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  1. Superhero fiction is a subgenre of speculative fiction [1] examining the adventures, personalities and ethics of costumed crime fighters known as superheroes, who often possess superhuman powers and battle similarly powered criminals known as supervillains.

  2. List of superhero debuts. 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 ...

    Character / Team
    Year Debuted
    Company
    Creator/s
    Secret Operative No. 48 (Detective Dan ...
    1933 (May 12)
    Original Comic Book Character
    Doctor Occult (Richard Occult)
    1935 (October)
    Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster
    Rose Psychic (Rose Spiritus)
    1935 (October)
    Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster
    Dinky (later to become one of the two ...
    1936 (August)
    Dell
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  4. FAQ: Superhero Fiction Explored. Q: What defines superhero fiction? A: Superhero fiction is characterized by protagonists with superhuman abilities or powers, engaging in battles of good vs. evil, often with dual identities and moral codes that guide their actions. It explores themes of justice, identity, and societal issues across various media.

  5. Superhero fiction is a genre based on many early models, but which crystallized in Comics; since then it has infiltrated the Cinema, Radio, Television and books. Stories involving figures with super (or at the least extraordinary) powers, and whose actions tend to keep the world safe, almost certainly existed, in some form, before Alexandre Dumas (who see for bibliography and detailed argument ...

  6. Superhero fiction is one of the most popular sub-genres of speculative fiction, and is made up of two categories of costumed crime fighters: superheroes with super-human powers and those characters without the powers. Superheroes rely on skill, cunning and training.

  7. Sep 28, 2021 · Last updated: Sep 28, 2021 • 4 min read. Superhuman strength, invisibility, flight, the ability to shoot webs—these are just a few of the fantastical elements common in superhero fiction, a subgenre of speculative fiction containing strong elements of fantasy and science fiction.

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