Superheroes are fictional characters often created for comics or television where they usually fight crime or save the planet by using their specific super-human abilities.
Each superhero can usually be distinguished from one another by a suitably descriptive name, their costume, and super-human powers.
Often each super hero has a background story involving a secret identity which is usually the real name of the person in the costume and the superhero personality is their alter-ego.
The following table lists a number of famous superheroes along with their secret identity or real name and also a brief description of the super power associated with them.
Superhero | Real Name / Alter-ego / Secret identity |
super Power |
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Bananaman | Eric Twinge | banana eating turns school boy into superhero |
Batman | Bruce Wayne | martial arts, gadgets |
Captain America | Steve Rogers | strength - super soldier serum |
The Comet | John Dickering | jumping, eye beams |
Dan Dare | Colonel Daniel MacGregor Dare | good pilot |
Daredevil | Matt Murdock | martial arts, sonar |
The Flash | Jay Garrick, or Barry Allen, or Wally West | super-human speed |
Green Arrow | Oliver Queen | archery |
The Green Hornet | Britt Reid | crime fighting |
Green Lantern | Alan Scott, or Hal Jordan, or Kyle Rayner | power ring, force field |
He-man | Prince Adam | strength, he-man has a pet cat named cringer who becomes battlecat |
The Hulk | Robert Bruce Banner | Strength, aggression |
Judge Dredd | Joe Dredd | combat skills, gadgets |
The Phantom | Kit Walker, or Sir Christopher Standish | no supernatural powers |
Plasticman | Ed O'Brian | stretch shape |
Radioactive Man | Claude Kane III | superman-esque |
The Shadow | Lamont Cranston, or Kent Allard | master of disguise, shooting ability |
Spawn | Al Simmons | armour, teleportation, project bolts of green hellfire |
Spiderman | Peter Parker | web making, enhanced senses |
Super Girl | Linda Lee Danvers | strength, flight |
Superman | Clark Kent | Strength, laser eyes, enhanced senses |
Thermoman | George Sunday | strength, flight |
Wonder Woman | Diana Prince | bullet-proof bracelets, magic lasso |
Some superheroes worked in groups, the following lists characters from a couple of famous comic book super groups.
Superhero | Real Name / Alter-ego / Secret identity |
super Power |
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Fantastic Four | ||
The Human Torch | Johnny Storm | Controls fire |
Invisible Girl / Woman | Susan Storm | Invisibility, force fields |
Mister Fantastic | Reed Richards | Plasticity |
The Thing | Ben Grimm | Strength |
X-men | ||
Beast | Hank McCoy | Strength |
Colossus | Piotr Rasputin | body of steel |
Cyclops | Scott Summers | Laser eyes |
Iceman | Bobby Drake | Freezing water |
Marvel Girl | Jean Grey | telekinesis |
Storm | Ororo Munroe | control weather |
Wolverine | James Howlett | adamantium claws |
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