Superhero, Supergirl from Supergirl (1984)

Supergirl: Who are you?
Selena: I am Selena, Diodenes of Catania, Priestess of Sekhnet. I am the Ultimate Siren of Endor. And you, little lady, are trespassing on private property.
Selena: [points at Ethan] She means him.
Supergirl: I am Kara of Argo City, daughter of Alura and Zor-El, and I don't scare easily.

- Helen Slater as Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) from Supergirl (1984)

Hero, Barbarella from Barbarella (1968)

The Great Tyrant: Hello, pretty pretty.
Barbarella: Hello...
The Great Tyrant: Do you want to come and play with me? For someone like you I charge nothing. You're very pretty, Pretty-Pretty.
Barbarella: My name isn't pretty-pretty, it's Barbarella.

- Jane Fonda as Barbarella from Barbarella (1968)

Superhero, Halle Berry as Catwoman from Catwoman (2004)

[voiceover] The day I died was the day I started to live. In my old life, I longed for someone to see what was special in me. You did, and for that, you'll always be in my heart. But what I really needed was for me to see it. And now I do. You're a good man, Tom. But you live in a world that has no place for someone like me. You see, sometimes I'm good. Oh, I'm very good. But sometimes I'm bad. But only as bad as I wanna be. Freedom is power. To live a life untamed and unafraid is the gift that I've been given, and so my journey begins.

- Halle Berry as Catwoman from Catwoman (2004) [last lines]

Hero, Halle Berry as Catwoman from Catwoman (2004)

[voiceover] It all started on the day that I died. If there had been an obituary, it would have described the unremarkable life of an unremarkable woman, survived by no one. But there was no obituary, because the day that I died was also the day I started to live. But that comes later. This was my life. Days blended together, consistently ordinary, thanks to a job that was the practical version of my passion. I was supposed to be an artist by now. Instead, I was designing ads for beauty cream.

- Halle Berry as Catwoman from Catwoman (2004) [first lines]

Hero, Scarlett Johansson as Natalie Rushman from Iron Man 2 (2010)

Natalie Rushman: I need your impression.
Tony Stark: Well, you have a quiet reserve about you...
Natalie: I meant your fingerprint.

- Scarlett Johansson as Natalie Rushman from Iron Man 2 (2010)

Kick-Ass (2010)

Kick-Ass (film)

Directed by	Matthew Vaughn
Produced by	Matthew Vaughn, Brad Pitt, Kris Thykier, Adam Bohling, Tarquin Pack, David Reid
Written by	Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman, Mark Millar (Comic book), John Romita, Jr. (Comic book illustrator)
Narrated by	Aaron Johnson
Starring	Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nicolas Cage, Mark Strong
Music by	John Murphy, Henry Jackman, Marius de Vries, Ilan Eshkeri
Cinematography	Ben Davis
Editing by	Pietro Scalia, Jon Harris, Eddie Hamilton
Studio	Marv Films, Plan B Entertainment
Distributed by	Universal Pictures, Lionsgate
Release date(s)	26 March 2010 (United Kingdom), 16 April 2010 (United States)
Running time	117 minutes
Country	United States, United Kingdom
Language	English

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Kick-Ass is a 2010 superhero film based on the comic book of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. The film was directed by Matthew Vaughn, who co-produced the film with actor Brad Pitt, and co-wrote the screenplay with Jane Goldman. The film's general released was on 26 March 2010 in the United Kingdom and on 16 April 2010 in the United States.

Spider-Girl

Spider-Girl

Spider-Girl (May "Mayday" Parker) is a superheroine in Marvel Comics' MC2 universe. The character was created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz as the teenage daughter of Peter Parker (Spider-Man) and Mary Jane Watson, and first appeared in What If (vol. 2) #105 (February 1998). She later acquired her own ongoing comic book, Spider-Girl, written by DeFalco and drawn by Frenz and Pat Olliffe, which was the longest-running superhero book with a lead female character ever published by Marvel before being relaunched as The Amazing Spider-Girl, and later The Spectacular Spider-Girl. Peter and Mary Jane named their daughter after his Aunt May.

