Who was the very first superhero?

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

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 the 2nd superhero?

9 The Crimson Avenger (1938) Preceeded Batman In Detective Comics. History always points to Detective Comics #27 (by Bill Finger) as the premiere of DC's second superhero.
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Who was first DC or Marvel?

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 Marvel's first hero?

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 is the Very First Avenger?

1. Captain America: The First Avenger.
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Who is the oldest superhero in age?

Marvel's 10 Oldest Heroes By Age, Ranked
  1. 1 Galactus (Before Time)
  2. 2 The One Above All (Before Time) ...
  3. 3 The Celestials (Beginning Of Time) ...
  4. 4 Living Tribunal (Beginning Of Time) ...
  5. 5 The Watchers (Beginning Of Time) ...
  6. 6 The Eternals (5 Million Years) ...
  7. 7 Odin (Millions Of Years) ...
  8. 8 Apocalypse (5000 Years Old) ...
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Who is the oldest DC character?

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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Who can beat Thor in DC?

Thor is powerful but he's rarely faced a foe as powerful as the Reverse Flash, one who can hit him a million times before Thor could blink. With powers like his, the Reverse Flash has what it takes to beat Thor.
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Is Captain America older than Thor?

Thor is the oldest official Avenger at about 1,505 years of age. He mentions his age for the first time during Avengers: Infinity War, which would put his birth date around 518 CE.
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Who was Stan Lee's first character?

Stan Lee's first superhero, Destroyer, was similar to Captain America until Walking Dead's Robert Kirkman made him more brutal than John Walker.
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Who came first Superman or phantom?

Whether it was parallel thinking or Falk kicked down the doors of the industry, the Phantom set the stage for the superheroes of the '30s, first Superman in 1938 and then Batman in 1939.
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Who is older Captain America or Superman?

Both Captain America and Superman emerged during the Golden Age of Comics - Superman in 1938 and Captain America in 1941.
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Who came first Superman or Batman?

In case you're wondering, Marvel's The Avengers franchise earns $325 million. Here are some other fun DC factoids: 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 DC's first villain?

Despero (/ˈdɛspəroʊ/) is a supervillain that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appears in Justice League of America #1 (October 1960) and was created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky.
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Who was the first masked hero?

The Clock is a fictional masked crime-fighter character created in 1936, during the Golden Age of Comic Books. He was the first masked hero to appear in American comic books. Created by cartoonist George Brenner, the Clock first appeared in the Comics Magazine Company publication Funny Picture Stories #1 (Nov 1936).
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Who would win DC or Marvel?

More of Marvel's characters have won in more categories, but DC's victors far outshine their competition. No one from the Marvel Universe or the DC Universe compares to Superman, whereas Iron Man and Hawkeye just barely edge out their rivals. Still, we'd say that Marvel has stronger characters for 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's the youngest avenger?

Vision (3 years old)

Last but not least, Vision becomes the youngest character in the MCU among other characters. He appears in Avengers: Age of Ultron for the first time because of the power of one of the Infinity Stones which is Mind Stone.
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Who was the first female superhero?

No, the FIRST female superhero was Miss Fury, created, written, and drawn by Tarpé Mills, who also happened to be a woman. June Tarpé Mills was born in Brooklyn in 1912 or 1918, depending on the source.
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