jefferson pierce was the first black superhero in dc in 1972.
jefferson pierce was the first black superhero in dc in 1972.
who was the first black superhero in dc in 1972?
jefferson pierce
storm was one of the first black comic book characters, and the first black female, except for misty knight, who debuted in a comic dated march 1975, to play either a major or supporting role in the big two comic book houses, marvel comics and dc comics. within these two companies, her 1975 debut was only preceded by a few male black characters and misty knight. in marvel comics, preceding characters were gabe jones (debuted in 1963), black panther (1966), bill foster (1966), "spider-man" supporting characters joe robertson (1967), his son randy (1968), hobie brown (the prowler) & the falcon (1969), luke cage (1972), blade (1973), abe brown (1974), and misty knight (march 1975). in dc comics, she was preceded by "teen titans" member mal duncan who debuted in 1970, "green lantern" wielder john stewart (1971), and mister miracle protégé shilo norman (1973); she preceded dc's other black heroes, "legion of super-heroes" member tyroc (who debuted in 1976), black lightning (1977), bumblebee (1977), cyborg (1980), vixen (1981) and amazing man (1983). while not the first black character to be introduced, since her creation storm has remained the most successful and recognizable black superhero.
storm (marvel comics)
in 1966, marvel comics introduced the black panther, an african monarch who became the first non-caricatured black superhero. the first african-american superhero, the falcon, followed in 1969, and three years later, luke cage, a self-styled "hero-for-hire", became the first black superhero to star in his own series. in 1989, the monica rambeau incarnation of captain marvel was the first female black superhero from a major publisher to get her own title in a special one-shot issue. in 1971, red wolf became the first native american in the superheroic tradition to headline a series. in 1973, shang-chi became the first prominent asian superhero to star in an american comic book (kato had been a secondary character of the "green hornet" media franchise series since its inception in the 1930s.). kitty pryde, a member of the x-men, was an openly jewish superhero in mainstream american comic books as early as 1978.
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