miniseries | |||||||
Black Eagle | Lt. Cassius Bannister | All-Out War #1 | [8] | |||||
Black Lightning | Jefferson Pierce | Justice League, Outsiders | Black Lightning #1 | 1977 | Tony Isabella | Trevor Von Eeden | [9] | |
Black Racer | Sgt. Willie Walker | New Gods | New Gods #3 | 1971 | Jack Kirby | Jack Kirby | [10] | |
Black Spider, The | Eric Needham | Detective Comics #463 | 1976 | [11] | ||||
Black Vulcan | Super Friends | The All-New Super Friends Hour | 1977 | September | Hanna-Barbera | Alex Toth | ||
Blackwing | Charlie Bullock | Wonder Woman #297 | 1982 | Paul Levitz, Joey Cavalieri | Joe Staton | [12][13] | ||
Blindside | Tyson Gilford | Relative Heroes | Devin Grayson | Yvel Guichet, Mark Propst, Aaron Sowd | [14] | |||
Blob | Speed Demon #1 | 1996 | [15] | |||||
Bloodsport | Robert DuBois | Superman #4 (Vol. 2) | 1987 | John Byrne | John Byrne | [16] | ||
Bloodwynd | JLA | Justice League of America #61 | 1992 | [17] | ||||
Bronze Tiger | Ben Turner | Suicide Squad | Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter #1 | 1975 | April | Denny O'Neil | Jim Berry | |
Bumblebee | Karen Beecher-Duncan | Doom Patrol/Teen Titans/Titans West | Teen Titans #48 | 1977 | June | Bob Rozakis | José Delbo | [18] |
Cal Durham[A] | ||||||||
Captain Marvel | Elseworld's Finest | 1998 | [19] | |||||
Carla White | Darkstars | |||||||
Cascade | Rhiah Douglas | Sovereign Seven | Sovereign Seven #1 | 1995 | [20] | |||
Catspaw | April Dumaka | Legion of Super-Heroes | ||||||
Centaur[E] | Eran Shadowstorm | Warlord | ||||||
Chunk[B] | Chester P. Runk | The Flash #9 (Vol. 2) | [21] | |||||
Coldcast | Nathan Jones | Justice League Elite | Action Comics #775 | 2001 | ||||
The Commander | New Gods | |||||||
Computo II | Danielle Foccart | Legion of Super-Heroes | ||||||
Conjura[C] | ||||||||
Crispus Allen | ||||||||
Crimson Avenger III | Jill Carlyle | STARS AND S.T.R.I.P.E. #9 | 2000 | [22] | ||||
Crimson Avenger (Earth 2) | Lee Travis | Earth 2 #5 | 2012 | James Robinson | Nicola Scott | |||
Crystallex[D] | Raphael Harris | New Teen Titans | ||||||
Cyborg | Victor Stone | Teen Titans, Justice League | DC Comics Presents #26 | 1980 | Marv Wolfman | George Pérez | [23] | |
Dale Gunn | Justice League Detroit | |||||||
Darla Dudley | Shazam | |||||||
Data | Freddie Martin | Thriller | 1983 | |||||
Dawn | Rachel Niamo | Batwing #13 | 2012 | Judd Winick | Marcus To | |||
Dawnfire | The Kingdom | Batwing #4 | 2011 | Judd Winick | ChrisCross | |||
Doctor Mid-Nite | Dr. Beth Chapel | Infinity Inc. | Infinity Inc. #19 | [24] | ||||
Doctor Mist | Nommo | Global Guardians, Justice League Dark | Super Friends #12 | 1978 | [25] | |||
Earth Strike | Dede Yeboah | The Kingdom | Batwing #1 | 2011 | Sept | Judd Winick | Ben Oliver | |
Empress | Anita Fite | Young Justice | Young Justice #16 | 2001 | [26] | |||
FerAlyse / ZuLuLu[F] | Jackee Jones | Netherworld | ||||||
4D | Captain Lea Corben | Ultramarine Corps | ||||||
Firestorm | Jason Rusch | Justice League | Firestorm #1 (Vol. 4) | 2004 | [27] | |||
Flex & Thermal | Suicide Squad | |||||||
Flipper-Dipper | The Newsboy Legion | Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #133 | 1970 | October | Jack Kirby | Jack Kirby | ||
Freedom Beast | Dominic Mndawe | Global Guardians | Animal Man #13 | 1989 | [28] | |||
Freight Train | Outsiders | Outsiders vol. 4 #30 | 2010 | July 2010 | Dan DiDio | Philip Tan | [29] | |
Gary Washington | Checkmate operative | |||||||
Gear | I.Z.O.R. | Legion of Super-Heroes | ||||||
Ghost Lion | Hypotheticals | JLA Classified #16 | ||||||
Glenn Gammeron[G] | Justice League Task Force #28 | |||||||
Gravedigger | Captain Ulysses Hazard | Easy Company | Men of War #1 | 1977 | August | David Michelinie | Ed Davis | [30][31][32] |
Gravedigger II | Tyson Sykes | Checkmate #14 (Vol. 2) | 1989 | April | Paul Kupperberg | Tod Smith | [32] | |
Green Arrow | Connor Hawke | Justice League | Green Arrow vol. 2, #0 (1994) | 1994 | October | Kelley Puckett | Jim Aparo | |
Green Lantern | John Stewart | Green Lantern Corps, Justice League | Green Lantern #87 | 1971 | December | Denny O'Neil | Neal Adams | [33] |
Grover Baines | Blackhawk #2 (Vol. 3) | [34] | ||||||
Gus Gray[H] | Cpl. Augustus Gray | Haunted Tank | ||||||
Healer Randolph[I] | Tomahawk's Rangers | Son of Tomahawk #128 | [35] | |||||
Hero Cruz | Superboy and the Ravers/Titans L.A. | Superboy and the Ravers #1 | 1996 | September 1996 | [36] | |||
Houngan | Jean-Louis | New Teen Titans #14 (Vol. 1) | 1981 | [37] | ||||
Impala | M'Balaze | Global Guardians | Super Friends #7 | 1977 | October | E. Nelson Bridwell | Ramona Fradon | |
Invisible Kid II | Jacques Foccart | Legion of Super-Heroes | Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1 | 1982 | Paul Levitz | Keith Giffen | ||
Iron | Metal Men | Showcase #37 | 1962 | [38] | ||||
Ivar | Mystic Knights | |||||||
Jackie Johnson | Easy Company | Our Army at War #113 | 1961 | December | Bob Kanigher | Joe Kubert | [5] | |
Jakeem Thunder | Jakeem Johnny Williams | JSA | The Flash #134 | 1998 | [39] | |||
Jet | Celia Windward | New Guardians, Global Guardian | Millenium #8 | 1987 | [40] | |||
Jim Corrigan[K] | ||||||||
Jody[L] | Tomahawk | |||||||
Josiah Power | The Power Company | JLA #61 | 2002 | [41] | ||||
Joto/Hot Spot | Isaiah Crockett | Teen Titans | Teen Titans vol. 2, #1 | 1996 | [42] | |||
Kid Impala | Ultramarine Corps | |||||||
Kid Quantum | James Cullen | Legion of Super-Heroes | Legionnaires #62 | 1998 | [43] | |||
Kid Quantum II | Jazmin Cullen | Legion of Super-Heroes | ||||||
King Peacock | Top Ten | Top Ten #1 | [44] | |||||
Lady Liberty III | Battle for Blüdhaven | |||||||
