CHARACTER PROFILES
Explore detailed profiles, key issues, and major storylines for iconic comic book characters.
Spider-Man
With great power there must also come great responsibility.
Real Name: Peter Benjamin Parker
First Appearance: Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962)
Teams: Avengers, Fantastic Four
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Wolverine
The best there is at what he does.
Real Name: James "Logan" Howlett
First Appearance: Incredible Hulk #181 (1974)
Teams: X-Men, Avengers, X-Force
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Superman
Truth, justice, and a better tomorrow.
Real Name: Kal-El / Clark Kent
First Appearance: Action Comics #1 (1938)
Teams: Justice League, Legion of Super-Heroes
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Batman
I am vengeance. I am the night. I am Batman.
Real Name: Bruce Wayne
First Appearance: Detective Comics #27 (1939)
Teams: Justice League, Outsiders, Batman Inc.
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Captain America
I can do this all day.
Real Name: Steven Grant Rogers
First Appearance: Captain America Comics #1 (1941)
Teams: Avengers, Invaders, S.H.I.E.L.D.
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Iron Man
I am Iron Man.
Real Name: Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark
First Appearance: Tales of Suspense #39 (1963)
Teams: Avengers, Illuminati, S.H.I.E.L.D., Stark Industries
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Thor
I say thee nay!
Real Name: Thor Odinson
First Appearance: Journey into Mystery #83 (1962)
Teams: Avengers, Warriors Three, Asgardians
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The Incredible Hulk
The madder Hulk gets, the stronger Hulk gets.
Real Name: Dr. Robert Bruce Banner
First Appearance: Incredible Hulk #1 (1962)
Teams: Avengers, Defenders, Warbound
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Venom
We are Venom.
Real Name: Eddie Brock / Symbiote
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #300 (1988)
Teams: Sinister Six, Secret Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy
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Carnage
I am the ultimate insanity! I am Carnage!
Real Name: Cletus Cortland Kasady
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #361 (1992)
Teams: Maximum Carnage allies, Cult of Knull
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Doctor Doom
Doom does as he pleases.
Real Name: Victor Von Doom
First Appearance: Fantastic Four #5 (1962)
Teams: Ruler of Latveria, Cabal
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Magneto
Mutants are the future, Charles. Not them.
Real Name: Max Eisenhardt (Erik Lehnsherr)
First Appearance: X-Men #1 (1963)
Teams: Brotherhood of Mutants, X-Men, Acolytes
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Thanos
Dread it. Run from it. Destiny arrives all the same.
Real Name: Thanos of Titan
First Appearance: Invincible Iron Man #55 (1973)
Teams: Infinity Watch, Black Order, Cabal
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Galactus
I am Galactus — and I hunger!
Real Name: Galan of Taa
First Appearance: Fantastic Four #48 (1966)
Teams: Cosmic Entities, Heralds of Galactus
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Silver Surfer
To me, the universe is a place of wonder — a place of awe.
Real Name: Norrin Radd
First Appearance: Fantastic Four #48 (1966)
Teams: Heralds of Galactus, Defenders, Annihilators
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Green Goblin
You and I are not so different, Spider-Man.
Real Name: Norman Virgil Osborn
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #14 (1964)
Teams: Sinister Six, Dark Avengers, H.A.M.M.E.R.
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Hobgoblin
The Green Goblin was a rank amateur. The Hobgoblin is the true master.
Real Name: Roderick Kingsley (original)
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #238 (1983)
Teams: Sinister Six, Sinister Twelve, Goblin Nation
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Harley Quinn
Nice to meetcha! Pleased ta beat ya!
Real Name: Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel
First Appearance: Batman Adventures #12 (1993)
Teams: Suicide Squad, Gotham City Sirens, Birds of Prey
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Deadpool
Maximum effort!
Real Name: Wade Winston Wilson
First Appearance: New Mutants #98 (1991)
Teams: X-Force, Mercs for Money, Avengers Unity Division
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Doctor Octopus
The power of the sun... in the palm of my hand.
Real Name: Dr. Otto Gunther Octavius
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #3 (1963)
Teams: Sinister Six, Masters of Evil
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Daredevil
I'm Daredevil. The Man Without Fear.
