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Who was the first female superhero in comics?
Fantomah
Fantomah was the first female superhero with superhuman powers to appear in print, in Jungle Comics #2 (Feb 1940). The first masked and costumed superheroine (and of “natural” birth), however, was the Woman in Red, created by Richard Hughes and George Mandel for Thrilling Comics #2 (Mar 1940).
Who was the first black female superhero in comics?
Marian Michaels, AKA The Butterfly, the first Black female superhero.
What was Wonder Woman originally named?
Princess Diana
| Wonder Woman | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | All Star Comics #8 (December–January 1941–1942) |
| Created by | William Moulton Marston H. G. Peter (uncredited) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Princess Diana of Themyscira (amazon identity) Diana Prince (civilian identity) |
Who is the DC Comics superhero created in 1939?
Comic book
| Character / Team | Year Debuted | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Wing (DC Comics) | 1938 (October) | DC |
| Namor the Sub-Mariner | 1939 (April) | Marvel/Timely |
| The Guardian Angel (Hop Harrigan) | 1939 (April) | DC |
| Batman (Bruce Wayne) | 1939 (May) | DC |
Is Wonder Woman the first female superhero?
Wonder Woman became the first female superhero to headline her own major motion picture in over a decade. She becomes the model for women in blaxploitation movies to come. Then came Leia. Technically, she was a princess.
Who is DC’s first black superhero?
Black Lightning
DC Comics’ first black superhero to star in his own series was Black Lightning. He debuted in his self-titled series in April 1977. He was Jefferson Pierce, an Olympic athlete turned inner-city school teacher.
Did Wonder Woman have a twin sister?
A DC character you should know about (and perhaps don’t) is Nubia, the twin sister of Wonder Woman introduced to DC Comics in 1973 and revamped in 1985 (as Nu’Bia).
Who created Wonder Woman?
William Moulton Marston
H. G. Peter
Wonder Woman/Creators
Though William Moulton Marston (May 9, 1893 – May 2, 1947) died fairly young, at only age 53, he collected an impressive, and incredibly varied, list of accomplishments: he was a lawyer, a psychologist, creator of the DISC system of personality classification, inventor of an early version of the lie detector machine.