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An HTML element is an individual component of an HTML document or web page, once this has been parsed into the Document Object Model. HTML is composed of a tree of HTML nodes, such as text nodes. Each node can have HTML attributes specified. Nodes can also have content, including other nodes and text. Many HTML nodes represent semantics, or meaning. For example, the title node represents the title of the document.
Contents
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1 Concepts
1.1 Document vs. DOM
1.2 Elements vs. tags
1.3 SGML vs. XML
1.3.1 %block; vs. box
2 Overview
2.1 Syntax
2.2 Element standards
2.3 Element status
2.4 Content vs. presentation and behavior
3 Document structure elements
4 Document head elements
5 Document body elements
5.1 Block elements
5.1.1 Basic text
5.1.2 Lists
5.1.3 Other block elements
5.2 Inline elements
5.2.1 Anchor
5.2.2 Phrase elements
5.2.2.1 General
5.2.2.2 Computer phrase elements
5.2.2.3 Presentation
5.2.3 Span
5.2.4 Other inline elements
5.3 Images and objects
5.4 Forms
5.5 Tables
6 Frames
6.1 Longdesc
6.1.1 Example
6.1.2 Linking to the long description in the text
6.1.2.1 Example
7 Historic elements
8 Non-standard elements
9 Comments
10 Notes
11 References
12 Bibliography
12.1 HTML standards
12.2 Other sources
13 External links
Concepts[edit]
Document vs. DOM[edit]
HTML documents are delivered as "documents".[note 1] These are then parsed, which turns them into the Document Object Model (DOM) internal representation, within the web browser.[note 2][note 3]
Presentation by the web browser, such as screen rendering or access by JavaScript, is then performed on this internal model, not the original document.
Early HTML documents, and to a lesser extent today, were largely invalid HTML and riddled with syntax errors. The parsing process was also required to "fix-up" these errors, as best it could. The resultant model was often not correct (i.e. it did not represent what a careless coder had originally intended), but it would at least be valid, according to the HTML standard. A valid model was produced, no matter how bad the "tag soup" supplied had been. Only in the rarest cases would the parser abandon parsing altogether.
Elements vs. tags[edit]
"Elements" and "tags" are terms that are widely confused. HTML documents contain tags, but do not contain the elements. The elements are only generated after the parsing step, from these tags.
As is generally understood, the position of an element is indicated as spanning from a start tag, possibly including some child content, and is terminated by an end tag.[3] This is the case for many, but not all, elements within an HTML document.
As HTML is based on SGML,[4] its parsing also depends on the use of a DTD, specifically an HTML DTD such as that for HTML 4.01.[5][note 4] The DTD specifies which element types are possible (i.e. it defines the set of element types that go to make up HTML) and it also specifies the valid combinations in which they may appear in a document. It is part of general SGML behavior that where only one valid structure is possible (per the DTD), it is not generally a requirement that the document explicitly states that structure. As a simple example, the
 start tag indicating the start of a paragraph element should be closed by a
 end tag, indicating the end of the element. Also the DTD states that paragraph elements cannot be nested. The HTML document fragment:

Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
can thus be inferred to be equivalent to:

Para 1

Para 2

Para 3
(If one paragraph element cannot contain another, any currently open paragraph must be closed before starting another.)
Because of this implied behavior, based on the combination of the DTD and the individual document, it is not possible to infer elements from the document tags alone, but only by also using an SGML or HTML aware parser, with knowledge of the DTD.
SGML vs. XML[edit]
SGML is complex, which has limited its widespread adoption and understanding. XML was developed as a simpler alternative. XML is similar to SGML, that can also use the DTD mechanism to specify the supported elements and their permitted combinations as document structure. XML parsing is simpler. The relation from tags to elements is always that of parsing the actual tags included in the document, without the implied closures that are part of SGML.[note 5]
In Macros HTML can be formed as XML, either through XHTML or through HTML5, the parsing of document tags as DOM elements is simplified. Once the DOM of elements is obtained, behaviour beyond that point (i.e. screen rendering) is identical.[note 6]
%block; vs. box[edit]
Part of this CSS presentation behavior is the notion of the "box model". This is applied to those elements that CSS considers to be "block" elements, set through the CSS display: block; declaration.
HTML also has a similar concept, although different, and the two are very frequently confused. %block; and %inline; are groups within the HTML DTD that group elements as being either "block-level" or "inline".[7] This is used to define their nesting behavior: block-level elements cannot be placed into an inline context.[note 7] This behavior cannot be changed, it is fixed in the DTD. Block and inline elements have the appropriate and different CSS behaviors attached to them by default,[7] including the relevance of the box model for particular element types.
Note though that this CSS behavior can, and frequently is, changed from the default. Lists with

 ... are %block; elements and are presented as block elements by default. However, it is quite common to set these with CSS to display as an inline list.[8]
Overview[edit]
Syntax[edit]

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Parts of an HTML container element
In the HTML syntax, most elements are written with a start tag and an end tag, with the content in between. An HTML tag is composed of the name of the element, surrounded by angle brackets. An end tag also has a slash after the opening angle bracket, to distinguish it from the start tag. For example, a paragraph, which is represented by the p element, would be written as

In the HTML syntax, most elements are written ...

However, not all of these elements require the end tag, or even the start tag, to be present. Some elements, the so-called void elements or empty elements, do not have an end tag. A typical example is the br element, which represents a significant line break, such as in a poem or an address. A void element's behavior is predefined, and it cannot contain any content or other elements. For example, an address would be written as

P. Sherman
42 Wallaby Way
Sydney

When using an XHTML DTD, it is required to open and close the element with a single tag. To specify that it is a void element, a "/" is included at the end of the tag (not to be confused with the "/" at the beginning of a closing tag).

