[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Which is quite funny considering the names chosen for black character. Black Lightning, Black Panther, Black Vulcan, Black Racer, Brother Voodoo, Black Manta, etc.

Hell, I'm surprised Static Shock, Papa Midnight, and Falcon made it out without having Black in their name.

Oddly enough I think the term black panther was being applied to the animals themselves long before the comic character showed up. I was looking into the hero's name origin once and found that there was a segregated unit in WWII called the "Black Panthers." But getting back to the actual animal, why would anyone bother calling them "black panthers" when there is no other kind of panther?! I know many black heroes were created when blacksploitation was at a high so names were often given to make their appeal immediately apparent.

My favorite ML for 2015 would be a split between Scarlet Witch and Wasp. I'm super glad to have both characters and my only gripe is Wanda's cape is too short for her to just stand upright.