FOREIGN HEROES (AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND ASIA) Some from Japan (Manga), Maori (Nga Pakiwaituhi), and others.Some relevant books which are still in print (excluding X-Men titles) are orderable directly; see individual listings below. Loki's An International Catalogue of Superheroes is the best general resource on the subject. Jorge de la Cruz's Home Page includes the Hispanic, Native American, Black and Asian Supers lists. Balch Institute-Ethnic Images in the Comics presents a series of fascinating and erudite articles about ethnic heroes and others. The Global Guardians, DC's defunct team of token superheroes, has their own webpage now which includes a timeline for the team. Museum of Black Superheroes has a variety of articles and character bios. Salute to Pioneering Cartoonists of Color offers brief bios and samples from early black cartoonists. Yahoo! Clubs: International Comics Club is a center for discussing many of these characters. note: there is an unnamed member of the International Delegaton of Masked Archers (Green Arrows of the World) with a turban (Indian?) and another with a keffiyeh (Arabic?) headdress. note: Captain Rip Carter's Black Phantoms, of which the Boy Commandos were the mascots, were presumably an international team.
AFRICAN "Africa", unspecified DC. . . . Super Vulcan/Black Vulcan (Super Friends) Bowman of the Bush (GAotW, Tarzan costume) (India,Malaysia,Africa) B'wana Beast (Michael Maxwell)(%) Congorilla (%) Doctor Mist/King Nommo/Joab M'staki (Global Guardian) Marvel. . Afrikka <Marvel UK> Howitzer (Genedogs) <Marvel UK> Miss Fury <Timely> (%) Zara <Timely> Chaos!. . Knox of Lynch Mob Comico. . Anansi Madison. . Flametree Algieria Marvel. . M (Generation X) "Bangalla" King Features Syndicate. . the Phantom "Egyptica" Dwayne Ferguson. . Captain Africa Kenya Image. . Flint (Stormwatch) Toei Films. . Battle Kenya of Battle Fever "Korug" Marvel. . Dynaman (during the time of the Pharaohs) <Timely> Madagascar DC. . . . Nubia "Mbangawi" Marvel. . Doctor Crocodile, ally of Excalibur (d?) "M'Changa" DC. . . . Vixen (Justice League of America) Nigeria Eclipse. . Powerman/Powerbolt UNForce. . Oba South Africa DC. . . . . Freedom Beast Impala (Mbulaze)(Global Guardians) (Zulu Tribe) [depowered by Y'onia] Marvel. . Captain Blaze (Supremacists) Harrier I (Supremacists) Harrier II (Supremacists) Hungyr (Supremacists) Maggott (X-Men) Vibrania Voortrekker (Supremacists) UNForce. . Indigo Ivory Editions Lug. . Masque Blanc Other (film). . Mighty Man "Wakanda" Marvel. . Black Panther (Avengers) Coal Tiger Ishanti (Black Musketeers) Ivory (Shield Super Soldiers) Joshua (Black Musketeers) Khanata (Black Musketeers) Vibraxis (Force Four) Zawadi (Monster Hunters) Zuni (Black Musketeers) West Africa Marvel. . Impala (BAD Girls Inc) Zaire Marvel. . Shanna the She-Devil Image. . Cougar (Youngblood) ASIA Far East Marvel. . Prester John Other. . El Capitan Misterio Burma DC. . Tiger Man (My Greatest Adventure #59, Tales of the Unexpected #90) Peoples Republic of China DC. . Cascade (Global Guardians) Claw II (Primal Force) Chop-Chop I / Chopper / Liu Huang / Wu Cheng / White Dragon / Dr. Hands (Blackhawks) Chop-Chop II / Weng Chan (Blackhawks) Wun Cloo <Quality> Dragon (Batmen of Many Nations) <Kingdom Come> Ling Fan (White Dragon Commando) (1842) Genghis (3,000 B.C. - present) Gloss (New Guardians) Kuei (Young Allies) Mairzey / Quan Chee Keng (Blackhawks) "Sino-Batman" from Batman Family #19-20 "Sino-Flash" from Batman Family #19-20 "Sino-Green Lantern" from Batman Family #19-20 "Sino-Superman" from Batman Family #19-20 "Sino-Supergirl" from Batman Family #19-20 Wing (Seven Soldiers of Victory/Law's Legionnaires) [deceased] Yang (19th Cen) <Charlton> Marvel. . Auric, sister is Silver [d] Collective Man (3Peace) Genghis (sorceror supreme circa 3,000 B.C.) Jade Dragon (3Peace) Kan (circa 1,000 A.D.) Chan Liuchow (Legion of the Night) Nuwa (3Peace) Otomo Ox (China Force) Rabbit (China Force) Rat (China Force) Shang Chi (Freelance Restorations) Silver, brother is Auric [d] Snake (China Force) UNForce. . Wall Centaur. . The Blue Lady (%) Harvey. . Mei-Ling, one of War Nurse's Girl Commandos Image. . Napalm (Phantom Guard) Other. . Iron Monkey (19th century) Hong Kong DC. . The Night Dragon (from "Batman: Hong Kong") Marvel. . Cat Image. . Grunge (Gen13) Indonesia DC. . . .Cascade (new Global Guardian) National Lampoon. . member of the Whitedoves Japan DC. . . . Ace Archer (GAotW, master of jiu-jitsu arrow, lighter green cap & drove a motorized hand-car) Arashi Dr Light III (Justice League) Goraiko Kana the Shadow Warrior of the O.S.S. Katana (Outsiders) Ram (New Guardians) Rising Sun (Izumi Yasunari)(Global Guardians) Samurai (Super Friends) Samurai II (Batmen of Many Nations) <Kingdom Come> Sunburst Tsunami (Young All-Stars) Yang <Charlton> Marvel. . Base (Codename: Genetix) <Marvel UK> Baymax (Big Hero 6) Ebon Samurai (Big Hero 6) Ezaki, Shigeru a Shadowmaster [d] Ezaki, Sojin a Shadowmaster [d] Ezaki, Yuriko a Shadowmaster Fu'se (Cyburai) <Marvel UK> [d] Go Devil Go Go Tomago (Big Hero 6) Nguri Hijiro (Sunset Riders) (old west) Hiro (Cyburai) <Marvel UK> [d] Hiro II (Big Hero 6) Honey Lemon (Big Hero 6) Katsu'ta'ro (Cyburai) <Marvel UK> [d] Ko'ichi (Cyburai) <Marvel UK> [d] Richards, Philip a Shadowmaster Shado Sunfire, ally of the X-men (Big Hero 6) Sunpyre (Big Hero 6) Tengu a Shadowmaster circa 1930 Toshi (Cyburai) <Marvel UK> [d] note: five unnamed Cyburai, also deceased as of UXM #290 UNForce. . Gossamer Aredit. . Miss Atomos Blackout Comics. . Hari Kari CBS-TV. . Super Samurai (Freedom Force) Comico. . Astro Boy/Mighty Atom Hiroshima (Rising Sun) Kami Kazi (Rising Sun) Red Dragon (Rising Sun) Tora Crusade. . Shi Image. . Fuji (StormWatch) Kayo (Brigade) Shadow of the Hawk (Talons of Justice) TV Tick. . Paul the Samurai Toei Films. . Battle Japan of Battle Fever Miss America of Battle Fever [American character, others include Battle France, Battle Cossack, and Battle Kenya] Top Cow. . Slice (Weapon Zero) Ultraverse. . Tech (Solution) Valient. . Rai Warren. . Kayo Komodo (Strikers of Brutish Behinds) Other. . Cat's Eye <"Shonen Jump"> Eight Man <"Shonen Magazine"> Gigantor 28 (controlled by the boy Shotaro via radio) Kato (assistant to Green Hornet; Japanese pre-War) Magma Ambassador (guardian of Earth summoned by the boy Mamoru by a special whistle) Marine Boy <"Kaitai Shonen Marine"> Mask Roder (cyborg/transformer) Mr. Moto Rainbow Mask (60's hero w/guns, gold costume) Ultraman Laos Warren. . Crimson Trident (%) (Limbo Men) North Korea Crusade Entertainment. . Jung the Horseman Phillipines Alcalca. . Siopawman Frank Comunale. . Fip, the Filipino Kid (works for the U.S. as a spy in Japan) Other. . Darna DI13 <"Pilipino Komiks"> Extranghero (film) Polynesia DC. . . . Green Arrow (GAotW, master of lava arrow, dressed like a 1950s idea of what native Polynesians dressed like) Samoa Marvel. . Mondo (Generation X) G.I. Joe. . Red Dog (Sgt. Slaughter's Renegades) Singapore Marvel. . Crawler (Asian Underground) Leiko (Asian Underground) [d] Light (Asian Underground) Slider (Asian Underground) South Korea Marvel. . Chance II (Fallen Angels) Taiwan DC. . . . Thunderlord (Liang Xih-k'ai) (Global Guardians) [killed by Y'onia] Tibet DC. . Thunderbolt (%) <Charlton> Marvel. . Ancient One Wong Dr. Druid (%) (Monster Hunters) Centaur Publications. . Amazing Man (%) Dell. . Phantasmo (%) Fox Features Syndicate. . the Flame (%) Wonder Man (%) Harvey Comics. . the Human Meteor (%) (Also in Marvel continuity) Image. . Swift (Stormwatch) King Features Syndicate. . Mandrake the Magician (%) National Lampoon. . Verman (%) Prize Publications. . Green Lama (%) Spark Publications. . Magga the Magnificent (%) Street & Smith. . the Invincible (%) the Shadow (%) Russia/Former USSR DC. . . . Anatole (Red Trinity/Capitalist Couriers) Bebeck (Red Trinity/Capitalist Couriers) Bolshoi (People's Heroes/Red Shadows) Cassiopea (Red Trinity/Capitalist Couriers) The Cossack I The Cossack II (Batmen of Man Nations) <Kingdom Come> Echo Fireball (Young Allies) Firebird (Soyuz) Hammer (People's Heroes) Krasny Zvezda/"Red Star" (Leonid Kovar), ally of the Teen Titans (Global Guardians) Lamia (Red Shadows) Molotov (People's Heroes/Red Shadows) Morozko (People's Heroes) Mrs. Gradenko (Red Shadows) Negative Woman (Doom Patrol) Perun (Soyuz) Pravda (People's Heroes/Red Shadow) Rocket Reds, allies of the Justice League Rusalka (Soyuz) Sickle (People's Heroes) Stalnoivolk (Red Shadows) Synthesizer (Blind Faith, Exiles) Tundra (new Global Guardian) Vikhor (Soyuz) Boris Zinoviev (Blackhawks) [d] Yerosha (Red Shadow) [d] Marvel. . Airstrike (People's Protectorate) Black Widow (Avengers) Blind Faith (Exiles) Bruno of Shield Colossus (X-Men) Comrade Bolshevik (Captain Corp) Concussion (Exiles) [d] Crimson Dynamo I (Anton Vanko) Crimson Dynamo II (Boris Turgenov) Crimson Dynamo III (Alex Nevsky) (Titanic Three) Crimson Dynamo IV (Yuri Petrovitch) Crimson Dynamo V/Airstrike (Dmitri Bukharin) (Soviet Super-Soldiers/Supreme Soviets/People's Protectorate) Crimson Dynamo VI (Colonel-General Valentin Shatalov) (Remont-4) Crimson Dynamo VII Crimson Dynamo VIII (Gennady Dmitreivich Gavrilov) Crimson Dynamo IX Darkstar (Soviet Super-Soldiers/Winter Guard/Exiles) [d] Epsilon Red Fantasia/Fantasma (Supreme Soviets/People's Protectorate/Winter Guard) Firefox (Remont-4) Gremlin/Titanium Man II (Soviet Super Soldiers) [d] Iron Curtain (Exiles) [d] It Mentac (Exiles) [d] Perun (Supreme Soviets/People's Protectorate) Pistol (Harriers) Powersurge (Winter Guard) Ramskog, ally of the Avengers Red Guardian I Red Guardian II, husband of the Black Widow [d] Red Guardian III (Defenders) Red Guardian IV (People's Protectorate) Red Guardian V/Steel Guardian, ally of Maverick (Supreme Soviets/Winter Guard) Red Guardian VII (Winter Guard) Russian Flyer (Russian Underground) Siberian Tiger/Sibercat (Winter Guard/Russian Underground/Exiles) Sputnik/Vostok (Supreme Soviets/People's Protectorate/Winter Guard) Stanisofski of the Terror Squad <Timely> Stencil (Exiles) Surge Synthesizer Titanium Man (Remont-4) Unicorn II (Remont-4) Ursa Major (Soviet Super-Soldiers/Winter Guard/Exiles) Vanguard (Soviet Super-Soldiers/Winter Guard/Exiles) Coojeechiscue (Crasniyee Soileetsi/"Red Sun") <New Universe> Dehman Doosha/"Demon Within" (Psi-Force) <New Universe> Healer (Psi-Force) <New Universe> Rodstvow/"Kinship" (Crasniyee Soileetsi) <New Universe> Shivowtnoeh/"Animal" (Crasniyee Soileetsi) <New Universe> Sillatochca/"Force Point"(Crasniyee Soileetsi)<New Universe> (note: Marvel's Russian heroes tend to change alleigence a lot, presumbly to reflect whatever political realities the author feels like commenting on, so some of the team memberships are hard to track) UNForce. . Mother Russia Tank ABC Comics. . Svetlana X Eclipse. . Slash X-Caliber Fantagraphics. . Comrade 7 Fleetway. . Nikolai Dante Harvey. . Tanya, one of War Nurse's Girl Commandos Image. . Winter (StormWatch) Madison Comics. . Red Octopus NBC-TV. . Agent Two (U.N.C.L.E.) PPP. . Octobriana Toei Films. . Battle Cossack of Battle Fever Viet Nam DC. . . . Thunder and Lightning Marvel. . Chen (Wild Pack) Karma (New Mutants) Mantis (Avengers) Swordsman (Avengers) [d, sort of] The Titanic Three Americomics. . the Shade National Lampoon. . member of the Whitedoves Ultraverse. . Choice Empire 7 [d] Other. . Avakoum Zakhov, agent for Department B (spy fiction by Bulgarian novelist Andrei Gulyashki) ANTIPODES Australia (NOTE on locally published Australian characters: there are many heroes who have the same names as Golden Age U.S.-based characters. Sometimes this is coincidence (sometimes the Australian versions came first, as with Captain Atom), but many times American characters had their adventures reprinted in Australian titles, and sometimes when the American sources dried up the Australian publishers continued the series with original stories. If some of the names below look familiar, I don't necessarily have full information on their status.) DC. . . . Archer of the Outback Betty Clawman (New Guardians) Boomerang Jones, ally of the Blue Tracer <Quality> Flux (Doom Force) Ranger (Club of Heroes/Dome) Tasmanian Devil (Hugh Dawkins)(Global Guardians) ally of the Justice League Ultraa of Earth Prime Marvel. . Cap'n Oz (ClanDestine) Dreamguard (Force Works) Gateway, ally of Generation X Pyro (Freedom Force) Talisman I