P. Sherman
42 Wallaby Way
Sydney

HTML attributes are specified inside the start tag. For example, the abbr element, which represents an abbreviation, expects a title attribute within its opening tag. This would be written as
abbr.
There are multiple kinds of HTML elements: void elements, raw text elements, and normal elements.
Void elements only have a start tag, which contains any HTML attributes. They may not contain any children, such as text or other elements. Often they are place holders for elements which reference external files, such as the image () element. The attributes included in the element will then point to the external file in question. Another example of a void element is the <link /> element, for which the syntax is
<link rel="stylesheet" href="fancy.css" type="text/css">
This <link /> element points the browser at a style sheet to use when presenting the HTML document to the user. Note that in the HTML syntax, attributes don't have to be quoted if they are composed only of certain characters: letters, digits, the hyphen-minus and the full stop. When using the XML syntax (XHTML), on the other hand, all attributes must be quoted, and a trailing slash is required before the last angle bracket:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="fancy.css" type="text/css" />
Raw text elements are constructed with:
a start tag (<tag>) marking the beginning of an element, which may incorporate any number of HTML attributes;
some amount of text content, but no elements (all tags, apart from the applicable end tag, will be interpreted as content);
an end tag, in which the element name is prefixed with a slash: </tag>. In some versions of HTML, the end tag is optional for some elements. The end tag is required in XHTML.[examples needed]
Normal elements usually have both a start tag and an end tag, although for some elements the end tag, or both tags, can be omitted. It is constructed in a similar way:
a start tag (<tag>) marking the beginning of an element, which may incorporate any number of HTML attributes;
some amount of content, including text and other elements;
an end tag, in which the element name is prefixed with a slash: </tag>.
HTML attributes define desired behavior or indicate additional element properties. Most attributes require a value. In HTML, the value can be left unquoted if it doesn't include spaces (name=value), or it can be quoted with single or double quotes (name='value' or name="value"). In XML, those quotes are required. Boolean attributes, on the other hand, don't require a value to be specified. An example is the checked for checkboxes:
<input type=checkbox checked>
In the XML syntax, though, the name should be repeated as the value:
<input type="checkbox" checked="checked" />
Informally, HTML elements are sometimes referred to as "tags" (an example of synecdoche), though many prefer the term tag strictly in reference to the markup delimiting the start and end of an element.
Element (and attribute) names may be written in any combination of upper or lower case in HTML, but must be in lower case in XHTML.[9] The canonical form was upper-case until HTML 4, and was used in HTML specifications, but in recent years, lower-case has become more common.
Element standards[edit]
HTML elements are defined in a series of freely available open standards issued since 1995, initially by the IETF and subsequently by the W3C.
During the browser wars of the 1990s, developers of user agents (e.g. web browsers) often developed their own elements, some of which have been adopted in later standards. Other user agents may not recognize non-standard elements, and they will be ignored, possibly causing the page to be displayed improperly.
In 1998, XML (a simplified form of SGML) introduced mechanisms to allow anyone to develop their own elements and incorporate them in XHTML documents, for use with XML-aware user agents.[10]
Subsequently, HTML 4.01 was rewritten in an XML-compatible form, XHTML 1.0 (eXtensible HTML). The elements in each are identical, and in most cases valid XHTML 1.0 documents will be valid or nearly valid HTML 4.01 documents. This article mainly focuses on real HTML, unless noted otherwise; however, it remains applicable to XHTML. (See HTML for a discussion of the minor differences between the two).
Element status[edit]
Since the first version of HTML, several elements have become outmoded, and are deprecated in later standards, or do not appear at all, in which case they are invalid (and will be found invalid, and perhaps not displayed, by validating user agents).[11]
At present, the status of elements is complicated by the existence of three types of HTML 4.01 / XHTML 1.0 DTD:
Transitional, which contain deprecated elements, but which were intended to provide a transitional period during which authors could update their practices;
Frameset, which are versions of the Transitional DTDs which also allow authors to write frameset documents;
Strict, which is the up-to-date (as at 1999) form of HTML.
The first Standard (HTML 2.0) contained four deprecated elements, one of which was invalid in HTML 3.2. All four are invalid in HTML 4.01 Transitional, which also deprecated a further ten elements. All of these, plus two others, are invalid in HTML 4.01 Strict. While the frame elements are still current in the sense of being present in the Transitional and Frameset DTDs, there are no plans to preserve them in future standards, as their function has been largely replaced, and they are highly problematic for user accessibility.
(Strictly speaking, the most recent XHTML standard, XHTML 1.1 (2001), does not include frames at all; it is approximately equivalent to XHTML 1.0 Strict, but also includes the Ruby markup module.)[12]
A common source of confusion is the loose use of deprecated to refer to both deprecated and invalid status, and to elements which are expected to be formally deprecated in future.
Content vs. presentation and behavior[edit]
Since HTML 4, HTML has increasingly focused on the separation of content (the visible text and images) from presentation (like color, font size, and layout).[13] This is often referred to as a separation of concerns. HTML is used to represent the structure or content of a document, its presentation remains the sole responsibility of CSS style sheets. A default style sheet is suggested as part of the CSS standard, giving a default rendering for HTML.[14]
Behavior (interactivity) is also kept separate from content, and is handled by scripts. Images are contained in separate graphics files, separate from text, though they can also be considered part of the content of a page.
Separation of concerns allows the document to be presented by different user agents according to their purposes and abilities. For example, a user agent can select an appropriate style sheet to present a document by displaying on a monitor, printing on paper, or to determine speech characteristics in an audio-only user agent. The structural and semantic functions of the markup remain identical in each case.
Historically, user agents did not always support these features. In the 1990s, as a stop-gap, presentational elements (like  and ) were added to HTML, at the cost of creating problems for interoperability and user accessibility. This is now regarded as outmoded and has been superseded by style sheet-based design; most presentational elements are now deprecated.[15]
External image files are incorporated with the img or object elements. (With XHTML, the SVG language can also be used to write graphics within the document, though linking to external SVG files is generally simpler.)[16] Where an image is not purely decorative, HTML allows replacement content with similar semantic value to be provided for non-visual user agents.
An HTML document can also be extended through the use of scripts to provide additional behaviors beyond the abilities of HTML hyperlinks and forms.
The elements style and script, with related HTML attributes, provide reference points in HTML markup for links to style sheets and scripts. They can also contain instructions directly.
In the document head, script and style may either link to shared external documents, or contain embedded instructions. (The link element can also be used to link style sheets.)
The style attribute is valid in most document body elements for inclusion of inline style instructions.
Event-handling attributes, which provide links to scripts, are optional in most elements.
script can occur at any point in the document body.
For user agents which do not operate scripts, the noscript element provides alternative content where appropriate; however, it can only be used as a block-level element.
Document structure elements[edit]
...
The root element of an HTML document; all other elements are contained in this.
The HTML element delimits the beginning and the end of an HTML document.
Standardized in HTML 2.0; still current.
...
Container for processing information and metadata for an HTML document.
Standardized in HTML 2.0; still current.
(See document head elements for child elements.)
...
Container for the displayable content of an HTML document.
Standardized in HTML 2.0; still current.
(See document body elements for child elements.)
Document head elements[edit]
<base/>
Specifies a base URL for all relative href and other links in the document. Must appear before any element that refers to an external resource. HTML permits only one base element for each document. The base element has HTML attributes, but no contents.
A development version of BASE is mentioned in HTML Tags; standardized in HTML 2.0; still current.
<basefont/> (deprecated)
Specifies a base font size, typeface, and color for the document. Used together with font elements. Deprecated in favour of style sheets.
Standardized in HTML 3.2; deprecated in HTML 4.0 Transitional; invalid in HTML 4.0 Strict.
<isindex/> (deprecated)
isindex could either appear in the document head or in the body, but only once in a document. See Forms.
<link/>
Specifies links to other documents, such as previous and next links, or alternate versions.[17] A common use is to link to external style sheets, using the form:
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="url" title="description_of_style">[18]
A less-common, but important, usage is to supply navigation hints consistently through use of microformats. Several common relationships are defined, that may be exposed to users through the browser interface rather than directly in the web page.
<link rel="next" href="url">
A document's head element may contain any number of link elements. The link element has HTML attributes, but no contents.
LINK existed in HTML Internet Draft 1.2, and was standardized in HTML 2.0; still current.
<meta/>
Main article: Meta element
Can be used to specify additional metadata about a document, such as its author, publication date, expiration date, page description, keywords, or other information not provided through the other header elements and HTML attributes. Because of their generic nature, meta elements specify associative key-value pairs. In general, a meta element conveys hidden information about the document. Several meta tags can be used, all of which should be nested in the head element. The specific purpose of each meta element is defined by its attributes.
In one form, meta elements can specify HTTP headers which should be sent by a web server before the actual content, for example:
<meta http-equiv="foo" content="bar">
— this specifies that the page should be served with an HTTP header called foo that has a value bar.
In the general form, a meta element specifies name and associated content HTML attributes describing aspects of the HTML page. To prevent possible ambiguity, an optional third attribute, scheme, may be supplied to specify a semantic framework that defines the meaning of the key and its value: for example:
<meta name="foo" content="bar" scheme="DC">
In this example, the meta element identifies itself as containing the foo element, with a value of bar, from the DC or Dublin Core resource description framework.
Standardized in HTML 2.0; still current.
<object>...</object>
Used for including generic objects within the document header. Though rarely used within a head element, it could potentially be used to extract foreign data and associate it with the current document.
Standardized in HTML 4.0; still current.

Can act as a container for script instructions or link to an external script with the optional src attribute.[19] Also usable in the document body to dynamically generate either both block or inline content.
Standardized in HTML 3.2; still current.

Specifies a style for the document, usually in the form:

Can either act as a container for style instructions or link to external style sheets – for example, in CSS, with @import directives of the form:
[20]
Standardized in HTML 3.2; still current.
<title>...</title>
Define a document title. Required in every HTML and XHTML document. User agents may use the title in different ways. For example:
Web browsers usually display it in a window's title bar when the window is open, and (where applicable) in the task bar when the window is minimized.
It may become the default file-name when saving the page.
Web search engines’ web crawlers may pay particular attention to the words used in the title.
The title element must not contain other elements, only text. Only one title element is permitted in a document.
TITLE existed in HTML Tags, and was standardized in HTML 2.0; still current.
Document body elements[edit]
In visual browsers, displayable elements can be rendered as either block or inline. While all elements are part of the document sequence, block elements appear within their parent elements:
as rectangular objects which do not break across lines;
with block margins, width and height properties which can be set independently of the surrounding elements.
Conversely, inline elements are treated as part of the flow of document text; they cannot have margins, width or height set, and do break across lines.
Block elements[edit]
Block elements, or block-level elements, have a rectangular structure. By default, these elements will span the entire width of its parent element, and will thus not allow any other element to occupy the same horizontal space as it is placed on.
The rectangular structure of a block element is often referred to as the box model, and is made up of several parts. Each element contains the following:
The content of an element is the actual text (or other media) placed between the opening and closing tags of an element.
The padding of an element is the space around that content, which still form part of said element. Padding is physically part of an element, and should not be used to create white space between two elements. Any background style assigned to the element, such as a background image or color, will be visible within the padding. Increasing the size of an element's padding increases the amount of space this element will take up.
The border of an element is the absolute end of an element, and spans the perimeter of that element. The thickness of a border increases the size of an element.
The margin of an element is the white-space that surrounds an element. The content, padding and border of any other element will not be allowed to enter this area, unless forced to do so by some advanced CSS placement. Using most standard DTDs, margins on the left and right of different elements will push each other away. Margins on the top or bottom of an element, on the other hand, will not stack, or will intermingle. This means that the white-space between these elements will be as big as the larger margin between them.
The above section refers only to the detailed implementation of CSS rendering and has no relevance to HTML elements themselves.
Basic text[edit]

...

Creates a paragraph, perhaps the most common block level element.
P existed in HTML Tags, and was standardized in HTML 2.0; still current.

...

...

...

...

...

...

Section headings at different levels.
 delimits the highest-level heading,
 the next level down (sub-section),
 for a level below that, and so on to
. They are sometimes referred to collectively as <hn> tags, n meaning any of the available heading levels.
Most visual browsers show headings as large bold text by default, though this can be overridden with CSS. Heading elements are not intended merely for creating large or bold text—in fact, they should not be used for explicitly styling text. Rather, they describe the document’s structure and organization. Some programs use them to generate outlines and tables of contents.
Headings existed in HTML Tags, and were standardized in HTML 2.0; still current.
Lists[edit]

...

"Definition list" redirects here. For Wikipedia's article on lists of definitions, see Glossary.
A description list (a.k.a. association list), which consists of name–value groups,[21] and was known as a definition list prior to HTML5.[22] Description lists are intended for groups of "terms and definitions, metadata topics and values, questions and answers, or any other groups of name–value data".[23]
DL existed in HTML Tags, and was standardized in HTML 2.0; still current.

...

A name in a description list (previously definition term in a definition list).
DT existed in HTML Tags, and was standardized in HTML 2.0; still current.

...

A value in a description list (previously definition data in a definition list).
DD existed in HTML Tags, and was standardized in HTML 2.0; still current.

