John Stewart: Green Lantern Appreciation 2020

[SecretWarrior]

If they were active parts of the Avengers roster? Sure. Nick Fury, Mockingbird, Jimmy Woo and Black Widow are superheroes after all.

Cool, the military support staff all worked out of the Triskelion and helped on missions, so Sargeant no-name can go home to his fictional wife and kids, who recognize him as a superhero, lol.

Jmmy Woo isn't one--just a spy in a superhero universe, same with Nick Fury. Sharon, Peggy, Mal, etc. are not. Jason Bourne is not. Ebony White is not.

[Holt]

Cool, the military support staff all worked out of the Triskelion and helped on missions, so Sargeant no-name can go home to his fictional wife and kids, who recognize him as a superhero.

Sure. Guess so.

[SecretWarrior]

Sure. Guess so.

Cool, good to know the definition isn't based on any reasonable logic.

[Holt]

Cool, good to know the definition isn't based on any reasonable logic.

I'm mostly having fun with you at this point because of the mental gymnastics.

[Samm]

Maybe we should do a poll asking who DC’s first Black superhero was?

[SecretWarrior]

I'm mostly having fun with you at this point because of the mental gymnastics.

Nah, we've concluded that Jackie Johnson (1961) predates even T'Challa as a Black supehero, wait, no, that's Ebony White (1940). Start the presses, bois.

[SecretWarrior]

Maybe we should do a poll asking who DC’s first Black superhero was?

Yes, because group think is the determinant of logic.

[Holt]

Nah, we've concluded that Jackie Johnson (1961) predates even T'Challa as a Black supehero. Start the presses, bois.

Something something river in Egypt.

Maybe we should do a poll asking who DC’s first Black superhero was?

Sure. No harm in it.

[SecretWarrior]

Something something river in Egypt.



Sure. No harm in it.

Yup, feelings over facts. Think I'll hop in my Delorean and sail into the color E=MC2.

[Holt]

Yup, feelings over facts.

Glad you've come around.

[SecretWarrior]

Glad you've come around.

[Holt]

He gets it.

[SecretWarrior]

Guardians of Justice - Awesome Mix, Vol. 1

[Agent Z]

Justice League of America #110--A Christmas-themed issue, lol

[In the words of Luke Cage, "Sweet--"]

On-sale Date: 12-06-1973

Cover Dated: March 1974.

Mal Duncan debuted in 1970, but didn't become the Guardian until 1976. Tyroc appeared in 1976. Black Lightning wasn't created until 1977.

John was an active Green Lantern in December 1971/January 1972 and worked alongside the League in 1973.



You can debate whether or not Mal or John was the first black superhero at DC, but since Mal didn't technically become Guardian until 1976-- I think John has him beat as DC's first black superhero. (Black Racer debuted earlier in 1971 as a villain).



Black Panther debuted over at Marvel in 1966, with Black (Gabe Jones, 1963) and Asian (Jim Morita, 1967) Howling Commandos in desegregated military units being published earlier. Bill Foster appeared in 1966 but didn't become Goliath until 1975. Falcon appeared in 1969. Sunfire appeared in 1970. Luke Cage debuted in 1972. Storm appeared in 1975. Stan, Jack, and Marvel were ahead of the curve.

Thank you for the response.

[SecretWarrior]