List of Latino superheroes
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This is a list of Latino superheroes, either from Latin America or of Latin American descent.
AAA Comics
[edit]- Slug (Atomix)
- Sebastian Cristea (Colentina)
AC Comics
[edit]- Fawn (Starforce 6)
- Rayda (half Mexican, Femforce)
Adelita Comic Books
[edit]- El Monje Negro / The Black Monk (Mexican)
Antarctic Press
[edit]- La Chichona Mendoza or Chesty Mendoza, female wrestler turned superhero
Archie Comics
[edit]Archie Comics
[edit]| Character | Alias | Ethnicity | Classification | First Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaguar | Ralph Hardy | Peruvian | Hero | Adventures of the Jaguar #1 Menace of the Inca Serpent (September 1961) |
Azteca Productions
[edit]- El Gato Negro (Agustin Guerrero)
- El Gato Negro (II) (Francisco Guerrero)
- Calibre (Team Tejas)
- Lonestarr (Team Tejas, Jonathan Gonzales)
- Reata (Team Tejas, Vanessa Castillo)
- Relampago (Marcos Zapata)
Burrerias de Editormex
[edit]- Hermelinda Linda (Mexican witch, August 1965)
Circus
[edit]- Felina (of Spanish and French descent, 1979)
Click! Comics
[edit]- Rattler
- Rico Chico / Rich Kid
- Santana
- Santo / Saint
Clip Comics
[edit]- Mantis (Mexican superhero, January 1994)
Dark Horse Comics
[edit]- Clownface
- Nick Cruz (R.I.P.D.)
- Panda
DC Comics
[edit]| Character | Alias | Ethnicity | Classification | First Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acrata | Andrea Rojas | Guatemalan | Hero | Superman (vol. 2) Annual #12 (August 2000) |
| Aquagirl II | Lorena Marquez | United States | Hero | Aquaman (vol. 6) #16 (2004) |
| Atomica | Rhonda Pineda | Unknown | Villain | Aquaman (vol. 7) #16 (2013) |
| Azucar | Veronica Lopez | Chicana (Mexican American) | Hero | Suicide Squad Most Wanted: El Diablo & Killer Croc #3 (2016) |
| Aztek | Unknown | Mexican | Hero | Aztek, The Ultimate Man #1 (August 1996) |
| El Bagual | Unknown | Argentinian | Hero | The Flash (vol. 2) Annual #13 (2000) |
| Bane | Unknown | Santa Prisca (fictional)/Cuban | Villain | Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1 (January 1993) |
| Bat Hombre | Unknown | Unknown | Hero | Batman #56 |
| Big Words | Anthony Rodriguez | Unknown | Hero | Star Spangled Comics #7 (April 1942) |
| Black Orchid | Alba Garcia | Unknown | Hero | Justice League Dark #9 (2012) |
| Blue Beetle | Jaime Reyes | Chicano (Mexican American) | Hero | Infinite Crisis #3 (February 2006) |
| Bunker | Miguel Jose Barragan | Mexican | Hero | Teen Titans (vol. 4) #1 (September 2011) |
| Bushmaster | Bernal Rojas | Venezuelan | Hero | Super Friends #45 (June 1981) |
| Cachiru | Unknown | Argentinian | Hero | The Flash (vol. 2) Annual #13 (2000) |
| Carli Quinn | Carlita Alvarez | Unknown | Villain | Harley Quinn (vol. 2) #15 (2015) |
| Catwoman | Selina Kyle | American / Cuban | Villain | Catwoman #81 (2000) |
| Cimarron | Unknown | Argentinian | Hero | The Flash (vol. 2) Annual #13 (2000) |
| El Castigo (The Whip) | Don Fernando Suarez | Mexican | Hero | The Flash (vol. 2) Annual #13 (2000) |
| El Castigo (The Whip) | Rodrigo Elwood Gaynor | Chicano (Mexican American) | Hero | Flash Comics #1 |
| El Castigo (The Whip) | Shelly Gaynor Gaynor | Chicana (Mexican American) | Hero | Seven Soldiers #0 |
| Crackerjack | None | Honduran | Hero | Thriller #1 (November 1993) |
| Chronos | Walker Gabriel | Mexican / Chinese | Villain | Chronos #1 (March 1998) |
| El Diablo | Rafael Sandoval | Chicano (Mexican American) | Hero | El Diablo (vol. 2) #1 (August 1989) |
| El Diablo | Chato Santana | Chicano (Mexican American) | Hero | El Diablo (vol. 3) #1 (September 2008) |
| El Dorado | Eduardo | Mexican | Hero | Super Friends TV Show |
| Eclipso | Alex Montez | Chicano (Mexican American) | Villain | JSA #46 (2005) |
| El Espada (The Sword) | Billy -Bobb Rodriguez | Chicano (Mexican American) | Hero | |
| Empress | Anita Fite | Haitian | Hero | Young Justice #16 (2000) |
| Extraño | Gregorio De La Vega | Peruvian | Hero | Millennium #2 (January 1988) |
| Fire | Beatriz da Costa | Brazilian | Hero | Super Friends #25 (October 1979) |
| Firebrand | Alejandro 'Alex' Sanchez | United States | Hero | Firebrand #1 (February 1996) |
| El Fuego (The Fire) | Unknown | Unknown | Hero | Unknown |
| Gangbuster | Jose Delgado | United States | Hero | The Adventures of Superman #428 (May 1987), The Adventures of Superman #434 (November 1987) |
| Gaucho | Unknown | Argentinian | Hero | Detective Comics #215 |
| Hardline | Armando Ramone | Puerto Rican | Hero | Conglomerate #1 |
| Hawkgirl | Kendra Saunders | Cuban[1] | Hero | Flash Comics #1 (1940) |
| Iman | Diego Irigoyen | Mexican | Hero | Superman (vol. 2) Annual #12 (August 2000) |
| Golden Inca | Inca | Peruvian | Villain | Detective Comics #342 (August 1965) |
