Who was Stan Lee's first black superhero?

When thinking about the first Black superhero, most people point to Black Panther, the Jack Kirby and Stan Lee character who first appeared in Fantastic Four #52 in July 1966.
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Did Stan Lee make any black superheroes?

Black Panther is the most famous and first Black superhero with supernatural abilities in American mainstream comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. He appeared for the first time as a supporting character in a Fantastic Four comic published by Marvel in 1966.
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Who is the first black Avenger?

Falcon (Samuel Thomas "Sam" Wilson) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was introduced by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Gene Colan in Captain America #117 (Sept. 1969), and was the first African-American superhero in mainstream comic books.
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What black characters did Stan Lee create?

Black Panther, created by Lee and Kirby, became one of the first Black superheroes when he first appeared in a "Fantastic Four" comic in 1966. His human persona, T'Challa, is the king of the fictional African nation of Wakanda, and he has superhuman abilities along with physical strength and combat skills.
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Who was Stan Lee's first hero?

Stan Lee's first superhero, Destroyer, was similar to Captain America until Walking Dead's Robert Kirkman made him more brutal than John Walker. Long before characters such as John Walker took inspiration from Captain America, Stan Lee's first superhero was a Cap pastiche named Destroyer.
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Why did Stan Lee create Black Panther?

Co-creator Stan Lee recounted that the name was inspired by a pulp adventure hero who has a black panther as a helper.
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Is Spider-Man Stan Lee's favorite?

Despite the critical success while voicing his philosophy in Amazing Fantasy, Stan Lee's favorite character wasn't Spider-Man. It wasn't even a character he created himself. Stan Lee's favorite character was actually Jack Kirby's Silver Surfer.
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Who was the first black superhero on TV?

M.A.N.T.I.S. featured the first Black superhero on TV and a collection of future genre alums. The show followed Dr. Miles Hawkins (Carl Lumbly), who was paralyzed by a police sniper's bullet when he saved a young girl from the line of fire.
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Who was the first black DC superhero?

While Black Lightning was the first Black DC superhero to headline his own comic book title, quite a number of Black heroes have preceded him in DC history. To be fair, that number is not as many as it should be and often includes supporting roles to a white hero or majority white team.
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Who is the greatest black superhero of all time?

Black Superheroes: The 17 Greatest Of All Time
  • Falcon (Sam Wilson) Publisher: Marvel Comics. ...
  • Spawn (Al Simmons) Publisher: Image Comics. ...
  • Batwing (David Zavimbe) Publisher: DC Comics. ...
  • Green Lantern (John Stewart) Publisher: DC Comics. ...
  • Spider-Man (Miles Morales) ...
  • Misty Knight. ...
  • Black Panther (T'Challa) ...
  • Storm (Ororo Munroe)
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Was Luke Cage the first black superhero?

Cage, sometimes "Power Man," wasn't the first Black superhero in mainstream comic books. Black Panther made his debut in "Fantastic Four" in 1966. Before Black Panther, Lion Man hit shelves in the 1940s as part of "All-Negro Comics No.
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Who came first Black Panther or black lightning?

Most were created during an earlier time of African-American empowerment: the black power movement and the blaxploitation movie genre of the 1960s and 70s. Marvel comics introduced the character of Black Panther in 1966 (a few months before the launch of the Black Panther party).
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Who came first Black Panther or Falcon?

His first issue of Black Panther was one of the highest-selling comic books of 2016. 1969: The Falcon (Sam Wilson)-The Falcon is the first African-American superhero, and the second Black hero in Marvel Comics. Introduced in Captain America #117.
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Who was the first black super villain?

The Marvel Universe is rife with villains, some of them ancient; some whose existence even stretches back billions of years, but the first villain in the Marvel Universe was none other than Knull, the King in Black.
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Who was the first Black Panther?

Bashenga was a warrior shaman who became the first King of Wakanda and the first Black Panther after uniting four of the five warring tribes of Wakanda together.
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Did Stan Lee create Black Panther?

Black Panther, comic strip superhero created for Marvel Comics by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. The character first appeared in Fantastic Four no. 52 (July 1966). Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa/Black Panther in Black Panther (2018).
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Who was the first black female superhero?

Marian Michaels, AKA The Butterfly, the first Black female superhero.
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Who was Marvel's 1st superhero?

Who was Marvel Comics' first original character? The first comic book issued by Marvel's precursor Timely Comics, in October 1939, featured the debut of the characters Human Torch, Sub-Mariner, the Angel, Ka-Zar, and the Masked Raider.
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Are there any black Marvel superheroes?

Black Panther - Black Panther is the first Black superhero in mainstream American comics, debuting several years before the Falcon, Luke Cage and Green Lantern.
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What was Stan Lee's last words?

John tells us Stan's last words before he and Roy left were ... "God bless. Take care of my boy, Roy." Roy released a statement about his last moments with Stan, noting the Marvel legend "lacked much of the old Stan Lee energy" most people had come to know him by.
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Who was Stan Lee's favorite DC character?

Stan Lee's favorite DC character was the vicious Czarnian bounty hunter Lobo, and Lee even said he wished the Main Man was in Marvel's stable.
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Who is Stan Lee's most famous character?

Spider-Man

This teenaged, web-slinging vigilante from Queens, perhaps Lee's most beloved character of all, first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 in 1962.
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Who was Black Panther after Challa?

Shuri became Black Panther when T'Challa was gravely ill.

Shuri took up the habit to protect her people anyway without the god's protection. In the eyes of Bast, Shuri earned the title, and officially became the Black Panther and rightful Queen of Wakanda.
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Who is the next Black Panther?

Letitia Wright On 'Black Panther 2' & Honoring Chadwick Boseman - Variety.
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