List of Italian/Italian-American superheroes and villains
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[edit] Heroes
- Amok
- Argoman (Come rubare la corona d'Inghilterra, 1967)
- Asso di Picche / Ace of Spades (Albi Uragano magazine, 1945)
- Atlas (Created by Luigi Grecchi and Loredano Ugolini, 1960)
- Atoman (alien-human hybrid, Italian comic)
- Atomik (Created by Luciano Secchi and Paulo Piffarerio, 1962)
- Balance / Debora Crovi (member of Gemini, Marvel Italia)
- Barbel
- Brendon
- Captain Hot Wheels (Magic Boy / Mattel Italia)
- Capitan Italia (The X-Team, Flag fanzine, 1994)
- Ciclone (a.k.a. l’uomo atomico / the Atomic Man, created by Andrea Lavezzolo and Carlo Cossio, 1945)
- The Darkness / Jackie Estacado (Image / Top Cow)
- Devil
- Dylan Dog (Created by Tiziano Sclavi.)
- Euroforce (Marvel Italia)
- Fascinax
- Flashman
- Front / Gabriel Caine (member of Gemini, Marvel Italia)
- Gemini (Marvel Italia)
- Goldface (Goldface, il fantastico superman, 1968)
- Grip / Brandon Blake (member of Gemini, Marvel Italia)
- The Huntress or Helena Rosa Bertinelli, DC
- Il Massacratore (ally of Captain Italia, Flag fanzine)
- (Note: There is a possibility that Iron Man may have some Italian heritage. It is speculated Anthony Starks may be half Italian on his mother's side. Marvel)
- Jonathan Steele
- Junior (L'Intrepido magazine, 1960)
- Lancelot (S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, member of Gemini, Marvel Italia)
- Lazarus Ledd (Italian comic)
- Lost Kidz
- l'Ombra / The Shadow (Created by Alfredo Castelli and Fernando Tacconi, 1974)
- Luigi from the Nintendo video games
- L’Uomo Blindato / The Armoured Man
- Magic Patrol
- Makabar
- Marino, il ragazzo degli abissi / Marino, the Boy of the Abysses
- Mario from the Nintendo video games
- Martin Mystère (Created and written by Alfredo Castelli)
- Maskar
- Medioman (Mai Dire Grande Fratello TV series, 2001)
- Medium
- Mirko (Created by Vittorio Cossio and Carlo Cossio, 1947)
- Misterix (Albi Him Piu Belle Aventure, 1946)
- Mistero / Mystery (Drama sul Mare, 1946)
- Omerta (Marvel)
- Nathan Petrelli on tv series Heroes
- Peter Petrelli on tv series Heroes
- Sara Pezzini, wielder of the Witchblade, Image / Top Cow
- Plutos (Created by Gian Luigi Bonelli and Leone Cimpellin, 1949)
- Pumaman (L' Uomo puma / Pumaman, ADR Films 1980)
- The Punisher or Frank Castiglione (Half Italian. Later shortened to Castle), Marvel
- Radar (alien, Italian comic)
- Ramarro (Tempi Supplementari, 1986)
- Rat-Man
- Razzo, L’Uomo di Plastica / Rocket, the Man of Plastic (alien w/ Italian name, La Setta, May 1948)
- Roal, Il Tarzan del mare / Roal, the Tarzan of the Seas
- Simbolo / Symbol (Troglo Comics Ltd. and Factory, 1998)
- Slim, il ragazzo d'acciaio / Slim, the Steel Boy
- Strong Guy or Guido Carosella
- Suede / Nicholas Blake (member of Gemini, Marvel Italia)
- Superargo (Superargo contro Diabolikus 1967)
- Supersonic Man (Spanish/Italian movie, 1979)
- Super Women (Italian comic character, Created by Clelia Ferrario and Renato Frascoli, 1966)
- Tanks L'uomo D'Acciaio / Tanks the Steel Man
- Tex Willer
- Three Fantastic Supermen (Italian comic)
- Tiramolla
- Video Boy (Magic Boy / Mattel Italia)
- Yorga (Cow Boy weekly comic journal, 1945)
- Zakimort
- Za-Gor-Te-Ney (Italian comic created by writer Guido Nolitta (under the pen name of Sergio Bonelli) and artist Galieno Ferri)
[edit] Villains
- The Bertinelli crime family from the Batman comic book series, DC
- The Costa and Maggia crime families from the Punisher comic book series, Marvel
- Count Nefaria or Count Luchino Nefaria, Marvel
- Carmine Falcone, DC
- Diabolik
- Euroman
- Franchetti Family (Image / Top Cow)
- Frankie Franchetti (Jackie's adopted father, killed by the Darkness, Image / Top Cow)
- Paulie Franchetti (Jackie's cousin, killed by the Darkness, Image / Top Cow)
- Jigsaw or Billy Russo, Marvel
- Killing
- Kriminal
- Satanik