| Green Lantern | Kyle Rayner | American / Mexican | Hero | Green Lantern (vol. 3) #48 (1994) |
| Green Lantern | Jessica Cruz | Chicana (Mexican American)/Honduran[2] | Hero | Green Lantern (vol. 5) #20 (July 2013) |
| El Lobizon | Unknown | Argentinian | Hero | The Flash (vol. 2) Annual #13 (2000) |
| Más y Menos | Unknown | Guatemalan | Hero | Teen Titans (vol. 3) #38 (September 2006) |
| Menagerie | Pamela (Last Name unknown) | Puerto Rican | Villain | Action Comics #775 (March 2001) |
| Menagerie | Sonja (Last Name unknown) | Puerto Rican | Villain | JLA #100 (August 2004) |
| El Muerto | Pablo Valdez | Mexican | Hero | Superman (vol. 2) Annual #12 (August 2000) |
| Pampero | Unknown | Argentinian | Hero | The Flash (vol. 2) Annual #13 (2000) |
| Pantha | Rosabelle Mendez | Unknown | Hero | The New Titans #73 (February 1991) |
| El Papagayo (The Parrot) | Unknown | Mexican | Villain | Jonah Hex #2 (May 1977) |
| The Question | Renee Montoya | Dominican | Villain | 52 (comics) |
| Robina | Isabella Ortiz | Unknown | Hero | We are Robin #1 (June 2015) |
| La Salamanca | Unknown | Argentinian | Hero | The Flash (vol. 2) Annual #13 (2000) |
| Tarantula | Catalina Flores | United States | Villain | Nightwing (vol. 2) #71 (September 2002) |
| Shazam | Pedro Peña | United States | Hero | Flashpoint #1 (May 2011) |
| SnowFlame | Unknown | Colombian | Villain | The New Guardians #2 (1988) |
| Touch-n-Go | Amelinda Lopez | United States | Villain | The New Teen Titans (vol. 2) #24 (October 1986) |
| Flecha Verde (Green Arrows of the World) | Unknown | Mexican | Hero | Adventure Comics #250 (July 1958) |
| Vibe | Cisco "Paco" Ramone | Puerto Rican / Colombian | Hero | Justice League of America Annual #2 (October 1984) |
| Vizacacha | Unknown | Argentinian | Hero | The Flash (vol. 2) Annual #13 (2000) |
| Vulcan | Miguel Devante | Unknown | Hero | Son of Vulcan (vol. 2) #1 (August 2005) |
| Wonder Woman | Maria Mendoza | Peruvian | Hero | Just Imagine: Wonder Woman #1 (2002) |
| Xiuhtecutli | Unknown | Mexican | Hero | Justice League of America #235 February (1985) |
| Yaguarette | Unknown | Argentinian | Hero | The Flash (vol. 2) Annual #13 (2000) |
| Ya'Wara | Ya'Wara | Brazilian | Hero | Aquaman (vol. 7) #7 (May 2012) |
| Wildcat | Yolanda Montez | Mexican | Hero | Infinity, Inc. #12 (March 1985) |
| Character | Alias | Ethnicity | Classification | First Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Unknown | Unknown | Hero | Joe & Max #1 (2006) |
| El Gringo Cabrone | Unknown | Mexican | Villain |
- El Kabong (a.k.a. Quick Draw McGraw)
| Character | Alias | Ethnicity | Classification | First Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bravo | Detective Ruiz | Unknown | Hero | Astro City |
| El Hombre, AKA El Guerrerro, AKA Conquistador | Esteban Rodrigo Suarez Hidalgo | Villain | Astro City | |
| El Robo | Manuel de la Cruz | Unknown | Hero | Astro City |
| Los Hermanos | Unknown | Villain | Astro City |
| Character | Alias | Ethnicity | Classification | First Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaguar | Maria Concepcion de Guzman | Brazilian | Hero | Impact Winter Special #1 |
| Character | Alias | Ethnicity | Classification | First Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquamaria | Maria (last name unknown) | Unknown | Hero | Blood Syndicate #10, (January 1994) |
| Brickhouse | Marta (last name unknown) | Puerto Rican | Hero | Blood Syndicate #1, (January 1993) |
| Dusk | Unknown | Greek / Hispanic | Hero | Static #19 |
| Fade | Carlos Quinones Jr | Dominican | Hero | Blood Syndicate |
| Flashback | Sara Quinones | Dominican | Hero | Blood Syndicate |
| Kobalt | Unknown | Cuban | Villain | Kobalt #1 (June 1993) |
| Manuel Dexterity | Manuel Dexterity | Unknown | Hero | Xombi |
| Manuella Dexterity | Manuella Dexterity | Unknown | Hero | Xombi |
| Mistress Mercy | unknown | Puerto Rican | Hero | Blood Syndicate |
| Oro | Unknown | Unknown | Villain | Blood Syndicate |
| Tech-9 | Rolando Texador | Puerto Rican | Hero | Blood Syndicate |
| Templo | Juan Templo | Unknown | Hero | Blood Syndicate #9 |
| Character | Alias | Ethnicity | Classification | First Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodmoon | Robert Diaz | Unknown | Hero | Team 7 |
| Dozer | Joseph H. Mendoza | Unknown | Hero | Wetworks |
| Joe the Indian | Unknown | Mexican / Navajo | Hero | Crimson |
| Powerhaus | Hector Morales | German / Argentine | Hero | Gen13 Volume 2 #7 (1995) |
Disney Publishing Worldwide
[edit]| Character | Alias/Identity | Ethnicity/Nationality | Hero/Anti-Hero/Villain | First Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gum Girl | Gabriella "Gabby" Gomez | Mexican | Hero | The Gumazing Gum Girl! Book 1: Chews Your Destiny (2013) |
| Bubble Boy | Rico Gomez | Mexican | Hero | The Gumazing Gum Girl! Book 1: Chews Your Destiny (2013) |
