Black Superheroes

Why no blacks?

Bungleton Green (1920s)

Lothar, Prince of the Seven Sons:illiterate, strongman, dressed in animal skins

Young Allies

Whitewash

Comic Relief:“minstrel dialect: ignorant, lazy, buffoonish, superstitious, joyous

and musical”

Ebony White

Waku, Prince of the Bantu (1950s):strong, kind, intelligent

Black Panther (1960s)

Villain Herohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0gED1SVG4g

Luke Cage (1970s):blaxploitation

ghetto lifestyle:hip talk, cool threads, big afro

superhuman strength and stamina, and has extremely dense skin and muscle tissue which render him highly resistant to

physical injury

Storm (1970s)

African goddess of weather Storm: X-menhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izeZotk98GA&feature=related

Image Comics (1990s)

Spawn Shadowhawk

Milestone Comics (1990s): Hardware, Blood Syndicate, Icon, Static

Future?

Static ShockGreen Lantern:John Stewart