101 favorite comic book characters

Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld

First Appearance:Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 1) #298 (April 1983)

Created by: Dan Mishkin (writer), Gary Cohn (writer), Ernie Colón (artist)

Alter ego: Amy Winston

Species: Homo Magi

Place of origin: Gemworld

Team affiliations: House of Amethyst, Lords of Order

Notable aliases: Princess of Gemworld, Amy Winston, Lord of Order

Abilities: Magic

Company: DC Comics

Adam Warlock

First appearance: (as "Him") Fantastic Four #66-67 (Sept.–Oct. 1967) (as "Adam Warlock") Marvel Premiere #1 (April 1972)

Created by: Him: Stan Lee (writer), Jack Kirby (Artist) Adam Warlock: Roy Thomas (writer), Gil Kane (artist)

Alter ego:: originally Him; changed to Adam Warlock

Team affiliations: Guardians of the Galaxy, Infinity Watch

Notable aliases: Magus

Abilities: Superhuman strength; stamina; agility; endurance; flight; Energy manipulation

Company: Marvel Comics

Batwoman

First appearance: Detective Comics #233 (July 1956)

Created by: Bob Kane (artist), Sheldon Moldoff (artist), Edmond Hamilton(writer)

Alter ego: Katherine "Kathy" Webb-Kane

Team affiliations: Batman Family, Spyral

Notable aliases: Catwoman, Headmistress

Abilities: Highly skilled martial artist, Expert detective,Utilizes high-tech equipment and weapons

Company:Dc Comics

Jubilee

First appearance: Uncanny X-Men #244 (May 1989)

Created by: Chris Claremont (writer), Marc Silvestri (artist)

Alter ego: Jubilation "Jubilee" Lee

Species: Vampire (formerly Mutant)

Team affiliations: Forgiven, New Warriors, X-Men, X-Corps, Generation X, Xavier Institute

Notable aliases: Wondra

Abilities: Possesses the powers and abilities of a vampire, Formerly (as a mutant) :Ability to project pyrotechnic, energy plasmoids, Ability to explosively charge objects, Ability to evade the detection of telepaths

Company Marvel

Ms. Marvel

First appearance: as Carol Danvers: Marvel Super-Heroes #13 (March 1968), as Ms. Marvel: Ms. Marvel #1 (January 1977) as Binary: Uncanny X-Men #164 (December 1982) as Captain Marvel: Avenging Spider-Man Vol. 1 #9 (September 2012)

Created by: Roy Thomas(writer), Gene Colan (artist)

Full name: Carol Susan Jane Danvers

Species:Team affiliations: United States Air Force, NASA, S.H.I.E.L.D., X-Men, "Defenders for a Day", Starjammers, Avengers, Mighty Avengers, New Avengers

Operation:Partnerships: Araña

Notable aliases: Ms. Marvel, Binary, Warbird, Catherine Donovan, Captain Marvel

Abilities: Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, and durability, Energy projection and absorption, Flight

Company: Marvel

Negative Man

First appearance: My Greatest Adventure #80 (June 1963)

Created by: Bob Haney (writer), Arnold Drake (writer), Bruno Premiani (artist)

Alter ego: Larry Trainor

Team affiliations: Doom Patrol

Notable aliases: Rebis

Abilities: Radioactive "soul-self" is capable of flight, intangibility and can generate minor explosions upon contact with positive energy, temporally astral projection

Company: DC Comics

Fin Fang Foom

First appearance: Strange Tales #89 (Oct. 1961)

Created by: Stan Lee (writer), and Jack Kirby (artist)

Species: Makluan/Axonn-Karr

Team affiliations: Dragon Lords of Kakaranathara, Fin Fang Four, Beyond Reason Spiritual Fellowship

Notable aliases: "He Whose Limbs Shatter Mountains and Whose Back Scrapes the Sun"

Abilities: Superhuman strength, Supersonic flight via wings, Extreme durability, Regenerative healing factor, Acid mist breath, Telepathy, Prolonged lifespan, Gifted intellect, Possesses advanced alien technology

Company: Marvel Comics

The Falcon

First appearance: Captain America #117
(September 1969)

Created by: Stan Lee (writer), Gene Colan (artist)

Alter ego: Samuel Thomas "Sam" Wilson

Team affiliations: Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D., "Defenders for a Day", Heroes for Hire, Mighty Avengers, All-New Invaders, Avengers Unity Squad