| Sol Azteca | Raul Gomez | Mexican | Hero | The Gumazing Gum Girl! Book 4: Cover Blown (2019) |
| The Jaguares | Miguel, Alma, Lucas and Litza | Mexican | Hero | The Gumazing Gum Girl! Book 4: Cover Blown (2019) |
| The Underhander | Unknown | Mexican | Villain | The Gumazing Gum Girl! Book 4: Cover Blown (2019) |
| The Cocodrilos | Unknown | Mexican | Villain | The Gumazing Gum Girl! Book 4: Cover Blown (2019) |
Dreamers Magazine
[edit]- Apisonador / Roller (Spanish, 2000)
- Capitán Vengador / Captain Avenger (Spanish, 2000)
- Hombre de Negro / Man in Black (Spanish, 2000)
- Maximus (Spanish, 2000)
- Mujer de Rosa / Rose Woman (Spanish, 2000)
- Oskuro (Spanish, 2000)
Ediciones Jose G.Cruz
[edit]- El Vampiro Tenebroso (Mexican vampire)
- Santo El Enmascarado de Plata (Mexican Wrestler, very popular due to his movies, comic books and his wrestler career)
- El Valiente (A Mexican cowboy)
- Juan sin Miedo (Another Mexican cowboy)
- Adelita (First Female Mexican hero)
- Apolo (A globetrotter crime fighter, based on a Mexican wrestler)
Gauntlet Comics
[edit]- Diabla (UNForce)
- Fuego (UNForce)
Group EsComic
[edit]- Aqua (Mexican, los Vigilantes del Agua / The Watchmen of the Water)
- Beto (Mexican, los Vigilantes del Agua / The Watchmen of the Water)
- Mauriman (Mexican, los Vigilantes del Agua / The Watchmen of the Water)
- Nico (Mexican, los Vigilantes del Agua / The Watchmen of the Water)
- Paolo (Mexican, los Vigilantes del Agua / The Watchmen of the Water)
- Rossana (Mexican, los Vigilantes del Agua / The Watchmen of the Water)
Image Comics/Top Cow
[edit]- Avatar of Earth (Avatars of Good)
- The Darkness (Jackie Estacado is of Spanish and Italian descent)
- Dusk (New Force)
- El Diablo (Freedom Force)
- Paula Ramirez of the Specials (Rising Stars)
- Tempest (Stryke Force Puerto Rican)
- Vortex (Regulators)
JBC
[edit]Editorial Novaro
[edit]- Anibal 5 (Mexican cyborg)
NOVARO COVERS
Latinographix
[edit]- Diary of a Reluctant Dreamer (Undocumented Vignettes from a Pre-American Life) by Alberto Ledesma.
- Angelitos by Ilan Stavans and Santiago Cohen.
- Drawing on Anger: Portraits of U.S. Hypocracy by Eric J. García.
- United States of Banana by Boricua Giannina Braschi and Joakim Lindengren in English (2021) on the liberation of Puerto Rico by super heroes Segismundo, Zarathustra, Hamlet, and the Puerto Rican poet Giannina. The villain is the King of the United States of Banana.
- Thunderbolt: An American Tale by WilfredSantiago (2019).
- The Adventures of Chupacabra Charlie by Frederick Luis Aldama and Chris Escobar.
la Editoral RaCaNa
[edit]- Aguila Solitaria / Lone Eagle (Mexican, 1976)
- Arandu, El Principe de la Selva / Arandu, The Prince of the Forests (South American, 1970)
Los Comex
[edit]- El Muerto (Real Name: Diego de la Muerte, alias El Muerto: The Aztec Zombie, Mexican-American)
Manga Mix
[edit]Marvel Comics
[edit]| Character | Alias | Ethnicity | Classification | First Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajak | The Legendary Inca Hero, Tecumotzin Lord of Flight | Peruvian | Hero | The Eternals #2 (August 1976) |
| Agony | Leslie Gesneria | Unknown | Villain | Venom: Lethal Protector #4 |
| El Aguila (The Eagle) | Paco Montoya, Alejandro Montoya | Spanish | Hero | Power Man and Iron Fist #58 (August 1979) |
| El Aguila (The Eagle) | Cuauhtli | Mexican | Hero | Marvel Westerns: Outlaw Files |
| Allegra | Allegra | Unknown | Unknown | Marvel Comics Presents #150 |
| Antonio Argent | Antonio Argent | South America | Hero | X-Men: The 198 #1 |
| Araña/Spider-Girl II | Anya Sofia Corazon | Mexican / Puerto Rican | Hero | Amazing Fantasy (vol. 2) #1 (November 2004) |
| Arclight | Philippa Sontag | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Armadillo | Antonio Rodriguez | United States | Villain | Captain America #308 |
| Armena Ortega | Armena Ortega | Cuban | Hero | District X #2 |
| Asylum | Henrique Manuel Gallante | Unknown | Villain | The New Warriors #32 |
| Auteur | Alex Flores | Unknown | Hero | Wonder Man #2 |
| La Bandera[3] | Teresa Lopez | Cuban | Hero | Wolverine (vol. 2) #19 (December 1989) |
| Bantam | Robert Velasquez | Puerto Rican | Hero | Captain America Annual #12 |
| Becca the Earthgirl | Becca Rodriguez | Unknown | Unknown | Weirdworld #5 |
| Beetle | Janice Lincoln | Half Dominican | Villain | Captain America #607 - No Escape, Part 2 |
| Bloody Bess | Bloody Bess | Unknown | Villain | The Uncanny X-Men #384 (September 2000) |
| Calavera | Unknown | Unknown | Villain | Daredevil: Reborn #3 |
| Captain Universe | Gabriel Vargas | Chicano (Mexican American) | Hero | |
| Carlos Rodriguez | Carlos Rodriguez | Unknown | Villain | Young X-Men #3 |
| Chango | Unknown | Unknown | Hero | Daredevil Father #2 (October, 2005) |
| Cheetah | Esteban Carracus | Mexican | Villain | Captain Marvel #48 (January 1977) |