Lightning | Jennifer Pierce | Justice Society of America | ||||||
Machiste[M] | Warlord #2 | |||||||
Manhattan Guardian | Jake Jordan | Seven Soldiers of Victory | ||||||
Maximum | Maxwell Williams | Supermen of America | ||||||
Mbulaze | Super Friends #7 | 1977 | [45] | |||||
Micro-Maid | Top Ten | Top Ten #1 | [46] | |||||
Microwavebelle | Hero Hotline | |||||||
Mister Bones[O] | Infinity Inc. | |||||||
Mister Miracle III | Shilo Norman | |||||||
Mister Terrific II | Michael Holt | JSA | ||||||
Mohammed Ibn Bornu[P] | Cadre of the Immortal | |||||||
Molo[Q] | Molo | International Sea Devil | Sea Devils #23 | 1965 | May | Bob Haney | Howard Purcell | |
Mongrel | Blood Pack | |||||||
Muhammad X | Superman (second series) #179 | 2002 | [47] | |||||
Ndoki | Charles Ndoki | S.T.A.R. Corps | S.T.A.R. Corps #3 | January 1998 | Dan Vado | Norman Felchle | [48] | |
New Moon | Moondancers | World's Finest Comics #295 | 1983 | September 1983 | ||||
Northwind | Norda Cantrell | |||||||
Nu'Bia[S] | Wonder Woman #206 | 1973 | [49] | |||||
Obatala, Lord of the White Cloth | ||||||||
Onyx | Onyx Adams | |||||||
Orpheus | Gavin King | Batman: Orpheus Rising | 2001 | [50] | ||||
Pantha | Rosabelle Mendez | Teen Titans | ||||||
Percival Hazard | Squad K | |||||||
Philippus | Philippus | Amazons | Wonder Woman #1 | 1987 | February | George Pérez | George Pérez | |
Ralph Jackson | Ralph Jackson | United States Army | World's Finest Comics #17 | 1945 | Spring | Jack Schiff | John Daly | [5] |
Rocket | Raquel Ervin | Shadow Cabinet | Icon #1 | May 1993 | Dwayne McDuffie | M. D. Bright | ||
Rupert Zambesi Kenboya | Showcase #66 | 1967 | Bob Haney | Mike Sekowsky | [5] | |||
Rush & Silence | Superman #179 (Volume 2) | 2002 | August 2002 | |||||
Samosa | Kid Lanterns from Green Lantern Mosaic | |||||||
Scrap[V] | D.E.O.rphans | Titans #26 (Vol. 4) | ||||||
Sela[W] | JLA (Obsidian Age) | |||||||
Seraph[U] | DNAngels | Superboy #88 | July 2001 | |||||
Shango the Thunderer | ||||||||
Shondra Kinsolving[W1] | ||||||||
Sir Gawain | Camelot 3000 #3 | 1983 | [51] | |||||
Skitter | Celine Patterson | Teen Titans | Superboy (vol. 5) #1 | 2011 | Scott Lobdell | Brett Booth | ||
Skyrocket | Cecelia Forrestal | The Power Company | JLA #61 | 2002 | [52] | |||
Sojourner[X] | Henrietta Jessup | |||||||
The Solution[Y] | Young Justice | |||||||
Sonik[Z] | ||||||||
The Spectre | Crispus Allen | |||||||
Starboy | Legion of Superheroes #1 (Vol. 4) | 2005 | [53] | |||||
Star Boy | Legion of Super-Heroes | |||||||
Steel | John Henry Irons | Justice League | Adventures of Superman #500 | 1993 | [54] | |||
Steel / Vaporlock | Natasha Irons | Lex Luther's Everyman Project, Infinity Inc. | Steel #1 | 1994 | February 1994 | [55] | ||
Stoneyard | Superman #179 (Vol. 2) | 2002 | August 2002 | |||||
Strix | Mary | Court of Owls, Birds of Prey | Batgirl (Vol. 3) #9 | 2012 | May | Gail Simone | Ardian Syaf | |
Superman & Supergirl of Earth-D | Justice Alliance of America | Legends of the DC Universe: Crisis on Infinite Earths | 1999 | [56] | ||||
Superman | Harvey Dent | Tangent Comics: Superman #1 | 1997 | [57] | ||||
Superman of Earth 23 | Calvin Ellis | Justice League | Final Crisis #7 | 2009 | Grant Morrison | Doug Mahnke | ||
Syn | Synaethesia Jackson | Top Ten | Top Ten #1 | [58] | ||||
Tattooed Man | Mark Richards | Justice League, Titans | Geoff Johns | |||||
Technocrat | Geoffrey Brown | |||||||
Ted & Terri Trapper | ||||||||
Tempest | Martin Ellis[N] | Doom Patrol | Showcase #94 | 1977 | Paul Kupperberg | Joe Staton | [59] | |
Thunder | Anissa Pierce | Outsiders | Outsiders #1 (Vol. 3) | [60] | ||||
Thunder Fall | The Kingdom | Batwing #2 | 2011 | Judd Winick | Ben Oliver | |||
Tyroc | Troy Stewart | Legion of Super-Heroes | Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #216 | 1976 | April | Cary Bates | Mike Grell | [61] |
Underground | Superman #179 (Vol. 2) | 2002 | August 2002 | |||||
Vixen | Mari Jiwe McCabe | JLA, Suicide Squad, International Ultramarine Corps, JLI | Action Comics #521 | 1981 | [62] | |||
Vox, Herald, Hornblower, Guardian | Mal Duncan | Teen Titans, Doom Patrol | Teen Titans #26 | 1970 | March | Bob Kanigher | Nick Cardy. | |
Vykin | Forever People | Forever People #1 | 1971 | February | Jack Kirby | Jack Kirby | [63] | |
Wilson Forbes[A3] | ||||||||
Wonder Woman | Diana Prince | DC vs. Marvel #4 | 1996 | [64] | ||||
Wonder Woman of Earth 23 | Nubia | Justice League | Final Crisis #7 | 2009 | Grant Morrison | Doug Mahnke. | ||
Wyldeheart[A4] | ||||||||
Xero | Coltrane "Trane" Walker | |||||||
XS | Jenni Ognats | Legion of Super Heroes | Legion of Super-Heroes #62 | [65] | ||||
Zeke[A5] | D.E.O.rphans | Titans #26 (Vol. 4) |
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
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Lobo [A] | 1965 |
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
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Taranee Cook | W.I.T.C.H. | W.I.T.C.H. #1 | 2001 | April | Elisabetta Gnone | Alessandro Barbucci | ||
Terry Girgis | Manoo | Aqua Team | Aquaman finds a new lover #1 | 2015 | April | Tatiana | Glub Glub |
Dorkstorm
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
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Black Ice [A] | Bobby Blaque |
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
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Crackshot | Lee Alexander Clayton | The Liberty Project and Teenagents | ||||||
The Firedrake | Miracleman | |||||||
Polestar [A] | The New Wave | |||||||
Roboto [B] | Team Youngblood | |||||||
Sabre [C] | ||||||||
