National Superhero Day!

Marvel employees created National Superhero Day on April 28, 1995, to celebrate everyone’s favourite superhero. 

This is for superheroes only — we all know villains aren’t deserving their day. Still, the idea behind superhero day is to honour those who serve and protect while fighting evil. 

No matter who your favourite hero is, honouring the real or fictional people that inspire us is a worthwhile cause this April 28.

Did you know the first superhero ever was created in 1936? He was named Phantom and he started with his comic strip in a U.S. newspaper. This was the first known beginning of a published superhero and, today, there are hundreds of well-known heroes that everyone loves.

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11 Superhero Facts You Didn’t Know!

1. Superman was supposed to be a bald character, obsessed with dominating the world.
2. We know that the Hulk is green. But did you know that originally the Hulk was supposed to be grey? Since green looked better in print, the colour of the Hulk was changed to green.
3. Superman is a vegetarian. Before 2005 the writers of Superman did not think about this. Since Superman’s senses are sharper than a human’s, he is aware of when a life aura ends. So, he was made a vegetarian.
4. Remember Michael Jackson? He came very close to owning Marvel Comics because he wanted to play the role of Spider-man. We would have had a break-dancing Spidey then!
5. We have all been fascinated by Superman’s good looks and his dark hair. But Superman was supposed to be a bald character, obsessed with dominating the world.
6. Captain America’s Shield beats up villains and provides justice. However, this round-shaped shield was originally supposed to be heraldic-shaped. Since this was in use by a patriotic character of a rival comic, Captain America’s shield was made round.
7. What if your favourite X-men character, Wolverine was to be named after a rodent? Yes, Wolverine was originally the Badger who was supposed to battle with the Hulk.
8. The 2009 Amazing Spider-man comic has Spidey meet President Barrack Obama, and they even share a fist bump.
9. Who is Batman’s favourite enemy? Yes, the Joker. The Joker was supposed to die just after the first Batman series. But writers saw potential in the villain and brought him back to mess around with Batman.
10. Wonder Woman was made out of clay by her mother and was brought to life by the Greek Gods.
11. In 1989, Marvel Comics introduced a superhero whose only superpower was that he couldn’t die, Mr. Immortal. He tried killing himself but was unsuccessful every time.