Real Name: Matthew Michael Murdock
First Appearance: Daredevil #1 (1964)
Teams: Avengers, Defenders, Marvel Knights
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Kingpin
There is no crime in New York that I have not permitted.
Real Name: Wilson Grant Fisk
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #50 (1967)
Teams: The Hand, HYDRA, Emissaries of Evil
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The Punisher
If you're guilty, you're dead.
Real Name: Frank Castle
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #129 (1974)
Teams: U.S. Marine Corps, Thunderbolts
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The Joker
All it takes is one bad day.
Real Name: Unknown
First Appearance: Batman #1 (1940)
Teams: Injustice League, Legion of Doom
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Cyclops
To me, my X-Men.
Real Name: Scott Summers
First Appearance: X-Men #1 (1963)
Teams: X-Men, X-Factor, X-Force, Avengers
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Jean Grey
I am fire and life incarnate! I am Phoenix!
Real Name: Jean Elaine Grey-Summers
First Appearance: X-Men #1 (1963)
Teams: X-Men, X-Factor, X-Force
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Gambit
The name is Gambit, mon ami. Remember it.
Real Name: Remy Etienne LeBeau
First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #266 (1990)
Teams: X-Men, Thieves Guild, Excalibur, Marauders
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Rogue
Don't touch me, sugah. Trust me — it ain't worth it.
Real Name: Anna Marie LeBeau
First Appearance: Avengers Annual #10 (1981)
Teams: X-Men, Avengers Unity Division, Excalibur
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Storm
I am Storm. I am all these things.
Real Name: Ororo Munroe
First Appearance: Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975)
Teams: X-Men, Avengers, Marauders, Great Ring of Arakko
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Colossus
I will protect those who cannot protect themselves.
Real Name: Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin
First Appearance: Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975)
Teams: X-Men, X-Force, Excalibur, Phoenix Five
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Nightcrawler
Faith is my sword. Hope is my shield.
Real Name: Kurt Wagner
First Appearance: Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975)
Teams: X-Men, Excalibur, X-Force
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Sabretooth
Happy birthday, runt.
Real Name: Victor Creed
First Appearance: Iron Fist #14 (1977)
Teams: Brotherhood, Marauders, Weapon X, Team X
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Omega Red
I am the death that walks.
Real Name: Arkady Rossovich
First Appearance: X-Men #4 (1992)
Teams: Soviet Super-Soldiers, Krakoan Mutants
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Professor X
To me, my X-Men.
Real Name: Charles Francis Xavier
First Appearance: X-Men #1 (1963)
Teams: X-Men, Illuminati, Quiet Council of Krakoa
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Iceman
You think cold is your ally? I was born in it.
Real Name: Bobby Drake
First Appearance: X-Men #1 (1963)
Teams: X-Men, X-Factor, Champions, Defenders, Marauders
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Beast
Oh my stars and garters!
Real Name: Dr. Henry "Hank" McCoy
First Appearance: X-Men #1 (1963)
Teams: X-Men, Avengers, X-Factor, Defenders, X-Force
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Jubilee
I blow stuff up. It's what I do.
Real Name: Jubilation Lee
First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #244 (1989)
Teams: X-Men, Generation X, New Warriors, Excalibur
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Mister Sinister
I am the master of the genome. I am Sinister.
Real Name: Nathaniel Essex
First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #221 (1987)
Teams: Marauders, Quiet Council of Krakoa, Nasty Boys
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Apocalypse
I am the rocks of the eternal shore. Crash against me and be broken.
Real Name: En Sabah Nur
First Appearance: X-Factor #6 (1986)
Teams: Four Horsemen, Clan Akkaba, Quiet Council of Krakoa
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Archangel
I have been broken, remade, and broken again. But I always rise.
Real Name: Warren Kenneth Worthington III
First Appearance: X-Men #1 (1963) / X-Factor #24 (1988)
Teams: X-Men, X-Factor, X-Force, Horsemen of Apocalypse
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Cable
I'm a soldier. Born and bred for war.
Real Name: Nathan Christopher Charles Summers
First Appearance: New Mutants #87 (1990)
Teams: X-Force, X-Men, New Mutants, Askani
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Lady Deathstrike
The adamantium is mine by birthright. I will reclaim it — from your corpse.