Simon Ashley | James D. Hudnall's ESPERS | |||||||
Strike [D] | Dennis Foreman | |||||||
Terrayne | Harry Robinson | the Futurians |
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
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Black Eagle | Wild Cards | |||||||
Captain Confederacy II | Captain Confederacy | 1991 | Will Shetterly | Vince Stone | ||||
Fortunato | Wild Cards | |||||||
Harlem Hammer | Wild Cards | Will Shetterly | Vince Stone | |||||
Spirit of the People | Captain Confederacy | 1991 |
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
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Alis Krafe | Meta 4 |
Fleetway/Quality
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
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Cleve | New Statesmen (Ohio) | |||||||
Meridian | New Statesmen (Mississippi) |
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
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Code[A] | ||||||||
Joe | Joe & Max | |||||||
Genesis 5 | two unknown members |
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
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Benmarley | FG3, Powers | |||||||
Boogie Girl | FG3, Powers | |||||||
Teague | Powers | |||||||
Unnamed Amazon | the Golden Ones, Powers | |||||||
Wazz | FG3, Powers |
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
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American Pi [A] | Common Grounds | |||||||
Ant | ||||||||
Black Samson | Robert Kirkman | |||||||
Bulletproof | Robert Kirkman | |||||||
Chapel | Youngblood | |||||||
Darkwing | ||||||||
Kittycat | Liberty Balance, Common Grounds | |||||||
Longfellow | Wildguard | |||||||
Mach Master | Wildguard | |||||||
Mayhem! | Mayhem! | |||||||
Optica | Wildguard | |||||||
Psi-Mistress | Wildguard | |||||||
Rapture | Sharona Jackson | The Savage Dragon #4 | ||||||
Sentinel | Youngblood | |||||||
Shadowhawk I | Shadowhawk #1 | |||||||
Spawn | Albert Simmons | CIA | Spawn #1 | June 1992 | Todd McFarlane | |||
Toughlon | Wildguard | |||||||
Tribe | Wildcat | March 1993 | Todd Johnson | Larry Stroman |
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
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Black Hood II | Giles "Hit" Coffee |
Innovation
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
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Unknown Black Male | Group Larue | |||||||
Penn |
Kitchen Sink
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
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Miss | Megaton Man | |||||||
Silver-Age | Megaton Man |
Lone Star Press
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
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Midas | Pantheon | Bill Willingham | ||||||
Tangaroa | Pantheon | Bill Willingham |
Malibu (Ultraverse)
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
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Aura | Protectors | |||||||
Chalice | Protectors | |||||||
D.J. Blast | The Squad | |||||||
Yrial | Strangers | |||||||
Grip | Strangers | |||||||
Zip Zap | Strangers | |||||||
Book | The Solution |
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
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Abraham Brown | Sons of the Tiger | |||||||
Adept | Jelene Anderson | Strikeforce Morituri | Strikeforce: Morituri#1 | 1984 | ||||
Aegis | Trey Rollins | New Warriors | The New Warriors (vol. 2) #0 | June 1999 | Jay Faerber | Steve Scott | ||
Agent Storm/Tempest | X-Force | |||||||
Alex Wilder | Runaways | |||||||
Anarchist | Tike Alicar | X-Force, X-Statix | X-Force #116 | July 2001 | Peter Milligan | Mike Allred | ||
Angel II | Angel Salvadore | X-Men, New Warriors, Teen Brigade | New X-Men #118 | 2001 | Grant Morrison | Ethan Van Sciver | ||
Attractive Lad | Aundray Phelps | Crazy Eights | ||||||
Axe II | Harriers | |||||||
Bandit now Night Thrasher | Donyell Taylor | New Warriors/Avengers Resistance/Counter Force | Night Thrasher (vol 2) No.3 | |||||
Battlestar, Bucky | Lamar Hoskins | BUCkies, partner of Captain America, Wild Pack | Captain America #323 | 1986 | November 1986 | Mark Gruenwald | Paul Neary | |
Bedlam | Jesse Aaronson | X-Force | X-Force #82 | October 1998 | John Francis Moore | Jim Cheung | ||
Ben Payton | Seeker 3000 |
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Bishop | Lucas Bishop | X-Men, XSE | Uncanny X-Men #282 | 1991 | November 1991 | John Byrne & Whilce Portacio | Whilce Portacio | |
The Black Musketeers [A] | Dr. Joshua Itobo, Ishanta, and Khanata |
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Black Panther | T'Challa | Avengers, Defenders, Fantastic Force, Fantastic Four | Fantastic Four #52 | 1966 | July 1966 | Stan Lee | Jack Kirby | |
Black Talon | Desmond Drew | Cult Leader | Strange Tales #173 | April 1974 | Len Wein | Gene Colan | ||
Black Talon | Samuel Barone | Lethal Legion, X-Humed | Avengers #152 | October 1976 | Gerry Conway | John Buscema | ||
Blade | Eric Brooks | Nightstalkers, Midnight Sons, Vanguard, MI-13 | Tomb of Dracula #10 | 1973 | July 1973 | Marv Wolfman | Gene Colan | |
Bling! | Roxanne "Roxy" Washington | New X-Men | ||||||
Blitziana | Godpack | Mighty Thor #473 | 1994 | April 1994 | Roy Thomas | M.C. Wyman | ||
Blue Marvel | Adam Brashear | Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel #1 | 2008 | November 2008 | Kevin Grevioux | Mat Broome | ||
Blur | Stanley Stewart | Squadron Supreme | ||||||
Brother Voodoo | Jericho Drumm | Midnight Sons | Strange Tales #169 | 1973 | September 1973 | Len Wein | Gene Colan | |
Captain America | Isaiah Bradley | |||||||
