Originally posted by DarkCrawler
Well...Sunspot is Brazilian, so technically he isn't black. 😛
Actually, he's half black, DarkCrawler. Oh, and here are so more
of the true black superheroes(besides War Machine) that have in this post.
The White Tiger(Kevin "Kasper" Kole)
Orpheus(from Batman: Orpheus Rising)
Star(Image Comics)
Omega Man(Omega Man#1)
Original Man(brother of Omega Man)
Well, that's that. Stay Frost.
Originally posted by Logan 87WTF? IT WAS THE F**KING 40s! EVERYTHING WAS RACIST THEN! And when people say "oh, f**k it, all these black guys are made in a racist white style" etc... it isnt racist NOT to have many black guys in comics, sure its not equal etc but its not actually anti-black at all! And Steel is NOT a racist character! He was a bloody genius scientist for Christ's sake, then he WENT INTO HIDING in the black ghetto area! Also, storm isnt racist-ly portarayed IMHO, she has a good origin and when you say "but she was a thief"... so was Gambit. Wolevrine was a murderer. Rogue was a bloody terrorist! I could go on, but what people take as normal with whites, suddenly it becomes racist if that same thing is used with a black character!
Marvel’s first black superhero was named “Whitewash” (the name speaks for itself). Whitewash was a character drawn in full blackface fashion who appeared in the 1940's war comic "Young Allies". (images -1, 2, 3) Notice a common theme in all three cover images? Created for comic effect only, Whitewash was portrayed as a helpless bufoon whose only purpose was to provide laughs as he fell into one dire situation to another. Full of the stereotypes you would expect to see at that time in American history, negative black comic characters were all too commonplace.Black superheroes were also subject to the negative perceptions of the artists drawing them at the time and therefore a parallel can be made to struggle for equality in America. Marvel’s Black Panther appeared in 1966 (Fantastic Four #52) and wouldn’t gain his own title until 11 years later (how's that for affirmative action?). Followed by DC’s Black Lightning and Marvel’s Luke Cage, poster children for the entertainment industry’s Blaxploitation of the 70’s. Where possible I have included some images from the comics themselves depicting some of these racial situations as they appeared in print. The progress of blacks in comics has an undeniable link to our society's racial issues and I ask you to keep this in mind as we delve into the offensive nature of some of the characters.
I suppose Windshear is the exception to the black rule as he is insanely strong, became a leader of Beta Flight and PR representive for Alpha Flight. Plus he wasn't a sterotypical blackman
http://alphanex.alphaflight.net/index.php/Windshear
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Pathway was another great black female character.
Mr.Terrific is a black superhero thats not racist in anyway. He's Smart rich, is the Chairman of the JSA last i looked. He's like MrT and Batman but together in one awesome costume. well its not really a costume just a awesome Jacket.
And what about Cyborg?
also Cyborg its not like he was poor and from the ghetto and he had a reason for always being angry. His parents were scientists his mom got killed in a experiment that crippled him, his father made him into a cyborg. So he was angry cause his parents died. (his dad died later) and he was a freak being part machine. So he isn't a stereotypical black guy
Hyperman and Hyperboy(HM's nephew) are also good examples of black superheroes. You can check them out at www.youridcomics.com.