The Avengers are a fictional team of superheroes that appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 (cover-dated Sept. 1963), created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby. Labeled “Earth’s Mightiest Heroes”.
The Avengers are Marvel Comics “Mightiest Heroes” BUT over the years, especially before the Al Ewing penned Mighty Avengers run, Earths Mightiest were just about the whitest heroes around (Although the Avengers Initiative also deserves praise). This listing has been much requested and since my good friends over at the “Black Comic Lords” are all about collecting “the keys” this should help strengthen those black hero collections!
Avengers Assemble!
- Fred
Created by: Tom Defalco
1st appearance: Spider-Girl #29 (February 2001)
After years as the friend of Tony Stark and after operating as both Iron Man and War Machine he returned to work with Tony Stark on a new experiment to better mankind. This experiment involved highly sophisticated and evolved nanotechnology pioneered by Tony Stark. Knowing the risk Tony decided to test it on himself first to determine if it was safe. James took it upon himself to protect his friend from the test and so subjected himself to it. At first, it seemed safe as the nanotechnology endowed him with superhuman powers to rival Thor. As time went on however his personality was completely consumed by the nanites. Now, little more than a semi-sentient cyborg with incredible powers Tony took him as a personal bodyguard. An encounter with Venom however corrupted his cybernetics and brought a limited form of his personality into play. He went on a rampage which found him defeating Juggernaut, Spider-Girl, and the entire Avengers team. Fred eventually joined his world’s Avengers.
- Coal Tiger
Created by: Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz
1st appearance: A-Next #4(January 1999)
Born in Wakanda to King T’challa and an unknown mate in the MC2/Earth-982 timeline. Trained from birth in Wakandan martial arts he grew into his own superpowers though wasn’t granted the mantle of back panther since his father was still alive. As the coal Tiger, he was the escort of former adventurer Vibraxas now simply known as ambassador N’Kano. In America, they were attacked by the Soldiers of the serpent. N’kano was captured but Coal Tiger was rescued by the new generation of Avengers. They initially refused to have him accompany them but upon revealing his powers they complied. Together they rescued ambassador N’kano and defeated the Soldiers of the Serpent. He was then offered probationary membership with the team which he accepted. Years later he would join the team as a full member.
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- Blacklight
Created by: Tom DeFalco and Ronald “Ron” Frenz
1st appearance: A-Next #9, 1999
Blacklight is the daughter of Monica Rambeau the one-time Avenger known as Photon and Avenger liaison Duane Freeman. She grew up in relative isolation from heroics though her mother trained her in the use of her powers. She made her debut against some terrorists helping Thunderstrike. He was impressed at her skill and offered her membership into the Avengers but she declined, prefering to remain a solo act. She became a reserve member. When the Avengers were set upon by the Revengers she joined with Coal Tiger and others to save the day.
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- Captain Assyria
Created by: Fabian Nicieza and Mark Bagley
1st appearance: New Warriors #11, (August 1991)
Assyria is the alternate timeline counterpart of Captain America/Steve Rogers in a world where the Sphinx is the supreme ruler of the world. In this world, time diverged when Cleopatra and her army conquered Rome. Thus Egypt and Africa became a worldwide superpower and spread their influence over the world. Cap was the leader of his world’s version of the Avengers who fought Night Thrasher and his New Warriors. When Sphinx was defeated he and his world ceased to exist.
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Publisher: Marvel Comics
Created by: Brian Michael Bendis
1st appearance: Ultimate Fallout #4, August 2011
Miles Morales is the ½ Latino ½ Black New Ultimate Spider-man who made his debut in 2011’s Ultimate Fallout after the death of Ultimate Peter Parker. Miles lives with his parents in New York and has a villainous uncle named Aaron/Prowler. Like Peter, before him, he’s bitten by a radioactive spider from Oscorp which endows him with incredible powers. With this power, Miles tries to emulate the late Peter Parker while balancing school, family life, and the whirlwind of adventure that has become his life. Recently he has undergone major trauma as his mother was killed in battle with Venom, he was abandoned by his father and his Uncle died while fighting him! To make things worse he has joined the New Ultimates team while dealing with Peter Parker and the Green Goblin’s return to life! After Secret Wars he joined the Falcon lead Avengers squad.
