Favorite Superheroes

My family is completely split on Batman and Superman



First appearance
Detective Comics #27
(May 1939)

Created by
Bob Kane (concept)
Bill Finger (developer, uncredited)

Alter Ego: Bruce Wayne

Abilities

Genius-level intellect
Peak physical and mental conditioning
Master martial artist, acrobat, detective, escapologist, strategist, swordsman, tactician, and marksman
Use of high-tech equipment, weapons, armors, & gadgets
Master of Stealth
Master of Disguise

The character has been portrayed in films by Lewis Wilson, Robert Lowery, Adam West, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Christian Bale, and soon by Ben Affleck.


Picture of Batman

I'm on the Superman side of the family




First appearance
Action Comics #1
(published April 18, 1938,
cover-dated June 1938)

Created by
Jerry Siegel
Joe Shuster

Alter ego
Kal-El/Clark Kent

Place of Origin
Krypton


Abilities

Superhuman strength, speed, hearing, longevity, stamina, and intelligence
Invulnerability
Flight
Freezing breath
Multiple extrasensory and vision powers
Healing factor

In film Superman has been portrayed by: Kirk Alyn, George Reeves, Christopher Reeves, Brandon Routh, and most recently Henry Cavill


Picture of Superman

I'm not saying Spidey is better than Superman or Batman he's just my favorite, I can relate more to Peter Parker than I can Bruce Wayne or Clark


Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 (cover-dated Aug. 1962). Lee and Ditko conceived the character as an orphan being raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben, and as a teenager, having to deal with the normal struggles of adolescence in addition to those of a costumed crimefighter. Spider-Man's creators gave him super strength and agility, the ability to cling to most surfaces, shoot spider-webs using wrist-mounted devices of his own invention which he called "web-shooters", and react to danger quickly with his "spider-sense", enabling him to combat his foes.

When Spider-Man first appeared in the early 1960s, teenagers in superhero comic books were usually relegated to the role of sidekick to the protagonist. The Spider-Man series broke ground by featuring Peter Parker, a teenage high school student and person behind Spider-Man's secret identity to whose "self-obsessions with rejection, inadequacy, and loneliness" young readers could relate. Unlike previous teen heroes such as Bucky and Robin, Spider-Man did not benefit from being the protégé of any adult superhero mentors like Captain America and Batman, and thus had to learn for himself that "with great power there must also come great responsibility"—a line included in a text box in the final panel of the first Spider-Man story, but later retroactively attributed to his guardian, the late Uncle Ben. In film he has been portrayed by Nicholas Hammond, Tobey Maguire, and Andrew Garfield


Picture of Spider-Man