Monday, December 6, 2010

10 List: Super backstories






Superman: Born Kal-El on the planet Krypton, sent to Earth via spaceship by his father, moments before his home planet disintegrated.

Batman: Born Bruce Wayne, who as a child witnesses the murder of his wealthy parents and swears revenge against crime.

Captain Marvel: Born Billy Batson, works as a reporter when he discovers new powers each time he calls out Shazam! (the name of a wizard).

Captain America: Born Steven Rogers, works as a cartoonist when he volunteers to test a serum in a medical experiment. Serum=superpowers

Daredevil: Born Matthew Murdock, blinded by a radioactive chemical that also heightened his remaining senses.

Spiderman: Born Peter Parker, bitten by a laboratory test spider and develops super strength and spidey senses.

Hellboy: Born (?) Anung Un Rama, summoned to Earth by Nazi occultists, but raised as a normal boy by a kind professor.

Wonder Woman: Born Princess Diana of Themyscira, is discovered by 'man' after a plane crashes on her native home, Paradise Island.

The Hulk: Born Bruce Banner, while developing a bomb for the US government, is exposed to radiation which causes involuntary and episodic super strength. Oh, and green pigmentation too!

The Spirit: Born Denny Colt, murdered as a rookie cop, but manages to return from the grave to continue his crime fighting.





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