This is a list of black superheroes from the continent of Africa, the United States, Europe, Canada, Micronesia, New Zealand, Australia, the West Indies and elsewhere.
Top publishers
- Amanda Waller (Suicide Squad, Checkmate)
- Amazing-Man I (Will Everett)
- Amazing-Man II (Will Everett III)
- Amazing-Man III (Markus Clay)
- Amber (ally of Jericho trained by Adeline Kane Wilson, operative of Searcher's Inc.)
- Batman (Wayne Williams) (Just Imagine... Batman by Stan Lee)
- Betty Clawman (New Guardians)
- Big Thunder (Bulleteer miniseries)
- Black Eagle (Lt. Cassius Bannister led squadron of black P-38 fighter pilots in WWII. All-Out War #1)[1]
- Black Lightning
- Black Racer (from the New Gods)
- Blankman
- Blindside (from Relative Heroes)
- Bloodwynd
- Bronze Tiger
- Bumblebee
- Cal Durham (Aquaman ally, turned to waterbreather by Black Manta)
- Carla White (Darkstars)
- Cascade Sovereign Seven
- Catspaw (Legion of Super-Heroes)
- Chunk (Flash ally)
- Coldcast (Justice League Elite)
- The Commander (New Gods)
- Computo II (Legion of Super-Heroes)
- Conjura (Super Dictionary, 1978. Backwards magic like Zatanna.)
- Crimson Avenger III
- Crispus Allen (The Spectre)
- Crystallex (Raphael Harris, becomes living crystal and morphs. In stasis at S.T.A.R. Labs San Francisco. Teen Titans)
- Cyborg
- Data (Freddie Martin), (Thriller), 1983-84
- Doctor Midnight (Beth Chapel)
- Doctor Mist
- Empress
- Eran Shadowstorm (Centaur Protector of the Realm from the Wizardworld series in Warlord)
- FerAlyse (Jackee Jones who went by the street name ZuLuLu. A feral denizen of Chicago's Netherworld)
- Firestorm III
- 4D (Ultramarine Corps)
- Flex & Thermal (Suicide Squad)
- Freedom Beast
- Gary Washington (Checkmate operative)
- Gear (Legion of Super-Heroes)
- Ghost Lion (Hypotheticals, JLA Classified #16-21)
- Glenn Gammeron (Intergalactic Bounty Hunter from Mi'ran. Ally of Martian Manhunter. Justice League Task Force #28-29)
- Gravedigger (Captain Ulysses Hazard, Men of War 1-26)[2][3]
- Gravedigger II (Tyson Sykes, Checkmate vol. 2 #14)
- Green Lantern III (John Stewart)
- Gus Gray (Cpl. Augustus Gray was a replacement loader for the Haunted Tank.)
- Healer Randolph (One of Tomahawk's Rangers, an ex-slave turned folk healer)
- Herald
- Hero Cruz
- Impala
- Invisible Kid II (Legion of Super-Heroes)
- Jackie Johnson (An ex-heavyweight boxing champion, and an amalgamation of Jackie Robinson and Joe Louis.Member of Sgt. Rock's Easy Company)
- Jakeem Thunder
- Jet (Formerly of the New Guardians, now a Global Guardian)
- Jim Corrigan (African-American police officer, ally of Jimmy Olsen and Black Lightning)
- Jody (ally of Tomahawk)
- Joto (now known as Hot Spot)
- Josiah Power
- Kid Impala (Ultramarine Corps)
- Kid Quantum I (James Cullen) (Legion of Super-Heroes}
- Kid Quantum II (Jazmin Cullen) (Legion of Super-Heroes}
- Lady Liberty III (Battle for Blüdhaven)
- Machiste (sometimes ally of the Warlord)
- Manhattan Guardian
- Martin Ellis (woke from coma in Justice League Quarterly #17 with powers of Tempest, Joshua Clay)
- Maximum (Supermen of America)
- Microwavebelle (Hero Hotline)
- Mister Bones (DEO regional director)
- Mister Miracle III
- Mister Terrific II
- Mohammed Ibn Bornu (North African warrior hero from the Cadre of the Immortal)
- Mongrel (Blood Pack)
- Muhammad X
- New Moon (a member of the Moondancers. First appeared in World's Finest Comics #295 September 1983)