Captain Marvel II, Photon, Pulsar | Monica Rambeau | Avengers, Nextwave | Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16 | 1982 | Roger Stern | John Romita, Jr. | ||
Captain Universe | Avengers | Avengers vol. 5 #1 | 2012 | December 2012 | Jonathan Hickman | Jerome Opeña | ||
Cardiac | Elias Wirtham | Amazing Spider-Man #342 | 1990 | December 1990 | David Michelinie | Erik Larsen | ||
Derek Morgan | Ultimate X | miniseries | ||||||
Frenzy | Joanna Cargill | Alliance of Evil, Femizons, Acolytes, X-Men | X-Factor #4 | 1986 | May 1986 | Bob Layton | Keith Pollard | |
Cecilia Reyes | X-Men | |||||||
Charcoal | Charlie Burlingame | Thunderbolts | Thunderbolts #19 | 1998 | October 1998 | Kurt Busiek | Mark Bagley | |
Chord | Andrew Chord | New Warriors ally | ||||||
Cloak | Tyrone "Ty" Johnson | partner of Dagger, Secret Avengers, Dark X-Men, X-Men | Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #64 | March 1982 | Bill Mantlo | Ed Hannigan | ||
Darwin | X-Men, X-Factor Investigations | X-Men: Deadly Genesis #2 | February 2006 | Ed Brubaker | Pete Woods | |||
Deathlok | Michael Collins | Secret Defenders | Astonishing Tales #25 | 1974 | August 1974 | Doug Moench, Gregory Wright | George Pérez | |
Debrii | Debroah Fields | New Warriors | ||||||
Doorman | DeMarr Davis | Great Lakes Avengers/X-Men/Champions/Initiative | West Coast Avengers (vol. 2) #46 | 1989 | July 1989 | John Byrne | John Byrne | |
Falcon | Sam Wilson | partner of Captain America, S.H.I.E.L.D. Super Agents, Defenders, Avengers | Captain America #117 | 1969 | September 1969 | Stan Lee | Gene Colan | |
Gabe Jones | Howling Commandos, S.H.I.E.L.D., Godzilla Squad | Sgt. Fury #1 | 1963 | December 1963 | Stan Lee | Jack Kirby | ||
Gateway | ally of X-Men | Uncanny X-Men #229 | 1988 | May 1988 | Chris Claremont | Marc Silvestri | ||
Gauntlet | Joseph Green | |||||||
Genii | Young Gods | |||||||
Georgianna Castleberry | Team America | |||||||
Girth | Happy Campers | NFL SuperPro | ||||||
G. W. Bridge | Six Pack, S.H.I.E.L.D., Weapon P.R.I.M.E. | X-Force #1 | 1991 | August 1991 | Rob Liefeld, Fabian Nicieza | Rob Liefeld | ||
Goblyn | Goblyn Dean | Derangers, Beta Flight, Gamma Flight | Alpha Flight #53 | December 1987 | Bill Mantlo | Terry Shoemaker | ||
Goliath, Giant-Man, Black Goliath | Bill Foster | ally of Avengers, technical advisor to Champions, Defenders, Project Pegasus | Avengers #32 | September 1966 | Stan Lee | Don Heck | ||
Goliath | Tom Foster | Damage Control, Revengers | Black Panther #23 | 2007 | February 2007 | Reginald Hudlin | Koi Turnbull | |
"Hammer" Eisenhower | Six Pack | X-Force #8 | March 1992 | Rob Liefeld, Fabian Nicieza | Rob Liefeld, Mike Mignola | |||
Harrier, Cardinal | Donald Clendenon | Air Force, Masters of Evil, Thunderbolts | New Warriors #28 | 1992 | October 1992 | Fabian Nicieza | Darick Robertson | |
Heather Hudson | Exiles | |||||||
High-Tech, Chemistro | Curtis Carr | Hero for Hire #12 | August 1973 | Steve Englehart | George Tuska | |||
Hit-Maker | ||||||||
Horus | Heliopolitan Gods | |||||||
Human Top | David Mitchell | Kid Commandos, Penance Council, V-Battalion | Invaders #27 | 1978 | April 1978 | Roy Thomas | Frank Robbins | |
Hybrid | New Warriors | |||||||
Isis | Heliopolitan Gods | |||||||
Josiah X | Josiah al hajj Saddiq, Josiah Bradley | The Crew | The Crew #1 | September 2003 | Christopher Priest | Joe Bennett | ||
Jughandle | Jesse Metuchen | The Craptacular B-Sides | Craptacular B-Sides #1 | Brian David-Marshall | Brett Weldele | |||
Kasper Cole | The Crew | |||||||
Kestrel | John Wraith | |||||||
"Licorice" Calhoun | S.H.I.E.L.D. | |||||||
Lightbright | Wild Pack | |||||||
Longstrike | Christine Cord | New Warriors | ||||||
Power Man/Luke Cage | Carl Lucas | Fantastic Four, Defenders, New Avengers | Hero for Hire #1 | 1972 | June 1972 | Archie Goodwin, John Romita, Sr., & Roy Thomas | George Tuska | |
Man-Ape | M'Baku | Lethal Legion, Masters of Evil, Villans for Hire | Avengers #62 | 1969 | Roy Thomas | John Buscema | ||
Maggott | Japeth | X-Men, Generation X | Uncanny X-Men #345 | 1997 | June 1997 | Scott Lobdell | Joe Madureira | |
Code: Blue | Marcus Stone | |||||||
Maxam | ||||||||
Meteor Man | Jefferson Reed | |||||||
Midnight Sun | ally of Shang-Chi | |||||||
Mister Gideon | Gidion Wilson | Gamma Corps. Older brother of Falcon | ||||||
Misty Knight | Daughters of the Dragon, Heroes for Hire | Marvel Team-Up #1 | March 1972 | Tony Isabella, Roy Thomas | Ross Andru | |||
M'Shulla | Killraven's Freemen | |||||||
Meteorite | Valerie Barnhardt | |||||||
Nick Fury, Jr./Marcus Johnson | S.H.I.E.L.D., Secret Avengers | Battle Scars #1 | 2011 | Matt Fraction, Chris Yost, Cullen Bunn, Paul Neary | Scot Eaton | |||
Night Thrasher | Dwayne Taylor/ Donyell Taylor | New Warriors/Counter Force | ||||||
Nightmask | New Adam | Avengers | Avengers (vol. 6) #1 | Jonathan Hickman | Jerome Opena | |||
Nightwatch | Dr. Kevin Trench | Web of Spider-Man #100 | ||||||
N'Kantu, the Living Mummy | ||||||||
Numinus | Power Pack | |||||||
Pathway | Laura Dean | ally of Alpha Flight | ||||||
Patriot | Elijah Bradley | Young Avengers | Young Avengers (vol. 1) #1 | Alan Heinberg | Jim Cheung | |||
Phaser | Christian Cord | New Warriors | ||||||
Phastos | Eternals | |||||||
Power Man | Victor Alvarez | Avengers Academy | Shadowland: Power Man #1 | June 2010 | Fred Van Lente | Mahmud Asrar | ||
Prodigy II | David Alleyne | New X-Men: Academy X | ||||||
Prowler | Hobie Brown | |||||||
Rage | Elvin Halliday | Avengers, New Warriors/Counter Force | Avengers vol. 1 #326 | 1990 | November 1990 | Larry Hama | Paul Ryan | |
Reno Jones | Gunhawks | |||||||
