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The introduction of Superman and several other superheroes ushered in the Golden Age of Comicbooks, in which superheroes flourished.

This led to the introduction of the character that codified the modern comic-book superhero archetype: Superman.

The origin of superheroes can be traced back to mythology, with superhumanly powerful gods, goddesses, and demigods, such as Heracles and Gilgamesh.

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The Evolution of the Superhero

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, swashbuckling heroes with secret identities, costumes, altruistic missions, and special abilities, such as Zorro and the Green Hornet, emerged.

Pulp magazine crime-fighters, like The Shadow and Doc Savage, and comic strip characters, like The Phantom and Popeye, are considered the most direct antecedents of the modern superhero.

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