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This is a list of Latino superheroes, either from Latin America or of Latin American descent.

AAA Comics

• Slug (Atomix)
• Sebastian Cristea (Colentina)

AC Comics

• Fawn (Starforce 6)
• Rayda (half Mexican, Femforce)

Adelita Comic Books

• El Monje Negro / The Black Monk (Mexican)

Antarctic Press

• La Chichona Mendoza or Chesty Mendoza, female wrestler turned superhero

Archie Comics

Archie Comics

Azteca Productions

• El Gato Negro (Agustin Guerrero)
• El Gato Negro (II) (Francisco Guerrero)
• Calibre (Team Tejas)
• Lonestarr (Team Tejas, Jonathan Gonzales)
• Reata (Team Tejas, Vanessa Castillo)
• Relampago (Marcos Zapata)

Burrerias de Editormex

• Hermelinda Linda (Mexican witch, August 1965)

Circus

• Felina (of Spanish and French descent, 1979)

Click! Comics

• Rattler
• Rico Chico / Rich Kid
• Santana
• Santo / Saint

Clip Comics

• Mantis (Mexican superhero, January 1994)

Dark Horse Comics

• Clownface
• Nick Cruz (R.I.P.D.)
• Panda

DC Comics

DC Universe

The Guardian Line

Hanna-Barbera

• El Kabong (a.k.a. Quick Draw McGraw)

Homage Comics

Impact Comics

Milestone Comics

Wildstorm

Disney Publishing Worldwide

Dreamers Magazine

• Apisonador / Roller (Spanish, 2000)
• Capitán Vengador / Captain Avenger (Spanish, 2000)
• Hombre de Negro / Man in Black (Spanish, 2000)
• Maximus (Spanish, 2000)
• Mujer de Rosa / Rose Woman (Spanish, 2000)
• Oskuro (Spanish, 2000)

Ediciones Jose G.Cruz

• El Vampiro Tenebroso (Mexican vampire)
• Santo El Enmascarado de Plata (Mexican Wrestler, very popular due to his movies, comic books and his wrestler career)
• El Valiente (A Mexican cowboy)
• Juan sin Miedo (Another Mexican cowboy)
• Adelita (First Female Mexican hero)
• Apolo (A globetrotter crime fighter, based on a Mexican wrestler)

Gauntlet Comics

• Diabla (UNForce)
• Fuego (UNForce)

Group EsComic

• Aqua (Mexican, los Vigilantes del Agua / The Watchmen of the Water)
• Beto (Mexican, los Vigilantes del Agua / The Watchmen of the Water)
• Mauriman (Mexican, los Vigilantes del Agua / The Watchmen of the Water)
• Nico (Mexican, los Vigilantes del Agua / The Watchmen of the Water)
• Paolo (Mexican, los Vigilantes del Agua / The Watchmen of the Water)
• Rossana (Mexican, los Vigilantes del Agua / The Watchmen of the Water)

Image Comics/Top Cow

• Avatar of Earth (Avatars of Good)
• The Darkness (Jackie Estacado is of Spanish and Italian descent)
• Dusk (New Force)
• El Diablo (Freedom Force)
• Paula Ramirez of the Specials (Rising Stars)
• Tempest (Stryke Force Puerto Rican)
• Vortex (Regulators)

JBC

• Kiko (Combo Rangers)
• Lisa (Combo Rangers)
• Luke (Combo Rangers)
• Tati (Combo Rangers)

Editorial Novaro

• Anibal 5 (Mexican cyborg)

NOVARO COVERS

Latinographix

• Diary of a Reluctant Dreamer (Undocumented Vignettes from a Pre-American Life) by Alberto Ledesma.