| Crusher, AKA El Profesor | Unknown | Cuban | Hero | Tales of Suspense #91 (July 1967) |
| Crusher | Juan Aponte | Unknown | Hero | Daredevil #119 (March 1975) |
| Darwin | Armando Munoz | African American / Hispanic | Hero | X-Men: Deadly Genesis #2 |
| Defensor | Gabriel Carlos Dantes Sepulveda | Argentinian | Hero | Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions #1 |
| Doghead | Unknown | Unknown | Villain | Ghost Rider #89 |
| Don of the Dead | Unknown | Mexican | Villain | Taskmaster (vol. 2) #2 (2010) |
| Egg | Fabio Medina | United States | Hero | The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 3) #1 |
| El Condor[4] | Unknown | Unknown | Hero | Captain America #442 (August 1995) |
| El Dragon | Marco | Unknown | Unknown | Young Allies #1 |
| El Tigre | Juan Meroz | Santo Rico (fictional) | Villain | X-Men #25 (October 1966) |
| Eleggua | Nestor Rodriguez | Unknown | Hero | Daredevil |
| Empath | Manuel Alfonso Rodrigo de la Rocha | Spanish | Villain | The New Mutants #16 (June 1984) |
| Esteban Ortega | Esteban Ortega | Cuban | Unknown | District X #2 |
| Faire De Lain | Snake Clan Leader | Peruvian | Villain | Peter Parker: Spider Man Annual 2001 (January 2002) |
| Falcon | Joaquin Torres | Mexican | Hero | Captain America: Sam Wilson #1 |
| Feral | Maria Callasantos | Unknown | Hero | The New Mutants #99 (March 1991) |
| Firebird | Bonita Juarez | Chicano (Mexican American) | Hero | The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #265 |
| Flourish | Marisol Guerra | Mexican | Hero | Storm (vol. 3) #1 |
| Gideon | Gideon | Spanish | Villain | The New Mutants #98 (February 1991) |
| Ghost Rider (Reyes) | Roberto "Robbie" Reyes | Chicano (Mexican American) | Hero | All-New Ghost Rider #1 (March 2014) |
| Ghost Rider (Jones) | Alejandra Jones | Unknown | Villain | Ghost Rider (vol. 7) #1 (September 2011) |
| Helix | Rafael Carago | United States | Hero | Maximum Clonage Alpha (August 1995) |
| HighNote | Raoul Hernandez | Colombian | Hero | Thor #300 (October 1980) |
| Hit-Maker | Orlando Sinclair | African American / Mexican American | Villain | Wonder Man Annual #2 |
| Horacio de la Fuente | Horacio de la Fuente | Mexican | Unknown | Silver Surfer (vol. 6) #3 (June 2011) |
| Hummingbird | María Aracely Josefina Penalba de las Heras | Mexican | Hero | Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #1 (January 2012) |
| Huntara | Mary Elizabeth Alvarez AKA Tara Richards | Unknown | Villain | Fantastic Four #377 |
| Inferno | Dante Pertuz | Colombian | Hero | Inhuman #1 - Part 1: Genesis |
| Ink | Eric Gitter | Unknown | Hero | Young X-Men #1 |
| El Jaguar | Unknown | Unknown | Villain | Daredevil #120 (April 1975) |
| El Yogi | Julio Rodriguez | Unknown | Villain | Young X-Men #3 |
| Jaguar Priest | Villac Umu | Peruvian | Villain | Skull The Slayer #6 (July 1976) |
| Junk | Daniel Silva | Unknown | Hero | Death of Wolverine: The Weapon X Program #1 (January, 2015) |
| Junta | Manuel Diego Armand Vicente | Vulcan Domuyo (fictional) | Villain | Black Panther (vol. 3) #9 |
| Killian | Killian | Unknown | Villain | The Uncanny X-Men #384 (September 2000) |
| Juan Meroz | Mexican | Villain | X-Men #25 (October 1966) | |
| Lady Deathstrike (Cortes) | Ana Cortes | Colombian | Villain | X-Men (vol. 4) #7 (January 2014) |
| Laserfist | Raphael Suarez | Unknown | Unknown | Fantastic Four #389 |
| Lasher | Unknown | Argentinian | Villain | Venom: Lethal Protector #4 |
| Living Lightning | Miguel Santos | United States | Hero | The Avengers West Coast #63 (October 1990) |
| Luz Delgado | Luz Delgado | Unknown | Unknown | Ghost Rider (vol. 3) #8 |
| Machete | Ferdinand Lopez | San Diablo (fictional) | Villain | Captain America #302 (February 1985) |
| Machete | Alfonso Lopez | Unknown | Unknown | Elektra #7 |
| Machete | Mariano Lopez | San Diablo (fictional) | Villain | Great Lakes Avengers #2 (July 2005) |
| Makina | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Spider-Man: Friends and Enemies #1 |
| Manuel Enduque | Manuel Enduque | Unknown | Villain | X-Men: Schism #2 (September, 2011) |
| Masacre | Unknown | Mexican | Villain | Deadpool (vol. 3) #3.1 |
| Mercedes Merced | Mercedes Merced | Unknown | Hero | Taskmaster (vol. 2) #1 (November 2010) |
| Medico Mistico | Unknown | Mexican | Villain | Doctor Strange (vol. 4) #4 - The Art of Puking Without Puking |
| Miguel | Miguel Legar | Unknown | Hero | The Amazing Spider-Man #508 |
| Miss America (America Chavez) | America Chavez | Puerto Rican | Hero | Vengeance #1 (2011) |
| El Muerto | Juan-Carlos Estrada Sanchez | Unknown | Hero | Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #6 (May 2006) |
| Naja | Naja | Unknown | Hero | Inhuman #5 |
| Nocturne | Angela Cairn | Half Cuban | Hero | The Spectacular Spider-Man #190 (July 1992) |