Real Name: Yuriko Oyama
First Appearance: Daredevil #197 (1983) / Alpha Flight #33 (1986)
Teams: Reavers, Sisterhood of Mutants, Weapon X
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Spiral
Dance with me — and I'll remake you.
Real Name: Rita Wayword (Ricochet Rita)
First Appearance: Longshot #1 (1985)
Teams: Mojo's Forces, Freedom Force, Sisterhood of Mutants
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Gladiator
I am Gladiator. Praetor of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard. I do not yield.
Real Name: Kallark
First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #107 (1977)
Teams: Shi'ar Imperial Guard, Annihilators, Galactic Council
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Swamp Thing
I am the Green. I am the swamp.
Real Name: Alec Holland
First Appearance: House of Secrets #92 (1971)
Teams: Justice League Dark, Parliament of Trees, Sentinels of Magic
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Doomsday
A killing machine born on Krypton. An engine of apocalypse.
Real Name: The Ultimate
First Appearance: Superman: The Man of Steel #17 (1992)
Teams: None — lone monster
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Two-Face
It's not about what I want. It's about what's fair!
Real Name: Harvey Dent
First Appearance: Detective Comics #66 (1942)
Teams: Injustice League, Secret Society of Super-Villains
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Riddler
Riddle me this, riddle me that. Who's afraid of the big, black bat?
Real Name: Edward Nigma
First Appearance: Detective Comics #140 (1948)
Teams: Injustice League, Legion of Doom, Secret Society of Super-Villains
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Penguin
I am a gentleman of crime. A man of culture.
Real Name: Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot
First Appearance: Detective Comics #58 (1941)
Teams: Injustice League, Legion of Doom, Secret Society of Super-Villains
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Ra's al Ghul
We are going to cleanse this planet.
Real Name: Ra's al Ghul (The Demon's Head)
First Appearance: Batman #232 (1971)
Teams: League of Assassins, League of Shadows
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Bane
I am the man who broke the Bat.
Real Name: Bane
First Appearance: Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1 (1993)
Teams: Secret Six, Suicide Squad, Injustice League, Legion of Doom
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Scarecrow
There is nothing to fear — but fear itself. And me.
Real Name: Dr. Jonathan Crane
First Appearance: World's Finest Comics #3 (1941)
Teams: Injustice League, Sinestro Corps, Secret Society of Super-Villains
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Poison Ivy
Nature always wins.
Real Name: Dr. Pamela Lillian Isley
First Appearance: Batman #181 (1966)
Teams: Gotham City Sirens, Birds of Prey, Injustice League
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Mr. Freeze
In this universe, there is only one absolute — everything freezes.
Real Name: Dr. Victor Fries
First Appearance: Batman #121 (1959)
Teams: Injustice League, Secret Society of Super-Villains, Suicide Squad
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Man-Bat
I can hear the serum calling. It never stops calling.
Real Name: Dr. Kirk Langstrom
First Appearance: Detective Comics #400 (1970)
Teams: Justice League Dark, Secret Society of Super-Villains
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Killer Croc
I got a condition. But down here in the dark — I'm king.
Real Name: Waylon Jones
First Appearance: Detective Comics #523 (1983)
Teams: Suicide Squad, Secret Society of Super-Villains
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Namor
Imperius Rex!
Real Name: Namor McKenzie
First Appearance: Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 (1939)
Teams: Invaders, Defenders, Avengers, Illuminati, X-Men
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Bizarro
Me am Bizarro! Me am not Superman! Me am worst hero!
Real Name: Bizarro #1
First Appearance: Superboy #68 (1958)
Teams: Bizarro League, Injustice League, Legion of Doom
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Brainiac
I have catalogued 7.4 trillion sentient beings. You will be next.
Real Name: Vril Dox
First Appearance: Action Comics #242 (1958)
Teams: Legion of Doom, Injustice League, Secret Society of Super-Villains
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Rhino
Nothing stops the Rhino. NOTHING.
Real Name: Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #41 (1966)
Teams: Sinister Six, Sinister Syndicate, Savage Six, Thunderbolts
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Sandman
You can't punch sand, web-head.