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Wonder Woman (1941~)

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman is a DC Comics superheroine created by William Moulton Marston, first appearing in All Star Comics #8 (December 1941). Along with Superman and Batman, she is one of three characters to have been continuously published by DC Comics since the company's 1944 inception (except for a brief hiatus in 1986).

Superman

Superman

Publication information

Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Action Comics #1 (June 1938)
Created by	Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster

In-story information

Alter ego	Kal-El, adopted as Clark Joseph Kent
Place of origin	Krypton
Team affiliations	The Daily Planet Justice League Legion of Super-Heroes Team Superman Black Lantern Corps White Lantern Corps
Partnerships	Batman Wonder Woman
Notable aliases	Gangbuster, Jordan Elliot, Nightwing, Supernova, Superboy, The Red Blue Blur, Superman Prime, Commander El
Abilities	Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, invulnerability, senses, intelligence, regeneration, longevity, super breath, heat vision, x-ray vision, microscopic vision, telescopic vision, and flight

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

Publication information

Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	All Star Comics #8 (December 1941)
Created by	William Moulton Marston, Harry G. Peter

In-story information

Alter ego	Princess Diana of Themyscira
Team affiliations	Justice League Amazons of Themyscira Department of Metahuman Affairs Black Lantern Corps Star Sapphires White Lantern Corps
Partnerships	Steve Trevor Trevor Barnes Nemesis
Notable aliases	Diana Prince
Abilities	Superhuman strength, speed, reflexes, stamina, and durability Flight (only after 1960) Superior hand-to-hand and weapons combat skills Animal empathy Regeneration Resistance to magic Ability to discern truth Access to magical weaponry.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Woman

Superman

Superman

Superman is a fictional character, a comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective Comics, Inc. (later DC Comics) in 1938, the character first appeared in Action Comics #1 (June 1938) and subsequently appeared in various radio serials, television programs, films, newspaper strips, and video games. With the success of his adventures, Superman helped to create the superhero genre and establish its primacy within the American comic book. The character's appearance is distinctive and iconic: a blue, red and yellow costume, complete with cape, with a stylized "S" shield on his chest. This shield is now typically used across media to symbolize the character.

The original story of Superman relates that he was born Kal-El on the planet Krypton, before being rocketed to Earth as an infant by his scientist father Jor-El, moments before Krypton's destruction. Discovered and adopted by a Kansas farmer and his wife, the child is raised as Clark Kent and imbued with a strong moral compass. Very early he started to display superhuman abilities, which upon reaching maturity he resolved to use for the benefit of humanity.

While sometimes referred to less than flatteringly as "the big blue Boy Scout" by some of his fellow superheroes, Superman has also been referred to as "The Man of Steel", "The Man of Tomorrow", and "The Last Son of Krypton" over the years. As Clark Kent, Superman lives among humans as a "mild-mannered reporter" for the Metropolis newspaper Daily Planet (Daily Star in the earliest stories). There he works alongside reporter Lois Lane, with whom he is romantically linked. This relationship has been consummated by marriage on numerous occasions across various media, and this union is now firmly established within mainstream comics' continuity.

DC Comics/Warner Bros. slowly expanded the character's supporting cast, powers, and trappings throughout the years. Superman's backstory was altered to allow for adventures as Superboy, and other survivors of Krypton were created, including Supergirl and Krypto the Superdog. In addition, Superman has been licensed and adapted into a variety of media, from radio to television and film, perhaps most notably portrayed by Christopher Reeve in both Richard Donner's Superman: The Movie in 1978, and the sequel Superman II in 1980, which garnered critical praise and became Warner Bros.'s most successful feature films of their time. However, the next two sequels, Superman and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, did not perform as well at the box office. The motion picture Superman Returns was released in 2006, which although relatively unsuccessful within the United States, returned a performance at the international box office which exceeded expectations. In the seven decades since Superman's debut, the character has been revamped and updated several times.