Rocket Racer | Robert Farrell | |||||||
Shard | Shard Bishop | X-Factor | ||||||
Shola Inkosi | ||||||||
Silhouette | Silhouette Chord | New Warriors | ||||||
Sister Voodoo | Vanna Black | hired by Brother Voodoo | Marvel Age Annual #3 | |||||
Spider-Man | Miles Morales | The Ultimates | Ultimate Fallout #4 | 2011 | August 3, 2011 | Brian Michael Bendis | Sara Pichelli | |
Splice | Young Gods | |||||||
Sprocket | Amelia Barnhardt | employee of Night Thrasher | ||||||
Storm | Ororo Munroe | X-Men, Fantastic Four, Avengers, Uncanny X-Force | ||||||
Sun Girl | Selah Burke | New Warriors | Superior Spider-Man Team-Up #1 | Chris Yost | ||||
Synch | Everett Thomas | Generation X | ||||||
Tag | Brian Cruz | the New X-Men | ||||||
Tempest | Becka Munroe | GeNext | GeNext #1 | 2008 | July 2008 | Chris Claremont | Patrick Scherberger | |
3-D Man, Triathlon | Delroy Garrett | Skrull Kill Krew The Initiative Point Men Avengers Triune Understanding Agents of Atlas |
Avengers #8 (vol. 3) | 1998 | September 1998 | Kurt Busiek | George Pérez | |
Valida Payton | Seeker 3000 | |||||||
Venus [A] | Gargoyles comic series | |||||||
Venus Dee Milo | ||||||||
Vibrania | Ally of Speedball | |||||||
Vibranium | ||||||||
Vibraxis | Fantastic Force | |||||||
Voodo Chile | Marvel Age Annual #3 | |||||||
War Machine/Briefly Iron Man | James "Rhodey" Rhodes | West Coast Avengers, The Crew, Secret Avengers | Iron Man (vol. 1) #118 | 1979 | January 1979 | David Michelinie | Bob Layton | |
Wes Cassady [C] | Spider-Man #302 | |||||||
Wildstreak | Tamika Bowden | Fantastic Four ally | Fantastic Four Annual #26 | 1993 | ||||
Windshear | Colin Ashworth Hume | Alpha Flight | Alpha Flight #87 (vol.1) |
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Doctor Crocodile [B] | Joshua N'Dingi | Captan Btain Vol.2 #9 | 1985 | September 1985 | Jamie Delano | Alan Davies | ||
Big Shot | Death's Head Vol.1 #4 | 1989 | March 1989 | Simon Furman | Bryan Hitch | |||
Green Knight | Knights of Pendragon | |||||||
Perez | Warheads (Kether Troop) | Warheads #1 | 1992 | June 1992 | Nick Vince | Gary Erskine | ||
Afrikaa [A] | Khairi Ngala | Black Axe #5 | 1993 | August 1993 | Simon Jowett | Edward Perryman | ||
Shift | Clifton Joseph | Code Name: GENETIX #1 | 1993 | October 1993 | Graham Marks, Andy Lanning | Phil Gascoine | ||
Howitzer | Gene Dogs | Gene Dogs #1 | 1993 | October 1993 | John Freeman | David Taylor | ||
Ultra Marine | Dark Guard | Dark Guard #1 | 1993 | October 1993 | Dan Abnett | Carlos Pacheco | ||
Death Wreck | Death III #1 | 1993 | September 1993 | Dan Abnett | Dell Barrass |
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blacklight | Kandra Freeman | A-Next | A-Next #9 | 1999 | ||||
Coal Tiger | ||||||||
Daze | ||||||||
Earth Sentry | John Foster | A-Next | A-Next #2 | |||||
"Fred" [A] | ||||||||
Ladyhawk | Spider-Girl #6 (vol. 1) | 1999 |
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brick House | Blood Syndicate | Blood Syndicate #1 | 1993 | April 1993 | Dwayne McDuffie Ivan Velez, Jr. |
Denys Cowan Jimmy Palmiotti |
[66] | |
Bubbasaur | Bubba Brown | Blood Syndicate | Blood Syndicate #1 | 1994 | [67] | |||
Buck Wild, Mercenary Man [C] | Rufus T. Wild | Icon # | [68] | |||||
D-Struct [A] | Damon Briggs | Static #12 | 1994 | April 1994 | Kurt Busiek Neil Vokes |
[69] | ||
DMZ | Blood Syndicate | Blood Syndicate #1 | 1993 | April 1993 | Dwayne McDuffie Ivan Velez, Jr. |
Denys Cowan Jimmy Palmiotti |
[66] | |
Fade | Carlos Quinones | Blood Syndicate | Blood Syndicate #1 | 1993 | April 1993 | Dwayne McDuffie Ivan Velez, Jr. |
Denys Cowan Jimmy Palmiotti |
[66] |
Flashback | Sara Quinones | Blood Syndicate | Blood Syndicate #1 | 1993 | April 1993 | Dwayne McDuffie Ivan Velez, Jr. |
Denys Cowan Jimmy Palmiotti |
[66] |
Hardware | Curt Metcalf | Hardware #1 | 1993 | April 1993 | Dwayne McDuffie Denys Cowan |
|||
Holocaust / Pyre | Blood Syndicate | Static #4 | 1993 | [70] | ||||
Icon | Augustus Freeman IV | Icon #1 | 1993 | May 1993 | Dwayne McDuffie Denys Cowan |
|||
Masquerade | Blood Syndicate | Blood Syndicate #1 | 1993 | April 1993 | Dwayne McDuffie Ivan Velez, Jr. |
Denys Cowan Jimmy Palmiotti |
[66] | |
Payback | Heroes | |||||||
Rocket | Raquel Ervin | Icon #1 | 1993 | May 1993 | Dwayne McDuffie Denys Cowan |
|||
Starlight | Stella Maxwell | Shadow Cabinet, The Heroes | Shadow Cabinet | [71] | ||||
Static | Virgil Ovid Hawkins | |||||||
Tarmack | Charles Bell | Blood Syndicate | Static #2 | 1993 | [72] | |||
Tech-9 | Rolando Texador | Blood Syndicate | Blood Syndicate #1 | 1993 | April 1993 | Dwayne McDuffie Ivan Velez, Jr. |
Denys Cowan Jimmy Palmiotti |
[66] |
Technique [B] | ||||||||
Wise Son | Hannibal White | Blood Syndicate | Blood Syndicate #1 | 1993 | April 1993 | Dwayne McDuffie Ivan Velez, Jr. |
Denys Cowan Jimmy Palmiotti |
[66] |
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blur | Jeff Walters | D.P.7 | D.P.7 #1 | November 1986 | Mark Gruenwald | Paul Ryan | ||
Brick Wall | Beauford Wohl | Kickers, Inc. | Kickers, Inc. #1 | November 1986 | Tom DeFalco | Ron Frenz | ||
Dasher | Dallas Corbin | Kickers, Inc. | Kickers, Inc. #1 | November 1986 | Tom DeFalco | Ron Frenz | ||
Friction | Charlotte "Charly" Beck | D.P.7 | D.P.7 #1 | November 1986 | Mark Gruenwald | Paul Ryan | ||
Mutator, Wild Thing [A] | George Mullaney | D.P.7, Para-Troop | D.P.7 #1 (possibly) | November 1986 | Mark Gruenwald | Paul Ryan | ||
Think Tank | Theresa "Teddy" Roberts | Spitfire and the Troubleshooters | Spitfire and the Troubleshooters #1 | October 1986 | Eliot R. Brown, Gerry Conway & John Morelli | Herb Trimpe | ||