• Angelitos by Ilan Stavans and Santiago Cohen.
• Drawing on Anger: Portraits of U.S. Hypocracy by Eric J. García.
• United States of Banana by Boricua Giannina Braschi and Joakim Lindengren in English (2021) on the liberation of Puerto Rico by super heroes Segismundo, Zarathustra, Hamlet, and the Puerto Rican poet Giannina. The villain is the King of the United States of Banana.
• Thunderbolt: An American Tale by WilfredSantiago (2019).
• The Adventures of Chupacabra Charlie by Frederick Luis Aldama and Chris Escobar.

la Editoral RaCaNa

• Aguila Solitaria / Lone Eagle (Mexican, 1976)
• Arandu, El Principe de la Selva / Arandu, The Prince of the Forests (South American, 1970)

Los Comex

• El Muerto (Real Name: Diego de la Muerte, alias El Muerto: The Aztec Zombie, Mexican-American)

Manga Mix

• Cyber-Beast (Mexican, 1998)
• Destello (Mexican, 1998)
• Los Magnificos (a team of Mexican superheroes)

Marvel Comics

Marvel Universe

Marvel UK

• Pacer of the Gene Dogs
• Perez of Warheads (Mexican)
• Villarosa of Mercy Corps

EARTH-TRN521

• Arácnido (Mexican)

MC2

• Argo the Almighty (half, son of Hercules)
• Black Tarantula (Fabian)

Marvel 1602

• Carlos Javier, counterpart of Charles Xavier

Marvel 2099

• Book (Mexican, X-Men)
• Breakdown (Mexican)
• Brimstone Love (Mexican)
• Captain America / Roberta Mendez
• Darkson / Joachim Eduardo Vasquez (Mexican)
• La Lunatica / Luna of the X-Men (Mexican)
• Quirk (Part Mexican)
• Rosa (Mexican)
• Spider-Man 2099 (Mexican-American)

New Universe

• Golem in the Paranormal Army
• Relampago / Lightning of Medusas Web (Chilean)

Ultimate Marvel

• Antonio Stark, Ultimate Iron Man, Hispanic on his mother's side
• Captain Spain
• Scorpion , Mexican
• Spider-Man II, Miles Morales is half African-American, half-Hispanic.

Ultraverse/Malibu

• Mantra, Lukasz
• Prototype, Jimmy Ruiz

Misión Santiago

• Capitan Chile (Chilean, November 2001)

Ocean Comics

• Street Fighter (Puerto Rican)

Planeta/Laberinto

• Aníbal Gris (Spanish)
• Aquaviva (Spanish, Iberia Inc.)
• Capitan Furia / Captain Fury (Spanish, Iberia Inc.)
• Cascabel / Bell (Spanish, Triada Vertice)
• Dolmen (Spanish, Iberia Inc.)
• Drac de Ferro / Iron Dragon (Spanish, Iberia Inc.)
• Estigma / Stigma (Spanish, Triada Vertice)
• Flechita / Little Arrow (Spanish, Iberia Inc.)
• Gavilan / Sparrowhawk (Spanish)
• Lince Dorado / Golden Lynx (Spanish, Iberia Inc.)
• Lobisome (Spanish, Iberia Inc.)
• Melkart (Spanish, Iberia Inc.)
• Mihura (Spanish, Triada Vertice)
• Sangre / Blood (Spanish, Jaque Mate)
• Traka (Spanish, Iberia Inc.)
• Trasnu (Spanish, Iberia Inc.)
• Trueno / Thunder (Spanish, Iberia Inc.)

Portal Comics

• Apolo (Liga de los Vengadores / League of Avengers)
• Argentineman, (La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
• Asterisco / Asterisk (Argentine)
• Atalanta (Los Universales / The Universals)
• El Avisador / Warning man (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
• Bandera / Flag (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
• Batería Azul / Blue Battery (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
• Baudioman (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
• Bicho / Bug (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
• Capitán Rioplatense / Riverplate Captain (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
• Chanchman / Pig man (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
• Eléctrico / Electric (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
• Escarlata / Scarlet (Los Universales / The Universals)
• Fábula / Fabulous (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
• Fantasy (Los Universales / The Universals)
• Farmaboy (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
• Hades (Liga de los Vengadores / League of Avengers)
• Helios (Liga de los Vengadores / League of Avengers)
• Hermes (Liga de los Vengadores / League of Avengers)
• Hunter (Los Universales / The Universals)
• Ínfimo (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
• Lumbrí de Seda / Silk Worm (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
• Poseidon (Liga de los Vengadores / League of Avengers)
• Powerman (Los Universales / The Universals)
• Rata-man / Rat-man (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
• Supermarcos (Argentine, La Liga de Plato / The Silver League)
• Supremo / Supreme (Los Universales / The Universals)
• Titan (Los Universales / The Universals)
• Titania (Los Universales / The Universals)
• Vengador / Avenger (Los Universales / The Universals)

PS238

• Alejandro Torres, code-named The Flea.

