Here I'm thinking of "heroes" as characters who occupy central roles in a series or story, rather than support characters. As for what "differently abled" means, I imagine everyone will have his/her own definition.
One interesting if gimmicky hero was the 1947 RACKMAN from Hillman Comics. He was a dwarf who wore a device beneath his clothes called a "rack" that created the illusion that he was six feet tall. I think he may be the first starring comics-hero to use an artificial enhancement to make up for a physical shortcoming, but others may care to weigh in.
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02-06-2017, 02:25 PM #1BANNED
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Differently Abled Comics Heroes
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02-06-2017, 06:20 PM #2Extraordinary Member
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Professor X, the Chief, Oracle ans Wiz Kid were confined to wheelchairs. Wiz Kid was also dyslexic and aphasic.
Doctor Mid-Nite and Daredevil were blind.
Silhouette of the New Warriors needed crutches to walk.
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02-06-2017, 07:34 PM #3Invincible Jersey Ninja
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Captain Marvel Jr. is crippled in some way.
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02-06-2017, 07:47 PM #4insulin4all
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Hawkeye's had intermittent hearing problems.
Grant Morrison's Joe the Barbarian (Vertigo) was a Type 1 Diabetic.
Nick Fury, Odin, and Deathstroke are all blind in one eye or have an eye missing.
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02-07-2017, 08:32 AM #5mostly lurking
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Misty Knight and the Winter Solder are both amputees.
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02-07-2017, 08:58 AM #6CBR's Good Fairy
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To add to those two; US Agent, Hellion, Karma, Forge. Blindspot is now blind. Dallas Riordan is/was in a wheelchair. Puck is a dwarf.
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02-08-2017, 04:51 AM #7Astonishing Member
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I normally can't abide the term "differently abled" because it implies they have some other ability that non-disabled people don't have.
In superhero comics though, the term does actually apply a lot of the time.
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02-08-2017, 05:26 AM #8BANNED
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Evil Mutant Destiny was also blind, wasn't she?
As was Madame Web.
Were the two of them ever seen together?
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02-09-2017, 10:27 AM #9Loony
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Legion has dissociative identity disorder. Pretty sure there have been other X-Men with mental illness as well.
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02-09-2017, 10:34 AM #10Oni of the Ash
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Moon Knight has the same disorder. Originally Posted by Scott Taylor
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02-09-2017, 10:43 AM #11BANNED
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And Dorothy Spinner, I think. Originally Posted by Moon Ronin
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02-09-2017, 10:47 AM #12Just a Host.
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And Alpha Flight's Aurora. Originally Posted by jeanvaljean
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