| Noise | Unknown | Mexican | Unknown | |
| Nova | Sam Alexander | Mexican | Hero | Marvel Point One one-shot (October 2011) |
| Ojo Macabra | Candelaria Vélez | Unknown | Hero | Captain America #442 (August 1995) |
| Pathfinder | Nick Rodriguez | Unknown | Unknown | Alpha Flight #1 (December 1985) |
| Pit Bull | Unknown | Mexican | Unknown | The Incredible Hulk (vol. 3) #8 |
| Poison | Cecilia Cardinale | Cuban | Hero | Web of Spider-Man Annual #4 (1988) |
| Power Man | Victor Alvarez | Afro Dominican | Hero | Shadowland: Power Man #1 (October 2010) |
| Raul Quentino | Raul Quentino | Unknown | Villain | |
| Rafael Vega | Rafael Vega | Puerto Rican | Hero | Wolfpack #1 (August 1988) |
| Ranger | Jesus Suarez | Puerto Rican | Villain | The Uncanny X-Men #261 |
| Rapidfire | Hector | Unknown | Unknown | Cage #1 |
| Red Locust | Fernanda Ramirez | Mexican | Hero | Champions #9 |
| Reptil | Humberto Lopez | Mexican | Hero | Avengers: The Initiative Featuring Reptil #1 |
| Cecilia Reyes | Cecilia Reyes | Puerto Rican | Hero | X-Men (vol. 2) #65 |
| Rictor | Julio Esteban "Ric" Richter | Mexican | Hero | X-Factor #17 (June 1987) |
| Rigger | Margarita Ruiz | Unknown | Hero | |
| Ripper | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Ghost Rider |
| Riptide | Janos Quested | Mexican | Villain | The Uncanny X-Men #211 |
| Risque | Gloria Dolores Munoz | Half Cuban | Hero | X-Force #51 |
| Salamander | Unknown | Mexican | Villain | Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #1 (March, 2012) |
| Sangre (Blood) | Unknown | Unknown | Villain | X-Men #188 (September 2006) |
| Satana | Satana, AKA Maria Ramos | Unknown | Villain | Supernaturals #1 (December, 1998) |
| Saw Fist | Unknown | Mexican | Villain | Wolverine (vol. 4) #1 |
| Scorn | Tanis Nieves | Unknown | Hero | Carnage #1 |
| Scream | Donna Diego | Unknown | Villain | Venom: Lethal Protector #4 |
| Senor Muerte/Senor Suerte (Mr. Death/Mr. Luck) | Ramon Garcia | Puerto Rican | Villain | Hero For Hire #10 (June 1973) |
| Senor Muerte (Mr. Death) | Phillip Garcia | Puerto Rican | Villain | Captain America #224 (August 1978) |
| Senor Suerte (Mr. Luck) | Jaime Garcia | Puerto Rican | Villain | Power Man and Iron Fist #56 (April 1979) |
| Silverclaw | Maria De Guadalupe "Lupe" Santiago | Costa Verde (fictional) | Hero | The Avengers (vol. 3) #8 (September 1998) |
| Sister Salvation | Unknown | Unknown | Hero | Wolverine (vol. 2) #18 |
| Skin | Angelo Espinosa | Puerto Rican | Hero | The Uncanny X-Men #317 |
| Slingshot | Yo-Yo Rodriguez | Puerto Rican | Hero | The Mighty Avengers #13 (July 2008) |
| Snap | Ginger Beach | Unknown | Hero | Wonder Man #1 |
| Spectro | Hector Cervantez | Unknown | Unknown | Silk #1 |
| Spider-Man | Miles Morales | Afro Puerto Rican | Hero | Ultimate Fallout #4 |
| Spider-Man 2099 | Miguel O'Hara | Chicano (Mexican American) | Hero | The Amazing Spider-Man #365 |
| Stat / Spider | Esteban Beach | Unknown | Hero | Wonder Man #3 |
| Sunspot | Roberto "Bobby" da Costa | Brazilian / American | Hero | Marvel Graphic Novel #4: The New Mutants |
| Synapse | Emily Guerrero | Unknown | Hero | The Uncanny Avengers (vol. 3) #1 |
| Tag | Brian Cruz | Puerto Rican | Hero | The New Mutants (vol. 2) #7 (January 2004) |
| Taran | Spider Clan (High Priestess) | Peruvian | Hero | Peter Parker: Spiderman Annual 2001 (January 2002) |
| Tarantula | Clay Riley | Unknown | Villain | Ghost Rider #2 (April 1967) |
| Tarantula | Anton Miguel Rodriguez | Republic of Delvadia (fictional) | Villain | The Amazing Spider-Man #134 (July 1974) |
| Tarantula | Luis Alvarez | Republic of Delvadia (fictional) | Villain | Web of Spider-Man #35 (February 1988) |
| Tarantula | Maria Vasquez | Unknown | Villain | Heroes for Hire (vol. 2) #1 (2006) |
| Tattoo Artist | Leon Nunez | United States | Hero | Young X-Men #1 |
| Taurus | Roberto Ferrar | Unknown | Villain | New Warriors (vol. 4) #4 - Defiant: Part 4 |
| Tempest | Angel Salvadore | Unknown | Hero | X-Force #6 (January 1992) |
| Thornn | Lucia Callasantos | Unknown | Hero | New X-Men #118 (2001) |
| Tiboro | Sorcerer Supreme of the Sixth Dimension | Peruvian | Villain | Strange Tales #129 (February 1965) |
| Tito Bohusk | Tito Bohusk | Unknown | Hero | |
| Toltec | Unknown | Mexican | Villain | Moon Knight (vol. 5) #27 |
| Tores | Miguela Tores | Unknown | Unknown | Generation X #21 |
| Toro | Benito Serrano | Colombian | Hero | Young Allies (vol. 2) #1 |
| El Toro (Bull) | Benito Serrano | Cuban | Unknown | Tales to Astonish #54 (April 1963) |
| El Toro Negro (The Black Bull) | Sergio Torres | Unknown | Villain | The Amazing Scarlet Spider #2 (December 1995) |
| Toro Rojo (Red Bull) | Tupac Amaru | Peruvian | Hero | Thor #290 - Ring around The Red Bull (December 1979) |