UNForce. . Outrider Atlas Publication. . Captain Atom/Atoman The Wraith Ayers & James Ltd. . Captain Power Invisible Avenger Climax/KGM Magazines. . Flameman The Red Prince Comico. . Dreamtime [d] Deadline. . Tank Girl Edwards Publishing. . Tim Valor EM-1. . the Void Emvee Publishing. . The Mask Eternity. . Dingo (Southern Squadron) Lt. Smith (Southern Squadron team leader) Nightfighter (Southern Squadron) Southern Cross (Southern Squadron) Fatty Finn Publishing. . Captain Midnight Thunderbolt Frank Johnson Publishing. . The Griffon Jetman Phantom Trooper Red Archer Robotman Frew Publications. . Green Skeleton Lone Avenger Phantom Ranger Planetman The Shadow (not Lamont Cranston, but another chap who ran around in a black mask and a white tuxedo) Sir Falcon Gem Comics. . The Raven (same as from YoungÕs Merchandizing Co.?) H.E. Hoffman. . Black Cat Phantom Warrior Red Raven Zane, the Metal Man Hey Dey. . Doll Boy Horowitz Books. . Phantom Commando Illustrated Publishing . . Blue Ghost Comet-Man Image. . Flashpoint (StormWatch) Invincible Publications . . Captain Silverflash Leasure Productions. . Crimson Comet Lev Gleason. . Daredevil (%) Maxted Ltd. . Vesta the Vesuvian Meteor Publications. . Atom-Man Miller Ltd. . Molo the Mighty Modern FJP Co. . The Raven The Vampire New South Wales Bookstall. . Black Vulture Dr. Mensana Offset Printing Co. . Scarlet Mask (The Man in the) Peter Huston Publishing. . Skyman Pyramid Publishing. . Jet Fury Manhunter (Rick Nelson) Pantherman Young's/Page Publications. . Cat-Man & Kit Char Chapman, the Phantom of the East The Crimson Circle Jo - and her magic cape The Joker The Panther Phantom Detective The Raven The Terror Other. . (**) The A-Men Captain Havoc Captain Justice (masked Western hero) Captain Strato The Cloak The Eagle Frogface Ghost Rider (masked Western hero) The Grey Domino, "hooded man of mystery and nemesis of crime" Hooded Raider (masked Western hero) Johnny Galaxy (space ace) Tim Valour The Phantom Knight The Phantom Pirate Powerman Red Prince The Scorpion Shadowman The Silver Shadow & the Silhouette (from Legacy of the Silver Shadow tv series) Silver Starr (Flash Gordan-like SF hero) Supa Dupa Man Twilight Ranger (masked Western hero) Whocko the Beaut New Zealand DC. . . . Green Arrow (GAotW, yellow vest rather than green) Tuatara (Jeremy Wakefield) (Global Guardians) [in coma due to battle with Y'onia] Eternity. . Aotea (Waitangi Rangers "The Antipodean Avengers") Captain Kiwi (Waitangi Rangers "The Antipodean Avengers") Kingfisher (Waitangi Rangers "The Antipodean Avengers") Silver Fern (Waitangi Rangers "The Antipodean Avengers") MIDDLE EAST Marvel. . Zephyr, Mistress of the Winds (Elementals) Comico. . Ashur Buckeye Jim Saker (Destroyer) Image. . Nur Ansari (StormWatch) Afghanistan Marvel. . Sedara Bakut (Psi-Force) <New Universe> Egypt DC. . . . Blue Beetle II (%) <Charlton> [d] Captain Marvel I, Mary Marvel <Fawcett> Doctor Fate (Justice League, Justice Society of America)(%) [d] Element Girl (%) [d] Hawkgirl I (Justice League, Justice Society of America) (%) Shazam/Vlarem [d] Golden Pharoah (Super