PsyComix

• Cerdotado (Mexican comic, anthropomorphic pig)

Publicaciones Herrerías

• Alma Grande, el Yaqui Justiciero (Mexican Yaqui, July 1961)

Rio Bravo Comics

• El Peso Hero (first norteño Mexican superhero, July 2011)

Shibalba Press

• el Bulbo / The Bulb (Mexican comic, anthropomorphic lightbulb)

Toukan

• Meteorix (Mexican superhero)

Visual Ediciones

• Diablo / Devil (Chilean, Bandido imprint, 1996)

Independents

• Aguila Negra / Black Eagle (Mexican cowboy)
• Aguila Roja / Red Eagle (Mexican hero)
• Alcotán (Spanish, Escuardo Guernica)
• Amigoman – The Latin Avenger
• Angel Negro / Black Angel (Uruguay)
• La Antorcha / The Torch (Spanish, Encapuchado)
• Aqua (Mexican comic)
• Araña Verde / Green Spider (Mexican comic)
• Atome Kid / Kid Atom (Spanish)
• Azor el primitivo / Azor the Primitive (Mexican Tor-like character, 1964)
• Black (Chile, Ilumina Studio)
• Boro-Kay (Spanish)
• Borromeo (Mexican, Los Superfrios, 1960s)
• La Bruma / the Mist (Spanish, Circulo Justiciero)
• El Búho / The Owl (Mexican superhero)
• Caballero Rojo / Red Knight (from Argentina)
• Camisa Blanca / White Shirt (Spanish, Escuardo Guernica)
• Capitan Jupiter (Chilean, Space Patrol)
• Capitan Leo (Peruvian)
• Carita (Mexican, Los Superfrios, 1960s)
• Cazador (Argentine)
• Chanoc (Mexican comic created by Ángel Mora (artist) and P.Z. Fernández (writer).)
• Circulo de Superheroes (Spanish)
• Clavel (Spanish, Escuardo Guernica)
• Count (Mexican, Los Superfrios, 1960s)
• Cybersix (Argentine)
• Dave Speed (Spanish, Poliziotto superpiù, 1980)
• Duck Girl (granddaughter of Xochiquetzal (Aztec goddess) and Horus; Andromeda and Bishamon)
• El Duende (Mexican superhero)
• El Encapuchado (Spanish, la colección Misterio 1943)
• Enigma (Mexican superhero)
• Espada / Sword (Spanish, Escuardo Guernica)
• El Eternauta / Eternity Traveller (Argentine, Hora Cero Semanal)
• Finch – Duck-Girl's sufficient sidekick (South American ninja / Half-Latina; speaks Portuguese only) (Duck-Girl season 3)
• Fly Man (Argentine, Supervolador)
• Gardino (Mexican, Los Superfrios, 1960s)
• El Gavilán / The Sparrowhawk (Mexican superhero, Hombres Intrépidos presentan / Intrepid Men, 1960)
• Graviman (Argentine, Supervolador)
• Guardián invisible (Mexican superhero)
• El Chispa (Argentine)
• El Gallo (Argentine)
• El Guerrero del Antifaz created by Manuel Gago García.
• El Halcon Blanco / The White Hawk (Mexican superhero)
• El Hombre Aguila / Eagle Man (Mexican superhero)
• El Hombre Araña / Spider Man (Spanish)
• El Hombre Eléctrico / Electric Man (Spanish)
• El Hombre Invisible / The Invisible Man (Mexican hero from the 1950s and 1960s)
• El Hombre Mosca / Man Fly (Mexican superhero, Hombres Intrépidos / Intrepid Men, April 1960)
• El Hombre de Negro / The Man in Black (Mexican superhero)
• Imagen Extrema (Spanish)
• los Invencibles (Mexican duo, Zor y los Invencibles)
• El Jinete Fantasma / The Ghost Rider (Chilean)
• Korvus (Argentine)
• El Lama Carmesí / Crimson Lama (Spanish, Circulo Justiciero)
• Legión Justiciera (Spanish)
• Libertad / Liberty (Spanish, Escuardo Guernica)
• la Llanera Vengadora (Mexican hero, Flor Silvestre, la Llanera Vengadora)
• Mampato (Chilean)
• Manticore (Spanish)
• La Máscara Roja / The Red Mask (Mexican superhero)
• Murciélaga She-Bat (Hispanic American, Created by Dærick Gröss)
• Murciélago / Bat (Mexican superhero)
• Ogú (caveman from ancient Chile)
• Orion (Created by Modesto Vazque R, 1981)
• Paloma Roja / Red Dove (Spanish, Escuardo Guernica)
• El Pantera / The Panther (Mexican)
• Pantera Roja / Red Panther (Mexican)
• Patoruzú (Argentine)
• El Pequeño Pantera Negra / The Small Black Panther (Spanish)
• Quintin (Mexican, Los Superfrios, 1960s)
• Radius, el Hombre Increible / Radius, the Incredible Man (Mexican superhero created by V. Arzote (writer) and R.L. Gayten and A. Segura (artists), 1965)
• Relámpago, el ser increible / Lightning, the Incredible Being (1960's Mexican superhero)
• Rena (from 40th C. Chile)
• Scratchbuilt (Half Miskito, Half Central American, F.R.E.E.Lancers)
• El Señor Destino (Mexican superhero)
• Serpio (Mexican cyborg, El Camino Amarillo, November 2002)
• Sónoman (Argentine)
• Starman (Mexican superhero)
• El Supergrupo (Spanish)
• Superhijitus (Argentine)
• SuperLopez (Spanish)
• Supermaya
• Supervolador / Super-flier (Argentine)
• Tawa, el hombre gacela (Mexican, Created by Joaquin Cervantes Bassoco)
• Tess Tinieblas (Spanish)
• Zooman: el Hombre Mosca / Zooman: The Human Fly (Mexican superhero, 1979)
• Zor (robot, from the 1960s Mexican comic Zor y los Invencibles)