| Truthsayer | Unknown | Unknown | Hero | Darkhold: Pages from the Book of Sins #16 |
| Uplink | Hector Fuentes | Unknown | Unknown | Sleepwalker #7 |
| Vargas | Unknown | Spain | Villain | X-Treme X-Men #1 (2001) |
| Velocidad | Gabriel Cohuelo | Mexican | Hero | The Uncanny X-Men #527 |
| Vengeance | Michael Badilino | Unknown | Villain | Ghost Rider (vol. 3) #21 |
| El Vejigante | Miguel Rodriguez | Puerto Rican | Hero | Fantastic Four in...Ataque Del M.O.D.O.K.! #1 |
| Victorious | Victor Mancha | Chicano (Mexican American) | Hero | Runaways (vol. 2) #1 (April 2005) |
| White Tiger | Hector Ayala | Puerto Rican | Hero | The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #19 (December 1975) |
| White Tiger | Angela del Toro | Puerto Rican | Hero | Daredevil (vol. 2) #51 (November 2003) |
| White Tiger | Ava Ayala | Puerto Rican | Hero | Avengers Academy #20 |
| Wind Dancer | Sofia Mantega | Venezuelan | Hero | The New Mutants (vol. 2) #1 (July 2003) |
| Windeagle | Hector Santiago Ruiz | Dominican | Villain | Jungle Action #24 (November 1976) |
| Wolf | Unknown | Mexican | Hero | Captain America #269 (May 1982) |
| Wraith | Hector Rendoza | Unknown | Hero | |
| Yellowjacket (DeMara) | Rita DeMara | Unknown | Villain | The Avengers #264 |
| Zona Rosa | Zona Rosa | Unknown | Hero | Captain America #442 (August 1995) |
EARTH-TRN521
- Arácnido (Mexican)
- Argo the Almighty (half, son of Hercules)
- Black Tarantula (Fabian)
- Carlos Javier, counterpart of Charles Xavier
- Book (Mexican, X-Men)
- Breakdown (Mexican)
- Brimstone Love (Mexican)
- Captain America / Roberta Mendez
- Darkson / Joachim Eduardo Vasquez (Mexican)
- La Lunatica / Luna of the X-Men (Mexican)
- Quirk (Part Mexican)
- Rosa (Mexican)
- Spider-Man 2099 (Mexican-American)
- Golem in the Paranormal Army
- Relampago / Lightning of Medusas Web (Chilean)
- Antonio Stark, Ultimate Iron Man, Hispanic on his mother's side
- Captain Spain [Carlos Fraile]
- Scorpion [Maximus Gargan], Mexican
- Spider-Man II, Miles Morales is half African-American, half-Hispanic.
- Mantra, Lukasz
- Prototype, Jimmy Ruiz
Misión Santiago
[edit]- Capitan Chile (Chilean, November 2001)
Ocean Comics
[edit]- Street Fighter (Puerto Rican)
Planeta/Laberinto
[edit]- Aníbal Gris (Spanish)
- Aquaviva (Spanish, Iberia Inc.)
- Capitan Furia / Captain Fury (Spanish, Iberia Inc.)
- Cascabel / Bell (Spanish, Triada Vertice)
- Dolmen (Spanish, Iberia Inc.)
- Drac de Ferro / Iron Dragon (Spanish, Iberia Inc.)
- Estigma / Stigma (Spanish, Triada Vertice)
- Flechita / Little Arrow (Spanish, Iberia Inc.)
- Gavilan / Sparrowhawk (Spanish)
- Lince Dorado / Golden Lynx (Spanish, Iberia Inc.)
- Lobisome (Spanish, Iberia Inc.)
- Melkart (Spanish, Iberia Inc.)
- Mihura (Spanish, Triada Vertice)
- Sangre / Blood (Spanish, Jaque Mate)
- Traka (Spanish, Iberia Inc.)
- Trasnu (Spanish, Iberia Inc.)
- Trueno / Thunder (Spanish, Iberia Inc.)
Portal Comics
[edit]- Apolo (Liga de los Vengadores / League of Avengers)
- Argentineman, (La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
- Asterisco / Asterisk (Argentine)
- Atalanta (Los Universales / The Universals)
- El Avisador / Warning man (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
- Bandera / Flag (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
- Batería Azul / Blue Battery (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
- Baudioman (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
- Bicho / Bug (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
- Capitán Rioplatense / Riverplate Captain (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
- Chanchman / Pig man (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
- Eléctrico / Electric (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
- Escarlata / Scarlet (Los Universales / The Universals)
- Fábula / Fabulous (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
- Fantasy (Los Universales / The Universals)
- Farmaboy (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
- Hades (Liga de los Vengadores / League of Avengers)
- Helios (Liga de los Vengadores / League of Avengers)
- Hermes (Liga de los Vengadores / League of Avengers)
- Hunter (Los Universales / The Universals)
- Ínfimo (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
- Lumbrí de Seda / Silk Worm (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
- Poseidon (Liga de los Vengadores / League of Avengers)
- Powerman (Los Universales / The Universals)
- Rata-man / Rat-man (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
- Supermarcos (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
- Supremo / Supreme (Los Universales / The Universals)
- Titan (Los Universales / The Universals)
- Titania (Los Universales / The Universals)
- Vengador / Avenger (Los Universales / The Universals)
PS238
[edit]- Alejandro Torres, code-named The Flea.