~DIG DEEPER INTO MILES MORALES HERE~
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Created by: Tony Isabella and Arvell Jones
1st appearance: (unnamed) Marvel Team-Up (1st series) #1 (March 1972), (name revealed) Marvel Premiere #20 (January, 1975)
Misty knight is the super bad, super foxy 70’s style kung fu bionic detective. Misty is well known for dating Iron Fist Danny Rand and being partners with red-haired samurai Colleen Wing. Recently she joined the “Fearless Defenders” partnered with Valkyrie after restarting the “Heroes for Hire” business under the alias of control. After the “Fearless Defenders” disbanded she uncovered a global Hydra plot to infiltrate everything. While undercover she confides this secret to Samuel Wilson/All-New Captain America before they prepare for the coming war. She was part of the Avengers Initiative after the Civil War.
~DIG DEEPER INTO MISTY KNIGHT HERE~
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Created by: Bill Mantlo and Ed Hannigan
1st appearance: Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #64, March 1982
Tyrone Johnson began his life as a cowardly Stutterer who was unable to save his best friend’s life. As a runaway, he bonded with Tandy Bowen, and together they were captured and subjected to experimentation. The Chemicals mutated them and granted her the powers of light and his access to the dark force dimension which allowed him to teleport and ensnare others. He recently served as a member of the Dark X-men and the Utopia-based X-men before getting entangled in the Spider-Island incident. In the wake of said incident, he had his powers switched with that of Dagger but subsequent writers pretend like it never happened. He was the teleporter for the outlaw Avengers team during the Civil War era.
- Gauntlet
Created by: Dan Slott, Stefano Caselli, Eric Powell
1st appearance: She-Hulk #100, 2007
Two extraterrestrials were battling above the earth’s atmosphere. As they were being tracked, they both delivered fatal blows and fell to earth. One of the ET’s was armored, and that armor broke apart upon entry into the atmosphere. The smaller pieces could not be tracked, but two larger pieces were tracked into the deserts of Sudan, one being the power source for the armor. Sgt. Joseph Green was deployed to retrieve the items. HYDRA also sent an operative to retrieve the items, as they were tracking them, also. Sgt. Green and the HYDRA Agent arrived at the same time. After a series of blows were exchanged, both men stumbled and the HYDRA Agent took advantage and struck Sgt. Green and grabbed the power source. The source was heavier than expected, and while the HYDRA Agent struggled with it, Sgt. Green was able to slip the alien glove on his arm and use it to defeat the agent. Afterward, Sgt. Green tried to remove the glove but the glove had bonded permanently to his arm, and using the arm with the glove on it, lifted the power source and returned to base. Now as the Gauntlet, Sgt. Green was recruited to train the new recruits of the Avengers Initiative.
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- Rage
Created by: Larry Hama and Paul Ryan
1st appearance: The Avengers vol. 1 #326, November 1990
Elvin was a small, weak, puny boy growing up in Brooklyn, New York. He is noted as a voracious reader who reads at the college level he also enjoys reading comic books. After meeting a boy who wanted to trade comics he traveled to an apparently white neighborhood and was set upon by a racist gang. Fleeing from the attackers he hid in a filthy drain way filled with garbage and toxic waste. When his attackers left he tried to climb out but couldn’t. That’s when fresh toxic waste was dumped and landed on him from Fisk Biochem. Making his way home he was cared for by his “Granny Staples”. With her prayer and care, he recovered and grew stronger in size and stature. Elvin now appeared to be a man in his mid-30’s. He wanted to enact revenge and vengeance on those who had wronged him but his grandmother stopped him. Sometime later he took up a mask and became the crime fighter Rage. He later is made a reserve Avenger by Captain America who also trained him. Elvin eventually leaves the Avengers and allies with Night Thrasher and the New Warriors. During the civil war, he sided with Captain America’s anti-registration heroes. Once Captain America surrenders and is assassinated though he signs up with ‘the initiative’.
