Who was the 1st superhero?

Created by Lee Falk (USA), the first superhero was The Phantom, who debuted in his own newspaper comic strip on 17 Feb 1936. It recounted the adventures of Kit Walker, who donned a mask and purple outfit to become The Phantom – aka “the ghost who walks”.
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Who was first DC or Marvel?

DC Comics came first. It was founded in 1934, and introduced Superman in 1938. Timely Comics, the company that would eventually become Marvel, was founded in 1939.
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Who was the 1st DC character?

Jack Woods. Texan lawman Jack Woods has the honor of being the first character to ever appear in a DC comic book. In 1935, National Allied Publications (which later became DC Comics) published New Fun Comics #1, and Jack Woods kicked off the action with his story appearing in its entirely on the cover.
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Who was Stan Lee's first superhero?

FIRST COSTUMED HERO

The Destroyer in ALL-WINNERS COMICS (1941) #2. Lee and creator Jack Binder would team up again in 1941 to add another accomplishment to the board: Lee's first Super Hero co-creation, the Destroyer!
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Who is the older superhero?

What is this? Nabu is one of the Lords of Order, who were born not long after the creation of the universe, which is stated to be over 10 billion years ago in the comics. Since Nabu basically witnessed the birth of the universe, Doctor Fate is the oldest superhero ever created.
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Who is the 2nd oldest avenger?

Born on the fourth of July, 1918, Captain America is the one of, if not the, oldest Avenger in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He is the second oldest founding Avenger as well. Shot with the super soldier serum, he fought for the Allies in his physical prime in World War Two against the Nazis and Hydra.
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Who is the youngest superhero?

By the time it happened, Vision was only 3 years old. Even though he didn't look and behave that way. That makes Vision the youngest Avenger.
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Here's who made the top five.
  • 5 – The Incredible Hulk. Marvel Studios. ...
  • 4 – Captain America. Marvel Studios. ...
  • 3 – Superman. Warner Bros. ...
  • 2 – Batman. ...
  • 1 – Spider-Man.
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Who is the 1st Marvel superhero?

Since the editor of the comic book decided to start the first issue with the story “The Human Torch”, Jim Hammond is popularly considered to be the first-ever Marvel superhero. Human Torch made the debut in the first story of the now-classic comic book Marvel Comics #1 (1939).
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Who was the 1st Marvel character?

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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Is groot a God?

Guardians of the Galaxy's Groot Is Now Officially a God (& Thor's Nephew) Thor's secret origin was just revealed, connecting his biological mother to Guardians of the Galaxy's resident Flora Colossus, Groot. Contains spoilers for Avengers 1,000,000 BC!
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Is Marvel older than 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 is the old god DC?

The Old Gods, also known as the Greek Gods, Olympian Gods, and the Twelve Olympians, were an extra-dimensional race of powerful beings who were worshiped as gods by ancient Greek, Roman, Amazonian and Atlantean civilizations. They occupied a realm known as Mount Olympus.
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What is the oldest DC?

The character Doctor Occult, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in December 1935 within the issue No. 6 of New Fun Comics, is considered as the earliest recurring superhero created by DC that is still used.
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Is Marvel copying DC?

When Marvel did a major crossover with Secret Wars, DC followed with Crisis on Infinite Earths. The X-Men copied the Doom Patrol (or vice versa), Swamp Thing copied Man-Thing (or vice versa), and so on.
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Who is the most famous superhero of all time?

Here's who made the top five.
  • 5 – The Incredible Hulk. Marvel Studios. Dr. ...
  • 4 – Captain America. Marvel Studios. The star-spangled man with a plan first debuted in the Marvel comics in 1941 and proved himself to be a hit ever since. ...
  • 3 – Superman. Warner Bros. Pictures. ...
  • 2 – Batman. Warner Bros. ...
  • 1 – Spider-Man. Sony Pictures.
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Who wins DC or Marvel?

While the two company's heroes are pretty evenly matched in some places, DC's are just too much for Marvel. Beyond the fact that DC's heroes are overall more powerful, they have numerous advantages. From magic-users to Kryptonians to the Flash Family, Marvel can't match DC's power.
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Who is the face of Marvel?

Spidey is the face of Marvel as a whole, while Ironman is the face of just the movies, nothing else.
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Who is the newest superhero?

'Moon Knight' Trailer Reveals Oscar Isaac as Marvel's Newest Superhero.
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Who was Marvel's first 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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Which is the most loved superhero?

Overall, Marvel Comics claimed 31.7% of the market share compared to 27.1% for D.C., with Spider-Man being the most popular superhero in the U.S. The web-slinging superhero was the most popular character in 25 states. Batman was a distance runner up with 10 states opting for the Caped Crusader.
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Who came first Batman or Superman?

Superman is a year older than Batman. The character debuted in 1938 for DC Comics and was an instant hit, so the creation of more superheros followed, including Batman in 1939.
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Who was the first female superhero?

Fantomah transforming. From Jungle Comics #15 (March 1941), art by Fletcher Hanks. The character preceded Wonder Woman's first appearance, and has been claimed to be the first female superhero in comic books.
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What is Thor's age?

Thor was born approximately 1500 years ago to Odin, the King of Asgard, and Frigga. He was raised on Asgard as the crown prince, alongside his brother, Loki.
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How old is Thanos?

Thanos is born approximately 1,000 years ago on the planet Titan to A'Lars, along with his brother Eros.
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How old is the oldest hero?

Gilgamesh is the world's first action hero, playing up to all the stereotypes of masculinity – even though his story was first written somewhere in the region of 4,000 years ago.
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