FACT FILE: Superheroes FUN FACTS:
For thousands of years people have told stories about heroes. Heroes
are strong, brave people who help others. Today we can read stories
and watch films about superheroes. What is a superhero?
Superheroes have special powers which they use
to do good things like helping people and fighting
crime. They usually wear special clothes, like a
cape. Sometimes they wear a mask so no one
knows who they are some superheroes use
gades, like Spiderman's web shooter.
• The first Super-
man didn't have
any hair - he was
bald:
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The first
Incredible Hulk
was grey not
green!
Mode in superheroes started as stories in comic
books. Superman was one of the first famous
superheroes. The first Superman comic was
published in 1938. Superman is an alien from the
planet Krypton. He can fly and he is super stong.
He is super fast and no weapons aan huit him. The
only thing that can hurt him is Kryptonite rock
from his home planet
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. In 2005
Superman
became a
vegetarian
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In 1941, Wonder Woman was created she was
the first female superhero Wonder
Woman's story comes from ancient Greek myths.
She has some superhuman powers like Superman
She is good at fighting and she has lots of
weapons too like a lasso and magk bracelets.
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Sometimes superheroes have friends that help
them, Bike Jummy Olsen in the Superman storles.
These friends are called 'sidekicks. One of the
most famous sidekicks is Robin from 'Batician and
Robin'. Sometimes superheroes group together
like Iron Man, Captain America and Thor in the
Avengers, or the mutants in the X-Men team.
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