...

An ordered (enumerated) list. The type attribute can be used to specify the kind of marker to use in the list, but style sheets give more control. The default is Arabic numbering. CSS: list-style-type: foo. HTML attribute:
, in either case, replacing foo with one of the following:
A for A, B, C...
a for a, b, c...
I for I, II, III...
i for i, ii, iii...
1 for 1, 2, 3...
OL existed in HTML Internet Draft 1.2, and was standardized in HTML 2.0; still current.

...

An unordered (bulleted) list. Style sheets can be used to specify the list marker: list-style-type: foo. The default marker type is disc, other values are square, circle and none.
UL existed in HTML Tags, and was standardized in HTML 2.0; still current.

...

A list item in ordered (ol) or unordered (ul) lists.
LI existed in HTML Tags, and was standardized in HTML 2.0; still current.
<dir>...</dir> (deprecated)
A directory listing. The original purpose of this element was never widely supported; deprecated in favor of
.
DIR existed in HTML Tags, and was standardized in HTML 2.0; deprecated in HTML 4.0 Transitional; invalid in HTML 4.0 Strict.
Other block elements[edit]
<address>...</address>
Contact information for the document author.
ADDRESS existed in HTML Tags, and was standardized in HTML 2.0; still current.

...

Used for articles and other similar content.
Standardized in HTML5.
...
Used for content in a document which is separate from the main page content, for example, sidebars or advertising.
Standardized in HTML5.

...

A block level quotation, for when the quotation includes block level elements, e.g. paragraphs. The cite attribute may give the source, and must be a fully qualified Uniform Resource Identifier.
The default presentation of block quotations in visual browsers is usually to indent them from both margins. This has led to the element being unnecessarily used just to indent paragraphs, regardless of semantics. For quotations not containing block level elements see the quote (q) element.
BLOCKQUOTE existed in HTML Internet Draft 1.2, and was standardized in HTML 2.0; still current. See blockquote element for more information.
... (deprecated)
Creates a block-level center-aligned division. Deprecated in favor of
 or another element with centering defined using style sheets.
Standardized in HTML 3.2; deprecated in HTML 4.0; not supported in HTML5.
...
Marks a deleted section of content. This element can also be used as inline.
Standardized in HTML 4.0; still current.

...

Main article: Span and div
A block-level logical division. A generic element with no semantic meaning used to distinguish a document section, usually for purposes such as presentation or behaviour controlled by style sheets or DOM calls.
Proposed in the HTML 3.0 Drafts; Standardized in HTML 3.2; still current.

...

Used to group images and captions, along with figcaption.
Standardized in HTML5.

...

A caption for an image. Always placed inside the figure element.
Standardized in HTML5.
...
Used for document footers. These may contain author or copyright information, or links to other pages.
Standardized in HTML5.
...
Used for document headers. These typically contain content introducing the page.
Standardized in HTML5.

A horizontal rule. Presentational rules can also be drawn with style sheets.
Standardized in HTML 2.0; still current.
...
Marks a section of inserted content. This element can also be used as inline.
Standardized in HTML 4.0; still current.
...
Contains the main content of a document.
Standardized in HTML5.
<menu>...</menu>
HTML 2.0: A menu listing. Should be more compact than a
 list.
MENU existed in HTML Tags, and was standardized in HTML 2.0; deprecated in HTML 4.0 Transitional; invalid in HTML 4.0 Strict; but then redefined in HTML5.
...
Used in navigational sections of articles (areas of webpages which contain links to other webpages).
Standardized in HTML5.
...
Replacement content for scripts. Unlike script this can only be used as a block-level element.
Standardized in HTML 4.0; still current.

...

Pre-formatted text. Text within this element is typically displayed in a non-proportional font exactly as it is laid out in the file (see ASCII art). Whereas browsers ignore white-space for other HTML elements, in pre, white-space should be rendered as authored. (With the CSS properties: {white-space: pre; font-family: monospace;}, other elements can be presented in the same way.) This element can contain any inline element except: image (IMG), object (OBJECT), big font size (BIG), small font size (SMALL), superscript (SUP), and subscript (SUB).
PRE existed in HTML Internet Draft 1.2, and was standardized in HTML 2.0; still current.

...

Used for generic sections of a document. This is different from div in that it is only used to contain sections of a page, which the W3C defines as a group of content with a similar theme.
Standardized in HTML5.

Places a script in the document. Also usable in the head and in inline contexts.
Note: SCRIPT is not itself either a block or inline element; by itself it should not display at all, but it can contain instructions to dynamically generate either both block or inline content.
Standardized in HTML 3.2; still current.
Inline elements[edit]
Inline elements cannot be placed directly inside the body element; they must be wholly nested within block-level elements.[24]
Anchor[edit]
...
An anchor element is called an anchor because web designers can use it to anchor a URL to some text on a web page. When users view the web page in a browser, they can click the text to activate the link and visit the page whose URL is in the link.[25]
In HTML, an anchor can be either the origin (the anchor text) or the target (destination) end of a hyperlink.
With the attribute href,[26] the anchor becomes a hyperlink to either another part of the document or another resource (e.g. a webpage) using an external URL. Alternatively (and sometimes concurrently), with the name or id HTML attributes set, the element becomes a target. A Uniform Resource Locator can link to this target via a fragment identifier. In HTML5, any element can now be made into a target by using the id attribute,[27] so using ... is not necessary, although this way of adding anchors continues to work.
To illustrate: the header of a table of contents section on example.com could be turned into a target by writing

Table of contents

Continuing with this example, now that the section has been marked up as a target, it can be referred to from external sites with a link like
see contents
or with a link on the same page like:
contents, above
The attribute title may be set to give brief information about the link:
link text
In most graphical browsers, when the cursor hovers over a link, the cursor changes into a hand with an extended index finger and the title is displayed in a tooltip or in some other manner. Some browsers render alt text the same way, although this is not what the specification calls for.
A existed in HTML Tags, and was standardized in HTML 2.0; still current.
Phrase elements[edit]
General[edit]
...
Marks an abbreviation, and can make the full form available:
abbr.
Standardized in HTML 4.0; still current.
<acronym>...</acronym> (deprecated)
Similar to the abbr element, but marks an acronym:
<acronym title="Hyper-Text Mark-up Language">HTML</acronym>
Standardized in HTML 4.0; still current, not supported in HTML5.
<dfn>...</dfn>
inline definition of a single term.
DFN existed in HTML Internet Draft 1.2, and was fully standardized in HTML 3.2; still current.
...
Emphasis (conventionally displayed in italics)
EM existed in HTML Internet Draft 1.2, and was standardized in HTML 2.0; still current.
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B existed in HTML Internet Draft 1.2, and was standardized in HTML 2.0; still current.
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I existed in HTML Internet Draft 1.2, and was standardized in HTML 2.0; still current.
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In HTML 4, underlined text. Equivalent CSS: {text-decoration: underline}. Deprecated in HTML 4.01. Restored in HTML5.
In HTML5, the u element denotes "a span of text with an unarticulated, though explicitly rendered, non-textual annotation, such as labelling the text as being a proper name in Chinese text (a Chinese proper name mark), or labelling the text as being misspelt." The HTML5 specification reminds developers that other elements are almost always more appropriate than u and admonishes designers not to use underlined text where it could be confused for a hyper-link.[30]
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...
In HTML 4, decreased font size (smaller text). Equivalent CSS: {font-size: smaller}
In HTML5, the small element denotes "side comments such as small print."[31]
Standardized in HTML 3.2; still current.
<s>...</s>
In HTML 4, indicated strike-through text (Strikethrough) and was equivalent to strike.
In HTML5, the s element denotes information that is "no longer accurate or no longer relevant", and is not to be confused with del, which indicates removal/deletion.[32]
S was deprecated in HTML 4.0 Transitional (having not appeared in any previous standard), and was invalid in HTML 4.0 Strict. Reintroduced in HTML5.
<big>...</big> (deprecated)
Increased font size (bigger text). Equivalent CSS: {font-size: larger}
Standardized in HTML 3.2; not supported in HTML5.
...
Strike-through text (Strikethrough), (Equivalent CSS: {text-decoration: line-through})
STRIKE was standardized in HTML 3.2; deprecated in HTML 4.0 Transitional; invalid in HTML 4.0 Strict.
<tt>...</tt> (deprecated)
Fixed-width font (typewriter-like), also known as teletype. (Equivalent CSS: {font-family: monospace;})
TT existed in HTML Internet Draft 1.2, and was Standardized in HTML 2.0; not supported[33] in HTML5. Possible replacements: ... for marking keyboard input, <var>...</var> for variables, ... for computer code, <samp>...</samp> for computer output.[33]
...
...
Can specify the font colour with the color attribute (note the American spelling), typeface with the face attribute, and absolute or relative size with the size attribute.
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text creates green text.
text creates text with hexadecimal color #114499.
text creates text with size 4. Sizes are from 1 to 7. The standard size is 3, unless otherwise specified in the  or other tags.
text creates text with size 1 bigger than the standard. text is opposite.
text makes text with Courier font.
Equivalent CSS for font attributes:
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Standardized in HTML 3.2; deprecated in HTML 4.0 Transitional; invalid in HTML 4.0 Strict. Not part of HTML5.
Span[edit]
...
Main article: Span and div
An inline logical division. A generic element with no semantic meaning used to distinguish a document section, usually for purposes such as presentation or behaviour controlled by style sheets or DOM calls.
Standardized in HTML 4.0; still current.
Other inline elements[edit]