Real Name: William Baker (Flint Marko)
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #4 (1963)
Teams: Sinister Six, Frightful Four, Avengers, Wild Pack
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Kraven the Hunter
The hunt is everything. The kill is nothing without the hunt.
Real Name: Sergei Nikolaevich Kravinoff
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #15 (1964)
Teams: Sinister Six, Kravinoff Family, Savage Six
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Mysterio
Is any of this real? You'll never know.
Real Name: Quentin Beck
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #13 (1964)
Teams: Sinister Six, Sinister Syndicate, Savage Six
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Lizard
Connors is gone. There is only the Lizard.
Real Name: Dr. Curtis Connors
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #6 (1963)
Teams: Sinister Six, Sinister Twelve, Savage Six
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Black Panther
I am the Black Panther. King of the Dead. King of Wakanda.
Real Name: T'Challa
First Appearance: Fantastic Four #52 (1966)
Teams: Avengers, Illuminati, Fantastic Four, Ultimates
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Black Widow
I have red in my ledger. I'd like to wipe it out.
Real Name: Natasha Romanoff
First Appearance: Tales of Suspense #52 (1964)
Teams: Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D., Champions, Secret Avengers
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Ant-Man
Size doesn't matter when you can change it.
Real Name: Hank Pym / Scott Lang
First Appearance: Tales to Astonish #27 (1962)
Teams: Avengers, West Coast Avengers, Future Foundation
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Wasp
I named the Avengers. I led the Avengers. I AM the Avengers.
Real Name: Janet Van Dyne / Nadia Van Dyne
First Appearance: Tales to Astonish #44 (1963)
Teams: Avengers, Uncanny Avengers, Champions, West Coast Avengers
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Spawn
I didn't ask for this. But I'll use it to protect the innocent.
Real Name: Albert Francis Simmons
First Appearance: Spawn #1 (1992)
Teams: Image Comics (solo antihero)
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Violator
I'm the Clown. And this whole world is my circus.
Real Name: The Violator (Clown)
First Appearance: Spawn #1 (1992)
Teams: Phlebiac Brothers, Hell's Army
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Angela
Nothing is ever given. Everything is earned.
Real Name: Aldrif Odinsdottir / Angela
First Appearance: Spawn #9 (1993)
Teams: Guardians of the Galaxy, Asgardians, Heven's Angels
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Rick Grimes
We are the walking dead.
Real Name: Richard Grimes
First Appearance: The Walking Dead #1 (2003)
Teams: Alexandria Safe-Zone, The Survivors, Commonwealth
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Michonne
I don't need anyone to protect me. But I'll protect everyone.
Real Name: Michonne Hawthorne
First Appearance: The Walking Dead #19 (2005)
Teams: Rick's Survivors, Alexandria Safe-Zone, Commonwealth
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Negan
I am everywhere. And this — this is Lucille. And she is awesome.
Real Name: Negan
First Appearance: The Walking Dead #100 (2012)
Teams: The Saviors
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The Governor
Kill them all.
Real Name: Philip Blake (Brian Blake)
First Appearance: The Walking Dead #27 (2006)
Teams: Woodbury Survivors, Woodbury Militia
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Andrea
I don't miss.
Real Name: Andrea
First Appearance: The Walking Dead #2 (2003)
Teams: Rick's Survivors, Alexandria Safe-Zone
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Carl Grimes
I'm not the little kid who was scared of his own shadow anymore.
Real Name: Carl Grimes
First Appearance: The Walking Dead #2 (2003)
Teams: Rick's Survivors, Alexandria Safe-Zone, Hilltop Colony
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Usagi Yojimbo
The way of the warrior is found in death.
Real Name: Miyamoto Usagi
First Appearance: Albedo Anthropomorphics #2 (1984)
Teams: Wandering Ronin (solo)
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Cowabunga!
Real Name: Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo
First Appearance: TMNT #1 (1984)
Teams: TMNT, Mutanimals
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Red Sonja
I am Red Sonja. I kneel to no man.
Real Name: Red Sonja of Hyrkania
First Appearance: Conan the Barbarian #23 (1973)
Teams: None (solo warrior)
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Mojo
Ratings are everything. And I control the ratings.
Real Name: Mojo
First Appearance: Longshot #3 (1985)
Teams: Mojoverse Rulers
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Longshot
Luck isn't random. It's a choice.