- Gorilla girl
Created by: Steven Grant and Pat Broderick.
1st appearance: Marvel Team-Up #91 (March 1980)
Fahnbullah Eddy worked at a carnival as a member of the Freaks, a group of circus freaks that included Muck Monster and Six. When she and the Freaks fell under the control of the sorcerer Moondark, they were forced to battle Spider-Man. Gorilla Girl and the Freaks were later seen in a fight against the criminal’s Hammer and Anvil. After the events of the Civil War, Gorilla Girl was captured by the Thunderbolts. During her capture, she threw Penance down three flights of stairs, after which Penance beat her severely. She later registered with the Initiative and joined Camp Hammond along with Annex, Prodigy, and others;
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- Equinox
Created by: Len Wein and Gil Kane
1st appearance: Giant-Size Spider-Man #1 (In shadows), Marvel Team-Up #23, 1974
Terry was the child of two gifted scientists. His father even had a radical theory on thermodynamics that lead to estrangement and loss of work. As a result, he began drinking and abusing his wife. Terry and his mother eventually moved out when he was seventeen but as they departed a fire broke out and Terry rushed to his father’s aid. In the process, his father was killed and he was mutated into a creature in constant thermodynamic flux. His mother spent the next few years attempting to cure him and he began stealing whenever the money ran short. As a criminal, he fought Spiderman, Iceman, and the Human Torch. The unstable natures of his powers lead to bouts of insanity which were eventually stopped when his mother teamed with Spider-man and others to negate his powers. During the Civil war, he opposed registration and landed in the negative zone prison. After the event, he joined the Avengers Initiative as a member of “Freedom Force” Montana’s team.
- Scorcher
Created by: Kurt Busiek and Pat Olliffe
1st appearance: Untold Tales of Spider-man #1 (1995)
Brief Biography
Steven Hudak was a keen intellect and chemist who was framed for embezzlement and sent to prison. Over time his mind turned and he became what he was framed to be, a criminal. Under the finances of Norman Osborn, he created a suit of armor and battled Spider-man as one of his earliest villains. He was again returned to prison but escaped to establish a protection racket; again he was defeated by Spider-man and sent back to prison. He served his term and returned to society and remained crime-free until Christmas Eve which found him defeated by spider-man though this time he escaped. He joined the masters of evil and was defeated by the thunderbolts and sent back to prison. Escaping once again he confronted Daredevil and Spider-man alongside Diamondback 2 and was defeated. After Civil War, he joined the Avengers Initiative
~DIG DEEPER INTO SCORCHER HERE~
- Man Eater
Created by: Gregory Wright and Steven Butler
1st appearance: Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #8, 1993
Murphy was an archaeologist working in the Amazon forests of South America. Unfortunately for him, his men were slaughtered by soldiers serving scientists known as “the coalition” and he was taken as a test subject. Here he was subjected to all kinds of inhumane tests which culminated with the death of a tiger and himself. When he awoke he was a human-tiger hybrid with memories of both, not sure if he was a human with a tiger’s memories or a tiger with a human’s memories he was left with a lack of identity. He was eventually rescued by Battlestar working for silver Sable and went on to join their team. He was recruited into the Avengers initiative serving with his Garrison teammates policing Vermont.
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- Fin
Created by: Gregory Wright and Tom Grindberg
1st appearance: Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #11, 1993
Fin’s past is a mystery before he came to the attention of Silver Sable and her wild pack. He would later join the “Intruders” under the leadership of Battlestar along with Sandman, Man-Eater, Paladin, and later Light bright. They operated separately from Silver Sable’s Wild Pack. They continued to operate even after Wild Pack disbanded and after “Civil War” they were assimilated into the Avengers Initiative as a superhero team for Vermont called the “Garrison”.