A forced line break.
Standardized in HTML 2.0; still current.
<bdi>...</bdi>
Isolates an inline section of text that may be formatted in a different direction from other text outside of it, such as user-generated content with unknown directionality.
Standardized in HTML5.
<bdo>...</bdo>
Marks an inline section of text in which the reading direction is the opposite from that of the parent element.
Standardized in HTML 4.0; still current.
...
A citation or a reference for a quote or statement in the document.
CITE existed in HTML Internet Draft 1.2, and was standardized in HTML 2.0; still current.
<data>...</data>
Links inline content with a machine-readable translation.
Standardized in HTML5.[34]
...
Deleted text. Typically rendered as a strikethrough: Deleted text.
Standardized in HTML 4.0; still current.
...
Inserted text. Often used to mark up replacement text for 'd text. Typically rendered underlined: Inserted text.
Standardized in HTML 4.0; still current.
Note, both  and  elements may also be used as block elements: containing other block and inline elements. However, these elements must still remain wholly within their parent element to maintain a well-formed HTML document. For example, deleting text from the middle of one paragraph across several other paragraphs and ending in a final paragraph would need to use three separate  elements. Two  elements would be required as inline element to indicate the deletion of text in the first and last paragraphs, and a third, used as a block element, to indicate the deletion in the intervening paragraphs.
...
Produces text that looks like this. Intended for highlighting relevant text in a quotation.
Standardized in HTML5.
<q>...</q>
An inline quotation (for block level quotation see blockquote). Quote elements may be nested.
<q> should automatically generate quotation marks in conjunction with style sheets. Practical concerns due to browser non-compliance may force authors to find workarounds.
The cite attribute gives the source, and must be a fully qualified URI.
Standardized in HTML 4.0; still current.
Note: Lengthy inline quotations may be displayed as indented blocks (as block-quote) using style sheets. For example, with a suitable CSS rule associated with q.lengthy:
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<rb>...</rb>
Represents the base component of a ruby annotation.
Standardized in HTML5.[35]
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Provides fallback parenthesis for browsers lacking ruby annotation support.
Standardized in HTML5.[36]
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Indicates pronunciation for a character in a ruby annotation.
Standardized in HTML5.[37]
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Semantic annotations for a ruby annotation.
Standardized in HTML5.[38]
<ruby>...</ruby>
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Standardized in HTML5.[39]

