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Actually, I was thinking of the second Union Jack...
Mortal Superhero? Name some...
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Actually, I was thinking of the second Union Jack...
There are a few non-powered heroes from Cross Gen. Some of them I only remember the titles, not the heroes.
Obregon Kaine: A space trooper who's uses just his leadership and intellegence to get super powered fugatives home.
Simon Archibald: (a Sherlock Homes type)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (title): A super spy comic where the world's most famous spy is actually a lineage of spies down the ages. The next one up for the title breaks tradition by being a woman, much to the sexist regret of her trainer.
El Cazador (title): It's the Pirate Age and one woman is going to get her revenge by going pirate herself.
Obregon Kaine: A space trooper who's uses just his leadership and intellegence to get super powered fugatives home.
Simon Archibald: (a Sherlock Homes type)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (title): A super spy comic where the world's most famous spy is actually a lineage of spies down the ages. The next one up for the title breaks tradition by being a woman, much to the sexist regret of her trainer.
El Cazador (title): It's the Pirate Age and one woman is going to get her revenge by going pirate herself.
The Legion of Superheroes once had a pure martial artist- the original Karate Kid.
Catwoman? Harley Quinn? The Joker? The Riddler, The Penguin? All mortals.
Other DC and Marvel Characters-Bullseye, Electra, Kingpin, The Rose, The Schemer, Katana, Vigilante, the Punisher, Cannon, Sabre all concentrated on either melee weapons or guns. There are probably a lot more in the silver age comics, but I'm a bit sleep-deprived right now. More will probably follow.
Originally, Black Panther would have fallen into this category. The Privateer, Nomad, Kraven the Hunter also fall somewhere near this category.
Image's Shadowhawk would fall in this category.
Archer from Valiant comics' Archer and Armstrong was a shaolin monk who got kicked out of the monestary.
Askari Hodari is a new one found here http://www.stormpages.com/askarihodari/
Catwoman? Harley Quinn? The Joker? The Riddler, The Penguin? All mortals.
Other DC and Marvel Characters-Bullseye, Electra, Kingpin, The Rose, The Schemer, Katana, Vigilante, the Punisher, Cannon, Sabre all concentrated on either melee weapons or guns. There are probably a lot more in the silver age comics, but I'm a bit sleep-deprived right now. More will probably follow.
Originally, Black Panther would have fallen into this category. The Privateer, Nomad, Kraven the Hunter also fall somewhere near this category.
Image's Shadowhawk would fall in this category.
Archer from Valiant comics' Archer and Armstrong was a shaolin monk who got kicked out of the monestary.
Askari Hodari is a new one found here http://www.stormpages.com/askarihodari/
I don't remember if anyone mentioned the Phantom.
I know no one mentioned The Challengers of the Unknown!
I know no one mentioned The Challengers of the Unknown!
WayneLigon
Adventurer
Catwoman
Flamebird
Spoiler (temp new Robin)
Huntress
Oracle (former Batgirl I)
Nite Wing (villain)
Black Canary (I think she's lost her sonic power, still)
Karate Kid, from the Legion
Both Green Arrows have been mentioned; both Speedys (one now Arsenal)
The Sandman. Sandy originally had no super powers but now does.
Gangbuster
Nomad (former Bucky III or IV, I forget)
Grendel
Altar Boy (Astro City, later Confessor II)
Crackerjack
El Hombre
El Diablo
Quarrel
Silver Agent
Richard Dragon at one time had no powers, but I think he does now.
Lots and lots of Golden Age heroes were non-powered. Catman and Kitten (both Kittens), Dusty the Boy Detective, Yankee Boy, The Crash Kid, The Newsboy Legion, The Guardian, The Shield in the later part of his career, Roy the Super Boy, the Blackhawks (save for an embarassing attempt to give the team 'powers' in the '60's), Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy, the orginal Atom, Captain Scarlet and Pinky, Airboy.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head. May put in more later.
Flamebird
Spoiler (temp new Robin)
Huntress
Oracle (former Batgirl I)
Nite Wing (villain)
Black Canary (I think she's lost her sonic power, still)
Karate Kid, from the Legion
Both Green Arrows have been mentioned; both Speedys (one now Arsenal)
The Sandman. Sandy originally had no super powers but now does.
Gangbuster
Nomad (former Bucky III or IV, I forget)
Grendel
Altar Boy (Astro City, later Confessor II)
Crackerjack
El Hombre
El Diablo
Quarrel
Silver Agent
Richard Dragon at one time had no powers, but I think he does now.
Lots and lots of Golden Age heroes were non-powered. Catman and Kitten (both Kittens), Dusty the Boy Detective, Yankee Boy, The Crash Kid, The Newsboy Legion, The Guardian, The Shield in the later part of his career, Roy the Super Boy, the Blackhawks (save for an embarassing attempt to give the team 'powers' in the '60's), Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy, the orginal Atom, Captain Scarlet and Pinky, Airboy.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head. May put in more later.
Catman, Wildcat, Vigilante II, Night Thrasher.
The original Manhunter, Paul Kirk, has been mentioned before, but the numerous clones the Council made of him were not...
