Falcon was the first African American superhero, not Black Panther. Black Panther is from Wakanda, a fictional country in Africa, thus he is simply African.
Fritz Pollard was the first African American quarterback in the NFL. He was also the first African American coach in the NFL.
he was the very first african american in space
An African-American didn't invent the helicopter.
No, Bill Cosby was not the first African American actor on TV.
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams was the first African American heart surgeon.
The first African American superhero was falcon
The Black Panther was the first African-American superhero in mainstream comics. He first appeared in Fantastic Four #52 (July 1966). African-American characters and heroes appeared in comics before that, but Black Panther was the first with super powers. See link below for essay on this topic.
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traditional American comic books didn't start until 1933, and the first traditional superhero not until 1938. There were characters with superpowers however prior to both 1938 and 1933. Popeye (pre-spinach) had superhero strength and powers from his beginning in 1929, when he first appeared in Thimble Theater. the Whiffle Hen (yes a chicken) gave Popeye strength and invulnerability.
Superman was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1938. He is known as the first superhero in comic book history.
Superman is considered to be the first comic book superhero, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1938. Superman made his debut in "Action Comics" #1, marking the beginning of the superhero genre in comic books.
Jackie Ormes was the first female African American cartoonist, and she created the Torchy Brown comic strip. She died from a cerebral hemorrhage on December 26, 1985 at age 74.
Synch is a fictional mutant superhero that is featured in Marvel comics. The first comic with this fictional character was X-Men #36 which was published in September, 1994.
Although there appears to be very little information regarding the character Ultraman Gaia is a fictional comic book superhero. She was first in the GenerationX #37 Marvel Comic.
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Superman is widely considered the first superhero, and he was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster.