Superhero

A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a fictional character of unprecedented powers dedicated to acts of derring-do in the public interest". Since the debut of the prototypical 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. The word itself dates to at least 1917. A female superhero is sometimes called a superheroine (also rendered super- heroine or super heroine). By most definitions, characters need actual superhuman powers to be deemed superheroes, although terms such as costumed crimefighters are sometimes used to refer to those without such powers who share other common traits with superheroes.

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A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or superhero) is a fictional character of unprecedented powersdedicated to acts of derring-do in the public interest". Since the debut of the prototypical 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 othermedia. The word itself dates to at least 1917. A femalesuperhero is sometimes called a superheroine (also rendered super-heroine or super heroine). By most definitions,characters need actual superhuman powers to be deemed superheroes, although terms such as costumed crimefighters aresometimes used to refer to those without such powers who shareother common traits with superheroes.