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Look! Right at this page! They’re super. They’re heroes. They’re… SUPERHEROES!

Superhero history

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Follow these steps to draw your own superhero.

Iron Man is just a very smart guy who can invent things.

Then, there are those who are never people. Even though Superman looks like a handsome

People have enjoyed stories of brave people who could do extraordinary things for many years. But only since the 1930s have superheroes resembled what we know today.

The Green Hornet debuted as a radio character in 1936. Others started out in comic books, such as Superman in 1938 and Batman in 1939. But in the early days, not all superheroes were the capewearing, flying characters we often think of. Tarzan the Apeman, the son of a British lord and lady who was raised by apes in Africa, was thought of as a superhero. Even the Lone Ranger, a masked man who fought outlaws in the Old West, was considered one.

earthling, he began as Kal-El, sent to Earth by his parents when his home planet of Krypton was destroyed.

Most superheroes have a secret identity — even their best friends don’t know about their powers. So they wear masks and other costumes when they fight crime. Also, even though some aren’t good all the time, they fight on the side of good.

Most importantly, superheroes typically fight supervillains, bad guys who also have interesting histories and super powers.

1. Choose a name. Batman looks sort of like a bat. Your superhero’s name could mean a lot to what he or she looks like.

2. Choose your superhero’s powers. Is he or she from another planet, like Superman? Or did something happen to a human to create super powers, like it did to Spider-Man?

3. The first two questions should give you an idea of what your superhero looks like and what he or she will wear. Try drawing the body and clothes first, then color in the detail.

Superhero traits Superheroines

Many superheroes are normal people who have something strange happen that gives them powers. Captain America started out as plain old Steve Rogers, who wanted to fight in a war and was given an experimental drug that made him ultra-strong. Bruce Banner was completely ordinary until absorbing radiation from a bomb and becoming The Hulk.

Others remain normal people.

Without his iron suit and gadgets, Of course, not all superheroes are boys and men. The X-Men have several female members, such as Rogue, Storm and Jean Grey. Iron Man’s assistant, Pepper Potts, has her own suit of armor and is called Rescue. And Wonder Woman, an Amazon warrior princess who carries a lasso that forces people to tell the truth, can go head-to-head with the best of them, even fighting Superman sometimes.

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