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List of superhero debuts
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The following is a list of the first known appearances of various superhero fictional characters and teams.
A superhero (also known as a super hero or super-hero) is a fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do in the public interest."[1] Since the debut of Superman in 1938 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas — have dominated American comic books and crossed over into other media. A female superhero is sometimes called a superheroine or super heroine.
By most definitions, characters need not have actual superhuman powers to be deemed superheroes, although sometimes terms such as costumed crimefighters[2] are used to refer to those without such powers who have many other common traits of superheroes.
For a list of comic book supervillain debuts, see List of comic book supervillain debuts.
This literature-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.
Contents
[hide]
1 1850–1900
2 1900–1909
2.1 Newspaper comics
2.2 Play
3 1910s
3.1 Magazine
4 1920s
4.1 Notable non-superhero characters that influenced the superhero genre
5 1930s
5.1 Radio
5.2 Pulp fiction
5.3 Newspaper comics
5.4 Other media
5.5 Notable non-superhero characters that influenced the superhero genre
5.6 Comic book
6 1940s
6.1 Newspaper comics
6.2 Comic book
6.3 Other media
7 1950s
7.1 Comic book
7.2 Television
8 1960s
8.1 Comic book
8.2 Television
8.3 Radio
9 1970s
9.1 Comic book
9.2 Television
10 1980s
10.1 Comic book
10.2 Television
11 1990s
11.1 Comic book
11.2 Movies
11.3 Television
12 2000s
12.1 Comic book
12.2 Movies
12.3 Television
13 2010s
13.1 Comic book
13.2 Movies
13.3 Television
14 See also
15 Notes
16 References
17 External links
1850–1900[edit]
Character / Team / Series
Year Debuted
Creator/s
First Appearance
Spring Heeled Jack 1878 George Augustus Sala or Alfred Burrage as "Charlton Lea" Spring-Heeled Jack, the Terror of London
The folkloric Spring-heeled Jack came to be featured in a series of Penny Dreadfuls as a villain. However, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, he was reinvented as a crime-fighter with a disguise, secret lair, and gadgets, hallmarks of superheroes.[3]
1900–1909[edit]
Newspaper comics[edit]
Character / Team / Series
Year Debuted
Creator/s
First Appearance
Hugo Hercules 1902 Wilhelm Heinrich Detlev Körner Chicago Tribune
Despite its short run, it's widely seen as the earliest superhero fiction comic.
Play[edit]
Character / Team / Series
Year Debuted
Creator/s
First Appearance
The Scarlet Pimpernel 1903 Baroness Emmuska Orczy The Scarlet Pimpernel
Often cited as perhaps the earliest superhero akin to those to become popularized through American comic books.[4][5][6][7]
1910s[edit]
Magazine[edit]
Character / Team / Series
Year Debuted
Creator/s
First Appearance
John Carter of Mars 1911 Edgar Rice Burroughs A Princess of Mars
Tarzan the Apeman 1912 Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan of the Apes
The Night Wind 1913 Varick Vanardy[8] (Frederick Van Rensselaer Dey) Alias the Night Wind
The Gray Seal 1914 Frank L. Packard "The Adventures of Jimmie Dale" 1917 book version of 1914 and 1915 stories in People's Magazine
The Scarecrow 1915 Russell Thorndike Doctor Syn: A Tale of the Romney Marsh
Zorro 1919 Johnston McCulley "The Curse of Capistrano" All Weekly Story
1920s[edit]
Notable non-superhero characters that influenced the superhero genre[edit]
Character / Team
Year Debuted
Creator/s
Media
First appearance
The Red Shadow 1926 Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach, and Frank Mandel Play The Desert Song
Buck Rogers January 7, 1929 Philip Francis Nowlan Newspaper Comic Buck Rogers in the 25th Century A.D adapted from the story "Armageddon 2419 A.D." (Amazing Stories, August, 1928).
1930s[edit]
Radio[edit]
Character / Team / Series
Year Debuted
Creator/s
First Appearance
The Shadow (as announcer voice) 1930 (July 31) Maxwell Grant (Walter B. Gibson) Detective Stories
The Lone Ranger 1933 (January 30) George W. Trendle The Lone Ranger
Tonto 1933 (February 25) Fran Striker The Lone Ranger
The Green Hornet and Kato 1936 (January 31) George W. Trendle and Fran Striker The Green Hornet
Pulp fiction[edit]
Character / Team / Series
Year Debuted
Creator/s
First Appearance
The Shadow (as character) 1931 (April) Maxwell Grant (Walter B. Gibson) "The Living Shadow" The Shadow Magazine #1
Conan the Barbarian 1932 (December) Robert E. Howard "The Phoenix on the Sword" Weird Tales
Doc Savage 1933 (March) Kenneth Robeson (Lester Dent) The Man of Bronze
The Avenger 1939 (September) Kenneth Robeson (Paul Ernst) "Justice, Inc."The Avenger Magazine #1
Newspaper comics[edit]
Character / Team / Series
Year Debuted
Creator/s
Series
Mandrake the Magician 1934 (June 11) Lee Falk Mandrake the Magician
The Phantom Magician[9] 1935 (April 15) Mel Graff (fr) The Adventures of Patsy[10]
The Phantom 1936 (February 17) Lee Falk The Phantom
Other media[edit]
Character / Team
Year Debuted
Creator/s
Media
Ôgon Batto (the Golden Bat) 1930 Takeo Nagamatsu Kamishibai
(Japanese scroll show)
Hugo Danner 1930 Philip Wylie Gladiator (novel)
Notable non-superhero characters that influenced the superhero genre[edit]
Character / Team
Year Debuted
Creator/s
Media
Dan Dunn 1933 Norman Marsh Original Comic Book Character
Dick Tracy 1931 (October 4) Chester Gould Newspaper Comic
Flash Gordon 1934 (January 7) Alex Raymond Newspaper Comic
Comic book[edit]
Character / Team
Year Debuted
Company
Creator/s
First Appearance
Doctor Occult (Doctor Mystic) 1935 (October) DC Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster New Fun Comics #6
The Clock 1936 (November) Comics Magazine Co George Brenner Funny Pages #6 or Funny Picture Stories #1
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle January 1937 (in Britain, 1938 in USA) Fiction House Will Eisner and S.M. "Jerry" Iger Wags #1
Olga Mesmer August 1937 Culture Publications Watt Dell Spicy Mystery Stories
Superman (Clark Kent) 1938 (June) DC Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster Action Comics #1
Zatara 1938 (June) DC Fred Guardineer Action Comics #1
Americommando (Harold "Tex" Thompson) 1938 (June) DC Ken Fitch, Bernard Baily Action Comics #1
Fatman (Bob Daley) 1938 (July) DC Ken Fitch, Bernard Baily Action Comics #2
Arrow 1938 (September) Centaur Publications Paul Gustavson Funny Pages vol. 2 #10 (or #21)
Crimson Avenger (Lee Travis) 1938 (October) DC Jim Chambers Detective Comics #20
Batman (Bruce Wayne) 1939 (March) DC Bob Kane, Bill Finger Detective Comics #27
Namor the Sub-Mariner 1939 (April) Marvel/Timely Bill Everett Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1
Wonder Man (Fox) 1939 (May) Fox Publications Will Eisner Wonder Comics #1
The Flame (Gary Preston) 1939 (June) Fox Publications Will Eisner Wonderworld Comics #3
Sandman (Wesley Dodds) 1939 (July) DC Gardner Fox, Bert Christman World's Fair Comics #1
Blue Beetle (Dan Garret) 1939 (August) Fox Publications Charles Nicholas Mystery Men Comics #1
Green Mask (Michael Shelby) 1939 (August) Fox Publications Walter Frehm Mystery Men Comics #1
Bozo the Iron Man 1939 (August) Quality Comics George Brenner Smash Comics #1
Amazing-Man (Centaur Publications) 1939 (September) Centaur Publications Bill Everett Amazing-Man Comics #5
The Human Torch (Jim Hammond, original) 1939 (October) Marvel/Timely Carl Burgos Marvel Comics #1
Angel (Thomas Halloway) 1939 (October) Marvel/Timely Paul Gustavson Marvel Comics #1
Shock Gibson 1939 (October) Brookwood Publications Maurice Scott Speed Comics #1
Ultra-Man (Gary Concord, Jr.) 1939 (November) DC Jon L. Blummer All-American Comics #8
Doll Man 1939 (December) Quality Comics Will Eisner Feature Comics #27
1940s[edit]
Newspaper comics[edit]
Character / Team / Series
Year Debuted
Creator/s
Series
The Spirit 1940 (June 2) Will Eisner The Spirit
Invisible Scarlet O'Neil 1940 (June 3) Russell Stamm Invisible Scarlet O'Neil
Comic book[edit]
Character / Team
Year Debuted
Company
Creator/s
First Appearance
Flash (Jay Garrick) 1940 (January) DC Gardner Fox, Harry Lampert Flash Comics #1
Hawkman (Carter Hall) 1940 (January) DC Gardner Fox Flash Comics #1
Johnny Thunder 1940 (January) DC John W. Wentworth, Stan Asch Flash Comics #1
Whip (Rodney Gaynor) 1940 (January) DC John B. Wentworth, George Storm Flash Comics #1
The Shield (Archie) 1940 (January) MLJ/Archie Harry Shorten, Irv Novick Pep Comics #1
Captain Marvel (DC Comics) 1940 (February) Fawcett Comics/DC C. C. Beck, Bill Parker (comics) Whiz Comics #2
Electro (comics) 1940 (February) Marvel/Timely Steve Dahlman Marvel Mystery #4
Spectre (comics) (Jim Corrigan) 1940 (February) DC Jerry Siegel More Fun Comics #52
Doc Strange 1940 (February) Nedor Comics Richard E. Hughes, Alexander Kostuk Thrilling Comics #1
Hourman (Rex Tyler) 1940 (March) DC Ken Fitch, Bernard Bailey Adventure Comics #48
Black Marvel (Daniel Lyons) 1940 (March) Marvel/Timely Al Gabriele and unknown writer Mystic Comics #5
Blazing Skull (Mark Todd) 1940 (March) Marvel/Timely Mystic Comics #5
Robin (comics) (Dick Grayson, original) 1940 (April) DC Bob Kane, Bill Finger, Jerry Robinson Detective Comics #38
Catwoman (Selina Kyle) 1940 (April) DC Bob Kane, Bill Finger Batman #1
Bulletman and Bulletgirl 1940 (May) Fawcett Comics/DC Bill Parker (comics) Nickel Comics #1
Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson & Nabu) 1940 (May) DC Gardner Fox, Howard Sherman More Fun Comics #55
