When did the character who was originally a villain but later became an antihero first appeared in a comic book?
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Richard Fisk Richard Fisk is a fictional character, a criminal appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the son of the Kingpin and his wife Vanessa Fisk. Although he was originally a villain, he became an antihero.
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Kingpin (character) The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr., and first appeared in "The Amazing Spider-Man" #50 (cover dated July 1967).
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Roxxas Kivun Roxxas ("RO- shahs") is a fictional supervillain in the DC Universe. Primarily a foe of the Legion of Super-Heroes, he first appeared in "Adventure Comics" #307 (April 1963).
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Man-Ape Man-Ape (M'Baku) is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as a frequent enemy of the Black Panther.
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Super-Villain Team-Up Super-Villain Team-Up is the name of two American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Both series featured supervillains as the protagonists.
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Brainiac (comics) Brainiac is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, usually as an adversary of Superman and as a frequent enemy of the Justice League.
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Uncle Sam (comics) Uncle Sam is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Based on the national personification of the United States, Uncle Sam, the character first appeared in "National Comics" #1 (July, 1940) and was created by Will Eisner.
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Mano (comics) Mano is a fictional character that is a DC Comics supervillain living in the 30th century and, as a member of the Fatal Five, a foe of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Created by Jim Shooter, the character first appeared in "Adventure Comics" #352 (January 1967).
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Man-Beast The Man-Beast is a fictional character who appears in the comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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Action Comics 1 "Action Comics" #1 (June 1938) is the first issue of the original run of the comic book series "Action Comics". It features the first appearance of several comic book heroes—most notably the Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster creation, Superman. For this reason it is widely considered both the beginning of the superhero genre and the most valuable comic book of all time.
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Sinister Syndicate The Sinister Syndicate is a fictional group of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters serve as a collection of lesser-known Spider-Man villains. It was the focus of the 1991 "Deadly Foes of Spider-Man" mini-series.
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Hoggoth Hoggoth ( ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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Whirlwind (comics) Whirlwind is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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Scarecrow (Marvel Comics) The Scarecrow (Ebenezer Laughton) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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The Reign of the Superman "The Reign of the Superman" (January 1933) is a short story written by Jerry Siegel and illustrated by Joe Shuster. It was the first published use by the writer/artist duo of the name "Superman", which they later applied to their archetypal fictional superhero. The title character of this story is a telepathic villain rather than a physically powerful hero. (Although the name is hyphenated between syllables due to it being broken between pages on the story's opening spread, it is spelled "Superman" in the magazine's table of contents and in the story's text.)
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Eddie Brock Eddie Brock is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane, and his earliest appearance was a cameo in "Web of Spider-Man" #18 (September 1986), before making his first full appearance in "The Amazing Spider-Man" #300 (May 1988) as the original and most well-known incarnation of Venom. The character has since appeared in many Marvel Comics publications, including his own series "Venom". Introduced as a villain of Spider-Man, the character becomes an anti-hero, working with and against superheroes.
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Norman Osborn Norman Osborn is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko, and first appeared in "The Amazing Spider-Man" #14 (cover dated July 1964) as the original and most well-known incarnation of the Green Goblin.
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Kid Marvelman Kid Marvelman, later known as Kid Miracleman, is a fictional comic book character appearing in "Marvelman". In 2009, Kid Miracleman was ranked as IGN's 26th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.
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Codename: Assassin Codename: Assassin is a fictional antihero, a comic book character published by DC Comics. He debuted in "1st Issue Special" #11, (February 1976), and was created by Gerry Conway, Steve Skeates and Nestor Redondo (credited as the Redondo Studio).
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Lex Luthor Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, though on occasions he has established himself as an antihero. He was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Lex Luthor first appeared in "Action Comics" #23 (April 1940) and has since endured as the archenemy of Superman.
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The Joker (comic book) The Joker is a comic book series published by DC Comics starring the super-villain the Joker. It ran nine issues from May 1975 until October 1976.
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Blackwing Blackwing is the name of two fictional supervillains and one hero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.