With all the talk of Warner Media Doing a Black Superman, I wanted to re-post the list of Black Super Heroes and update with the 2 Supermen, The Next Batman, and the Signal.
Val Zod: Superman
References:
https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Val-Zod_(Earth_2)
https://www.cbr.com/val-zod-superman-trivia/
Calvin Ellis
References:
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Thomas_(character)
https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Duke_Thomas_(Prime_Earth)
Wikepdia's list http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_superheroes#DC_Comics lists every black hero that has ever appeared in DC comics.
It also lists seperately the Milestone imprint which was primarily black superheroes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_superheroes#Milestone_Media
Amanda Waller
- Batwing
- Black Lightning
- Cyborg (a couple of minis and one shots)*
- Green Lantern (John Stewart)
- Firestorm*
- Grave Digger
- Hardware
- Icon
- Manhattan Guardian
- Mister Miracle III
- Mister Terrific ll
- The Spectre II
- Static
- Steel***
- Vixen**
*Current member of new 52 Justice League. ** Former member of New 53 Justice League International. *** Appeared in DC dark titles recently and is currently featured in Suicide Squad.
I want to also note that a new, yet unamed black hero was just introduced in the pages of EARTH 2. My hope is that instead of naming this young Kryptonian Superboy or Superman, DC should name him ICON.
I think that would not only keep Icon as a DC name, but to honor the Dwayne McDuffie who created Icon.
Well as you can see from the links listed above, DC and the Milestone imprint have tried to put a lot of new black heroes out there
Here is my list, after looking at wikepidea's list I want to present a revised list of favorite black heroes.
I am not listing them as top 10 or in order of how much I like them because I want to highlight the fact that
DC has a lot of heroes that are black. Some have already appeared in the new 52, but most have not.
The only way we can change that is to tell DC that we want to see the diversity that they have promised the readers that they will have in their books.
- Amanda Waller
- Amazing Man I and IV
- Aqualad II
- Batwing II
- Black Lightning I
- Black Spider (as a hero)
- Bronze Tiger (not sure the new one introduced in Red Hood and the Outlaws is black)
- Bumble Bee
- Crimson Avenger III (not sure about the one in Earth 2 yet)
- Cyborg
- Dr. Mist
- Firestorm
- Lighting (from the now defunct JSA title)
- Machiste (from Warlord)
- Mal Duncan (who has been many different heroes.. He should have been The Guardian)
- Manhattan Guardian
- Mister Bones
- Mister Terrific ll
- Northwind
- Rocket
- The Spectre (Crispus Allen)
- Steel
- Strix (didn't know she was black until I looked at wikepida's list)\
- Tattoed Man
- Thunder
- Tyroc
- Vixen
- XS
That is all I have on this subject for now.
Go Forth and Do Well
Shane