Voyager | Tyrone Jessup | Psi-Force | Psi-Force #1 | November 1986 | Steve Perry | Mark Texeira |
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Urth | Earth 4 | Ms. Mystic |
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Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blue Eagle | ||||||||
Blur | Stanley Stewart | Squadron Supreme | Supreme Power #5 | 2004 | ||||
Nighthawk | Squadron Supreme | Supreme Power #2 | 2004 |
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Falcon | Sam Wilson | |||||||
Luke Cage | Ultimate Defenders | |||||||
Misty Knight | ||||||||
Nick Fury | ||||||||
Spider-Man | Miles Morales | Brian Michael Bendis | ||||||
Vision | Robert Mitchell | Ultimate Comics: Ultimates #22 | Sam Humphries | Joe Bennett |
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Urban Legend | Malcom T. Madiba | 2012 | Josef Yohannes | NewTasty |
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agent 355 | Y: The Last Man | |||||||
Boy | Lucille Butler | The Invisibles | 1994 | [73] | ||||
Chullo [A] | Charles Henry | The Judges | ||||||
Dhalua Strong | Tom Strong #1 | 1999 | Alan Moore, Chris Sprouse | [74] | ||||
Strel | 100% #1 | 2002 | Paul Pope | [75] | ||||
Ziona | 2020 Visions #10: Repro-Man | 1998 | Jamie Delano | [76] |
Wildstorm (ABC/Homage)
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ambrose Chase | Planetary | |||||||
Anansi | Astro City | |||||||
Battalion | Jackson King | |||||||
Black Badge | Astro City | |||||||
Black Rapier | the Honor Guard | Astro City | ||||||
Blue Knight | Astro City | |||||||
Cleopatra | the Honor Guard | Astro City | ||||||
Dhalua Strong [A] | ||||||||
Flint | Victoria Ngengi | Stormwatch, associate of the Authority | ||||||
Hoodoo Priest | Parsifal Congo | Top 10 | ||||||
Jack-in-the-Box | Zachary Johnson | Astro City | ||||||
King Peacock | John Corbeau | Top 10 | ||||||
Micro-Maid | Doctor Sally-Jo Jessell | Top 10 | ||||||
MPH | the Honor Guard | Astro City | ||||||
New American | The American Way #1 | |||||||
Promethea | Sophie Bangs | ABC Comics | ||||||
Rite | the Changers | Stormwatch | ||||||
Stochastic Fats | Willie Beaumont | Top 10 | ||||||
Strafe | Malcolm King | |||||||
Synaesthesia | Wanda Jackson | Top 10 | ||||||
Tesla Strong [B] | ||||||||
Augustus Cole | Cole Train | Gears of War | Ortega | Sharp | ||||
Voodoo | Priscilla Kitaen | WildC.A.T.S. | WildC.A.T.S. #1 | 1992 | Brandon Choi | Jim Lee |
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quantum | ||||||||
Shadowman |
Other media
Newspapers
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bungleton Green[77] | ||||||||
Chisolm Kid | ||||||||
Don Powers | ||||||||
Ebony White | The Spirit comic strip | 1940 | Will Eisner | [78] | ||||
Guy Fortune[79] | ||||||||
Jive Gray | ||||||||
Mark Hunt | ||||||||
Mystic Commandos | ||||||||
Neil Knight | ||||||||
Sergeant Joe | ||||||||
Speed Jaxon |
Novels and anthologies
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Black Eagle (Wild Cards) | Earl Sanderson, Jr. | |||||||
Cassie of the Animorphs book series. | ||||||||
Fortunato (Wild Cards) | ||||||||
Harlem Hammer (Wild Cards) | ||||||||
Knight Seeker | Nygel Spinner | Eric Cooper | ||||||
Hiro Protagonist (Snow Crash) | ||||||||
Max Madigan | Max Madigan | The Serpent Cult | Howard Night |
|
Webcomics
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anubysse | Kevin Bright | Evil Shenanigans | Pre-BC | 2007 | [80] | |||
Black Puma | Justice Squad | Slightly Warped | ||||||
Chocolate Thunder | Gettosake Entertainment | [81] | ||||||
Destiny | 12 Comics | |||||||
Destruct-O-Tron | Todd Purvee | Super Haters | Super Haters #1 | June 25, 2009 | Nick Marino | Nick Marino | [82] | |
Eleggua | Impcomics.com | [83] | ||||||
Fearless Grasshopper | Gettosake Entertainment | |||||||
Fierce | Gettosake Entertainment | |||||||
Harmony | 12 Comics | |||||||
JetSpeed | 12 Comics |
| ||||||
Nanoman | Gettosake Entertainment | |||||||
Neters | [84] | |||||||
Nightflyer | Justice Squad | Slightly Warped | ||||||
Sister Hoodoo | Aretha | Marvelous Detectives | Super Haters #391 | June 19, 2012 | Nick Marino, Justique Woolridge | Nick Marino | [85] | |
Stealth | ||||||||
Sunblayde | 12 Comics | |||||||
The Urban Avenger | GlascoGraphix.com | [86] | ||||||
Venus Kincaid | Gettosake Entertainment | |||||||
Yo Mo'Fro,The Big Brother | FOG webcomics | 2009 | F.Jones | F.Jones | [87] | |||
Youngshot | 12 Comics | |||||||
Zenon | 12 Comics |
Television
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Action Hank | Dexter's Laboratory | |||||||
Afro Samurai | Afro Samurai | |||||||
Anansi the Spider | Static (ally) | Static Shock | ||||||
Agent Antoine Triplett | S.H.I.E.L.D. | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | ||||||
Benny Sherwood | Wizards vs Aliens | |||||||
Big Lob | G.I. Joe | G.I. Joe: The Movie | ||||||
Black Ranger | Will Aston | Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive | 2007 | |||||
Black Ranger | Zack Taylor | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers | 1993 | |||||
Black Vulcan | Super Friends | Super Friends Animated Cartoon | 1978 | Alex Togh | [88] | |||
Blade | Eric Brooks | Blade (TV show) | ||||||
Blue Ranger | Ethan James | Power Rangers: Dino Thunder | 2004 | |||||
Blue Ranger | Max Cooper | Power Rangers: Wild Force | 2002 | |||||
Blue Ranger | TJ Johnson | Power Rangers in Space | ||||||
Blue Ranger | Kevin | Power Rangers Samurai | ||||||
Blue Ranger | Noah Carver | Power Rangers Megaforce | ||||||
The Brown Hornet | Fat Albert | |||||||
Bulletproof | Baldwin P. Vess | C.O.P.S. | C.O.P.S. | |||||
Bumblebee | Teen Titans (East) | Teen Titans | ||||||
