Wikipedia continues to surprise me every single day. The guys have even put an article about superheroes. Cool!
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A superhero is fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do in the public interest,” [1] Since the debut of the archetypal superhero, Superman, in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas — have dominated American comic books and crossed over into other media.
By most definitions, characters need not have actual superhuman powers to be deemed superheroes, although sometimes terms such as costumed crimefighters[2] are used to refer to those without such powers who have many other common traits of superheroes.
The term was once trademarked, and co-owned by DC Comics and Marvel Comics.
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