Real Name: Longshot
First Appearance: Longshot #1 (1985)
Teams: X-Men, X-Factor, Exiles
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Star-Lord
I'm Star-Lord, man. Legendary outlaw?
Real Name: Peter Jason Quill
First Appearance: Marvel Preview #4 (1976)
Teams: Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers, Ravagers
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Doctor Strange
By the Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth!
Real Name: Dr. Stephen Vincent Strange
First Appearance: Strange Tales #110 (1963)
Teams: Avengers, Defenders, Illuminati, New Avengers
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Scarlet Witch
No more mutants.
Real Name: Wanda Maximoff
First Appearance: X-Men #4 (1964)
Teams: Avengers, Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, West Coast Avengers, Uncanny Avengers
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Vision
Even an android can cry.
Real Name: Victor Shade / The Vision
First Appearance: Avengers #57 (1968)
Teams: Avengers, West Coast Avengers, Avengers A.I.
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Hawkeye
Okay... this looks bad.
Real Name: Clint Barton
First Appearance: Tales of Suspense #57 (1964)
Teams: Avengers, West Coast Avengers, Thunderbolts, New Avengers
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Gamora
I am the deadliest woman in the galaxy.
Real Name: Gamora Zen Whoberi Ben Titan
First Appearance: Strange Tales #180 (1975)
Teams: Guardians of the Galaxy, Infinity Watch
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Rocket Raccoon
Ain't no thing like me, except me.
Real Name: Rocket (89P13)
First Appearance: Marvel Preview #7 (1976)
Teams: Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers, S.W.O.R.D.
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Groot
I am Groot.
Real Name: Groot
First Appearance: Tales to Astonish #13 (1960)
Teams: Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers, S.W.O.R.D.
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Wonder Woman
In a world of ordinary mortals, you are a Wonder Woman.
Real Name: Diana of Themyscira / Diana Prince
First Appearance: All Star Comics #8 (1941)
Teams: Justice League, Justice Society
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The Flash
Life doesn't give us purpose. We give life purpose.
Real Name: Barry Allen / Jay Garrick / Wally West
First Appearance: Showcase #4 (1956)
Teams: Justice League, Justice Society, Flash Family
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Green Lantern
In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight.
Real Name: Hal Jordan / Alan Scott / John Stewart / Kyle Rayner
First Appearance: Showcase #22 (1959)
Teams: Green Lantern Corps, Justice League, Justice Society
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Lex Luthor
Some people can read War and Peace and come away thinking it's a simple adventure story.
Real Name: Alexander Joseph Luthor
First Appearance: Action Comics #23 (1940)
Teams: Legion of Doom, Injustice League, Secret Society
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Darkseid
I am the revelation. The tiger-force at the core of all things.
Real Name: Uxas
First Appearance: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 (1970)
Teams: Apokolips, Secret Society of Super Villains
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Catwoman
I'm adaptable.
Real Name: Selina Kyle
First Appearance: Batman #1 (1940)
Teams: Gotham City Sirens, Justice League, Birds of Prey
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Robin
Batman needs a Robin.
Real Name: Dick Grayson / Jason Todd / Tim Drake / Damian Wayne
First Appearance: Detective Comics #38 (1940)
Teams: Batman Family, Teen Titans, Justice League
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Batgirl
I didn't need to be saved. I needed to fight.
Real Name: Barbara Gordon / Cassandra Cain / Stephanie Brown
First Appearance: Detective Comics #359 (1967)
Teams: Batman Family, Birds of Prey, Justice League
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Nightwing
I'm not Batman. I never wanted to be.
Real Name: Dick Grayson
First Appearance: Tales of the Teen Titans #44 (1984)
Teams: Teen Titans, Batman Family, Justice League, Outsiders
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Red Hood
I'm the one who'll pull the trigger.
Real Name: Jason Todd
First Appearance: Batman #635 (2005)
Teams: Outlaws, Batman Family, Batman Inc.
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Bishop
The future is not set. I've seen it.
Real Name: Lucas Bishop
First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #282 (1991)
Teams: X-Men, XSE, X-Treme X-Men, Marauders
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Kitty Pryde
I'm not a kid anymore.
