Some developed their own profitable followings: Batman, Captain America, Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel, etc. But it wasn’t until Superman crystallized the conventions of a) being driven by a quest for justice and defense of the weak b) demonstrating abilities beyond that of a normal person and c) having a costume and secret identity that the superhero genre became clearly recognized.ġ944 - six years after Superman - wave upon wave of superhero characters, with varying success, had been pouring into audience’s hands. Like Kismet, the character of Superman had his antecedents, prior masked men and super-powered protagonists either on comics pages, on radio, or in print pulp novels. The superhero as a genre found its first real traction, famously, in the pages of Action Comics # debut of Superman. This month, on the seventieth anniversary of his first appearance, it’s a fitting time to reintroduce and recognize Kismet, “Man of Fate ” the first genuine Muslim superhero. Some buffoonish characters preceded him, and other orientalist caricatures appeared on earlier comics pages, but without either superpowers or other key elements of the genre. Kismet may not be the first Muslim superhero, but he may be the first worthy of that title. DAVID LEWIS for ISLAMiCommentary on MARCH 20, 2014: Kismet Seventy Years Later: Recognizing the First Genuine Muslim Superheroīy A.
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