- Torrent
Created by Jay Faerber and Gregg Schigiel
1st appearance: What If…? #114, 1994
Kendall Logan is the first of two children born to Wolverine and Storm on earth 9811. In her world, the heroes never returned from the secret war. She was trained in the use of her powers by Prof-X who was now using the Iron Man armor for mobility and life support. Her Mother and Father trained her in unarmed combat. When Dr. Doom’s son decided to conquer their world she joined with the children of the other Avengers to defeat him. She has her father’s and mother’s powers. Enhanced senses and healing factors as well as baseline feral traits along with her mother’s control of the weather for flight, electricity and wind projection, etc.
She was a member of her generation’s Avengers.
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Created by: Al Ewing and Alan Davis
1st appearance: Avengers- Age of Ultron #1, 2015
Born to former Avengers Luke Cage and Jewel this made her the very first child for both superheroes. In the year 20XX she rose to the rank of Captain America and battled the Golden Skull. While in the midst of her latest fight she is pulled through time by Dr. Doom alongside Vision, Wasp, Hulk, Thor/female, Jim Rhodes/Iron Man, and Thor/Odinson.
She leads her world’s Avengers.
~DIG DEEPER INTO CAPTAIN AMERICA 20XX HERE~
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Created by: Stan Lee and Dan Heck
1st appearance: The Avengers #32, 1966
William Barrett “Bill” Foster was born in a ghetto but thanks to his brilliant and scientific mind he managed to land himself a scholarship to California Technical Institute and then enlisted in the military. After this, he worked for Stark Technologies and he assisted Henry Pym/Yellow Jacket/Giant-Man to solve a Pym particle-related problem. Once finished he created his own “growth formula” without any of the side effects of the original. He briefly clashed with Luke Cage and a Technical Adviser for the short-lived Champions during his early years. In modern times he fought against the registration act during the Civil War and wound up dead thanks to Clor/Ragnarok. He was succeeded by his nephew, Tom Foster who continued his legacy.
~DIG DEEPER INTO BLACK GOLIATH HERE~
- Azari
Created by: Christopher Yost
1st appearance: (video) Next Avengers,2008 (Comic) The Avengers #1, 2010
Azzari is the son of Storm the weather-powered X-man and T’challa the Black Panther. This Prince grew up in a dystopian future where he never knew the love of either parent. He appears to somehow have the skills and abilities of his father (maybe he got to the heart-shaped herb?) and a limited form of his mother’s weather manipulation which he uses to control and channel electricity. He made his debut in “Next Avengers heroes of tomorrow (which we highly recommend) and has found his way into comics in the newly relaunched Avengers title written by Bendis.
- Fuse
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Created by: Kelly Thompson and Stefano Caselli
1st appearance: West Coast Avengers #1, 2018
Biography
His mother Zobae was a Dora-Milaje the events surrounding her departure from Wakanda are shrouded in mystery. At fifteen his powers kicked in and he wore the Vibranium rings in his ears and nose because he knew he needed them. With them, he became capable of altering the density of his body to mimic any substance he came into contact with. When he joined the West Coast Avengers he dated Hawkeye/Kate Bishop and confessed to being attracted to her ex-boyfriend Marvel Boy upon his return. He is portrayed as sexually fluid.
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Created by: Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan
1st appearance: The Tomb of Dracula #10 (July 1973)
Blade is half human and half vampire, thus possessing all the strengths but none of the weaknesses of a traditional vampire. He has dedicated his life to destroying the occult world of vampires and all who associate with them. Blade has managed to run afoul of Dracula and many dark and terrible things over the span of his lifetimes. Most recently he helped MI6 fend off a Vampiric invasion of Britain and did the same with Cyclops island nation of Utopia when they were besieged by the undead. He also briefly served the Mighty Avengers as “Ronin” in a bid to save Earth from the “Deathwalkers”. Blade is most popular for his portrayal by Wesley Snipes in the Blade Trilogy set of movies and for kick-starting the modern Superhero movie genre back in 1999.
