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The Legend of the Blue Lotus. The following is a list of female superheroes in comic books, television, film, and other media. Each character's name is followed by the publisher's name in parentheses; those from television or movies have their program listed in square brackets, and those in both comic books and other media appear in parentheses.
Big Bertha (character) Kate Bishop (Marvel Cinematic Universe) Black Cat (Marvel Comics) Black Mamba (character) Black Widow (Claire Voyant) Black Widow (Marvel Comics) Black Widow (Natasha Romanova) Scorpion (Carmilla Black) Blackthorn (character)
Wonder Woman is the only female heroine studied who earned her own comic book title. [43] It has been debated whether the perceived lack of female readership was due to male writers being uncomfortable with writing about or for women, or whether the comic book industry is male dominated due to actual lack of women's interest in comics. [26]
Fantomah, "Mystery Woman of the Jungle", is a female comic-book superhero created by writer-artist Fletcher Hanks, under the pseudonym Barclay Flagg. [5] She debuted in a namesake backup feature in Jungle Comics #2 (Feb. 1940), [6] and continued as a backup feature until her final appearance in issue #51 (March 1944). [7]
Ms. Marvel is the name of several superheroines appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was originally conceived as a female counterpart to the superhero Mar-Vell / Captain Marvel. Like Captain Marvel, most of the bearers of the Ms. Marvel codename gain their powers through Kree technology or genetics.
The Blonde Phantom (Louise Grant Mason) is a fictional masked crime fighter appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.Created for Marvel predecessor Timely Comics by Stan Lee and Syd Shores, the character first appeared in All Select Comics #11 (cover-dated Fall 1946), during the 1940s period fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books. [2]
Are female action heroes truly empowering? - Dan Hassler-Forest (Utrecht University) The following is a list of female action heroes and villains who appear in action films, television shows, comic books, and video games and who are "thrust into a series of challenges requiring physical feats, extended fights, extensive stunts and frenetic ...
Black Canary is the name of two superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. As one of the earliest female superheroes in the DC Comics universe, the character has made numerous appearances in prominent team-up titles, including the Justice Society of America and Justice League of America.