Noun
Mighty Mouse in "Wolf! Wolf!" (1945)
superhero (plural superheroes or superheros)
Any fictional crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature; a fictional hero who does great things.
I think you just have to appreciate who you are and hopefully they can see what a superhero is about. Lucy Liu
I used to be a superhero. No one could touch me, not even myself. You are like a phone booth that I somehow stumbled into, And now look at me, I am just like everybody else. Ani DiFranco
The police officer who puts their life on the line with no superpowers, no X-Ray vision, no super-strength, no ability to fly, and above all no invulnerability to bullets, reveals far greater virtue than Superman - who is only a mere superhero. Eliezer Yudkowsky
If I ever do anything, it actually might be some fantasy elf thing or even some cute, funny thing. Just to do something a little bit out of the ordinary. I've done my superhero gig. Todd McFarlane
I never really read superhero stuff as a kid. Alison Bechdel
You can make your superhero a psychopath, you can draw gut-splattering violence, and you can call it a "graphic novel," but comic books are still incredibly stupid. Bill Watterson