Here's a technicality- when Superman visited the bottled city of Kandor, he lost his powers. Often, he would visit with Jimmy Olsen, and the two of them would adventure as Nightwing and Flamebird- a knockoff of Batman and Robin. So, during these visits, Kal-El was technically a non-powered superhero relying only on training, wits and endurance.
The original Manhunter, Paul Kirk, has been mentioned before, but the numerous clones the Council made of him were not...
Here's a technicality- when Superman visited the bottled city of Kandor, he lost his powers. Often, he would visit with Jimmy Olsen, and the two of them would adventure as Nightwing and Flamebird- a knockoff of Batman and Robin. So, during these visits, Kal-El was technically a non-powered superhero relying only on training, wits and endurance.
WayneLigon
Adventurer
Oh, yes, Manhunter. The original Manhunter was a Golden Age non-powered rookie cop; Dan Richards. He wore an all-blue bodysuit and a mask, was accompanied by a dog named Thor. Later on, DC acquirred the old Quality heroes and his existance was folded into the DC universe. His origin was retconned during Millennium, when it was tied into the evil Manhunters - Thor was actually a cybernetic organism designed to keep tabs on Dan. For what purpose, I have no idea 
The original Quicksilver was non-powered, though that might have been retconned in some ways when he was brought into the Flash circle.
Some others I forgot about: The Crimson Avenger and his sidekick Wing, The Spider (I think he's been mentioned; he turned up again in the most recent Starman book, near the end), The Red Bee,
The original Quicksilver was non-powered, though that might have been retconned in some ways when he was brought into the Flash circle.
Some others I forgot about: The Crimson Avenger and his sidekick Wing, The Spider (I think he's been mentioned; he turned up again in the most recent Starman book, near the end), The Red Bee,
Alzrius
The EN World kitten
Ollie Osnick (who had a single-issue run of being the Spectacular Spider-Kid) had no powers. He just dressed up in a Spider-Man costume and had a set of jury-rigged Doctor Octopus-like metal limbs.
Richard Dragon, who had at least some role in teaching Bruce Wayne martial arts (and now, IIRC, has his own title) didn't have any powers that I know of.
Steel (DC Comics) is yet anothr guy in powered armor with a weapon.
The Prowler (Marvel Comics) is just a guy in a suit.
IIRC, the Spider-Man villain called the Tarantula had no super powers. He used some weird drug to give himself greater stamina and strength (IIRC), and used sharp-tipped shoes coated in poison.
All the members of the group known as the Jury (Marvel Comics) are just people with special costumes, that I know of at least.
Both Mace and Xandu (Marvel Comics) are just people that can use a special weapon - they have no innate powers.
Moving to more esoteric comics, many of the heroes and villains in Antarctic Press's "flagship" comics, Ninja High School and Gold Digger, don't have super powers.
The following NHS characters are normal people with just some ninja training: Jeremy, Ricky, and Anna Feeple. Ichi and Hitomi Ichinohei. Yumei and Bento Katana. Yoji. Asagi. Likewise, Prof. Steamhead is extremely brilliant, but that's all. The Zetramen were just a power ranger-like superhero team, with no inherent powers.
Gold Digger is a bit harder, since many of the characters are of other races that grant them special abilities, or have magic or something. Gina Diggers is a normal person, but she also has ungodly intelligence, giving her scientific genius and equipment that are almost unmatched. Erwin Talon has the same, though he uses it for evil.
Richard Dragon, who had at least some role in teaching Bruce Wayne martial arts (and now, IIRC, has his own title) didn't have any powers that I know of.
Steel (DC Comics) is yet anothr guy in powered armor with a weapon.
The Prowler (Marvel Comics) is just a guy in a suit.
IIRC, the Spider-Man villain called the Tarantula had no super powers. He used some weird drug to give himself greater stamina and strength (IIRC), and used sharp-tipped shoes coated in poison.
All the members of the group known as the Jury (Marvel Comics) are just people with special costumes, that I know of at least.
Both Mace and Xandu (Marvel Comics) are just people that can use a special weapon - they have no innate powers.
Moving to more esoteric comics, many of the heroes and villains in Antarctic Press's "flagship" comics, Ninja High School and Gold Digger, don't have super powers.
The following NHS characters are normal people with just some ninja training: Jeremy, Ricky, and Anna Feeple. Ichi and Hitomi Ichinohei. Yumei and Bento Katana. Yoji. Asagi. Likewise, Prof. Steamhead is extremely brilliant, but that's all. The Zetramen were just a power ranger-like superhero team, with no inherent powers.
Gold Digger is a bit harder, since many of the characters are of other races that grant them special abilities, or have magic or something. Gina Diggers is a normal person, but she also has ungodly intelligence, giving her scientific genius and equipment that are almost unmatched. Erwin Talon has the same, though he uses it for evil.
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WayneLigon said:Oh, yes, Manhunter. The original Manhunter was a Golden Age non-powered rookie cop; Dan Richards. He wore an all-blue bodysuit and a mask, was accompanied by a dog named Thor. Later on, DC acquirred the old Quality heroes and his existance was folded into the DC universe. His origin was retconned during Millennium, when it was tied into the evil Manhunters - Thor was actually a cybernetic organism designed to keep tabs on Dan. For what purpose, I have no idea
Well, Richards was a good guy and the manhunters weren't. They just wanted to make sure he stayed their puppet!!
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