Comics characters introduced in 1939

Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book Detective Comics on March 30, 1939. In the DC Universe, Batman is the alias of Bruce Wayne, a wealthy American playboy, philanthropist, and industrialist who resides in the fictional Gotham City. Originally a millionaire, later versions of the character depict him as a billionaire. His origin story features him swearing vengeance against criminals after witnessing the murder of his parents, Thomas and Mar

fictional character in DC Comics

fictional character in the DC Universe

Namor (), also known as the Sub-Mariner, is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-artist Bill Everett for comic book packager Funnies Inc., the character first appeared in Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 (uncirculated). Namor first appeared publicly in Marvel Comics #1 (cover-dated October 1939). It was the first comic book from Timely Comics, the 1930s–1940s predecessor of Marvel Comics. During that period, known to historians and fans as the Golden Age of Comic Books, the Sub-Mariner was one of Timely's top three characters, along with C

fictional opera singer in The Adventures of Tintin

name of Multiple DC Comics Superheroes

Jor-El is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, Jor-El first appeared in the Superman newspaper comic strip in 1939.

fictional superhero created by Carl Burgos

character in Disney

fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics

fictional character, father of Bruce Wayne (Batman)

fictional character in the DC Comics Batman series

fictional character, mother of Bruce Wayne (Batman)

fictional character from DC Comics

fictional adoptive parents of Superman

The Ultra-Humanite is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared as a recurring adversary of Superman, and was the first supervillain faced by him. Though his name is a near-synonym for Superman, he was designed to be the polar opposite of Superman; while Superman is a hero with superhuman strength, the Ultra-Humanite is a criminal mastermind who has a crippled body but a highly advanced intellect. The Ultra-Humanite served as Superman's nemesis until the introduction of Superman's archnemesis, the mad scientist Lex Luthor. The origins of the Ult

pseudonym of several DC Comics characters

fictional character created by Charles Hamilton (using the nom de plume of Frank Richards)

fictional adoptive mother of Superman

fictional character in Marvel Comics

Fictional DC Comics character

comics character

comic book series

fictional superhero from the Golden Age of Comics

fictional character and Marvel Comics superhero