PsyComix
[edit]- Cerdotado (Mexican comic, anthropomorphic pig)
Publicaciones Herrerías
[edit]- Alma Grande, el Yaqui Justiciero (Mexican Yaqui, July 1961)
Rio Bravo Comics
[edit]- El Peso Hero (first norteño Mexican superhero, July 2011)
Shibalba Press
[edit]- el Bulbo / The Bulb (Mexican comic, anthropomorphic lightbulb)
Toukan
[edit]- Meteorix (Mexican superhero)
Visual Ediciones
[edit]- Diablo / Devil (Chilean, Bandido imprint, 1996)
Independents
[edit]- Aguila Negra / Black Eagle (Mexican cowboy)
- Aguila Roja / Red Eagle (Mexican hero)
- Alcotán (Spanish, Escuardo Guernica)
- Amigoman – The Latin Avenger [Bilingual – USA (Span/Eng)]
- Angel Negro / Black Angel (Uruguay)
- La Antorcha / The Torch (Spanish, Encapuchado)
- Aqua (Mexican comic)
- Araña Verde / Green Spider (Mexican comic)
- Atome Kid / Kid Atom (Spanish)
- Azor el primitivo / Azor the Primitive (Mexican Tor-like character, 1964)
- Black (Chile, Ilumina Studio)
- Boro-Kay (Spanish)
- Borromeo (Mexican, Los Superfrios, 1960s)
- La Bruma / the Mist (Spanish, Circulo Justiciero)
- El Búho / The Owl (Mexican superhero)
- Caballero Rojo / Red Knight (from Argentina)
- Camisa Blanca / White Shirt (Spanish, Escuardo Guernica)
- Capitan Jupiter (Chilean, Space Patrol)
- Capitan Leo (Peruvian)
- Carita (Mexican, Los Superfrios, 1960s)
- Cazador (Argentine)
- Chanoc (Mexican comic created by Ángel Mora (artist) and P.Z. Fernández (writer).)
- Circulo de Superheroes (Spanish)
- Clavel (Spanish, Escuardo Guernica)
- Count (Mexican, Los Superfrios, 1960s)
- Cybersix (Argentine)
- Dave Speed (Spanish, Poliziotto superpiù, 1980)
- Duck Girl (granddaughter of Xochiquetzal (Aztec goddess) and Horus; Andromeda and Bishamon)
- El Duende (Mexican superhero)
- El Encapuchado (Spanish, la colección Misterio 1943)
- Enigma (Mexican superhero)
- Espada / Sword (Spanish, Escuardo Guernica)
- El Eternauta / Eternity Traveller (Argentine, Hora Cero Semanal)
- Finch – Duck-Girl's sufficient sidekick (South American ninja / Half-Latina; speaks Portuguese only) (Duck-Girl season 3)
- Fly Man (Argentine, Supervolador)
- Gardino (Mexican, Los Superfrios, 1960s)
- El Gavilán / The Sparrowhawk (Mexican superhero, Hombres Intrépidos presentan / Intrepid Men, 1960)
- Graviman (Argentine, Supervolador)
- Guardián invisible (Mexican superhero)
- El Chispa (Argentine)
- El Gallo (Argentine)
- El Guerrero del Antifaz created by Manuel Gago García.
- El Halcon Blanco / The White Hawk (Mexican superhero)
- El Hombre Aguila / Eagle Man (Mexican superhero)
- El Hombre Araña / Spider Man (Spanish)
- El Hombre Eléctrico / Electric Man (Spanish)
- El Hombre Invisible / The Invisible Man (Mexican hero from the 1950s and 1960s)
- El Hombre Mosca / Man Fly (Mexican superhero, Hombres Intrépidos / Intrepid Men, April 1960)
- El Hombre de Negro / The Man in Black (Mexican superhero)
- Imagen Extrema (Spanish)
- los Invencibles (Mexican duo, Zor y los Invencibles)
- El Jinete Fantasma / The Ghost Rider (Chilean)
- Korvus (Argentine)
- El Lama Carmesí / Crimson Lama (Spanish, Circulo Justiciero)
- Legión Justiciera (Spanish)
- Libertad / Liberty (Spanish, Escuardo Guernica)
- la Llanera Vengadora (Mexican hero, Flor Silvestre, la Llanera Vengadora)
- Mampato (Chilean)
- Manticore (Spanish)
- La Máscara Roja / The Red Mask (Mexican superhero)
- Murciélaga She-Bat (Hispanic American, Created by Dærick Gröss)
- Murciélago / Bat (Mexican superhero)
- Ogú (caveman from ancient Chile)
- Orion (Created by Modesto Vazque R, 1981)
- Paloma Roja / Red Dove (Spanish, Escuardo Guernica)
- El Pantera / The Panther (Mexican)
- Pantera Roja / Red Panther (Mexican)
- Patoruzú (Argentine)
- El Pequeño Pantera Negra / The Small Black Panther (Spanish)
- Quintin (Mexican, Los Superfrios, 1960s)
- Radius, el Hombre Increible / Radius, the Incredible Man (Mexican superhero created by V. Arzote (writer) and R.L. Gayten and A. Segura (artists), 1965)
- Relámpago, el ser increible / Lightning, the Incredible Being (1960's Mexican superhero)
- Rena (from 40th C. Chile)
- Scratchbuilt (Half Miskito, Half Central American, F.R.E.E.Lancers)
- El Señor Destino (Mexican superhero)
- Serpio (Mexican cyborg, El Camino Amarillo, November 2002)
- Sónoman (Argentine)
- Starman (Mexican superhero)
- El Supergrupo (Spanish)
- Superhijitus (Argentine)
- SuperLopez (Spanish)
- Supermaya
- Supervolador / Super-flier (Argentine)
- Tawa, el hombre gacela (Mexican, Created by Joaquin Cervantes Bassoco)
- Tess Tinieblas (Spanish)
- Zooman: el Hombre Mosca / Zooman: The Human Fly (Mexican superhero, 1979)
- Zor (robot, from the 1960s Mexican comic Zor y los Invencibles)
Newspapers
[edit]- Paco (Los Supersabios / The Super-Wise, Novedades, Mexican newspaper strip, Created by German Butze, January 27, 1936)
- Panza (Los Supersabios / The Super-Wise, Novedades, Mexican newspaper strip, Created by German Butze, January 27, 1936)
- Pepe (Los Supersabios / The Super-Wise, Novedades, Mexican newspaper strip, Created by German Butze, January 27, 1936)
- Paladín el Cacique y Los Campeadores Boricuas (El Nuevo Día, Puerto Rico newspaper strip full-page, full-color tabloid-size Sunday comic, Written and drawn by Nick Iannone, Published from 1992–1998, paladinpr.com on the web)
Novels
[edit]- El Coyote pulp-western hero created by J. Mallorquí.