Real Name: Katherine "Kitty" Pryde
First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #129 (1980)
Teams: X-Men, Excalibur, Marauders, Guardians of the Galaxy
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Quicksilver
Have you ever had a day where every single person around you moves in slow motion?
Real Name: Pietro Maximoff
First Appearance: X-Men #4 (1964)
Teams: Avengers, Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, X-Factor, Inhumans
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Emma Frost
I expect nothing less than the best. From everyone.
Real Name: Emma Grace Frost
First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #129 (1980)
Teams: X-Men, Hellfire Club, Generation X, Quiet Council of Krakoa
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Ultron
I was designed to save the world. I'd like to see them try to stop me.
Real Name: Ultron
First Appearance: Avengers #54 (1968)
Teams: Lethal Legion, Phalanx
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Loki
I am the God of Mischief. And I do not play nice.
Real Name: Loki Laufeyson
First Appearance: Journey into Mystery #85 (1962)
Teams: Asgard, Young Avengers, Agents of Asgard
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Elektra
I am what the world made me.
Real Name: Elektra Natchios
First Appearance: Daredevil #168 (1981)
Teams: The Hand, S.H.I.E.L.D., Thunderbolts, The Chaste
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Moon Knight
I don't wear white to hide. I wear it so they can see me coming.
Real Name: Marc Spector
First Appearance: Werewolf by Night #32 (1975)
Teams: Avengers, West Coast Avengers, Secret Avengers
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She-Hulk
I'm a lawyer AND a Hulk. That's the best of both worlds.
Real Name: Jennifer Walters
First Appearance: Savage She-Hulk #1 (1980)
Teams: Avengers, Fantastic Four, A-Force, Defenders
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Blade
There are worse things out tonight than vampires. Like me.
Real Name: Eric Brooks
First Appearance: Tomb of Dracula #10 (1973)
Teams: Midnight Sons, Avengers, Nightstalkers, Strikeforce
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Red Skull
Hail HYDRA.
Real Name: Johann Schmidt
First Appearance: Captain America Comics #7 (1941)
Teams: HYDRA, Axis Powers, Cabal
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Sinestro
In blackest day, in brightest night, beware your fears made into light.
Real Name: Thaal Sinestro
First Appearance: Green Lantern #7 (1961)
Teams: Sinestro Corps, Green Lantern Corps (formerly), White Lantern Corps
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Reverse-Flash
It was me, Barry. It was always me.
Real Name: Eobard Thawne
First Appearance: The Flash #139 (1963)
Teams: Secret Society of Super Villains, Legion of Doom
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Dormammu
I have come to bargain.
Real Name: Dormammu
First Appearance: Strange Tales #126 (1964)
Teams: Lords of the Splinter Realms, The Faltine
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Hellboy
What makes a man a man? Is it his origins, or the choices he makes?
Real Name: Anung Un Rama
First Appearance: Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #1 (1994)
Teams: B.P.R.D.
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Invincible
I can do this. I have to do this.
Real Name: Mark Grayson
First Appearance: Invincible #1 (2003)
Teams: Guardians of the Globe, Teen Team, Coalition of Planets
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Omni-Man
Earth isn't yours to conquer.
Real Name: Nolan Grayson
First Appearance: Invincible #1 (2003)
Teams: Viltrumite Empire, Guardians of the Globe, Coalition of Planets
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Judge Dredd
I am the Law.
Real Name: Joseph Dredd
First Appearance: 2000 AD Prog 2 (1977)
Teams: Justice Department, Council of Five
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The Crow
People once believed that when someone dies, a crow carries their soul to the land of the dead.
Real Name: Eric Draven
First Appearance: Caliber Presents #1 (1989)
Teams: None
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Tank Girl
Listen. I have got a tank and I'm not afraid to use it.
Real Name: Rebecca Buck
First Appearance: Deadline #1 (1988)
Teams: None
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Spider-Gwen
In my world, it was Gwen Stacy who got bit by the radioactive spider.
Real Name: Gwen Stacy
First Appearance: Edge of Spider-Verse #2 (2014)
Teams: Web Warriors, Spider-Army, Mary Janes
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Miles Morales
Anyone can wear the mask.