- Northwind
- Nu'Bia (Wonder Woman ally)
- Obatala, Lord of the White Cloth
- Onyx
- Orpheus
- Pantha (Teen Titans)
- Percival Hazard (leader of Squad K and grandson of Ulysses Hazard.)[4]
- Philippus (Amazon ally of Wonder Woman)
- Rush & Silence (mentioned in Superman v2 #179, August 2002)
- Samosa (one of the Kid Lanterns from Green Lantern Mosaic)
- Scrap (One of the D.E.O.rphans from Titans vol. 4 #26. Scrap had magnetic powers)
- Sela (Atlantean warrior woman 3,000 years ago. JLA Obsidian Age)
- Seraph (member of the DNAngels, US government agent. First appears Superboy #88 July 2001)
- Shango the Thunderer
- Shondra Kinsolving (A doctor with telekinetic healing abilities, ally of Batman)
- Skyrocket
- Sojourner (Henrietta Jessup, a member of Artemis' HellEnders.)
- The Solution (Teen Titans tryout, Young Justice ally)
- Sonik (Superman/Batman ally from World's Finest)
- Star Boy (Legion of Super-Heroes)
- Steel III
- Steel IV
- Stoneyard (mentioned in Superman v2 #179, August 2002)
- Superman & Supergirl of Earth-D (from Legends of the DC Universe: Crisis on Infinite Earths)
- Superman (Harvey Dent) (Tangent Comics: Superman #1)
- Technocrat
- Ted & Terri Trapper (private detectives from the Super Dictionary, 1978)
- Tempest (Joshua Clay from the Doom Patrol)
- Thunder (Anissa Pierce)
- Tina Ames (Power of "Bio-Energy"; could become living energy, from Superman Family 188 & 192-194. Joins the DNA Project.)
- Tyroc (Legion of Super-Heroes)
- Underground (mentioned in Superman v2 #179, August 2002)
- Vixen
- Vox
- Vykin (Forever People)
- Wilson Forbes (Daily Planet reporter from the Super Dictionary, 1978)
- Wyldeheart (ally of Damage)
- Xero
- XS
- Zeke (One of the D.E.O.rphans from Titans vol. 4 #26. Zeke had super strength)
- Buck Wild, Mercenary Man (real name Rufus T. Wild. Buck Wild was a Luke Cage parody)
- D-Struct (Damon Briggs, ally of Hardware)
- DMZ (a member of Blood Syndicate)
- Fade (a member of Blood Syndicate)
- Flashback (a member of Blood Syndicate)
- Hardware
- Icon
- Pyre (former member of Blood Syndicate)
- Payback (member of Heroes)
- Rocket
- Sideshow (member of Shadow Cabinet)
- Static
- Technique (female version of Hardware)
- Wise Son (a member of Blood Syndicate)
- Agent 355 (Y: The Last Man)
- Boy (Lucille Butler from the Invisibles)
- Chullo (Charles Henry, ex-cop, one of the Judges empowered by the The Nazz)
- Abraham Brown (Sons of the Tiger)
- Aegis (New Warriors)
- Agent Storm/Tempest (X-Force)
- Alex Wilder (Runaways)
- Anarchist (X-Force)
- Attractive Lad (Crazy Eights)
- Axe II (Harriers)
- Bandit
- Battlestar
- Bedlam
- Ben Payton (Seeker 3000)
- Bishop (X-Men)
- The Black Musketeers (Dr. Joshua Itobo, Ishanta, and Khanata; allies of the Black Panther)
- Black Panther
- Blade
- Bling (member of New X-Men)
- Brother Voodoo
- Captain America (Isaiah Bradley)
- Cardiac
- Cecilia Reyes (X-Men)
- Chord (New Warriors ally)
- Cloak
- Darwin (half-black, half-Latino, X-Men)
- Deathlok (Michael Collins)
- Debrii
- Doorman (Great Lakes X-Men)
- Falcon
- Goliath (Bill Foster, Avengers)
- Gabe Jones one of the Howling Commandos
- Gateway (X-Men ally, Australian Aborigine)
- Genii (Young Gods)
- Georgianna Castleberry (Team America)
- Girth (Happy Campers, NFL Superpro)
- Goblyn (sister of Laura Dean, ally of Alpha Flight)
- Gorilla Girl
- G. W. Bridge (S.H.I.E.L.D.)