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Created by: Len Wein and Gene Colan
1st appearance: Strange Tales #169 (1973)
A twin by birth Jericho and Brother Daniel were literal opposites as they grew up in their native Haiti. Gaining a scholarship he went to America to become a doctor and leave superstition and magic behind. When his brother was struck down with a Voodoo curse he returned to embrace his destiny and became brother Voodoo. Often regarded as the most respected Voodoo wizard of the marvel universe he later became the new Sorcerer Supreme when Dr. Strange lost the mantle. Before his death, he held all the vestiges of Sorcerer supreme and the staff of Legba making him the first in known history to hold both the titles at once. Jericho later is resurrected during AXIS and joined the uncanny Avenger!
~DIG DEEPER INTO DOCTOR VOODOO HERE~
- Alloy
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Created by: Kelly Thompson and Stefano Caselli
1st appearance: West Coast Avengers #1, 2018
Biography
Her mother Zobae was a Dora-Milaje the events surrounding her departure from Wakanda are shrouded in mystery. She was either exiled or ran away and made her way to California, USA after becoming pregnant. It is alluded to that her father is Atlantian. Before her mother’s death, she left her children a handmade Bureau which contained her Dora Milaje Spear, her clothes, her cloak, and some Vibranium artifacts’. Ramone was the older of the two siblings and she went on to become a surfing champion who owns and operates a successful small business. After her brother was captured she confided her history before bonding with her keepsake Vibranium ring and emerged as a superhero. She used her new powers to save her brother and the West Coast Avengers.
- Ava Ayala/White Tiger
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Created by: Christos N. Gage
1st appearance: Avengers Academy #20, 2011
Born into the Puerto Rican Ayala family, she was the baby of the family. By the time she was born her sister Awilda had her own kids and most of her siblings were already adults. She idolized her big brother Hector who was the first real Hispanic superhero of any note. Her father and mother were killed because they were the parents of a superhero. Devastated by the loss she moved in with her sister Awilda’s family. When her niece Angela Del Toro retired from heroics she passed on the Amulets of power onto her so she could carry on the legacy of the White Tiger. Joining the Avengers academy she had clashing personalities with fellow Latino Reptil in regards to their Latino culture. Unlike previous holders of the Amulet, she is sometimes possessed by the tiger spirit and goes feral. She was a member of the Mighty Avengers during Infinity and later AIM under Luke Cage, Falcon, and later Roberto Da Costa/Sunspot.
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Publisher: Marvel Comics
Created by: Christina Weir and Nunzio DeFilippis
1st appearance: New Mutants vol.2 #4, 2003
David Alleyne is a former student of Xavier’s school for the gifted. While a student’s he lead the reformed New Mutant squad and had a rivalry with Hellion. After being depowered on M-Day he had all the knowledge and skills he had ever accessed, activated. Now one of the most brilliant minds on earth he sides with Cyclops during Schism. After Avengers vs. X-men, he defected from the X-men and joined the Young Avengers where it was revealed he was bi-sexual. At #50 Prodigy is the highest-ranking LGBT Black Superhero!
~DIG DEEPER INTO PRODIGY HERE~
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Created by: Len Wein and Dave Cockrum
1st appearance: Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975)
Ororo Monroe/Storm is a mutant with the ability to perceive and manipulate the forces and elements that govern weather. She’s a mainstay and veteran member of the X-Men, tactical field leader, Avenger, African Goddess, Thief, a former member of the Fantastic Four, former member of the Avengers, former Headmistress of the Jean Grey School, former Queen of Wakanda, and current regent of Mars. She is a mouthful! On top of all that she is easily the most recognizable and famous female Black superhero thanks to appearances in multiple video games, every X-men cartoon to date, and being portrayed by Halle Berry in the live-action X-men series. Storm is a pop culture phenomenon and Marvel’s answer to DC Comics Wonder Woman!
