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  1. Superhero - Wikipedia

    • Beginning in the 1960s with the civil rights movement in the United States, and increasingly with the rising concern over political correctness in the 1980s, superhero fiction centered on cultural, ethnic, national, racial and language minority groups (from the perspective of US demographics) began to be produced.… See more

    Overview

    A superhero or superheroine is a stock character who typically possesses superpowers or abilities beyond those of ordinary people, is frequently costumed concealing their identity, and fits the role of the … See more

    History

    Antecedents of the archetype include mythological characters such as Gilgamesh, Hanuman, Perseus, Odysseus, David, and demigods like Heracles, all of whom were blessed with extraordinary abilities, which later inspire… See more

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    The introduction of Superman in Action Comics #1 in 1938 is considered the birth of the superhero genre.
    The word superhero was first used generically in 1917 to refer to real people who had great ability and achievements. In the 1940s, however, the word became forever associated with the “costumed characters” of comic books. The first of these superhero comic book characters was Superman who made his debut in 1938 in Action Comics #1.
     
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    WEBMar 18, 2015 · Be that as it may, the first superheroes, as we think of them today appeared in the early twentieth century. The Scarlet Pimpernel was perhaps the first, appearing in a 1903 play, then...

  7. Before Marvel and DC: Superheroes of the ancient …

    WEBAug 19, 2015 · Superheroes have existed for as long as stories, before writing and across every culture from which we can find evidence. Fionn mac Cumhaill built the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland, and ...

  8. The Birth of Superheroes: How the Golden Age of …

    WEBMar 16, 2023 · The Golden Age of Comics saw the birth of many iconic characters synonymous with the superhero genre. One of the most popular of these characters was Batman. Created by artist Bob Kane and writer …

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