Newspapers

• Paco (Los Supersabios / The Super-Wise, Novedades, Mexican newspaper strip, Created by German Butze, January 27, 1936)
• Panza (Los Supersabios / The Super-Wise, Novedades, Mexican newspaper strip, Created by German Butze, January 27, 1936)
• Pepe (Los Supersabios / The Super-Wise, Novedades, Mexican newspaper strip, Created by German Butze, January 27, 1936)
• Paladín el Cacique y Los Campeadores Boricuas (El Nuevo Día, Puerto Rico newspaper strip full-page, full-color tabloid-size Sunday comic, Written and drawn by Nick Iannone, Published from 1992–1998, paladinpr.com on the web)

Novels

• El Coyote pulp-western hero created by J. Mallorquí.
• El Guerrero del Antifaz / The Soldier with the Mask created by Manuel Gago García.
• Marco from the book series Animorphs.
• United States of Banana by Giannina Braschi features the madcap adventures of Boricua Giannina, Hamlet, and Zarathustra on their mission to free Segismundo from the dungeon of the Statue of Liberty where he has been imprisoned for 100 years by his father, the villainous King of the United States of Banana. The book has also been produced as a theater play and a comic book by the same title.

Luchadores Enmascarados

• Averno
• Abismo Negro / Black Abyss / Black Hole
• Blue Demon / El Demonio Azul
• Blue Panther
• Cien Caras / Hundred Faces
• Dr. Wagner, Jr.
• Fishman
• El Hijo del Santo / Santito / Son of the Saint
• Huracan Ramirez
• Mil Mascaras / Man of a Thousand Masks
• Mr. Lince
• Místico
• La Mujer Murcielago / The Batwoman
• Neutrón
• Pablo Halkyard / The Sea Bass
• La Parka
• Rey Bucanero / Buccaneer King
• Rey Misterio, Sr.
• Rey Mysterio, Jr.
• El Santo Enmascarado de Plata / Silver Masked Saint
• Silver King / Black Tiger III / César Cuauhtémoc González
• Tinieblas
• Último Guerrero / The Last Warrior