~DIG DEEPER INTO ORORO MUNROE HERE~
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Created by: David Michelinie and John Byrne
1st appearance: Iron Man #118, 1979
James Rhodes was a soldier in the United States Army who has served as a stand-in replacement for Tony Stark as Iron Man thus making him one of marvel’s first legacy heroes. Rhodey grew into his own character over the years though becoming “War Machine” whose armor dwarfs Iron Man’s in sheer destructive force. Appearances in the Iron Man movie franchise later gave him mass appeal. Recently he has taken on the mantle of “Iron Patriot” and been a member of the “Secret Avengers”.
~DIG DEEPER INTO WAR MACHINE HERE~
- Powerman
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Created by: Fred Van Lente and Mahmud A. Asrar
1st appearance: Shadowland: Power Man #1, (2010)
Victor was born to Black Supervillain/former gang member and friend of Luke Cage who was known as Shades and Maria Alvarez. Victor now a teen was ready to leave with his father but wasn’t allowed to. His father wanted a different kind of life for him one free of being jailed and beat up constantly. Victor was upset and cursed his father right as the building was blown up by the Daredevil villain known as Bullseye. Victor miraculously survived the ordeal by somehow absorbing the chi of all those who had died. Victor fashioned himself a costume and set himself up as a “Hero for Hire”. This brought him to the attention of Luke Cage and Iron Fist. He has been a member of the Mighty Avengers and AIM under Luke Kage, Falcon/New Captain America, and Sunspot respectively.
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Publisher:Marvel Comics
Created by: Jonothan Hickman
1st appearance: Avengers (2013) #1,
The latest host of the Uni-Power is Tamara Devoux a woman of African descent who got pregnant for a man who wanted nothing to do with her or her child. As a single mother, she grew her child as best she could. One day while in the car a mysterious event took place, leaving her in the hospital for ten years. The uni-power chose her as its newest host because like it, she was broken and dying. With her godlike powers, she serves the global Avengers initiative. Despite her nigh omnipotence, she does go through bouts of inactivity. During Infinity she was a major player in stopping the threat.
~DIG DEEPER INTO CAPTAIN UNIVERSE HERE~
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Created by: Allan Heinberg and Jim Cheung
1st appearance: Young Avengers #1, April 2005
Born into the Bradley Family and descended from Isaiah Bradley the first black Captain America, Eli grew up on stories about his grandfather’s heroic exploits during the war. His mother Sarah Gail Bradley was born before his grandfather had been made a super soldier and as a result, he and his siblings were born normal humans. Eli was very dissimilar to his grandfather though he was weak and small. He was a founding member and leader of the Young Avengers. Elijah now possesses the physical abilities of a Super Soldier thanks to a blood transfusion from his grandfather. After the events of the Children’s crusade, he retired from heroics and returned to his family.
~DIG DEEPER INTO PATRIOT HERE~
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Created by: Chris Claremont and Bob McLeod
1st appearance: Marvel Graphic Novel #4, 1982
Roberto Da Costa was born to Afro-Brazilian father Emmanuel Da Costa and his white American wife Nina. A very skilled soccer player since his youth he had dreams of one day playing the sport professionally. His powers activated when he was a victim of a racist attack while at a football match. This brought him to the attention of Charles Xavier who made him a founding member of the New Mutants team. After Avengers vs X-men alongside best friend Cannonball, he is recruited into Captain America’s global Avengers initiative and met Falcon, Captain Universe, Manifold, and NightMask. As an Avenger he was pulled into the INFINITY event. In a possible future, he leads the Avengers squad while also taking control of AIM.
~DIG DEEPER INTO SUNSPOT HERE~
- Marcus Johnson
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Created by: Christopher Yost, Matt Fraction, and Cullen Bunn
1st appearance: Battle Scars #1, 2012
Marcus Johnson grew up with a single mother who was a social worker. In College, he played Football after which he joined the U.S military and did two terms in Afghanistan. After Fear itself, he returned to America to attend his mother’s funeral where he was almost assassinated by a Russian assassin and later taskmaster. He was saved by Captain America and secured by SHEILD. Marcus had to save his dad and escape though he was tortured first and lost his left eye (the same as his father). Back at SHIELD, he was given Steve Rogers old costume; the one he wore as head of SHEILD and an eye patch. As a SHIELD agent, he was teamed with Coulson after his birth name was revealed as NICK FURY JR. During Marvel Now he heads SHEID and leads the Secret Avengers.