- Hammer (Six Pack)
- Heather Hudson (Exiles)
- High-Tech
- Hit-Maker (half-black, half-Mexican)
- Horus (Heliopolitan Gods)
- Hybrid (New Warriors)
- Isis (Heliopolitan Gods)
- Josiah X (The Crew)
- Kasper Cole (The Crew)
- "Licorice" Calhoun (illusionist, appeared in S.H.I.E.L.D.)
- Lightbright (Silver Sable's Wild Pack)
- Luke Cage (aka Power Man)
- Maggott (former member of the X-Men, deceased)
- Marcus Stone (Code: Blue)
- Maxam
- Meteor Man (Jefferson Reed)
- Midnight Sun (ally of Shang-Chi)
- Misty Knight (Heroes for Hire)
- Monica Rambeau (Captain Marvel II aka Photon aka Pulsar)
- M'Shulla (Killraven's Freemen)
- Night Thrasher (New Warriors)
- Nightwatch
- N'Kantu, the Living Mummy
- Numinus (cosmic embodiment of the wonders of the universe, Power Pack)
- Pathway (Laura Dean, sister of Goblyn Dean, ally of Alpha Flight)
- Patriot
- Phastos (Eternals)
- Photon (Genis-Vell, Captin Marvel 3)
- Prodigy II (David Alleyne) (New X-Men: Academy X)
- Prowler
- Rage
- Reno Jones (one of the Gunhawks)
- Rocket Racer (a villain turned hero)
- Shard of X-Factor
- Shola Inkosi
- Silhouette
- Sister Voodoo (Vanna Black, actress hired by Brother Voodoo, from Marvel Age Annual #3)
- Splice (Young Gods)
- Sprocket (pilot and mechanic, employer of Night Thrasher)
- Storm
- Sunspot (X-Men)
- Synch
- Tag (member of the New X-Men)
- Triathlon (Avengers)
- 3-D Man (formerly Triathlon, Avengers)
- Valida Payton (Seeker 3000)
- Venus (cloned from the DNA of Goliath and Elisa Maza, Gargoyles comic series)
- Venus Dee Milo
- Vibrania (Ally of Speedball)
- Vibranium
- Vibraxis of Fantastic Force
- Voodo Chile (child actor hired by Brother Voodoo, from Marvel Age Annual #3)
- War Machine
- Wes Cassady, a construction worker who was bitten by a radioactive rabbit.