- El Guerrero del Antifaz / The Soldier with the Mask created by Manuel Gago García.
- Marco from the book series Animorphs.
- United States of Banana by Giannina Braschi features the madcap adventures of Boricua Giannina, Hamlet, and Zarathustra on their mission to free Segismundo from the dungeon of the Statue of Liberty where he has been imprisoned for 100 years by his father, the villainous King of the United States of Banana.[5][6] The book has also been produced as a theater play and a comic book by the same title.[7]
Luchadores Enmascarados
[edit]- Averno
- Abismo Negro / Black Abyss / Black Hole
- Blue Demon / El Demonio Azul
- Blue Panther
- Cien Caras / Hundred Faces
- Dr. Wagner, Jr.
- Fishman
- El Hijo del Santo / Santito / Son of the Saint
- Huracan Ramirez
- Mil Mascaras / Man of a Thousand Masks
- Mr. Lince
- Místico
- La Mujer Murcielago / The Batwoman
- Neutrón
- Pablo Halkyard / The Sea Bass
- La Parka
- Rey Bucanero / Buccaneer King
- Rey Misterio, Sr.
- Rey Mysterio, Jr.
- El Santo Enmascarado de Plata / Silver Masked Saint
- Silver King / Black Tiger III / César Cuauhtémoc González
- Tinieblas
- Último Guerrero / The Last Warrior
Radio
[edit]- Frijolito (Venezuelan)
- Martin Valiente (Venezuelan)
- el Monje Negro / The Black Monk (Mexican, 1936)
- Cisco Kid
Television
[edit]- Batmanuel (from The Tick)
- Bender Bending Rodriguez from Futurama
- Bumblebee Man (parody of El Chapulín Colorado on The Simpsons)
- El Chapulín Colorado / The Red Grasshopper (Mexican TV show)
- Dark Angel (Maxine "Max" Guevara, portrayed by Jessica Alba).
- Eduardo "Ed" Dorado, Jr. of Young Justice
- Isaac Mendez of Heroes
- Jade (Guatemala Clan, Gargoyles)
- Kennedy of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Marco from the TV series Animorphs
- La Mascara Negra
- Maya Herrera of Heroes
- Molly Hernandez of Runaways
- Obsidiana (Guatemala Clan, Gargoyles)
- Profesor Super O (Colombia)
- Ricky Fitness of The Aquabats! Super Show!, portrayed by Richard Falomir.
- Super Hijitus
- El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
- El Toro Fuerte from the TV series Jackie Chan Adventures
- Turquesa (Guatemala Clan, Gargoyles)
- Zafiro (Guatemala Clan, Gargoyles)
- Zorro / the Fox
Video games
[edit]- Angel (Mexican, King of Fighters)
- Armor King (Mexican, Tekken)
- Blanka (Brazilian, Street Fighter)
- El Blaze (Mexican, Virtua Fighter 5)
- King (Mexican, Tekken)
- Lisa (Latin American, Dead or Alive)
- Ramon (Mexican, King of Fighters)
- El Stingray (Mexican, Slam Masters)
- Tizoc (Mexican, King of Fighters and Fatal Fury)
- Vega (Spanish, Street Fighter)
- El Fuerte (Mexican, Street Fighter)
Film
[edit]- Carmen Cortez (Spy Kids Franchise) / played by Alexa Vega
- Gregorio Cortez (Spy Kids Franchise) / played by Antonio Banderas
- Juni Cortez (Spy Kids Franchise) / played by Daryl Sabara
- El Coyote in La Vuelta de El Coyote (The Return of El Coyote), played by José Coronado
- Machete (played by Danny Trejo)
- Mirageman, played by Marko Zaror
- Puss in Boots / El Gato con Botas (from Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, Shrek Forever After, and Puss in Boots; anthropomorphic cat, voiced by Antonio Banderas)
- Sunspot from X-Men: Days of Future Past, played by Adan Canto
- Supersonic Man (Spanish, 1979)
- Vadinho (Aztec, mentor of Pumaman, L' Uomo puma / Pumaman, ADR Films 1980)
- Zorro / The Fox
- Zovek (Invasión de los muertos, co-starring Blue Demon)
- El Diablo from Suicide Squad, played by Jay Hernandez
See also
[edit]- American Comic Books
- Ethnic stereotypes in comics
- List of Filipino superheroes
- List of Native American superheroes
References
[edit]- ^ Hawkgirl is shown in Havana, capital of Cuba, in a Hispanic heritage month cover for 2022
- ^ "Meet the new Green Lanterns. Yes, there are two of them". Washington Post.
- ^ "La Bandera". Marvunapp.com.
- ^ "El Condor". Marvunapp.com.
- ^ Giannina, Braschi. "United States of Banana". Library Journal. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ Riofrio, John (2020-03-01). "Falling for debt: Giannina Braschi, the Latinx avant-garde, and financial terrorism in the United States of Banana". Latino Studies. 18 (1): 66–81. doi:10.1057/s41276-019-00239-2. ISSN 1476-3443. S2CID 212759434.
- ^ Aldama, Frederick Luis (2020). "Poets Philosophers Lovers: On the Writings of Giannina Braschi". upittpress.org.