A significant overhaul occurred in 1986, when John Byrne revamped and "retconned" the character, reducing Superman's powers and erasing several characters from the canon, in a move that attracted media attention. Press coverage was again garnered by DC Comics in the 1990s with The Death of Superman, a storyline which saw the character killed (and later restored to life).

Superman has fascinated scholars, with cultural theorists, commentators, and critics alike exploring the character's impact and role in the United States and the rest of the world. Umberto Eco discussed the mythic qualities of the character in the early 1960s, and Larry Niven has pondered the implications of a sexual relationship the character might enjoy with Lois Lane. The character's ownership has often been the subject of dispute, with Siegel and Shuster twice suing for the return of legal ownership. The copyright is again currently in dispute, with changes in copyright law allowing Siegel's wife and daughter to claim a share of the copyright, a move DC parent company Warner Bros. disputes.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman

Spider-Man (1962~ )

Spider-Man

Publication information

Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Amazing Fantasy #15 (Aug. 1962)
Created by	Stan Lee, Steve Ditko

In-story information

Alter ego	Peter Parker
Species	Human Mutate
Team affiliations	Daily Bugle, New Fantastic Four, Avengers, Secret Avengers, New Avengers
Partnerships	Venom, Scarlet Spider, Wolverine, Human Torch, Daredevil, Black Cat, Punisher, Toxin, Iron Man
Notable aliases	Ricochet, Dusk, Prodigy, Hornet, Captain Universe, Ben Reilly, Super Spider, Iron Spider, The Challenger
Abilities	Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility, reflexes, and durability, Accelerated healing factor, Ability to cling to most surfaces, Able to shoot extremely strong and durable spider-web strings from wrists, Precognitive spider sense, Genius-Level Intellect

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Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 (Aug. 1962). Lee and Ditko conceived of the character as an orphan being raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben, and as a teenager, having to deal with the normal struggles of youth in addition to those of a costumed crime fighter. Spider-Man's creators gave him super strength and agility, the ability to cling to most surfaces, shoot spider-webs using devices of his own invention which he called "web-shooters," and react to danger quickly with his "spider-sense", enabling him to combat his foes.

When Spider-Man first appeared in the early 1960s, teenagers in superhero comic books were usually relegated to the role of sidekick to the protagonist. The Spider-Man series broke ground by featuring Peter Parker, a teenage high school student to whose "self-obsessions with rejection, inadequacy, and loneliness" young readers could relate. Unlike previous teen heroes such as James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes and Robin, Spider-Man did not benefit from being the protegé of any adult mentors like Captain America and Batman, and thus had to learn for himself that "with great power there must also come great responsibility" — a line included in a text box in the final panel of the first Spider-Man story, but later retroactively attributed to his guardian, the late Uncle Ben.

Marvel has featured Spider-Man in several comic book series, the first and longest-lasting of which is titled The Amazing Spider-Man. Over the years, the Peter Parker character has developed from shy, high school student to troubled but outgoing college student, to married high school teacher to, in the late 2000s, a single freelance photographer, his most typical adult role. He is now a member of an unofficial splinter group of the Avengers, one of Marvel's flagship superhero teams. In the comics, Spider-Man is often referred to as "Spidey," "web-slinger," "wall-crawler," or "web-head."

Spider-Man is one of the most popular and commercially successful superheroes. As Marvel's flagship character and company mascot, he has appeared in many forms of media, including several animated and live-action television shows, syndicated newspaper comic strips, and a successful series of films starring actor Tobey Maguire as the "friendly neighborhood" hero in the first three, and Andrew Garfield in a planned reboot of the films. Reeve Carney will star as Spider-Man in the new musical adaptation of the comics

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