Radio

• Frijolito (Venezuelan)
• Martin Valiente (Venezuelan)
• el Monje Negro / The Black Monk (Mexican, 1936)
• Cisco Kid

Television

• Batmanuel (from The Tick)
• Bender Bending Rodriguez from Futurama
• Bumblebee Man (parody of El Chapulín Colorado on The Simpsons)
• El Chapulín Colorado / The Red Grasshopper (Mexican TV show)
• Dark Angel (Maxine "Max" Guevara, portrayed by Jessica Alba).
• Eduardo "Ed" Dorado, Jr. of Young Justice
• Isaac Mendez of Heroes
• Jade (Guatemala Clan, Gargoyles)
• Kennedy of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Marco from the TV series Animorphs
• La Mascara Negra
• Maya Herrera of Heroes
• Molly Hernandez of Runaways
• Obsidiana (Guatemala Clan, Gargoyles)
• Profesor Super O (Colombia)
• Ricky Fitness of The Aquabats! Super Show!, portrayed by Richard Falomir.
• Super Hijitus
• El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
• El Toro Fuerte from the TV series Jackie Chan Adventures
• Turquesa (Guatemala Clan, Gargoyles)
• Zafiro (Guatemala Clan, Gargoyles)
• Zorro / the Fox

Video games

• Angel (Mexican, King of Fighters)
• Armor King (Mexican, Tekken)
• Blanka (Brazilian, Street Fighter)
• El Blaze (Mexican, Virtua Fighter 5)
• King (Mexican, Tekken)
• Lisa (Latin American, Dead or Alive)
• Ramon (Mexican, King of Fighters)
• El Stingray (Mexican, Slam Masters)
• Tizoc (Mexican, King of Fighters and Fatal Fury)
• Vega (Spanish, Street Fighter)
• El Fuerte (Mexican, Street Fighter)

Film

• Carmen Cortez (Spy Kids Franchise) / played by Alexa Vega
• Gregorio Cortez (Spy Kids Franchise) / played by Antonio Banderas
• Juni Cortez (Spy Kids Franchise) / played by Daryl Sabara
• El Coyote in La Vuelta de El Coyote (The Return of El Coyote), played by José Coronado
• Machete (played by Danny Trejo)
• Mirageman, played by Marko Zaror
• Puss in Boots / El Gato con Botas (from Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, Shrek Forever After, and Puss in Boots; anthropomorphic cat, voiced by Antonio Banderas)
• Sunspot from X-Men: Days of Future Past, played by Adan Canto
• Supersonic Man (Spanish, 1979)
• Vadinho (Aztec, mentor of Pumaman, L' Uomo puma / Pumaman, ADR Films 1980)
• Zorro / The Fox
• Zovek (Invasión de los muertos, co-starring Blue Demon)
• El Diablo from Suicide Squad, played by Jay Hernandez

See also

• American Comic Books
• Ethnic stereotypes in comics
• List of Filipino superheroes
• List of Native American superheroes

References

1. Hawkgirl is shown in Havana, capital of Cuba, in a Hispanic heritage month cover for 2022
2. "Meet the new Green Lanterns. Yes, there are two of them". Washington Post.
3. "La Bandera". Marvunapp.com.
4. "El Condor". Marvunapp.com.
5. Giannina, Braschi. "United States of Banana". Library Journal. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
6. Riofrio, John (2020-03-01). "Falling for debt: Giannina Braschi, the Latinx avant-garde, and financial terrorism in the United States of Banana". Latino Studies. 18 (1): 66–81. doi:10.1057/s41276-019-00239-2. ISSN 1476-3443. S2CID 212759434.
7. Aldama, Frederick Luis (2020). "Poets Philosophers Lovers: On the Writings of Giannina Braschi". upittpress.org.

External links

• Latino Superheroes and Supervillains on mun2
• Catalogue of International Superheroes
• Superheroes Lives (superhero movies outside the United States)
• Jorge's Superlists
• Marvel Universe Appendix
• The Religious Affiliation of Comic Book Characters
• DCU Guide

• Lists of superheroes
• Latin American superheroes