- Wildstreak (Fantastic Four ally)
- Windshear (Alpha Flight)
- Benmarley (former member of FG3, Powers) (dead)
- Boogie Girl (former member of FG3, Powers) (dead)
- Teague (renegade hero, Powers) (dead)
- Unnamed Amazon (member of the Golden Ones, Powers)
- Wazz (former member of FG3, Powers)
Strikeforce Morituri
Small Press
- Cyclone (member of the Hybrids)
- Knighthawk (Scott Pike)
- Lobo (cowboy, two issue run)
Dorkstorm
- Black Ice (Bobby Blaque, Dr. Blink Superhero Shrink)
- Crackshot (Lee Alexander Clayton, from the Liberty Project and Teenagents)
- The Firedrake (Miracleman)
- Polestar (acrobatic female member of the New Wave)
- Roboto (cyborg member of Team Youngblood from The DNAgents universe)
- Sabre (one of the first graphic novels)
- Simon Ashley (a member of James D. Hudnall's ESPERS)
- Strike (Dennis Foreman, inherited power harness from Sgt. Strike)
- Terrayne (Harry Robinson from the Futurians)
- Alis Krafe (member of Meta 4)
Fleetway/Quality
- Cleve (Ohio, New Statesmen)
- Meridian (Mississippi, New Statesmen)
- Code (Spirit styled vigilante)
- Joe (from Joe & Max)
- Genesis 5 (two unknown members)
Innovation
- Unknown Black Male (Group Larue)
- Penn
Kitchen Sink
Lone Star Press
Independents
- Abraham (Trimekka Studios)
- Apus (New Zealander, Southern Tribe, Corbeau Comics, 1995)
- Blindspot (Tribe) by Johnson & Stroman
- Blackjack[6]
- Blackman (Leader Comics Group)[7]
- Black Power Man (from the Brazilian comic series Os Territorianos / The Territorials)
- Brotherman (Big City Comics)
- Captain Africa (sold near Hampton University)
- Captain Gravity [8][9]
- Chocolate Thunder (Gettosake Entertainment)
- Delete (Digital Noixe)
- Destiny (12 Comics)
- Every-Woman (BON COMICS)
- Fusion (Alias Enterprises LLC.)
- Guila, The Dark Stranger
- Harmony (12 Comics)
- Heru, Son of Ausar
- Illegal Immigrant Man
- Jalila (AK Comics)
- JetSpeed (12 Comics)
- Jihad A.D. (Urban Style Comics)
- John Night- Protector / Vigilante
- Johnathan Shadow a.k.a. Freeze (Blac Ice Comics)
- Karnak (Numidian Force)
- Kiddy Phenil, Aboriginal Australian cyborg of Silent Möbius (Manga, Kadokawa Shoten / VIZ Media)
- Lion Man (All-Negro Comics)
- Little Miss Strange (Creative One Comics)[10]
- Malcolm 10 (Onli Studios)
- Mort (Monsters 101 by M. Rasheed)
- NETERS Daathrekh Publishing
- Night Krew (Creative One Comics)[10]
- NOG: Protector of the Pyramides
- Omega Man (Omega 7 Comics)[11]
- Original Boy (Omega 7 Comics)
- Original Man (Omega 7 Comics)
- Original Woman (Omega 7 Comics)
- Pariah (Revolution Comics)
- Rescueman (Best Comics)
- Rosalyn (Tribe) by Johnson & Stroman
- Shift (Tribe) by Johnson & Stroman
- Sound-Man (Bon Comics)
- Sunblayde (12 Comics)
- White Raven (Empath, ability to fly)[12]
- WitchDoctor (Griot Comics)
- Youngshot (12 Comics)
- Zenon (12 Comics)
Black newspapers
- Bungleton Green (time traveling adventurer)[13]
- Chisolm Kid (cowboy)
- Don Powers (clean cut pro-athlete)
- Guy Fortune (globe travelling adventurer)[14]
- Jive Gray (air cargo pilot and adventurer)
- Mark Hunt (private eye)
- Mystic Commandos (allies of Bungleton Green)
- Neil Knight (astronaut and adventurer)
- Sergeant Joe (rough and tumble soldier)
- Speed Jaxon (soldier of fortune)
Novels and anthologies
Webcomics
- Black Puma (Slightly Warped)
- Chocolate Thunder (Gettosake Entertainment)[16]
- Destiny (12 Comics)
- Eleggua (Impcomics.com)[17]
- Fearless Grasshopper (Gettosake Entertainment)
- Fierce (Gettosake Entertainment)
- Harmony (12 Comics)
- JetSpeed (12 Comics)
- Nanoman (Gettosake Entertainment)
- Neters [18]
- Nightflyer (Slightly Warped)
- Stealth
- Sunblayde (12 Comics)
- The Urban Avenger (GlascoGraphix.com)[19]
- Venus Kincaid (Gettosake Entertainment)
- Youngshot (12 Comics)
- Zenon (12 Comics)
Television
Movies
See also
References
Resources
External links
The Darker Mask, excerpt: http://www.natcreole.com/lit.onyxcity.htm
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