Partnerships: Captain America, Bucky

Notable aliases: "Snap" Wilson, Blackwing, Blackbird, Captain America

Abilities: Excellent bird trainer, Skilled, martial artist and gymnast, Flight via wing harness, Empathic link with pet falcon, Limited control over birds, Ability to see through the eyes of nearby birds

Company: Marvel Comics

Arisia Rrab

First appearance: Tales of the Green Lantern Corps #1 (May 1981)

Created by: Mike W. Barr, Len Wein, Joe Staton

Place of origin: Graxos IV

Team affiliations: Green Lantern Corps

Notable aliases: Cindy Simpson

Abilities: Green Lantern Power Ring

Company: DC Comics

Shadow Lass

First appearance: Adventure Comics vol. 1 #365
(February 1968)

Created by: Jim Shooter (writer) and Curt Swan (artist)

Alter ego: Tasmia Mallor

Place of origin: Talok VIII

Team affiliations: Legion of Super-Heroes

Notable aliases: Umbra

Abilities: Ability to conjure absolute darkness within a radius around her. Expert hand-to-hand combatant.

Company: DC Comics

Klarion the Witch Boy

First appearance: The Demon (Vol. 1) #7
(March, 1973)

Created by: Jack Kirby

Alter ego: Klarion Bleak

Team affiliations: Seven Soldiers of Victory

Abilities: Sorcery, transformation into Horigal

Company:

Mister Tawky Tawny

First appearance: Captain Marvel Adventures #79 (December 1947)

Created by: Otto Binder (writer), C.C. Beck (artist)

Team affiliations: Marvel Family

Abilities: Traditionally none beyond the physical qualities of a tiger; some versions of the character give him shapeshifting abilities from man to tiger, or the ability to transform into a giant smilodon.

Company: Fawcett Comics/ D.C Comics

Bulleteer

Seven Soldiers: The Bulleteer #1, (November 2005)

Created by: Grant Morrison (writer) and Yanick Paquette (artist)

Alter ego: Alix Harrower

Team affiliations: Seven Soldiers, Justice League

Abilities: superhuman strength, indestructible skin, possibly flight

Company: DC Comics

Black Orchid

First appearance: Adventure Comics #428 (July–August 1973)

Created by: Sheldon Maye (writer)r & Tony DeZuniga (artist)

Alter ego: Susan Linden-Thorne

Team affiliations: Suicide Squad

Abilities: Human plant hybrid with superhuman strength, speed, agility and durability, Ability to fly, including into space, Capable of reincarnation by mental transference to host bodies growing in stasis, A master of disguise capable of altering her appearance and voice, Mystical connection to the plant world through the force of nature called the Green

Enemy Ace

First appearance: Our Army at War # 151 (February, 1965)

Created by: Robert Kanigher(writer) and Joe Kubert (artist)

Full name: Hans von Hammer

Team affiliations: Five Warriors from Forever

Abilities: Expert fighter pilot

Company: DC Comics

Bat-Mite

First appearance: Detective Comics #267 (May 1959)

Created by: Bob Kane (Artist) Bill Finger (writer), Sheldon Moldoff (Artist)

Species: Imp

Place of origin: Mite Dimension (possibly analogue to the 5th dimension, though never confirmed)

Abilities: Reality manipulation, Not bound by third dimensional laws, Can alter 3-D laws in a manner that resembles magic

Company: DC Comics

Dead Girl

First appearance: X-Force #125

Created by: Peter Milligan (writer) and Mike Allred (artist)

Alter ego: Moonbeam (surname unrevealed)

Species: Human Mutant

Team affiliations: X-Statix, X-Force

Abilities: Acclerated healing factor, Telepathy with the dead, Superhuman strength, speed, agility, reflexes, Intangibility

Company: Marvel

Congorilla

First appearance: More Fun Comics #56 (June 1940)

Created by: Whitney Ellsworth (writer) and George Papp (artist)

Alter ego: William Glenmorgan

Team affiliations: Forgotten Heroes, Justice League

Notable aliases: Congo Bill

Abilities: Take on the body of a Golden Gorilla, healing factor, ability to grow larger

Company: DC Comics

Mera

First appearance: Aquaman #11 (September 1963)

Created by: Jack Miller (writer) and Nick Cardy (artist)