Real Name: Miles Gonzalo Morales
First Appearance: Ultimate Fallout #4 (2011)
Teams: Avengers, Champions, Web Warriors
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Juggernaut
Nothing stops the Juggernaut.
Real Name: Cain Marko
First Appearance: X-Men #12 (1965)
Teams: Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, X-Men (briefly), Thunderbolts
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Psylocke
My mind is the deadliest weapon on Earth.
Real Name: Betsy Braddock / Kwannon
First Appearance: Captain Britain #8 (1976)
Teams: X-Men, Excalibur, Uncanny X-Force, Captain Britain Corps
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Mystique
People like you are the reason I was afraid to go to school as a child.
Real Name: Raven Darkhölme
First Appearance: Ms. Marvel #16 (1978)
Teams: Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, X-Men, Freedom Force, X-Factor
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Black Cat
I'm the Black Cat. Bad luck follows me wherever I go.
Real Name: Felicia Hardy
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #194 (1979)
Teams: Heroes for Hire, Defenders, A-Force
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Electro
You can't stop lightning.
Real Name: Maxwell Dillon
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #9 (1964)
Teams: Sinister Six, Sinister Twelve, Emissaries of Evil
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Vulture
I was old when I started. Imagine how dangerous I am now.
Real Name: Adrian Toomes
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #2 (1963)
Teams: Sinister Six, Sinister Twelve, Savage Six
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Shocker
I'm not a joke. You just haven't been hit by me yet.
Real Name: Herman Schultz
First Appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #46 (1967)
Teams: Sinister Six, Sinister Syndicate, Thunderbolts
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Captain Marvel
Higher, further, faster.
Real Name: Carol Danvers
First Appearance: Marvel Super-Heroes #13 (1968)
Teams: Avengers, Alpha Flight, A-Force, U.S. Air Force
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Falcon
I do what he does, just slower.
Real Name: Sam Wilson
First Appearance: Captain America #117 (1969)
Teams: Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D., Mighty Avengers
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Winter Soldier
Who the hell is Bucky?
Real Name: Bucky Barnes
First Appearance: Captain America Comics #1 (1941)
Teams: Avengers, Invaders, Thunderbolts, Secret Avengers
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War Machine
I didn't steal the armor. I earned it.
Real Name: James Rhodes
First Appearance: Iron Man #118 (1979)
Teams: Avengers, West Coast Avengers, Force Works, Secret Avengers
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Nova
The Human Rocket.
Real Name: Richard Rider
First Appearance: Nova #1 (1976)
Teams: Nova Corps, New Warriors, Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy
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Adam Warlock
Life and death are but doorways to the cosmic.
Real Name: Adam Warlock (Him)
First Appearance: Fantastic Four #66 (1967)
Teams: Infinity Watch, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers
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Phoenix
I am fire and life incarnate. Now and forever — I am Phoenix!
Real Name: Jean Grey
First Appearance: X-Men #101 (1976)
Teams: X-Men, X-Factor, Avengers
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Aquaman
I am your king.
Real Name: Arthur Curry
First Appearance: More Fun Comics #73 (1941)
Teams: Justice League, The Others
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Cyborg
I'm not broken. And I'm not alone.
Real Name: Victor Stone
First Appearance: DC Comics Presents #26 (1980)
Teams: Teen Titans, Justice League, Titans
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Shazam
SHAZAM!
Real Name: Billy Batson
First Appearance: Whiz Comics #2 (1940)
Teams: Justice League, Justice Society, Shazam Family
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Clayface
I can be anyone. I can be everyone. I can be you.
Real Name: Basil Karlo
First Appearance: Detective Comics #40 (1940)
Teams: Secret Society of Super-Villains, Gotham Knights
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Martian Manhunter
I am Mars' sole survivor. There is a reason for that.
Real Name: J'onn J'onzz
First Appearance: Detective Comics #225 (1955)
Teams: Justice League, Justice League International, Stormwatch
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Deathstroke
I keep my contracts.
Real Name: Slade Wilson
First Appearance: New Teen Titans #2 (1980)
Teams: Secret Society, Suicide Squad, Titans (briefly)
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Deadshot
I never miss.
Real Name: Floyd Lawton
First Appearance: Batman #59 (1950)
Teams: Suicide Squad, Secret Six, Injustice League
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