Capital G | Justice Friends | Dexter's Laboratory | ||||||
Cassie | Animorphs | |||||||
Cyborg | Stone | Teen Titans | Teen Titans episode #1 | |||||
Deathlok | Michael Peterson | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode #1 | ||||||
Delilah | Gargoyles | |||||||
Detective Jesse Reese | Gothan City Police Department | Birds of Prey | ||||||
Diana | Dungeons and Dragons episode #1 | |||||||
Doc | Walter Hartford | Galaxy Rangers | ||||||
Doc | Carl W. Greer | G.I. Joe | ||||||
Doc Saturday | None | Secret Saturdays | ||||||
Dr. Elwin "El" Lincoln | None | Misfits of Science | ||||||
Duke Depalma | None | Team Knight Rider | ||||||
Elisa Maza | Gargoyles | |||||||
Elizabeth | Tomorrow People | |||||||
Falcon | Sam Wilson | Avengers | ||||||
The First Slayer | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | |||||||
Commander Jonathan Ford | NAVY | SeaQuest DSV | ||||||
Lt. J.J. Fredricks | NAVY | SeaQuest DSV | ||||||
Green Ranger | Damon Henderson | Power Rangers Lost Galaxy | ||||||
Green Ranger | Joel Rawlings | Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue | ||||||
Hondo MacLean | M.A.S.K. | |||||||
JB Reese | VR Troopers | VR Troopers | ||||||
JD Bennett | Bionic Six | Bionic 6 | ||||||
John Diggle | Green Arrow | Arrow | 2012 | |||||
Green Lantern | John Stewart | Justice League | Justice League | |||||
Gunn | Charles Gunn | Team Angel/Angel Investigations/team Gunn/Wolfram & Hart Legal dept. | Angel | |||||
Hammerman | ||||||||
D. L. Hawkins | Heroes | |||||||
Heavy Duty | Lamont A. Morris | G.I. Joe | ||||||
Herald | Teen Titans | |||||||
Hotwing | Silverhawks | Silverhawks | ||||||
Jake Justice | Rescue Heroes | |||||||
Jonathan James Junior | Thunderbirds 2086 | |||||||
Jett Jackson | The Famous Jett Jackson | |||||||
Juice | Justice League Unlimited | |||||||
Kendra Young | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | |||||||
Kenny | Tomorrow People | |||||||
Kiddy Phenil | Silent Möbius | |||||||
Kwame | Planeteers | Captain Planet | ||||||
Leo Dooley | Lab Rats (TV series) | |||||||
Lothar | Defenders of the Earth | |||||||
LJ (Lothar Junior) | Defenders of the Earth | |||||||
M.A.N.T.I.S. | Miles Hawkins | |||||||
Max Jones | Zone Riders | Spiral Zone | [89] | |||||
Micro Woman | Christy Cross | Tarzan and the Super 7 | ||||||
Micron | Batman Beyond | |||||||
Mister T | Mister T | |||||||
Misty Magic | Kid Superpower Hour with Shazam! | [90] | ||||||
Mjnari | X-Men (ally) | X-Men | ||||||
Moleculad | Hanna-Barbera's Teen Force | Space Stars | ||||||
Morgan | Rockne Tarkington | Danger Island | ||||||
Nikki Wood | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | |||||||
Numbuh Five | Codename: Kids Next Door | |||||||
Owen Renyolds | Supah Ninjas | |||||||
Panthro | Thundercats | |||||||
Power Man | Luke Cage | Ultimate Spider-Man | ||||||
R.C. | Reginald Cornelious Jr. | Michael Knight/Knight Industries | Knight Rider | 1982 | ||||
Red Ranger | Scott Truman | Power Rangers: RPM | ||||||
Red Ranger | Jack Landers | Power Rangers: S.P.D. | ||||||
Red Ranger | TJ Johnson | Power Rangers: Turbo | ||||||
Cosmo, Splashdown, Sunstroke, Venus | Rickety Rocket Crew | |||||||
Roadblock | Marvin Hinton | G.I. Joe | ||||||
Richmond "Rocky" Canyon | Rescue Heroes | |||||||
Robin Wood | Scooby Gang ally | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | ||||||
Rona | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | |||||||
Rondell | Gunn's Crew (Team Angel Ally) | Angel | ||||||
Rubberband Man | Adam Evans | Static (ally) | Static Shock | |||||
Samantha | Monster Buster Club | Monster Buster Club (MBC) | ||||||
Micah Sanders | Heroes episode #1 | |||||||
Scout | Sgt. Robert Baker | Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future | ||||||
She-Bang | Shenice Vale | Static (ally) | Static Shock | |||||
Silver Sentry | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 2003 | ||||||
Solomon "Doc" Saturday | Saturday Family | The Secret Saturdays | ||||||
Soul Power | Morris Grant | Static (ally) | ||||||
Sparky | Phillip Rollins | Static (ally) | ||||||
Spyke | Evan Daniels | X-Men: Evolution | ||||||
Stalker | Lonzo Wilkenson | G.I. Joe | ||||||
Stalker | Batman Beyond(ally) | |||||||
Static | Virgil Hawkins | Static Shock episode #1 | ||||||
Super Stretch | Chris Cross | Tarzan and the Super 7 | ||||||
Talon | Derek Maza | Gargoyles | ||||||
Teal'c | Jaffa | Stargate SG-1 | ||||||
The Super Globetrotters | ||||||||
Turbo | Edward Hayes | Rambo and the Forces of Freedom | ||||||
Warhawk | Rex Stewart | Justice League Unlimited | ||||||
Winston Zeddmore | The Real Ghostbusters | |||||||
Yellow Ranger | Aisha Campbell | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers | ||||||
Yellow Ranger | Katie Walker | Power Rangers: Time Force | ||||||
Yellow Ranger | Tanya Sloan | Power Rangers Zeo / Power Rangers: Turbo | ||||||
Zak Saturday | None | Secret Saturdays |
Movies
Name | Alter Ego(s) | Teams/Associations | First Appearance | Year | Date | Writer | Artist | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bishop | Lucas Bishop | X-Men | X-Men: Days of Future Past | 2014 | ||||
Black Panther | T'Challa | Captain America: Civil War | 2016 | |||||
Blade | Eric Brooks [A] / Daywalker | Nightstalkers (ally) | Blade | 1998 | [91] | |||
Blankman | Darryl Walker | Blankman and Other Guy | Blankman | 1994 | [92] | |||
Catwoman | Patience Phillips | Catwoman | 2004 | [93] | ||||
Cobra Bubbles | CIA | Lilo & Stitch | 2002 | [94] | ||||
Darwin | Armando Muñoz | X-Men: First Class | 2011 | [95] | ||||
Falcon | Sam Wilson | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | 2014 | |||||