Species: Amphibious alien

Place of origin: Xebel

Team affiliations: Red Lantern Corps

Partnerships: aquaman

Abilities: Aquakinesis, Can increase density of water and then create any structure with it, Limited telepathy, Enhanced strength, Limited interdimensional travel to Dimension Aqua, Flight, Acidic blood, Can construct creations with a Red Lantern power ring

Company: DC Comics

Devil Dinosaur and Moon Boy

First appearance: Devil Dinosaur #1 (April 1978)

Created by: Jack Kirby

Team affiliations: Fallen Angels

Abilities:Superhuman strength and durability
Above normal intelligence

Company: Marvel

Cyclone

First appearance: Justice Society of America vol. 3 #1 (2006)

Created by: Mark Waid (writer), Alex Ross (artist), Geoff Johns (writer), Dale Eaglesham (artist)

Alter ego: Maxine Hunkel

Team affiliations: Justice Society of America

Notable aliases: Red Tornado

Abilities: Flight, Wind manipulation, Sound wave control

Company: DC Comics

Ra's Al Ghul

First appearance: Batman #232 (June 1971)

Created by: Dennis O'Neil (writer) and Neal Adams (artist)

Alter ego: Unknown

Team affiliations: League of Assassins, Underground Society

Partnerships: Talia al Ghul

Notable aliases: Ra's, The Demon's Head

Abilities: Longevity from the Lazarus Pits, Genius-level intellect, Peak physical conditioning, Master Martial Artist, hand to hand combatant, fencing, alchemist, demonologist, marksman, espionage, and acrobat

Company: DC Comics

The Question

First appearance:Blue Beetle #1 (June 1967)

Created by: Steve Ditko

Alter ego: Charles Victor Szasz

Team affiliations: L.A.W., Black Lantern Corps

Notable aliases: Vic Sage

Abilities: Urban shaman, Proficient acrobat,, Genius-level intelligence, Master detective, One of the world's foremost martial artists and hand-to-hand combatants, Knowledge of possible events in the past, present and future

Company: DC Comics

Shanna the She-Devil

First appearance: Shanna the She-Devil #1 (Dec. 1972)

Created by: Carole Seuling (writer) and George Tuska (artist)

Full name: Shanna O'Hara Plunder

Species: Human

Place of origin: Earth

Partnerships: Ka-Zar

Notable aliases: Lady Plunder

Abilities: Well-trained veterinarian, Olympic level athlete, Experienced hand to hand combatant, Peak-level strength, Extraordinary agility

Company: Marvel

Detective Chimp

First appearance: Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #4 (July–August 1952)

Created by: John Broome (writer) and Carmine Infantino (Artist)

Alter ego: Magnificent Finder of Tasty Grubs

Species: Chimpanzee

Team affiliations: Bureau of Amplified Animals, Chimpanzee Investigations, Croatoan Society, Shadowpact

Notable aliases: Bobo T. Chimpanzee, Detective B.T. Chimp

Abilities: Ability to speak to all animals, Genius human level intellect,Chimpanzees are naturally several times stronger than even athletic humans.

Company: DC Comics

Vixen

First appearance: Action Comics #521 (July 1981)

Created by: Gerry Conway (writer) and Bob Oksner (artist)

Alter ego: Mari Jiwe McCabe

Team affiliations: Justice League, Suicide Squad, Checkmate, Ultramarine Corps

Abilities: Mimics the abilities of any animal that has ever lived on Earth, healing factor

Company: DC Comics

Doctor Sivana

First appearance: Whiz Comics #2 (1940)

Created by: Bill Parker (writer) and C. C. Beck (artist)

Alter ego: Thaddeus Bodog Sivana

Team affiliations: Injustice League, Fearsome Five, The Society, Monster Society of Evil, Sivana Family, Science Squad

Notable aliases: The World's Wickedest Scientist

Abilities: Genius-level intellect, Brilliant inventor, Skilled manipulator and strategist

Company:Fawcett Comics/ DC Comics

Enchantress

First appearance: Journey into Mystery #103 (April 1964)

Created by: Stan Lee (writer) and Jack Kirby (artist)

Alter ego: Amora

Species: Asgardian

Team affiliations: Asgard, Masters of Evil, Lady Liberators, Mandarin's Minions, Sisterhood of Mutants, Astonishing Avengers

