List of Italian and Italian-American superheroes and villains

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This is a list of Italian and Italian-American superheroes and villains.

Heroes[]

• The Punisher or Francis "Frank" Castiglione (later shortened to Castle), Marvel
• Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Marvel
• Amok
• Argent, DC
• 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 Paolo Piffarerio, 1962)
• Balance / Debora Crovi (member of Gemini, Marvel Italia)
• Barbel
• Scorpion (Carmilla Black), Marvel
• Blue Shield, aka Joseph Cartelli, Marvel
• 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)
• Dryad (Callie Betto), Marvel
• Enzo Ceccotti / Jeeg Robot (They Call Me Jeeg)
• Euroforce (Marvel Italia)
• Ezio Auditore da Firenze (Assassin's Creed)
• Fascinax
• Flashman
• Front / Gabriel Caine (member of Gemini, Marvel Italia)
• Gemini (Marvel Italia)
• Giorno Giovanna (JoJo Bizarre Adventures)
• Goldface (Goldface, the Fantastic Superman, 1967)
• Grip / Brandon Blake (member of Gemini, Marvel Italia)
• The Huntress or Helena Rosa Bertinelli, DC
• Il Massacratore (ally of Captain Italia, Flag fanzine)
• There is a strong possibility that the mainstream Iron Man may have Italian heritage. It is speculated Anthony Starks may be half Italian on his mother's side. His mother's maiden name, Carbonell, is likely a shortened, Americanized, or dialectal version of the common Italian surname Carbonelli or Carbonello. Another possibility is that Carbonell is a Catalan surname. (Marvel)
• Ultimate Iron Man (character), Antonio Stark, is Italian on his mother's side, with his mother's surname being Cerrera.
• Italian Spiderman
• Jason Lee Scott; the original Red Power Ranger on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
• Junior (Intrepido, 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
• Mad Dog Rassitano Member of Code Blue in Marvel Comics
• Magic Patrol
• Makabar
• Dino Manelli, Marvel
• Marino, il ragazzo degli abissi / Marino, the Boy of the Abysses
• Mario from the Nintendo video games
• Marstorius from Fighter's History
• Maskar
• Medioman (Mai Dire Grande Fratello TV series, 2001)
• Medium
• Michele Silenzi (The Invisible Boy)
• Mirko (Created by Vittorio Cossio and Carlo Cossio, 1947)
• Misterix (Le Più Belle Avventure, 1946)
• Mistero / Mystery (Drama sul Mare, 1946)
• Omerta AKA Paul "Paulie" Provenzano (Marvel)
• Claire Bennet on TV series Heroes
• 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)
• Radar (alien, Italian comic)
• Ramarro (Tempi Supplementari, 1986)
• Rat-Man, Panini Comics, formerly Marvel Italia
• 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
• Rockslide AKA Santo Vaccarro, an Italian American (Marvel)
• Rose from Street Fighter
• Simbolo / Symbol (Troglo Comics Ltd. and Factory, 1998)
• Slim, il ragazzo d'acciaio / Slim, the Steel Boy
• Dave Speed (Super Fuzz, 1980)
• Strong Guy or Guido Carosella
• Suede / Nicholas Blake (member of Gemini, Marvel Italia)
• Superargo (Superargo Versus Diabolicus, 1966)
• 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
• The Three Fantastic Supermen
• Tiramolla
• Tom Clerc (Sign Gene, Pluin)
• Video Boy (Magic Boy / Mattel Italia)
• Voldo from Soulcalibur
• Vulcano Rosso from Street Fighter
• WitchBlade (Sara Pezzini)
• Yorga (Cow Boy weekly comic journal, 1945)
• Zakimort
• Zatanna, aka Zantana Zatara, daughter of Giovanni Zatara, DC
• Giovanni Zatara, DC
• Zachary Zatara, DC

Villains[]

• Blacklash, Marc Scarlotti, Marvel
• The Bertinelli crime family from the Batman comic book series, DC
• Blackwing, or Joseph Manfredi, Marvel
• (Note: There is a possibility that Catwoman / Selina Kyle is the daughter of Carmine Falcone, an Italian-American crime boss. It has not been confirmed, but has been hinted at in Batman: Dark Victory and Catwoman: When in Rome. DC)
• Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice
• The Costa crime family from the Punisher comic book series, Marvel
• Count Nefaria or Count Luchino Nefaria, Marvel
• Alberto Falcone (DC)
• Carmine Falcone (DC)
• Diabolik, created by Angela & Luciana Giussani in 1962
• Don Fortunato (Marvel)
• Franchetti Family (Image / Top Cow)
• Frankie Franchetti (Jackie's adopted father, killed by The Darkness, Image / Top Cow)
• Gommaflex created by Bunker and Piffarerio.
• The Gnucci crime family from the Punisher comic book series, Marvel
• Paulie Franchetti (Jackie's cousin, killed by the Darkness, Image / Top Cow)
• Jigsaw or Billy Russo, Marvel
• Jimmy-6, Giacomo Fortunato, Marvel
• Jux Clerc (Sign Gene, Pluin)
• Killing
• Kriminal
• Madame Masque, Marvel
• The Maggia organized crime group, Marvel
• Magica De Spell
• The Magliozzi Crime Family from the Sin City comic book series, Darkhorse
• Ma Gnucci, head of the Gnucci family, Marvel
• Sal Maroni and the Maroni crime family, DC
• The Millefiore Family, an organized crime group in the manga Reborn!
• Satanik, created by Max Bunker & Magnus in 1964
• Monica Rappaccini, Marvel
• Silvermane, or Silvio Manfredi, Marvel
• Sylar on television series Heroes
• Superciuk
• Unus the Untouchable, Marvel
• Vengeance, or Michael Badilino, Marvel
• Venom, a.k.a. Angelo Fortunato, the second Venom and son of Maggia boss Don Fortunato, Marvel
• Wario, often depicted as an anti-hero as well
• Waluigi
• X-Cutioner, Carl Denti, Marvel
• Tony Zucco, DC

References[]

External links[]

• Internationalhero (Superheroes from around the World)