Superhero Alter-egos
Super hero real names or secret identities
Superheroes are fictional characters often created for comics or television where they usually fight crime or save the planet by using their specific super-human abilities.
Each superhero can usually be distinguished from one another by a suitably descriptive name, their costume, and super-human powers.
Often each super hero has a background story involving a secret identity which is usually the real name of the person in the costume and the superhero personality is their alter-ego.
The following table lists a number of famous superheroes along with their secret identity or real name and also a brief description of the super power associated with them.
| Superhero | Real Name / Alter-ego / Secret identity |
super Power |
|---|---|---|
| Bananaman | Eric Twinge | banana eating turns school boy into superhero |
| Batman | Bruce Wayne | martial arts, gadgets |
| Captain America | Steve Rogers | strength - super soldier serum |
| The Comet | John Dickering | jumping, eye beams |
| Dan Dare | Colonel Daniel MacGregor Dare | good pilot |
| Daredevil | Matt Murdock | martial arts, sonar |
| The Flash | Jay Garrick, or Barry Allen, or Wally West | super-human speed |
| Green Arrow | Oliver Queen | archery |
| The Green Hornet | Britt Reid | crime fighting |
| Green Lantern | Alan Scott, or Hal Jordan, or Kyle Rayner | power ring, force field |
| He-man | Prince Adam | strength, he-man has a pet cat named cringer who becomes battlecat |
| The Hulk | Robert Bruce Banner | Strength, aggression |
| Judge Dredd | Joe Dredd | combat skills, gadgets |
| The Phantom | Kit Walker, or Sir Christopher Standish | no supernatural powers |
| Plasticman | Ed O'Brian | stretch shape |
| Radioactive Man | Claude Kane III | superman-esque |
| The Shadow | Lamont Cranston, or Kent Allard | master of disguise, shooting ability |
| Spawn | Al Simmons | armour, teleportation, project bolts of green hellfire |
| Spiderman | Peter Parker | web making, enhanced senses |
| Super Girl | Linda Lee Danvers | strength, flight |
| Superman | Clark Kent | Strength, laser eyes, enhanced senses |
| Thermoman | George Sunday | strength, flight |
| Wonder Woman | Diana Prince | bullet-proof bracelets, magic lasso |
Super Hero Groups
Some superheroes worked in groups, the following lists characters from a couple of famous comic book super groups.
| Superhero | Real Name / Alter-ego / Secret identity |
super Power |
|---|---|---|
| Fantastic Four | ||
| The Human Torch | Johnny Storm | Controls fire |
| Invisible Girl / Woman | Susan Storm | Invisibility, force fields |
| Mister Fantastic | Reed Richards | Plasticity |
| The Thing | Ben Grimm | Strength |
| X-men | ||
| Beast | Hank McCoy | Strength |
| Colossus | Piotr Rasputin | body of steel |
| Cyclops | Scott Summers | Laser eyes |
| Iceman | Bobby Drake | Freezing water |
| Marvel Girl | Jean Grey | telekinesis |
| Storm | Ororo Munroe | control weather |
| Wolverine | James Howlett | adamantium claws |
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