~DIG DEEPER INTO NICK FURY JR HERE~
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Created by: Kevin Grevioux
1st appearance: Legend of the Blue Marvel #1 (2009)
The Blue Marvel is an African-American superhero who was asked to retire by President Kennedy for the sake of not making the Civil Rights movement even more violent. Years later after a life of relative peace Blue Marvel is forced out of retirement to face his greatest foe and former best friend, Anti-Man. Despite being one of the most powerful beings on Earth he has been used rarely since his debut in 2009. Recently he has seen re-invigoration as a member of the Mighty Avengers where his family has been introduced and his origins have been streamlined to fit into the modern Marvel Universe. Blue Marvel has power comparable to Thor and Hulk though he’s clearly not as recognizable.
~DIG DEEPER INTO BLUE MARVEL HERE~
- Triathalon/3D Man
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Created by: Kurt Busiek and George Perez
1st appearance: Avengers Vol 3 #8 (September 1998)
Biography
Delroy Garett Jr. was an Olympic medalist who was caught taking steroids. Distraught and directionless he joined the Triune Understanding. Taken under the wing of its leader Jonathan Tremont he was bonded to the stolen energy of the original 3-D man which gave him superhuman abilities. He was unaware of how he arrived at these powers as he thought the Triune had simply unlocked his potential. He soon became their spokesman and fiercest proponent.
He made his superhero debut helping the Avengers battle Mosses Magnum. He was later recruited into the Avengers. His body operates at three times the capacity of a peak human, granting him, superhuman strength, reflexes, healing, eyes sight, stamina, agility, and durability.
Created by: Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
1st appearance: Fantastic Four #52 (July 1966)
T’Challa the Black Panther is the super genius warrior king of the African nation of Wakanda, the most technologically advanced nation on Earth. He is one of the smartest men in comics, period. He’s a former Avenger, and Storm‘s ex-husband. Black Panther was the first mainstream black Marvel superhero and is currently the “King of the dead” and leading the New Avengers/Illuminati. I love his design and without his positive debut back when racism was more blatant writers would never have realized the need for black superheroes in the first place. He has both lead and been chairman of the Avengers in multiple dimensions! The Black Panther truly kick-started the revolution!
~DIG DEEPER INTO T’CHALLA HERE~
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Created by: Stan Lee and artist Gene Colan
1st appearance: Captain America #117 (Sept. 1969)
Empowered by evil, inspired by good, Sam Wilson‘s bleak outlook on life was wiped away the day he met Captain America. He uses his winged costume, combat prowess, and avian telepathy as the Falcon, defender of Harlem. The Falcon is set to make his big-screen debut in “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” portrayed by Anthony Mackie and is the very first African-American superhero in the history of mainstream comics. Samuel has also been a member of the Mighty Avengers and the global Avengers unit which fought during Infinity and has been a major player in AXIS while also taking up the mantle of All-New Captain America. He also leads at least one version of the official Avengers squad!
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Created by: Roger Stern and John Romita, Jr.
1st appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16, (1982)
Monica Rambeau has gone by many code names in her long superhero career: Captain Marvel, Photon, Pulsar, etc. She has been a member of and leads Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, The Avengers, dated black superhero Brother Voodoo when he was sorcerer supreme and was considered a sun goddess by the Black Panther. She recently led the Nextwave team and during Marvel Now she became the leader of the Mighty Avengers squad with fellow black superheroes Luke Cage, Power Man, Blue Marvel, and White Tiger under the new code name, Spectrum.
~DIG DEEPER INTO MONICA RAMBEAU HERE~
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