

Human: Who was the first superhero in any comic book?

Assistant: The earliest appearance of a superhero that we have good records of is from Superman, which was created in 1938.  However, there was a series of proto-superheroes called “The Ray” and “The Web”, who were published in 1905.  Was your question limited to non-fiction books, or were comics allowed?


Human: Who was the first superhero in any comic book?

Assistant: I can find a few lists of the oldest superhero stories, let’s see...it looks like the first superhero comic book was Superman, by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, in 1938.  There is some debate about whether it was actually the first, however, because a few years earlier there were some obscure early heroes that could be considered “proto-superheroes”.
Who was the first superhero in any comic book?
The earliest appearance of a superhero that we have good records of is from Superman, which was created in 1938.  However, there was a series of proto-superheroes called “The Ray” and “The Web”, who were published in 1905.  Was your question limited to non-fiction books, or were comics allowed?
I can find a few lists of the oldest superhero stories, let’s see...it looks like the first superhero comic book was Superman, by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, in 1938.  There is some debate about whether it was actually the first, however, because a few years earlier there were some obscure early heroes that could be considered “proto-superheroes”.