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« on: May 17, 2005, 04:05:24 PM »

I'm doing research on superheroes and racial minorities (in the US). Who are the most famous non-white superheroes today in the US?

If you are non-white yourself, do you like white superheroes as much as those of your own skin colour?
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« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2005, 05:52:19 PM »

The first question:

Nonwhite superheroes I can think of that are reasonably well known include:

Storm (X-Men)
Static (Static/"Static Shock")
Black Lightning (DC Comics; also known as "Black Vulcan" on the Superfriends)
Steel (Superman comics)

Sure there's plenty more listed elsewhere online (maybe on Wikipedia?)

Second question:

I'm African-American, but like heroes of all ethnicities (as I'd imagine would be the case for a Superman fan ;-) ). Do enjoy seeing minority heroes used, though (enjoyed "Milestone Comics" in the 90's before it folded---the people who published Static, among other characters)...
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« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2005, 08:10:02 PM »

Green Lantern John Stewart has become quite famous through the Justice League cartoon.
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« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2005, 10:30:56 PM »

Static of Static Shock

From the Superfriends cartoon:
Apache Chief-Native American
Samurai-Japanese
El Dorado-Mexican
Black Vulcan-Black
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« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2005, 12:46:14 AM »

You should check out this site:

http://www.blacksuperhero.com
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« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2005, 03:23:37 AM »

Quote from: "ShinDangaioh"

From the Superfriends cartoon:
Apache Chief-Native American
Samurai-Japanese
El Dorado-Mexican
Black Vulcan-Black


Not the best examples as they were little more than tokens religated to the back part of the story or even worse given some of the most idiotic storylines Superfriends ever had. Does El Dorado who has teleportation some form of telepathy, and illusion power fight an interesting villian? No. He gets stuck fighting some pathetic loser called Doll Maker who stole his gimics from DC's Toyman and Marvel's Puppet Master.

Apache Chief main foil for the Challage era was Giaganta who was in the comics was an genetically altered ape. If this was not bad enough his next major story had him fighting this cosmic giant who has added Earth to his marble collection.

Samurai didn't last long past the Challange season and was pathetic compared to such DC comic heroes as Rising Sun and Dr. Light (the asian one not that white guy who got his mind messed up).

Black Vulcan didn't do anything for mos tof the stories he was in. Now Cyborg actaully got some good stories but by that time the Superfriends cartoons were coming  to an end.
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« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2005, 04:16:52 AM »

DC had Amazing Man, Mal Duncan (aka Hornblower and Guardian), and Bumblebee.

Marvel had Luke Cage (aka Power Man) and Falcon.

I always thought it was a bit silly that those non-DC Super Friends characters had names that were so blatantly ethnic. For instance, why "Apache Chief" instead of "Tall Man" or "Mr. Big". Can you imagine Barry Allen choosing the name "White Lightning" or Ray Palmer calling himself "Caucasian Mite"? I'm glad the comics usually weren't so blatant (Black Lightning is the obvious exception).
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« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2005, 01:08:37 PM »

And at the height of the 60s (right on!) Stan & Jack had the Black Panther aka T'Challa a very erudite and wealthy african chieftan!  AS opposed to Styokely Carmicahel & compnay who were espousing a violent alternative to MLK's non violence tyhru civil disobedience.

 Black Panther?!! Right on!
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