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Saturday Open Thread: Black Superheroes

August 20, 2016 by Miranda 166 Comments

Good Morning POU!

There were so many black superheroes that I’d never heard of, be sure to check out more of these fascinating characters at the World of Black Heroes website!

Spectrum 

Publisher: Marvel Comics

1st appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16, (1982)

Alias: Captain Marvel, Photon, Pulsar, Daystar, Sceptre, Lady of Light, Monica Marvel, Sun Goddess, Spectrum

Team Affiliations: Nextwave, Avengers, New Orleans Harbor Patrol

Skills and abilities: She is an excellent unarmed combatant and acrobat trained by Captain America. Monica  is an expert swimmer with extensive nautical expertise thanks to college training and life as a cargo ship captain. As a police academy graduate  she is also an excellent marksman. As a captain and as leader of the Avengers she gained strong leadership skills honed under the watchful eye of Captain America and The Wasp.

Powers: Monica has the ability to can convert her body into any form of energy within the electromagnetic spectrum. She has displayed the ability to become cosmic rays, gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet light, ultraviolet radiation, sun light, electricity, infrared radiation, microwaves, radio waves and neutrons.

While in her energy form she becomes intangible allowing most attacks to pass through her. Her energy form also allows her to fly and exist in the vacuum of space without the need to breathe or eat.  Since she can become light she can move at the speed of light granting her superhuman speed. Monica can also duplicate the wavelength of new energy she encounters given enough time. She can also absorb many forms of energy once she can match its wavelength.  Monica can also create light based holograms.

Background: Monica was born to Frank and Maria Rambeau in New Orleans, Louisiana. A level-headed and confident woman she joined the New Orleans Harbor Patrol after leaving college. Here she was a cargo ship captain. Stumbling onto the creation of dangerous otherworldly weapons she was bombarded by extra dimensional energy when she tried to destroy said weapon to save innocent lives. In the ensuing explosion she was granted superhuman powers. Honor bound and realizing she could use her powers to aid others she decided to use her powers and fight crime. The media branded her the ‘new Captain Marvel’ (The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16, 1982).

Night Trasher

Publisher: Marvel Comics

Real Name: Dwayne Taylor

1st appearance: Thor #411, December 1989

Team Affiliations: New Warriors

Skills and Abilities: Dwayne is trained in an unspecified Japanese martial arts form and gymnastics. He’s also a skilled and talented weapon and armor designer. Additionally he is an expert in computer design, coding, hacking and security.

Powers: Dwayne has an enhanced resistance to Telepathic attack and probing.
Equipment: Dwayne has employed a number of advanced tech suits throughout his superhero career. They are all equipped with an assortment of weapons, the ability to integrate with computers, stealth/camouflage technology and give him enhanced resistance to injury.

Background: Dwayne Taylor’s life changed when he witnessed his parents’ gunned-down in-front of him [New Warriors V1. #4, #25]. Family friend Chord along with elderly Tai helped him hone his martial arts skills. They later supported Dwayne as he fought crime in a vow to avenge his parents deaths by making all criminals pay [New Warriors V1. #2]. During the day he ran his family’s business but by night he was the bane of criminals everywhere, he was the NIGHT THRASHER!

Read more about these and other black superheroes here.

Filed Under: Entertainment, Open Thread Tagged With: Black Superheroes, Comic books

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