Captain America |
Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, first came into the world as a scrawny, little boy in the World War II era. After being injected with the super-soldier serum, he is now the heroic leader of The Avengers. He taught readers that courage and determination can help you get to the long-time goal you have been aiming for.
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Doctor Doom |
Doom was born a to a gypsy tribe and had to use hard work to become its ruler. Not to mention the accomplishment of making it to a top university, where he would meet his arch-nemesis Reed Richards. However, Doom was the tragic hero in that his fatal flaw was pride, and the cost of it was the machine that scarred him, (Cronin, 07)
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The hulk |
The Incredible Hulk was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby as the ultimate Jekyll and Hyde tale. Scientist Bruce Banner is caught in an explosion of the gamma bomb he created, resulting in Banner becoming a violent, destructive green-skinned monster called the Hulk when Banner is stressed or becomes angry. The Army wishes to capture the Hulk, so Banner becomes a fugitive. (Cronin, 07)
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Iron Man |
Iron Man has shown that anyone can come out from the ditches to become someone fascinating or extraordinary. Stark was destitute for some time in his life. Created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and likely some combination of Jack Kirby and Don Heck (with the famous gold and red armor designed by Steve Ditko), Iron Man came about when millionaire industrialist Tony Stark was forced to help create a suit of armor when his heart was damaged on a visit to Asia. With the artificial pacemaker the only thing keeping him alive, Stark figured he might as well do some good with it, so made a more advanced suit of armor, which he used to fight crime. Tony was always a social drinker, but over time his drinking became a major problem. His alcoholism is just one of the many areas in his life where Tony displays obssesive behavior. He was sober for many years, but recently took to drinking again (Cronin, 07).
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Daredevil |
Created by Stan Lee and Bill Everett (with help from Jack Kirby), Daredevil made his debut in the pages of his own self-titled comic book in 1964. Matt Murdock was a successful attorney who was secretly the superhero Daredevil. The catch? Matt was blind. (Cronin, 07) Daredevil proves that even people with diabilies can be heroic.
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Hawkeye |
"Hawkeye's easy to relate to because of his complexity; I believe people see themselves in that," writer Ales Kot says. Created by Stan Lee and Don Heck, Hawkeye showed up originally a villain, but Clint Barton was basically an accidental villain, as he was so caught up in his love for the Russian spy, Black Widow, that he was in the dark that she was making him do some pretty bad things. Luckily, Iron Man, who was Hawkeye’s foe, realized Hawkeye was really a good guy, and that he should use his archery skills for good, so he sponsored Hawkeye as a member of the Avengers. (Cronin, 07)
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Rocket raccoon |
He didn’t ask to get made. He didn’t ask to be torn apart and put back together, over and over, and turned into some little monster. In a very real way, Rocket is the heart of “Guardians.” He’s a genetically modified raccoon with a trash-talking attitude, and a shoot-first-ask-questions-never policy toward every mission at hand — and yet, he nurses a secret soft side, a wounded animal in the truest sense. Rocket’s not just some weird little gag of a character. He’s a great character, and he’s an important character. (Wigler, 14).
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Spider-Man |
Created by Steve Ditko and Stan Lee, Peter Parker was a typical high school nerd who was bitten by a radioactive spider, which gave him superpowers. He used his powers first to gain glory, but when he allowed a crook to get away because he couldn't be bothered to stop him, he soon learned a hard lesson in responsibility when the crook he let escape went on to kill his beloved Uncle Ben. Parker then decided he would be a hero, no matter what befell him, and a lot of tragedy has happened to him since then. (Cronin, 07)
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