Frozone | Lucius Best | The Incredibles (ally) | The Incredibles | 2004 | [96] | |||
Hancock | John Hancock | Hancock | July 2008 | [97] | ||||
Heimdall | Thor | 2011 | ||||||
Heavy Duty | Lamont A. Morris | G.I.Joe | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | 2009 | [98] | |||
Human Torch | Johnny Storm | Fantastic Four | Fantastic Four | 2015 | ||||
Gail | Sin City | |||||||
The Golden Blaze | Gregory Fletcher | The Golden Blaze | 2005 | Archie Gips | [99] | |||
Kestrel | John Wraith | Weapon X | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | May 2009 | ||||
Kiddy Phenil | AMP | Silent Möbius | 1992 | |||||
The Invisible Boy | Mystery Men | 1999 | [100] | |||||
Jax | Major Jackson Briggs | Mortal Kombat | 1993 | [101] | ||||
Meteor Man | Jefferson Reed | The Meteor Man | 1993 | [102] | ||||
Nick Fury | Col. Nicolas Fury | Avengers | Iron Man | 2008 | [103] | |||
Other Guy | Kevin Walker | Blank Man | Blankman | 1994 | [104] | |||
Penny Lent | Sky High | 2005 | ||||||
Popsicle | Ethan | Sky High | 2005 | |||||
Roadblock | Marvin F. Hinton | G.I. Joe | G.I. Joe: Retaliation | 2013 | ||||
Spawn | Albert "Al" Simmons | Spawn | 1997 | |||||
Steel | John Henry Irons | Steel | 1997 | [105] | ||||
Storm | Ororo Monroe | X-Men | X-Men | 1999 | [106] | |||
War Machine/Iron Patriot | James "Rhodey" Rhodes | Iron Man 2 | 2010 | [107] | ||||
Wasabi | Big Hero 6 | Big Hero 6 | 2014 |
Notes
Dark Horse Comics
DC Comics
- A.^ Cal Durham was Aquaman's ally who was turned into Waterbreather by Black Manta
- A1^ Amber was an ally of Jericho trained by Adeline Kane Wilson and an operative of Searcher's Inc.
- B.^ Chunk was a Flash ally
- C.^ Conjura used backwards magic like Zatanna.[109]
- D.^ Crystallex becomes a living crystal and morphs. In stasis at S.T.A.R. Labs San Francisco.
- E.^ Centaur was the protector of the Realm from the Wizardworld series in Warlord
- F.^ FerAlyse was a feral denizen of Chicago's Netherworld
- G.^ Glenn Gammeron is an intergalactic bounty hunter from Mi'ran and an ally of the Martian Manhunter
- H.^ Gus Gray was a replacement loader for the Haunted Tank.
- I.^ Healer Randolph was one of Tomahawk's Rangers, an ex-slave turned folk healer
- J.^ Jackie Johnson was an ex-heavyweight boxing champion, and an amalgamation of Jackie Robinson and Joe Louis. He was a member of Sgt. Rock's Easy Company.
- K.^ Jim Corrigan was an African-American police officer and an ally of Jimmy Olsen and Black Lightning
- L.^ Jody was an ally of Tomahawk.
- M.^ Machiste was a sometimes ally of the Warlord
- N.^ Martin Ellis woke from coma in Justice League Quarterly #17 with powers of Tempest
- O.^ Mister Bones was the DEO regional director
- P.^ Mohammed Ibn Bornu was a North African warrior hero.
- Q.^ Molo represented Africa.
- R.^ Nu'Bia was a Wonder Woman ally
- S.^ Percival Hazard was the leader of Squad K and grandson of Ulysses Hazard. He was last seen in Action Comics Annual #13 2008.
- T.^ Philippus was an Amazon ally of Wonder Woman.
- U.^ Seraph was a US government agent.
- V.^ Scrap had magnetic powers
- W.^ Sela was an Atlantean warrior woman 3,000 years ago
- W1.^ Shondra Kinsolving was a doctor with telekinetic healing abilities and an ally of Batman.
- X.^ Sojourner was a member of Artemis' HellEnders.
- Y.^ The Solution was a Teen Titans tryout.
- Z.^ Sonik (Superman/Batman ally from World's Finest)
- A1.^ Ted & Terri Trapper were private detectives[110]
- A2.^ Tina Ames had the power of "Bio-Energy" and could become living energy.
- A3.^ Wilson Forbes was a Daily Planet reporter.[110]
- A4.^ Wyldeheart was an ally of Damage
- A5.^ Zeke had super strength.
Dell Comics
- A.^ Lobo, two issue run
Dorkstorm Notes
- A.^ Dr. Blink Superhero Shrink
Eclipse Comics Notes
- A.^ Polestar was the acrobatic female member of the New Wave
- B.^ Roboto (cyborg member of Team Youngblood from The DNAgents universe)
- C.^ Sabre was one of the first graphic novels.
- D.^ Strike inherited the power harness from Sgt. Strike
The Guardian Line Comics Notes
Image Comics Notes
- A.^ American Pi was a supersmart heroine
Marvel Comics
- A.^ The Black Musketeers were allies of the Black Panther
- B.^ Wes Cassady is a construction publisherer who was bitten by a radioactive rabbit.
Marvel Comics UK
- A.^ Afrikaa was a superhuman ally of Black Panther
- B.^ Doctor Crocodile was an ally of Captain Britain
MC2 Notes
- A.^ Fred was Stark's bodyguard (Jim Rhodes)
Milestone Media
- A.^ D-Struct was an ally of Hardware.
- B.^ Technique was a female version of Hardware.
- C.^ Buck Wild was a Luke Cage parody.
New Universe Comics
Vertigo Comics Notes
- A.^ Chullo was an ex-cop and empowered by the The Nazz
Wildstorm Comics
- A.^ Dhalua Strong was the wife of Tom Strong
- B.^ Tesla Strong was the daughter of Tom Strong
Movies
- A.^ Character was never fully mentioned by this name in the film.
See also
- List of black animated characters
- African characters in comics
- Ethnic stereotypes in comics
- List of Asian superheroes
- List of Latino superheroes
- List of black video game characters
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- ^ "Tyroc". The Museum of Black Superheroes. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- ^ "Vixen". The Museum of Black Superheroes. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
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- Hogan, Erick (February 5, 2004). "Afros, Icons, and Spandex: A Brief History of the African American Superhero". ComicBookResources.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2011.
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