Who was the 1st Marvel superhero?

Pulp-magazine publisher Martin Goodman started the company later known as Marvel Comics under the name Timely Publications in 1939. The first publication of Timely was Marvel Comics #1, which introduced Carl Burgos's android superhero the Human Torch and Bill Everett's Namor the Sub-Mariner.
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Who is the first superhero of Marvel?

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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Who was the 1st superhero?

DC Comics introduced the first costumed superhero, Superman, in Action Comics #1 (June 1938).
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Who was first Marvel or DC?

DC Comics was first released in 1934, making it five years older than Marvel. It was first published under National Allied Publications. It was changed to DC Comics much later in 1977, whose inspiration came from their popular series Detective Comics, which featured Batman.
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Who was Stan Lee's first superhero?

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).
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Who is the first Marvel villain?

The first supervillain ever to appear in Marvel Comics was Mole Man in Fantastic Four #1. Mole Man remains an iconic Marvel villain, mostly because he was the first. However, as a villain, he brought little to the Marvel Universe.
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Who is the strongest Marvel character?

Hercules

Over 3000 years old, Hercules, the son of Zeus, is considered the physically strongest character in the entire Marvel universe.
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Is Marvel copying DC?

Well guess what, Marvel, has done the same thing. They have extensively copied characters from DC back in the day. The only difference is, when DC used to copy Marvel, most of their rehashes, failed to strike a chord with the audiences.
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Who was the first Spider Man?

In Spider-Man's first story, in Marvel Comics' Amazing Fantasy, no. 15 (1962), American teenager Peter Parker, a poor sickly orphan, is bitten by a radioactive spider. As a result of the bite, he gains superhuman strength, speed, and agility along with the ability to cling to walls.
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Who is the strongest superhero?

Marvel Vs DC: The 20 Most Powerful Superheroes Ranked
  1. 1 Marvel: One-Above-All.
  2. 2 DC: Elaine Belloc. ...
  3. 3 Marvel: The Twins: Infinity/ Eternity. ...
  4. 4 DC: Guardians of the Universe. ...
  5. 5 Marvel: Phoenix. ...
  6. 6 DC: Superman Prime. ...
  7. 7 Marvel: Grand Master. ...
  8. 8 DC: Captain Atom. ...
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Who are the 5 original Avengers?

The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 (cover-dated Sept. 1963), created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby. Labeled "Earth's Mightiest Heroes", the Avengers consisted of Iron Man, Ant-Man, Hulk, Thor and the Wasp.
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Who is the strongest Avenger?

1 Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff

That was enough to consider her near the top but Wanda Maximoff, known as Scarlet Witch, is the officially most powerful Avenger now.
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Who is the poorest superhero?

These are the 12 poorest superheroes struggling to get by in the Marvel Universe.
  • Rage.
  • Firestar. ...
  • Spider-Man. ...
  • Jessica Jones. ...
  • Echo. ...
  • Big Bertha. ...
  • Power Man. ...
  • The Hulk. For a long time, the Hulk remained one of the poorest Superheroes. ...
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Who is richer Iron Man or Batman?

Eventually, he funded the development of the famous Iron Man suit and the exploits of his group of superheroes, the Avengers. While Tony Stark is not the richest hero in all movie history, his net worth of $12.4 billion is higher than Bruce Wayne's and one of the highest net worths in movie history.
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Who is smarter Iron Man or Batman?

Batman is universally hailed as the smartest man in D.C. Comics, with Lex Luthor his only real competition. Iron Man, by contrast, is at least the fifth or sixth smartest character in the Marvel universe, with Richards, Victor Von Doom, Bruce Banner and Hank Pym all believed to be more intelligent.
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Who is the smartest Marvel character?

Reed Richards

Through the character's history, he has been consistently cited as the most intelligent being in the Marvel Universe, justifying this affirmation time and again with his discoveries and innovations.
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Who is the most popular Avenger?

Marvel's 'Mr Popular' – Data shows Spider-Man is most beloved Avenger of them all
  1. Spider-Man.
  2. Thor.
  3. The Hulk.
  4. Iron Man.
  5. Captain America. Spider-Man came out well in front of the other Avengers with his name being most searched in 67% of the countries researched.
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Who is the oldest mutant?

Selene is the oldest mutant that exists in the Marvel universe. This mutant was born 17.000 years ago or 15.000 years Before Christ. During that time, Selene keeps wandering and observing the changes that occurred in the world. So that's the oldest mutant characters from Marvel universe.
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Who is the baddest Marvel villain?

Now, thanks to his starring role in Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, Thanos is not just seen as Marvel's biggest villain but he's a household name in his own right - even recreating his cosmically catastrophic Infinity Gauntlet 'snap' to murder half the Marvel Cinematic Universe, just as he did in Marvel Comics.
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Who is the oldest super villain?

Here is a look at Superman's 10 oldest villains, based on when they were introduced in comic books.
  1. 1 ULTRA-HUMANITE (JULY 1939)
  2. 2 LEX LUTHOR (MARCH 1940) ...
  3. 3 THE PRANKSTER (AUGUST 1942) ...
  4. 4 THE TOYMAN (SEPTEMBER 1943) ...
  5. 5 MISTER MXYZPTLK (SEPTEMBER 1944) ...
  6. 6 BRAINIAC (JULY 1958) ...
  7. 7 BIZARRO (OCTOBER 1958) ...
  8. 8 METALLO (MAY 1959) ...
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