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SUPERHUMAN

Superhuman can mean an improved human, for example, by genetic modification, cybernetic implants, or as what humans might evolve into, in the near or distant future. Occasionally, it could mean an otherwise "normal" human with unusual abilities, such as psychic abilities, flying abilities, unimaginable strength or exceptional proficiency at something, far beyond the normal.

Superhuman can also mean something that is not human, but considered to be "superior" to humans in some ways. A robot that easily passed the Turing test, and could do some things humans cannot, could be considered superhuman. A very intelligent or strong alien could be considered superhuman. In its most basic sense it means anything beyond (typical) human capabilities, e.g. a tiger may be described as having "superhuman strength".

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A superhero (sometimes rendered super-

hero or super hero) is a type of stock

character possessing "extraordinary or

superhuman powers" and dedicated to

protecting the public. Since the debut of

the prototypical superhero Superman in

1938, stories of superheroes—ranging

from brief episodic adventures to

continuing years-long sagas—have

dominated American comic books and

crossed over into other media. The word

itself dates to at least 1917.

A female superhero is sometimes called a

superheroine (also rendered super-heroine

or super heroine).

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By most definitions, characters do not strictly

require actual superhuman powers to be deemed

superheroes, although terms such as costumed

crime fighters or masked vigilantes are sometimes

used to refer to those such as Batman and Green

Arrow without such powers who share other

common superhero traits. Such characters were

generally referred to as "mystery men" in the so-

called Golden Age of Comic Books to distinguish

them from characters with super-powers.

Normally, superheroes use their powers to counter

day-to-day crime while also combating threats

against humanity by supervillains, their criminal

counterparts. Often, one of these supervillains will

be the superhero's archenemy. As well, some

longrunning superheroes, such

as Superman, Batman, Spider-Man and Iron

Man each has a rogues gallery of enemies. As well,

superheroes sometimes will combat such irregular

threats as aliens, magical/fantasy entities, American

war enemies such as nazism or communism, and

godlike or demonic creatures.

Superheroes most often appear in comic books, and

superhero stories are the dominant form of

American comic books. After success in the printed

community, superheroes have also been featured in

radio serials, novel, TV series, movies, and other

media. Most of the superheroes who appear in other

media are adapted from comics, but there are

exceptions and changes are common.

Marvel Characters, Inc. and DC Comics share

ownership of the United States trademark for the

phrases "Super Hero" and "Super Heroes" and these

two companies own the vast majority of the world’s

most famous and influential superheroes. Of the

"Significant Seven" chosen by The Comic Book in

America: An Illustrated History (1989), Marvel

ownsSpider-Man and Captain America and DC

owns Superman, Batman, Rai, Wonder

Woman, Captain Marvel, Rai and Plastic Man. Like

many non-Marvel characters popular during the

1940s, the latter two were acquired by DC from

defunct publishers. However, there have been

significant heroes owned by others, especially since

the 1990s when Image Comics and other companies

that allowed creators to maintain trademark and

editorial control over their characters

developed. Hellboy and Spawn are some of the

most successful creator-owned heroes.

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1. Superman is comic book history. Without

Superman, the first big comic book

superhero, we might not have had Spider-

Man, Batman, and the others. Due to the

success of Superman, other comics

companies pushed making superheroes and

to that, Superman is owed a huge debt.

Decades later, Superman is still going

strong, with a movie in the works, multiple

titles to choose from, and a hit TV show. The Man of Steel is certainly

on top in terms of historical importance, abilities, and current

popularity.

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2. BATMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES (1992-1995)

Batman The Animated Series was so good, so compelling that it

transcended genre to become

something bigger than just a

cartoon. It was so well written and

understood the character of

Batman so completely that a lot

of the cartoon was worked into

the lore of the comic books,

which never happens. In fact

show creator Paul Dini still writes

Batman comics to this day.

3. Spider-Man is a fictional character, a comic book superhero who

appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by

writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko, he first

appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 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.

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4. The Hulk is a fictional

character, a superhero that

appears in comic

books published by Marvel

Comics. Created by Stan

Lee andJack Kirby, the

character first appeared in The

Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962).

He is a gigantic,

green, irradiated, mutatedhumanoid monster with incredible strength, and an

inability to control his rage (resulting from a failed gamma radiation experiment for

the U.S. military). The Hulk is sometimes characterized as naive and childlike; at

other times, hyper-aggressive and brutal; and still others, cunning, brilliant, and

scheming. He is often portrayed as an antihero. The Hulk is cast as the emotional,

impulsivealter ego of Dr. Bruce Banner, a socially withdrawn and emotionally

reserved physicist. Banner first transforms into the Hulk shortly after being

accidentally exposed to the blast of a test detonation of a gamma bomb he invented

(trying to save the life ofRick Jones, who had unwittingly entered the blast zone

right before detonation). Subsequently,

Banner will involuntarily transform into the

Hulk whenever he gets too angry, or if his

life is in danger; the chaotic aftermath of the

Hulk's destructive episodes lead to extreme

complications in Banner's life.

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5. Wonder Woman is an American fictional DC

Comics superheroine created by psychologist and writer William

Moulton Marston. She first appeared in All Star Comics #8 (December-

January 1941). The Wonder Woman title has been published by DC

Comics almost continuously except for a brief hiatus in 1986.[1]

Her

depiction as a heroine fighting for justice, love, peace, and sexual

equality has also led to Wonder Woman being widely considered

a feminist icon.

Wonder Woman is a warrior princess of

the Amazons (based on the Amazons of Greek mythology) and is

known in her homeland as Diana

ofThemyscira. She is gifted with a

wide range of superhuman powers

and superior combat and battle skills.

She also possesses an arsenal of

weapons, including the Lasso of

Truth, a pair of indestructible

bracelets, a tiara which serves as a

projectile, and, in some stories,

an invisible airplane.

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The Super friends is another super human cartoons of

the 80`s

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