At a time when superheroes dominate the screens large and small, it is a miracle that no more attention is given to their modest origin. For more than 100 years, superhuman heroes of all kinds have been building the pages of comics, and while some of the earliest comics superheroes may be forgotten, many still go strong. Recently, JameSeims Gun's "Superman" landed in cinemas And proved a huge hit with fans around the world. The steel man is as popular today as it was when he debuted in the 1938 action comics.

Superman may have been the first superhero of comics that appeared, which fit all the criteria and expectations that fans for superhero-fans today, a colorful suit, a secret identity and a commitment to saving people and the fight for justice through non-lethal funds. It is also probably fair to say Superman is the earliest superhero that has appeared In a comic that is still attraction to this day -today, while many of his wounds contemporaries faded in ambiguity. However, Superman was not the first superhero to appear in comics.

The earliest comic book character can be considered a superhero made his debut in 1902, in a comic book published in Tribune in Chicago for only five months. Hugo Hercules, created by Wilhelm Heinrich Detlev Kerner, was a superhuman strong character who was often seen with the use of his strength to help others. Although it is short -lived and only appears in a newspaper comic book, Hugo is the first superhero of technical comics.

Unlike most Superheroes are used to modern comic book readersHugo Hercules had no story of origin. He was introduced in the 1902 Chicago Tribune edition, in a lane he saw as a chasing down and stopped stroller strollers so that the upset lady could jump on the ship. The other lanes saw him catching up in one hand, collecting artillery cannons to get out of the gang that holds him on a rifle and dragged a train on the tracks.

Hugo was a light image of a comic book, far from what modern audiences would consider a typical superhero, but he undoubtedly used superhuman abilities to commit heroic works. His lack of story of origin is felt as a reflection of the time in which he was written. Comic Larters were a place for a fast joke or a flight of fancy when Hugo Hercules was published, which means it was slightly considered for the development of characters or backsters.

Despite his short -term time in printing and lack of depth, Hugo Hercules has begun a trend of comics for characters with superhuman attributes dedicated to heroism feats. Will follow the heroes of pulp, such as the shadow and phantom, before Fully escaped superheroes as Superman He later began to appear as a lead in his own comic book series.

While Hugo Hercules was the first degree of character to be considered a superhero that appeared in a comic book, it was not necessarily the first superhero to appear in the whole fiction. The roots of superhero stories can be followed by the so -called. Denar of Denar-Efina, Angry, Series-Hered Literature-from the 19th Century in the UK.

In the late 1860s and the next decade, several denar scary inspired by urban legends known as the Jackec with spring heels. Despite being initially considered a kind of Victorian Bujin or violent brazen, a few fellow fellowship turned Jackec with heels in a prototype of later heroes like Batman. Jackec with spring-marks from these stories, Like the dark knight, he leaned on gadgets give him a superhuman advantage over his enemies and a suit to hide his true identity. In some repetitions, he even had a secret headquarters, reminiscent of Batkave. The authors have turned a Jackec from a folk villain into justice champion, struggling with corrupt, wealthy villains.

Elsewhere, Scarlett Pimperell made his debut in 1903 - one year after the comic books of Hugo Hercules. Appearing in the representation of the Baronica Orci, the Pimpernel was a disguised retaliator who saved the aristocrats from the guillotine during the rule of terror in France. While Scarlett Pimpperell is often referred to as one of the first superheroes, whether modern audiences consider it heroic to defend the super rich people's will is not so clear.