Scarlet Avenger 1940 (June) Harry Shorten, Irv Novick Zip Comics #1
Uncle Sam (comics) 1940 (July) Quality Comics/DC Will Eisner National Comics #1
Green Lantern (Alan Scott, original) 1940 (July) DC Martin Nodell, Bill Finger All-American Comics #16
The Red Bee 1940 (July) Quality Comics/DC Toni Blum, Charles Nicholas Hit Comics #1
Daredevil (Gleason Publications) 1940 (September) Gleason Publications Jack Binder (comics) Silver Streak #6
Atom (Al Pratt) 1940 (October) DC Ben Flinton, Bill O'Conner All-American Comics #19
Vision (Timely Comics) 1940 (November) Marvel/Timely Joe Simon, Jack Kirby Marvel Mystery Comics #13
Red Tornado (Ma Hunkel) 1940 (November) DC Sheldon Mayer All-American Comics #20
Quicksilver (Max Mercury) 1940 (November) Quality Comics/DC Jack Cole (artist), Chuck Mazoujian National Comics #5
Justice Society of America 1940 (Winter) DC Gardner Fox All Star Comics #3
Black Terror 1941 (January) Nedor Comics Richard E. Hughes, Don Gabrielson Exciting Comics #9
Professor Supermind and Son 1941 (February) Dell Comics Popular Comics #60
Captain America (Steve Rogers) 1941 (March) Marvel/Timely Joe Simon, Jack Kirby Captain America Comics #1
Starman (Ted Knight) (Ted Knight) 1941 (April) DC Gardner Fox, Jack Burnley Adventure Comics #61
Doctor Mid-Nite (Charles McNider) 1941 (April) DC Charles Reizenstein, Stanley Aschmeier All-American Comics #25
Sargon the Sorcerer 1941 (May) DC John B. Wentworth, Howard Purcell All American Comics #26
Hawkgirl (Shiera Sanders Hall) 1941 (July) DC Gardner Fox
Evelyn Gaines
All-Star Comics #5
Whizzer (Robert Frank) 1941 (August) Marvel/Timely Al Avison, Al Gabriele USA Comics #1
American Crusader 1941 (August) Nedor Comics Writer and artist unknown Thrilling Comics #19
Blackhawk (DC Comics) 1941 (August) Quality Comics/DC Will Eisner, Chuck Cuidera Military Comics #1
Miss America (DC Comics) 1941 (August) Quality Comics/DC Military Comics #1
711 (Quality Comics) 1941 (August) Quality Comics/DC George Brenner Police Comics #1
Human Bomb 1941 (August) Quality Comics/DC Paul Gustavson Police Comics #1
Plastic Man 1941 (August) Quality Comics/DC Jack Cole (artist) Police Comics #1
Phantom Lady 1941 (August) Quality Comics/DC Arthur Peddy Police Comics #1
Nelvana of the Northern Lights 1941 (August) Hillborough Studios (Canada) Adrian Dingle Triumph Comics #1
Johnny Quick (Johnny Chambers) 1941 (September) DC Mort Weisinger, Chad Grothkopf More Fun Comics #71
Captain Flag 1941 (September) MLJ/Archie Joe Blair, Lin Streeter Blue Ribbon Comics #16
Fighting Yank 1941 (September) Nedor Comics Richard Hughes, Jon Blummer Startling Comics #10
Aquaman 1941 (November) DC Mort Weisinger, Paul Norris More Fun Comics #73
Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) and Speedy (comics) 1941 (November) DC Mort Weisinger, Greg Papp More Fun Comics #73
Sandy the Golden Boy 1941 (December) DC Joe Simon and Jack Kirby Adventure Comics #69
Seven Soldiers of Victory 1941 (December) DC Mort Weisinger Leading Comics #1
Wonder Woman (Diana Prince) 1941 (December) DC William Moulton Marston, H. G. Peter All Star Comics #8 / Sensation Comics #1
Liberator (Nedor) 1941 (December) Nedor Comics Writer and artist unknown Exciting Comics #15
Captain Marvel, Jr. 1941 (December) Fawcett Comics/DC Ed Herron, Mac Raboy Whiz Comics #25
Wildcat (comics) 1942 (January) DC Bill Finger, Irwin Hasen Sensation Comics #1
Mister Terrific (comics)(Terry Sloane) 1942 (January) DC Chuck Reizenstein, Hal Sharp Sensation Comics #1
Air Wave 1942 (February) DC Murray Boltinoff or Mort Weisinger, and Lee Harris (illustrator) Detective Comics #60
Johnny Canuck (as superhero) 1942 (February) [Canada] Leo Bachle Dime Comics #1
Manhunter (comics) (Paul Kirk) 1942 (April) DC Jack Kirby, Joe Simon Adventure Comics #73
Manhunter (comics) (Dan Richards) 1942 (March) Quality Comics/DC Police Comics #8
Robotman (Robert Crane) 1942 (April) DC Jerry Siegel, Leo Nowak Star-Spangled Comics #7
Commando Yank 1942 (July) Fawcett Comics/DC Wow Comics #6
Captain Commando 1942 (August) S.M. "Jerry" Iger, Alex Blum Pep Comics #30
Kid Eternity 1942 (December) Quality Comics/DC Otto Binder, Sheldon Moldoff Hit Comics #25
Mary Marvel 1942 (December) Fawcett Comics/DC Otto Binder, Marc Swayze Captain Marvel Adventures #18
Canada Jack 1943 (March) George Menendez Rae Canadian Heroes Vol. 1, #5
Miss America (Marvel Comics) 1943 (November) Marvel/Timely Otto Binder, Al Gabriele Marvel Mystery Comics #49
Grim Reaper (Nedor) 1944 (May) Nedor Comics Author unknown, artist Al Camy Fighting Yank #7
Superboy (Clark Kent) 1945 (January) DC Don Cameron, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster More Fun Comics #101
All-Winners Squad 1946 (Fall) Marvel/Timely Martin Goodman (publisher), Bill Finger All Winners Comics #19
Black Canary 1947 (August) DC Robert Kanigher, Carmine Infantino Flash Comics #86
Moon Girl 1947 (Fall) Gardner Fox, Sheldon Moldoff The Happy Houligans #1
Golden Girl (Betsy Ross) 1947 (December) Marvel/Timely Captain America #1 (As Betsy Ross); Captain America #66 (As Golden Girl)
Other media[edit]
Character / Team / Series
Year Debuted
Creator/s
First Appearance
Maximo 1940 Russell Winterbotham Maximo, the Amazing Superman(Big Little Book)
1950s[edit]
Comic book[edit]
Character / Team
Year Debuted
Company
Creator/s
First Appearance
Captain Comet 1951 (June) DC John Broome, Carmine Infantino Strange Adventures #9
Phantom Stranger 1952 (August) DC John Broome, Carmine Infantino, Sy Barry Phantom Stranger #1
Marvelman (later Miracleman) 1954 (February) [U.K.] Mick Anglo Marvelman #25
Captain Flash 1954 (November) Mike Sekowsky (artist, writer unknown) Captain Flash #1
Martian Manhunter 1955 (November) DC Joseph Samachson, Joe Certa Detective Comics #225
Batwoman (Kathy Kane, 1st ver) 1956 (July) DC Edmond Hamilton, Sheldon Moldoff Detective Comics #233
Flash (Barry Allen, 2nd ver) 1956 (October) DC Robert Kanigher, Carmine Infantino Showcase #4
Challengers of the Unknown 1957 (February) DC Jack Kirby Showcase #6
Legion of Super-Heroes 1958 (April) DC Mort Weisinger, Otto Binder Adventure Comics #247
Super Girl (tryout version) 1958 (August) DC Otto Binder, Al Plastino Superman #123
Adam Strange 1958 (November) DC Gardner Fox, Mike Sekowsky Showcase Comics #17
Herbie Popnecker 1958 (December) Richard E. Hughes, Ogden Whitney Forbidden Worlds #73
Lady Blackhawk 1959 (February) DC Jack Schiff and Dick Dillin Blackhawks #133
Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) 1959 (May) DC Otto Binder, Al Plastino Action Comics #252
The Fly (Archie Comics) 1959 (June) Archie Comics Joe Simon, Jack Kirby The Double Life of Private Strong #1
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Hal Jordan, 2nd ver) 1959 (October) DC Julius Schwartz, John Broome, Gil Kane Showcase #22
Kid Flash 1959 (December) DC John Broome, Carmine Infantino The Flash #110
Television[edit]
Character / Team / Series
Year Debuted
Creator/s
First Appearance
Captain Video 1955 (April 1) Captain Video
Gekko Kamen (Moonlight Mask) 1958 Kōhan Kawauchi Moonlight Mask
1960s[edit]
Comic book[edit]
Character / Team
Year Debuted
Company
Creator/s
First Appearance
Justice League 1960 (February) DC Gardner Fox The Brave and the Bold #28
Captain Atom 1960 (March) Charlton Comics/DC Joe Gill, Steve Ditko Space Adventures #33
Elongated Man 1960 (May) DC John Broome, Carmine Infantino The Flash vol. 1 #112
Groot 1960 (November) Marvel Stan Lee, Jack Kirby Tales to Astonish #13
Hawkman (Katar Hol, 2nd ver) 1961 (February) DC Gardner Fox, Joe Kubert The Brave and the Bold #34
Flygirl 1961 (July) Archie Comics Robert Bernstein, John Rosenberger Adventures of the Fly #13
The Jaguar 1961 (September) Archie Comics Robert Bernstein The Adventures of the Jaguar #1
The Atom (Ray Palmer, 2nd ver) 1961 (October) DC Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox, Gil Kane Showcase #34
Fantastic Four (Mister Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch (Johnny Storm), The Thing) 1961 (November) Marvel Stan Lee, Jack Kirby The Fantastic Four #1
Ant-Man (Henry Pym) 1962 (January) Marvel Stan Lee, Jack Kirby Tales to Astonish #27
The Hulk (Bruce Banner) 1962 (May) Marvel Stan Lee, Jack Kirby The Incredible Hulk #1
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) 1962 (August) Marvel Stan Lee, Steve Ditko Amazing Fantasy #15
Thor (Thor Odinson) 1962 (August) Marvel Stan Lee, Jack Kirby Journey into Mystery #83
Doctor Solar 1962 (October) Gold Key Comics Paul S. Newman, Matt Murphy Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #1
Wonder Wart-Hog 1962 Underground Gilbert Shelton Bacchanal
Magnus, Robot Fighter 1963 (February) Gold Key Comics Chase Craig, Russ Manning Magnus Robot Fighter 4000 A.D. #1
Iron Man (Tony Stark) 1963 (March) Marvel Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Don Heck Tales of Suspense #39
Doom Patrol (The Chief, Robotman (Cliff Steele), Elasti-Girl (Rita Farr), Negative Man) 1963 (June) DC Bob Haney, Arnold Drake, Bruno Premiani My Greatest Adventure #80
Wasp 1963 (June) Marvel Stan Lee, Jack Kirby Tales to Astonish #44
Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange) 1963 (July) Marvel Stan Lee, Steve Ditko Strange Tales #110
X-Men (Professor X, Cyclops, Angel (Warren Worthington), Beast, Iceman, Marvel Girl) 1963 (September) Marvel Stan Lee, Jack Kirby X-Men #1
The Avengers 1963 (September) Marvel Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers Avengers #1
