The alter ego of T'Challa, genius ruler of the fictional African kingdom of Wakanda, Black Panther is considered the first black superhero to be featured in mainstream American comics. In 1968, he was added to the roster of Marvel Comics' super-group, The Avengers, Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
Lion Man, also known as "The Lion of the Jungle," was created by Orrin C. Evans in 1947. He was the first black superhero to have his own comic book, "All-Negro Comics," which was published by Evans' company, the All-Negro Comics Inc.
We got our first introduction to Black superheroes on the small screen with M.A.N.T.I.S. The character, played by Carl Lumbly, was the first ever black superhero on television. The short-lived series only lasted for one season between August 1994 and March 1995.
Superman was the first widely hailed superhero, appearing in Action Comics #1 in June 1938, and he was the prototype for the many costumed superheroes that followed.
In the lead role, Boseman convinced the little kid in all of us that Vibranium was real and that Wakanda is forever. Most importantly as the Black Panther, King T'Challa, Boseman gave American children their first Black superhero in a major motion picture.
While it's an uncomfortable and terrible fact, Fu Manchu was comics' first supervillain. First appearing in Arthur Sarsfield Ward's (pen name Sax Rohmer) 1912 short story "The Zayat Kiss," Fu Manchu was created to capitalize on racist fears in the West after the Chinese Boxer Rebellion in 1900.
DC was first by nearly 5 years. The biggest impact on comics is more difficult. There is no doubt that More Fun comics was the first “real” comic book. That alone is the beginning of the entire industry.
Nubia is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, commonly as an ally of Wonder Woman. Historically, she is DC Comics' first black female superhero.
Lucas "Luke" Cage, born Carl Lucas and also known as Power Man, is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Archie Goodwin, George Tuska, Roy Thomas, and John Romita Sr., the character first appeared in Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1 (June 1972).
Wakanda (/wəˈkɑːndə, -ˈkæn-/), officially the Kingdom of Wakanda, is a fictional country appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the country first appeared in Fantastic Four #52 (July 1966).
The Falcon (Samuel Thomas "Sam" Wilson) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was introduced by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Gene Colan in Captain America #117 (Sept. 1969), and was the first Black American superhero in mainstream comic books.
The DC Comics' imitation of Namor, created by Mort Weisinger and Paul Norris in 1941, was given a mixed ethnicity identity after his backstory was retconned in 1959 to make him part human, part royal Atlantean too.
Sixteen years after his second comic book story, Vandal Savage returned in The Flash #137 (June 1963). This comic established he was closer to 50 thousand years old than 1 million years old, and also revealed that his original name had been Vandar Adg.
Centurius (Noah Black) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Debuting in 1968, he was Marvel's first black supervillain.
Catwoman, the very first of the female super villains, is Selina Kyle, but in her first appearance, she was known only as "The Cat," and did not appear in costume.
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.
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 (although the Centaur Comics superheroine, "Magician from Mars", predates Fantomah by two months).
If we go back in time, Marvel Comics introduced a total of three superheroes in its first issue back in 1939 - Human Torch, Angel, and Namor the Sub-Mariner. However, Human Torch appeared first in the list, so we can consider him to be the first Marvel Comics Superhero.
Derrick, a pastor who now lives in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, revealed Chadwick told him the day before he died that he was ready to go. Chadwick told his brother, 'Man, I'm in the fourth quarter, and I need you to get me out of the game. ' While his brother asked what it meant, he said he knew he had had enough.
M.A.N.T.I.S. featured the first Black superhero on TV and a collection of future genre alums. The show followed Dr. Miles Hawkins (Carl Lumbly), who was paralyzed by a police sniper's bullet when he saved a young girl from the line of fire.
