List of superhero debuts

1930’s

Print

Doc Savage (1932) (Kenneth Robeson)

The Phantom (1936) (Lee Falk)

The Clock (1936)

Superman (1938) (Joe Schuster and Jerry Siegel)

The Shadow (1938)

Batman (1939) (Bob Kane and Bill Fingers)

Wonderman (1939)

Original Human Torch (1939) (Carl Burgos)

Radio Shows

The Shadow (1930’s)

1940’s

Print

The Shield (1940) first patriotic superhero

The Spectre (1940)

Captain Marvel (1940)

Robin the Boy Wonder (1940) first sidekick

Justice Society of America (1940) first Super-Team

The Spirit (1940) (Wil Eisner)

Wonder Woman (1941) first major female super-heroine

Captain America (1941) (Jack Kirby)

Radio Shows

Superman (1940's)

1950’s

Print

Martian Manhunter (1955)

Television

Adventures of Superman (1952-1957)

1960’s

The Silver Age

Print

Fantastic Four (1961) (Stan Lee and Jack Kirby)

The Hulk (1962)

X-Men (1963) (Stan Lee and Jack Kirby)

Wonder Man (1964) (Stan Lee and Jack Kirby)

Teen Titans (1964)

Black Panther (comics) (1966) first African superhero

Batgirl (1967)

Television

Batman (TV-Series 1966-1968)

1970’s

Print

Luke Cage a.k.a. Power Man (1972)

Shang-Chi (1972)

Television

SuperFriends (animated)(1973-1977)

Shazam! (1974-1977)

Wonder Woman (1976-1979)

The Incredible Hulk (1979-1982)

Movies

Superman: The Movie (1978)

1980’s

Print

Alpha Flight (Canadian super-team) (1983)

New Mutants (1983)

X-Men becomes extremely popular

Dark Knight Returns (1985)

Television

The Incredible Hulk (1979-1982)

Superboy (1988-1992)

Movies

Superman II (1980)

Superman III (1983)

Supergirl (1985)

Superman IV (1987)

1990’s

Print

Astro City (1995)

Television

Superboy (1988-1992)

Batman (animated)(1992-1995)

Superman (animated) (1996-2000)

Batman Beyond (animated) (1999-2001)

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" (1993-1997)

2000 and beyond

Print

Ultimate Marvel imprint (2001)

Marvel Age imprint (2003)

Television

Justice League (animated)(2001-)

Smallville (2001-)

Teen Titans (animated) (2003-)

Movies

X-Men (2000)

Spider-Man (2002)

Daredevil (2003)

X2 (2003)

Hulk (2003)

Hellboy (2004)

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

The Incredibles (2004)

Elektra (2005)

Batman Begins (2005)

Fantastic Four (2005)

Sky High (2005)

Many thanks to the following resources which provided information for this page

The History of Superhero Comic Books

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8580/Hist2.html

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8580/Hist3.html

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8580/Hist4.html

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8580/Hist5.html

http://www.psu.edu/dept/inart10_110/inart10/cmbk2fungold.html

Internet Movie Database

http://www.imdb.com/

Superhero (from Wikipedia)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superhero