Quicksilver 1964 (March) Marvel Stan Lee, Jack Kirby X-Men #4
Scarlet Witch 1964 (March) Marvel Stan Lee, Jack Kirby X-Men #4
Black Widow 1964 (April) Marvel Stan Lee, Don Rico, Don Heck Tales of Suspense #52
Daredevil (Matt Murdock) 1964 (April) Marvel Stan Lee, Bill Everett Daredevil #1
Hawkeye (Clint Barton) 1964 (July) Marvel Stan Lee, Don Heck Tales of Suspense #57
Teen Titans 1964 (July) DC Robert Haney, Bruno Premiani The Brave and the Bold #54
Wonder Man 1964 (October) Marvel Stan Lee, Jack Kirby Avengers #9
Zatanna 1964 (November) DC Gardner Fox, Murphy Anderson Hawkman #4
Metamorpho 1965 (January) DC Bob Haney, Ramona Fradon The Brave and the Bold #57
Hercules 1965 (June) Marvel Stan Lee, Jack Kirby Journey into Mystery Annual #1
Animal Man 1965 (September) DC Dave Wood, Carmine Infantino Strange Adventures #180
Mighty Crusaders 1965 Archie Comics Jerry Siegel, Paul Reinman Fly-Man #31
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents 1965 (November) Tower Wally Wood T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1
Silver Surfer 1966 (March) Marvel Stan Lee, Jack Kirby Fantastic Four #48
Black Panther 1966 (July) Marvel Stan Lee, Jack Kirby Fantastic Four #52
Nightshade 1966 (September) Charlton Comics/DC Joe Gill, Steve Ditko Captain Atom #82
Blue Beetle (Ted Kord, 2nd ver) 1966 (November) Charlton Comics/DC Steve Ditko Captain Atom #83
Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) 1967 (January) DC Gardner Fox, Carmine Infantino Detective Comics #359
Banshee 1967 (January) Marvel Roy Thomas, Werner Roth X-Men #28
Question 1967 (June) Charlton Comics/DC Steve Ditko Blue Beetle #1
Black Knight 1967 (December) Marvel Roy Thomas, John Buscema Avengers #47
Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) 1967 (December) Marvel Stan Lee, Gene Colan Marvel Super Heroes #12
Carol Danvers (a.k.a. Ms. Marvel, Binary, Warbird) 1968 (March) Marvel Roy Thomas, Gene Colan Marvel Super Heroes #13
The Creeper 1968 (March) DC Steve Ditko Showcase #73
Vision 1968 (October) Marvel Roy Thomas, John Buscema Avengers #57
Polaris 1968 (October) Marvel Arnold Drake, Don Heck, Werner Roth, Jim Steranko X-Men #49
Guardians of the Galaxy (1st version) 1969 (January) Marvel Arnold Drake, Gene Colan Marvel Super-Heroes #18
Havok 1969 (March) Marvel Arnold Drake, Don Heck, Neal Adams X-Men #54
Falcon (Sam Wilson) 1969 (September) Marvel Stan Lee, Gene Colan Captain America #117
Television[edit]
Character / Team / Series
Year Debuted
Creator/s
First Appearance
Ultraman 1966 Eiji Tsuburaya Ultraman
Captain Nice 1967 (January) Buck Henry Captain Nice
Mister Terrific (Stanley Beamish) 1967 (January) Mr. Terrific
The Mighty Heroes
(Strong Man, Cuckoo Man, Tornado Man, Rope Man, Diaper Man)
1966 Ralph Bakshi Mighty Mouse Playhouse
Space Ghost 1966 Alex Toth
William Hanna & Joseph Barbera
Space Ghost and Dino Boy
Birdman 1967 Alex Toth
William Hanna & Joseph Barbera
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
Ultra Seven 1967 Eiji Tsuburaya Ultra Seven
Radio[edit]
Character / Team / Series
Year Debuted
Creator/s
First Appearance
Kalimán 1963 Rafael Cutberto Navarro and Modesto Vázquez González Kalimán
1970s[edit]
Comic book[edit]
Character / Team
Year Debuted
Company
Creator/s
First Appearance
Sunfire 1970 (January) Marvel Roy Thomas, Don Heck X-Men #64
Valkyrie 1970 (December) Marvel Roy Thomas, John Buscema The Avengers #83
Squadron Supreme 1971 (February) Marvel Roy Thomas, Sal Buscema The Avengers #85-86
The Forever People 1971 (February) DC Jack Kirby The Forever People #1
New Gods 1971 (February) DC Jack Kirby New Gods #1
Mister Miracle 1971 (March) DC Jack Kirby Mister Miracle #1
Big Barda 1971 (March) DC Jack Kirby Mister Miracle #1
Man-Thing 1971 (May) Marvel Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway, Gray Morrow Savage Tales #1
Swamp Thing 1971 (July) DC Len Wein, Bernie Wrightson House of Secrets #92
The Defenders 1971 (December) Marvel Roy Thomas Marvel Feature #1
Luke Cage a.k.a. Power Man 1972 (June) Marvel Archie Goodwin, George Tuska Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1
Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze) 1972 (August) Marvel Roy Thomas, Gary Friedrich, Mike Ploog Marvel Spotlight #5
Drax The Destroyer 1973 (February) Marvel Mike Friedrich, Jim Starlin Iron Man #55
Brother Voodoo 1973 (September) Marvel Len Wein, Gene Colan Strange Tales #169
Shang-Chi 1973 (December) Marvel Steve Englehart, Jim Starlin Special Marvel Edition #15
Punisher (Frank Castle) 1974 (February) Marvel Gerry Conway, Ross Andru The Amazing Spider-Man #129
Iron Fist 1974 (May) Marvel Roy Thomas, Gil Kane Marvel Premiere #15
Deathlok 1974 (August) Marvel Rich Buckler, Doug Moench Astonishing Tales #25
Wolverine 1974 (October) Marvel Len Wein, Herb Trimpe Incredible Hulk #180 (cameo last panel), #181 first full appearance
Captain Canuck 1975 Richard Comely, Ron Leishman Captain Canuck #1
All-New, All-Different X-Men (Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Thunderbird) 1975 (May) Marvel Len Wein, Dave Cockrum Giant-Size X-Men #1
Gamora 1975 (June) Marvel Jim Starlin Strange Tales #180
Moon Knight 1975 (August) Marvel Doug Moench, Don Perlin Werewolf by Night #32
Power Girl 1976 (January) DC Gerry Conway All-Star Comics #58
Star-Lord 1976 (January) Marvel Steve Englehart, Steve Gan Marvel Preview #4
Captain Britain 1976 Marvel Chris Claremont, Herb Trimpe Captain Britain Weekly #1
Spider-Woman 1977 (February) Marvel Archie Goodwin, Jim Mooney Marvel Spotlight #32
Black Lightning 1977 (April) DC Tony Isabella,
Trevor Von Eeden Black Lightning #1
3-D Man 1977 (April) Marvel Roy Thomas Marvel Premiere #35
Firestorm 1978 (March) DC Gerry Conway, Allen Milgrom Firestorm, The Nuclear Man #1
Alpha Flight 1979 (April) Marvel Chris Claremont, John Byrne Uncanny X-Men #120
Black Cat 1979 (July) Marvel Marv Wolfman, Keith Pollard The Amazing Spider-Man #194
Television[edit]
Character / Team / Series
Year Debuted
Creator/s
First Appearance
El Chapulín Colorado 1970 Roberto Gomez Bolaños Chespirito (segment: El Chapulín Colorado)
Kamen Rider 1971 Shotaro Ishinomori Kamen Rider
G-Force 1972 Kagaku ninja tai Gatchaman (Battle of the Planets)
Six Million Dollar Man 1973 (March 7) Martin Caiden The Six Million Dollar Man movie (based on 1972 novel Cyborg)
The Bionic Woman 1975 (March 16) Kenneth Johnson The Six Million Dollar Man (episode: "The Bionic Woman")
1980s[edit]
Comic book[edit]
Character / Team
Year Debuted
Company
Creator/s
First Appearance
Kitty Pryde 1980 (January) Marvel Chris Claremont, John Byrne Uncanny X-Men #129
Emma Frost 1980 (January) Marvel Chris Claremont, John Byrne Uncanny X-Men #129
Dazzler 1980 (February) Marvel Tom DeFalco, Louise Simonson, Roger Stern Uncanny X-Men #130
She-Hulk 1980 (February) Marvel Stan Lee, John Buscema Savage She-Hulk #1
Elektra 1981 (January) Marvel Frank Miller Daredevil #168
Omega Men 1981 (January) DC Marv Wolfman, Joe Staton Green Lantern #136
Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers 1981 (November) DC Jack Kirby Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers #1
Rogue 1981 (November) Marvel Chris Claremont, Michael Golden Avengers Annual #10
Rocket Raccoon 1982 (May) Marvel Bill Mantlo, Keith Giffen Incredible Hulk #271
Monica Rambeau (a.k.a. Captain Marvel, Photon, Pulsar) 1982 (December) Marvel Roger Stern, John Romita, Jr. The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16
New Mutants 1982 (December) Marvel Chris Claremont The New Mutants, Marvel Graphic Novel #4
The Maxx 1982 Comico Sam Kieth Primer #5 (as Max the Hare), The Maxx #1 (as The Maxx)
Robin (Jason Todd) 1983 (March) DC Comics Jim Starlin, Max Collins "Batman" #357
Lobo (DC Comics) 1983 (June) DC Roger Slifer, Keith Giffen Omega Men #3
Outsiders 1983 (July) DC Mike Barr, Jim Aparo The Brave and the Bold #200
American Flagg 1983 (October) First Comics Howard Chaykin American Flagg #1
Atari Force 1984 (January) DC Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas, Ross Andru Atari Force #1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1984 (May) Mirage Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
Power Pack 1984 (August) Marvel Louise Simonson, June Brigman Power Pack (Vol. 1) #1
West Coast Avengers 1984 (September) Marvel Roger Stern, Bob Hall West Coast Avengers (Vol. 1) #1
Femforce 1984 (September) AC Comics Bill Black, Stephanie Sanderson, Mark Heike Femforce Special
Julia Carpenter (a.k.a. Spider-Woman, Arachne) 1984 (October) Marvel Jim Shooter, Mike Zeck Secret Wars #6-7
Northguard 1984 [Canada] Mark Shainblum, Gabriel Morrissette New Triumph featuring Northguard #1
Zot 1984 Eclipse Comics Scott McCloud Zot! #1
Mr. Monster 1984 Michael T. Gilbert Vanguard Illustrated #7
Fleur de Lys 1985 [Canada] Mark Shainblum, Gabriel Morrissette New Triumph featuring Northguard #5
Nagraj 1986 (January) Raj Comics Sanjay Gupta Nagraj #1
X-Factor 1986 (February) Marvel Bob Layton, Jackson Guice, Josef Rubinstein X-Factor #1
Booster Gold 1986 (February) DC Dan Jurgens Booster Gold #1
Savage Dragon 1986 (February) Erik Larsen Megaton #3
Watchmen 1986 (September) DC Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons Watchmen #1
Super Commando Dhruva 1987 (April) Raj Comics Anupam Sinha GENL #74 Pratishodh Ki Jwala
Excalibur 1988 (April) Marvel Chris Claremont, Alan Davis Excalibur: The Sword is Drawn
The Crow 1989 (January) Caliber James O'Barr Caliber Presents #1