Friends) Horus the Hawk/Silent Knight/Nighthawk/Hawkman I (Justice League, Justice Society of America) Ibis the Invincible & Taia (Squadron of Justice) <Fawcett> Isis (Freedom Force) <CBS-TV> Metamorpho (Justice League) (%) Osiris (JLI ally) Prince Ra-Man [d] Marvel. . Ashake (during Pharaonic times) EarthLord (EarthForce) (%) Garret (pre-dynastic Egyptian sorcerer) Living Mummy Magar the Mystic <Timely> Moon Knight (%) Scarlet Scarab Sphinx I Sphinx II Skyhawk (EarthForce) (%) Wind Warrior (EarthForce) (%) Assyrian Eagle [in world created by the Sphinx] Captain Assyria [in world created by the Sphinx] Horus [in world created by the Sphinx] Sceptre [in world created by the Sphinx] War Machine [in world created by the Sphinx] UNForce. . Cheops Ace Magazines. . Lash Lightning (%) AK Comics. . Aya Jalila Rakan Zein aka the Last Pharaoh Americomics. . She-Cat (FemForce) (%) Better Publications. . The Liberator (%) Wonder Man (%) Gerald Swan. . Krakus the Egyptian Harvey Comics. . Blazing Scarab Magicmaster Phantom Sphinx Comico. . Seraphis 1963/Image. . Horus (Tomorrow Syndicate) NBC-TV. . Birdman (%) Other. . The Indestructible Man India DC. . . . Aruna (from a Batgirl Annual) Celsius (Doom Patrol) [d] Emerald Bowman (GAotW) Maya (Justice League) Rajah Rahbin Randu Singh (from The Demon) Tong (Golden Age servant of Zatara) White Rajah <Fawcett> XS (Legion of Super-Heroes) Marvel. . Timeslip (New Warriors) Trojak the Tigerman <Timely> Turbo (New Warriors) UNForce. . Lotus Better Publications. . the Ghost (%) Fox Publications. . Rani-Bey Harvey. . Glowing Gladiator (% from Hannibal) Homage. . (**) four members of The Unclean Madison Comics. . Hanu Man Other. . Chandu the Magician (%) Captain Nemo (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) Iraq Marvel. . Aminedi, the Cutting Wind (Desert Sword) Black Raazer (Desert Sword) Sirocco (Desert Sword) Viel (Desert Sword) [d] Image. . Damascus (StormWatch) Israel DC. . . . Captain Marvel I (%) Dybbuk (Hayoth) [d] Golem (Hayoth) Judith (Hayoth) Ramban (Hayoth) Seraph (Chaim Lavon)(Global Guardians) Marvel. . Sabra (Israeli Super Agents) Shear (Strikeforce: Morituri) Image. . Masada (Youngblood) Lancer. . Captain Israel and Boy Chick Mark1. . Shaloman Michelle Kishka. . Mister Tea Uri Fink. . Arba'at HaMufla'im ("The Wonderful Four", in Hebrew) Dan Bar-On HaKoakh HaMaggen ("The Protecting Force"), Super Shlumper's father Sabraman Super Shlumper UNForce. . Sentinel Other . . Dani Din Gidi-Gezer Mighty Sha'anan Urion "Ma-Phoor" (somewhere south of Ethiopia) DC. . Prince Algon, the Metamorph (c. 30 B.C.) "Murtakesh" Marvel. . Black Tiger Nepal Marvel. . Shroud (%) Palestine DC. . . . Iron Butterfly (Shadow Cabinet) <Milestone> Saudi Arabia DC. . Abdul the Arab <Quality> secret agent works for British Military Intelligence Archer of Arabia (GAotW) Marvel. . Arabian Knight I & II Grace (Knights of Pendragon) <Marvel UK> CBS-TV. . Lamprey (Freedom Force) Sinbad (Freedom Force) UNForce. . Shamal/"Desert Storm" Syria Marvel. . Batal Turkey Ensign Publishing. . Tola (ancient times) G.I. Joe. . Taurus (Sgt. Slaughter's Renegades)