Up in the sky, it's NOT a bird, or a plane, and it's probably not a black superhero.
For the first 20 years of modern comic book history, black superheroes were ignored. But in the 1960s black superheroes descended on the hero genre in their tights and capes to save the world, just like the rest.
Up until then, there where NO black superheroes and only a few black characters who regularly appeared in the most popular superhero stories.
This summer, we have Hancock. But many came before him ...
If you don't know comics, than you've probably never heard of these guys, but trailblazing characters like Luke Cage, The Falcon and Black Panther took a stronghold in the comic industry upon their first appearance. They cleared the path for more black superhero creations.
Then came Storm of the X-Men, Spawn and Blade. From there, TV and movies and more modern heroes like the Black Power Ranger and Static Shock. (And don't get me started on the dozens of independent and underground black superhero comics. There's too many to count.)
We decided to rank them. They run the gamut from humorous heroes, like Blankman, to cartoon crusaders, such as Hong Kong Phooey.
1. All those comic/movie/sports diversions are nice, and all, but let's not lose sight of who the real super heroes are.
If you're raising or you've been schooled by a strong black man, you realize the truths Hollywood will never show.
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Anthony Walton at 10:37AM on Jul 1st 2008