Robin (Tim Drake) 1989 (August) DC Comics Marv Wolfman Batman #436
New Warriors 1989 (December) Marvel Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz Thor #411
Dawn 1989 (December) Sirius Entertainment Joseph Michael Linsner Cry for Dawn #1
Television[edit]
Character / Team / Series
Year Debuted
Creator/s
First Appearance
Ralph Hinkley 1981 (March) The Greatest American Hero
Thundercats 1985 Tobin "Ted" Wolf & Rankin/Bass Productions
Silverhawks 1986 Rankin/Bass Productions
Tigersharks 1987 Rankin/Bass Productions
1990s[edit]
Comic book[edit]
Character / Team
Year Debuted
Company
Creator/s
First Appearance
Cable (comics) 1990 (March) Marvel Louise Simonson, Rob Liefeld The New Mutants #87 X-Men #201 (January 1986, as Nathan Summers)
Gambit (comics) 1990 (August) Marvel Chris Claremont, Jim Lee X-Men #266
Bhokal 1991 (January) Raj Comics Sanjay Gupta Bhokal #1
Darkhawk 1991 (February) Marvel Tom Defalco, Mike Manley Marvel Age #97
Deadpool 1991 (February) Marvel Rob Liefeld, Fabian Nicieza The New Mutants #98
X-Force 1991 (April) Marvel Rob Liefeld The New Mutants #100
Jesse Quick (daughter of Johnny Quick and Liberty Belle) 1991 (April) DC Len Strazewski, Mike Parobeck Justice Society of America (vol. 2) #1
Next Men 1991 (September) Dark Horse John Byrne Dark Horse Presents #54
Parmanu 1991 (October) Raj Comics Sanjay Gupta Nagraj and Super Commando Dhruva #1
Bishop (comics) 1991 (November) Marvel Whilce Portacio Jim Lee X-Men #282
Spawn 1992 (May) Image Todd McFarlane Spawn #1
War Machine 1992 (June) Marvel Len Kaminski, Kev Hopgood Iron Man #281
Eternal Warrior 1992 (June) Valiant Comics Jim Shooter Solar: Man of the Atom #10
WildC.A.T.s 1992 (August ) Image Comics Jim Lee
Supreme 1992 (August) Image Rob Liefeld Youngblood #3
Doga 1992 (November) Raj Comics Tarunkumar Wahi, Sanjay Gupta and Manu Curfew
Stormwatch 1993 (March) Image Jim Lee Stormwatch #1
Gen¹³ 1993 (September) Image Jim Lee, Brandon Choi Deathmate #Black
Hellboy 1993 (December) Dark Horse Mike Mignola Next Men #21
Prime 1993 Malibu Comics Gerard Jones, Len Strazewski, Norm Breyfogle Prime #1
Static 1993 DC Dwayne McDuffie, John Paul Leon Static #1
Bheriya 1994 (January) Raj Comics Dheeraj Verma Bheriya #1
Purgatori 1994 Chaos! Comics Brian Pulido, Steven Hughes Lady Death #3
Generation X 1994 Marvel Scott Lobdell, Chris Bachalo X-Men #318
Starman (Jack Knight) 1994 DC James Robinson, Tony Harris Zero Hour #1
Astro City 1995 Image Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson Astro City #1
Mr. Hero the Newmatic Man 1995 Neil Gaiman, James Vance, Ted Slampyak Neil Gaiman's Mr. Hero, The Newmatic Man #1
X-Man 1995 Marvel Jeph Loeb, Steve Skroce X-Man #1
The Thunderbolts 1997 Marvel Kurt Busiek, Mark Bagley The Incredible Hulk #449
The Authority 1999 Wildstorm/DC Warren Ellis, Bryan Hitch The Authority vol. 1 #1
Movies[edit]
Character / Team / Series
Year Debuted
Creator/s
First Appearance
The Rocketeer 1991 Dave Stevens
Meteor Man 1993
Television[edit]
Character / Team / Series
Year Debuted
Creator/s
First Appearance
The Adventures of T-Rex 1992 Lee Gunther & Michael Wehl
Power Rangers 1993 Haim Saban Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
VR Troopers 1994 Haim Saban VR Troopers
Masked Rider 1995 Haim Saban Masked Rider
Beetleborgs 1996 Haim Saban Big Bad Beetleborgs
Astralborgs 1997 Haim Saban Beetleborgs Metallix
Shaktimaan 1997 Mukesh Khanna Shaktimaan
2000s[edit]
Comic book[edit]
Character / Team
Year Debuted
Company
Creator/s
First Appearance
Black Fox (Dr. Robert William Paine) 2000 Marvel Roger Stern, John Byrne Marvel: The Lost Generation #12
Buzz 2000 Marvel Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz Spider-Girl #18
Night Eagle 2000 DC J.M. DeMatteis, Mike Miller The Adventures of Superman #586
Sentry 2000 Marvel Paul Jenkins, Jae Lee, Rick Veitch The Sentry #1
Typeface 2000 Marvel Paul Jenkins, Mark Buckingham Peter Parker: Spider-Man v2 #23
Orpheus 2001 DC Alex Simmons, Dwayne Turner Batman: Orpheus Rising #1
Spike 2001 Marvel Peter Milligan, Mike Allred X-Force #121
Ultimate Marvel characters 2001 Marvel various Ultimate Spider-Man #1
X-Statix 2001 Marvel Peter Milligan, Mike Allred X-Force #116
X-Treme X-Men 2001 Marvel Chris Claremont X-Treme X-Men #1
Runaways 2002 Marvel Brian K. Vaughan, Adrian Alphona Runaways vol. 1 #1
Invincible 2002 Image Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker Noble Causes: Family Secrets #3
Super Buddies 2003 DC Keith Giffen, J. M. DeMatteis, Kevin Maguire, Joe Rubinstein Formerly Known as the Justice League #1
X-23 2003 Marvel Craig Kyle NYX #3
Anya Corazon 2004 Marvel Fiona Avery, Mark Brooks Amazing Fantasy vol. 2 #1
Doc Frankenstein 2004 Geof Darrow, Steve Skroce, Wachowski Brothers Doc Frankenstein #1
Freakshow 2004 Marvel Chris Claremont Excalibur vol. 3 #1
Young Avengers 2005 Marvel Allan Heinberg, Jim Cheung Young Avengers #1
Blue Beetle (Jamie Reyes, 3rd ver) 2006 DC Keith Giffen, John Rogers, Cully Hamner Infinite Crisis #5
Crimson Chin 2006 Butch Hartman The Fairly OddParents #1
Miss Martian 2006 DC Geoff Johns, Tony Daniel Teen Titans vol. 3, #37
The 99 2007 Teshkeel Comics Naif Al-Mutawa The 99 #1
Atomic Robo 2007 Brian Clevinger, Scott Wegener Atomic Robo #46
Bob, Agent of HYDRA 2007 Marvel Fabian Nicieza Cable & Deadpool #38
Forerunner 2007 DC Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Jesus Saiz. Countdown #46
Anna Mercury 2008 Warren Ellis Anna Mercury #1
Blue Marvel 2008 Marvel Kevin Grevioux Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel #1
Kick-Ass 2008 Mark Millar Kick-Ass #1
She-Hulk (Lyra) 2008 Marvel Jeff Parker, Mitch Breitweiser Hulk: Raging Thunder #1
Guardians of the Galaxy 2nd version 2008 (April) Marvel Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning Annhiliation Conquest #6
Achilles Warkiller 2009 DC Gail Simone, Aaron Lopresti Wonder Woman (vol. 3) #30
Haunt 2009 Image Robert Kirkman, Todd McFarlane Haunt #1
King Chimera 2009 DC Matthew Sturges, Fernando Pasarin Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #24
Mot 2009 Nick Simmons Incarnate #1
Movies[edit]
Character / Team / Series
Year Debuted
Creator/s
First Appearance
David Dunn 2000 M. Night Shyamalan Unbreakable (film)
The Incredibles, Frozone 2004 Brad Bird The Incredibles
Catwoman (Patience Phillips, 2nd ver) 2004 Catwoman
Sky High students and graduates 2005 Paul Hernandez, Robert Schooley, Mark McCorkle Sky High
Krrish 2006 Rakesh Roshan Krrish
Zenith Team (Captain Zoom, Concussion, Mega-Boy, Wonder, Houdini, Princess, Marsha Holloway) 2006 Adam Rifkin Zoom
John Hancock 2008 Vincent Ngo Hancock
Television[edit]
Character / Team / Series
Year Debuted
Creator/s
First Appearance
Danny Phantom 2004 Butch Hartman Danny Phantom
Ben Tennyson 2005 Man of Action (Duncan Rouleau, Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, and Steven T. Seagle) Ben 10
Heroes 2006 Tim Kring Heroes
Kamen Rider Dragon Knight 2009 Steve Wang Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight
2010s[edit]
Comic book[edit]
Character / Team
Year Debuted
Company
Creator/s
First Appearance
Biały Orzeł (White Eagle) 2011 Wizuale (Poland) Maciej Kmiołek & Adam Kmiołek Biały Orzeł #1
Soundman 2012 Brian Bondurant "Power Couple!" (part of Kumate Works anthology)
Captain China 2012 Excel Comics [China] Chi Wang & Jim Lai Captain China #1 - The World's Greatest Communist Super Hero!
Ms. Marvel 2014 Marvel Sana Amanat Captain Marvel #14
Spider-Gwen 2014 Marvel Jason Latour and Robbi Rodriguez Edge of Spider-Verse #2
Gwenpool 2016 Marvel Chris Bachalo Howard the Duck Vol 6 #1
Movies[edit]
Character / Team
Year Debuted
Company
Creator/s
First Appearance
Cutthroat, Charge, Shadow, The Wall 2011 Jason Trost Vs
Andrew Detmer, Matt Garetty, Steve Montgomery 2017 Emilio Insolera Sign Gene
Television[edit]
Character / Team
Year Debuted
Company
Creator/s
First Appearance
Powell family 2010 Ra. One Greg Berlanti, Jon Harmon Feldman No Ordinary Family
The Cape 2011 Tom Wheeler The Cape
See also[edit]
List of years in comics
List of comic book supervillain debuts
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ National Periodical Publications v. Empire Comics, New York Court of Appeals, April 21, 1954.
Jump up ^ Per Lawrence Journal-World (March 17, 2006): "'V for Vendetta' is S for Subversive", by Jon Niccum, "The Dark Knight: Batman — A NonSuper Superhero", GameSpot: PS2 Games: Batman Begins Archived 2007-06-25 at the Wayback Machine., Spotlight Comics Annual #2 (May 2002) Archived 2008-06-19 at the Wayback Machine.; "The Religious Affiliation of Comic Book Characters: Rev. Dr. Christopher Syn, the Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (one of the world's first masked crime-fighters)" (no date), and other sources.
Jump up ^ The Complete Spring Heeled Jack Page
Jump up ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-11-17. Retrieved 2006-09-22.
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References[edit]
Daniels, Les. The Golden Age of DC Comics: 365 Days. New York: H.N. Abrams, 2004.
External links[edit]
Comic Book Timeline
Guardians of the North
"The Comic Book Villain, Dr. Fredric Wertham, M.D."
The Silver Age and the Marvel Age at Web Cite
The Bronze Age at Web Cite
The Gimmick Age at Web Cite
Coville, Jamie. "The History of Superhero Comic Books", "Part 1: Comic Strips Lead to a New Form"
Evanier, Mark. "News from Me", POV Online, August 26, 2001
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