Partnerships: Loki, Executioner, Arkon, Power Man, Doctor Doom, Wonder Man

Notable aliases: Christine Collins, Helen Eve, Amora Incantare, Amora Lorelei, Leena Moran, Valkyrie

Abilities: Possesses superhuman strength, longevity, speed, stamina, durability, agility, reflexes and healing factor. Mind control, Telepathy, Dimensional travel, Energy blasts, Levitation, Teleportation, Illusions, Transmutation, Time manipulation

Company Marvel

HellCat

First appearance: As Patsy Walker: Miss America Magazine #2 (Nov. 1944) As Hellcat: The Avengers #144 (Feb. 1976)

Alter ego: Patricia "Patsy" Walker

Team affiliations: Defenders, Avengers, Lady Liberators, Legion of the Unliving

Abilities: Well-trained martial artist, Psychic senses, Force field generation, Wrist-mounted retractable claws and grappling hooks

Company: Marvel

Kamandi

First appearance: Kamandi, The Last Boy on Earth #1 (October 1972)

Created by: Jack Kirby

Place of origin: Earth A.D.

Abilities: Skilled fighter.

Company: DC Comics

Captain Carrot

First appearance: New Teen Titans #16 (Feb. 1982)

Created by: Roy Thomas (writer) and Scott Shaw (artist)

Alter ego: Roger Rodney Rabbit

Team affiliations: The Zoo Crew

Abilities: Superhuman strength, Enhanced speed, stamina, hearing and vision, Limited invulnerability, Ability to leap long distances

Company DC Comics

Vampirella

First appearance:/ Vampirella #1 September, 1969

Created by: Forrest J Ackerman (writer), Trina Robbins (artist)

Species: Vampire

Place of origin: Drakulon

Notable aliases: Vampi

Abilities Vampirism, Shapeshifting,Immortality, Superhuman Strength, Superhuman Speed, Superhuman Senses, Night Vision, Healing Factor, Flight, Hypnosis, Telepathy

Company: Warren/ Harris/ Dynamite

Captain Marvel

First appearance: Marvel Super-Heroes #12 (December 1967)

Created by: Stan Lee (writer), Gene Colan (artist)

Full name: Mar-Vell

Species: Kree

Team affiliations: Defenders, Avengers, Legion of the Unliving

Notable aliases: Dr. Walter Lawson

Abilities: Superhuman strength, Flight, Cosmic Awareness,Solar energy absorption & projection, Wields Nega-Bands

Company: Marvel

The Spectre

First Appearance: More Fun Comics #52 (Feb. 1940)

Created by: Jerry Siegel (writer) and Bernard Baily (artist)

Alter ego: Jim Corrigan

Team affiliations: Justice Society of America, All-Star Squadron, Archangels

Notable aliases: The Spirit of Vengeance, Spirit of Redemption, Avenging Wrath of God, The Ghostly Guardian, The Man of Darkness, Raguel

Abilities: Able to be at multiple areas at a time (limited), vast knowledge of events on Earth, time manipulation, shape shifting, telekinesis, illusionist and near invulnerability.
Immortality, Knowledge of events before the Crisis on Infinite Earths

Company: DC Comics

Thor

First appearance: Journey into Mystery #83 (August 1962)

Created by: Stan Lee (writer), Larry Lieber (writer), and Jack Kirby (artist)

Full name: Thor Odinson

Species: Asgardian

Place of origin: Asgard

Team affiliations: Avengers, Warriors Three, Thor Corps, God Squad, Avengers Unity Squad

Notable aliases: Siegmund, Siegfried, Dr. Donald Blake, Jake Olson, Sigurd Jarlson, Eric Masterson, Odinson

Abilities: Superhuman strength, endurance, and longevity, Abilities via Mjolnir: Dimensional transportation, Electric manipulation, Flight, Weather manipulation

Company: Marvel

Metron

First appearance: New Gods vol. 1 #1 (February–March, 1971)

Created by: Jack Kirby

Team affiliations: New Gods

Abilities: Immortality, Super intellect, Universal knowledge, Undefined god-like abilities, Travel through space and time via his Mobius Chair.

