


Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked
A history of superheroes in comic books, from the first appearance of Superman in the 1930s to today's morally-conflicted, violent anti-heroes.














2 August 1970, Red Bank, New Jersey, USA

April 20, 1949 in Evanston, Illinois, USA


29 May 1917, Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

November 5, 1938 in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA

1 December 1962, New York City, New York, USA

6 March 1917, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

5 August 1930, Wapakoneta, Ohio, USA

3 May 1939, St. Louis, Missouri, USA


10 November 1960, Portchester, England, UK

18 December 1878, Gori, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire [now Republic of Georgia]