Company: DC Comics

Doctor Mid-Nite

First appearance: All-American Comics #25 (April 1941)

Created by: Charles Reizenstein (writer) and Stanley Josephs Aschmeier (artist)

Alter ego: Dr. Charles McNider

Team affiliations: Justice Society of America, All-Star Squadron, U.S. Medical Corps, Black Lantern Corps

Notable aliases: Starman

Abilities: Perfect night vision, Ability to see in the light via infrared lenses, Brilliant doctor and mathematician, Gifted physician and author, Superb athlete and hand to hand combatant, Employs "blackout bombs"

Company: DC Comics

Tigra

First appearance: The Cat: Claws of the Cat #1 (November, 1972) Tigra: Giant-Size Creatures #1 (July, 1974)

Created by: The Cat: Wally Wood
Tigra: Tony Isabella (writer), Roy Thomas (writer), Gil Kane, Don Perlin (artist), John Romita, Sr (artist).

Alter ego: Greer Grant Nelson

Species: Cat Person (magically transformed from human)

Team affiliations: Avengers Resistance, The Battalion, The Initiative, Avengers, West Coast Avengers, Lady Liberators, Avengers Academy, New Warriors, Fearless Defenders

Notable aliases: The Cat, Greer Sorenson, The Werecat, Werewoman

Abilities: Superhuman strength, speed, senses and agility, Retractable claws, Limited mystical abilities

Company: Marvel

First appearance: Green Lantern vol. 2 #59 (March 1968)

Created by: John Broome (writer), Gil Kane (artist)

Full name: Guy Darrin Gardner

Species: Human/Vuldarian

Place of origin: Earth

Team affiliations: Green Lantern Corps, Justice League, Red Lantern Corps

Partnerships: Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Kyle Rayner, Kilowog

Notable aliases: Green Lantern, Warrior, Red Lantern

Abilities: Green, Yellow, Red, Blue and Sapphire Power Rings; Green Lantern Power Gauntlet

Company: DC Comics

Deadman

First appearance: Strange Adventures #205 (October 1967)

Created by: Arnold Drake (writer) and Carmine Infantino (artist)

Alter ego: Boston Brand

Team affiliations: Seven Soldiers of Victory, Sentinels of Magic, Black Lantern Corps, White Lantern Corps, Justice League Dark

Abilities: Peak human level athlete/acrobat, Invisibility, flight and intangibility. He can instantly and completely possess any sentient being.

Company: DC Comics

Medusa

First appearance: Fantastic Four #36 (March 1965)

Created by: Stan Lee (writer)and Jack Kirby (artist)

Full name: Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon

Species: Inhuman

Place of origin: Attilan

Team affiliations: Inhuman Royal Family, Fantastic Four, Frightful Four, Lady Liberators, Illuminati, Future Foundation, A-Force

Notable aliases: Madame Medusa

Abilities: Accomplished thief, Prehensile hair, Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility, and reflexes (common among the Inhumans)

Company: Marvel Comics

Morbius

Storm

First appearance: Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975)

Created by: Len Wein (writer) and Dave Cockrum (Artist)

Alter ego: Ororo Munroe

Species: Human mutant

Team affiliations: Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Lady Liberators, X-Treme X-Men, The Twelve, Morlocks, Hellfire Club, X-Treme Sanctions Executive

Notable aliases: Ororo Iquadi T'Challa, Beautiful Windrider, The Weather Witch, Mistress of, the Elements, Goddess, High Priestess, Princess of N'Dare, Mutate #20, Queen of Wakanda,Ororo Komos Wakandas

Abilities: Weather manipulation, Flight, Ecological empathy

Company: Marvel

Hourman

First appearance: Adventure Comics #48 (March 1940)

Created by: Ken Fitch (writer) and Bernard Baily (Artist)

Full name: Rex Tyler

Team affiliations: Justice Society of America, Freedom Fighters, All-Star Squadron, Justice League

Notable aliases: Hour-Man

Abilities: Use of Miraclo Pill grants:
Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, and durability
Night vision, Ability to survive underwater

Company: DC Comics

Luke Cage:

First appearance: Luke Cage, Hero For Hire #1 (June 1972)

Created by: Archie Goodwin (writer), John Romita, Sr. (artist)

Alter ego: Carl Lucas

Team affiliations: Avengers, New Avengers, Heroes for Hire, Fantastic Four, Defenders, "Marvel Knights", Thunderbolts, Dark Avengers, Mighty Avengers

Partnerships: Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Colleen Wing, Misty Knight

Notable aliases: Power Man

Abilities: Superhuman strength, Unbreakable skin that is highly impervious to damage and temperature, Accelerated healing factor

Angel and the Ape