Top 10 Black DC Superheroes

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This DC heroes are iconic! For this list, we’ll be looking at the most notable Black heroes and heroines that have appeared in the company’s comics, tv and film over the years. Our countdown includes Michael Holt [AKA Mr. Terrific], John Henry Irons [AKA Steel], Victor Stone [AKA Cyborg], and more! Which of these characters is your favorite? Let us know in the comments below.
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[@WatchMojo]

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[@JackPool-lq8ux]

Are you gonna do a top 10 video on White Superheroes?

[@jimbo9208]

@@JackPool-lq8ux dont be stupid

[@Infamous1892]

@@jimbo9208 No he's right. Where are the white heroes since we gotta get racist about everything.

[@prithviraj1450]

You should have used Vixen live action footages from the Television series 🔥

[@chilliciouspatrioticmeatlover]

Nah. No thanks. CW to me has been disappointing.

[@Beast_Lee]

Fact about John Stewart Green Lantern: his constructs are complete..like..when he constructs a mini gun...it has every part inside of it because of his knowledge of the engineering of weapons

[@DarthEyesDragon]

This is because John was a marine. Justice league the animated series definitely helped catapult his version of green lantern to stardom but I would say he is one of the least imaginative of the earth lanterns.

[@marckempe2143]

@@DarthEyesDragon actually, the reason for the attention to detail is because, originally in the comics, Stewart was an architect, meaning details were exceedingly important. Justice League made him into a marine because it would have taken too much time to work on every single details of his constructs. It wasn’t until after that he was retconned to being a marine before becoming an architect.

[@omniframe8612]

@@marckempe2143 This ^

[@DarthEyesDragon]

@@marckempe2143 Good retcon in my opinion. But yes very true. However being an architect isn’t what allowed him to know the ins and outs of weapons, like the mini gun. This knowledge was because of the retcon to him being a marine.

[@thaddperkins]

@@DarthEyesDragon in some iterations he was an architect as well. He’s my favorite

[@webbec]

Instead of rebooting Superman and Batman over and over again, the DCEU needs to bring these characters to the big screen.

[@slayer45670]

Amen

[@wykj773]

💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@buhtsecks1303]

🤣🤣🤣 nah

[@ether741]

Man....

[@Magnus_VII]

Icon would be an amazing movie, so would Static. My favorite Azrael though

[@henryqu19]

John Stewart is a great , but an underrated Green Latern , he was amazing in the animation of Justice League

[@franciscoarballo4940]

True. He's my favorite

[@TheMicahHarris]

Hal is better

[@AnimeWolf5193]

JL was the first time I had seen Green Lantern. Didn't even learn about Hal Jordan til later. Might be why I like John more.

[@AnimeWolf5193]

@@TheMicahHarris Doesn't matter who's better. It's who you like.

[@turtleshock7513]

I actually met the man who voice John Stewart Phil Lamar at New York Comic Con in 2018

[@rossinc321]

So happy to have had this representation in the media growing up. John, Static, and Cyborg really set the tone!

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

To this day, I cannot hear "Superhero" without finishing it by saying "Static Shock! Whoop whoop!" Thank you, Dwayne McDuffie. Because of you, we got Static AND John Stewart as the Green Lantern on that show. He really pushed for it.

[@hoodiek6802]

SUPER hero STATIC Shock Whoop Whoop

[@avace917]

Don't forget Phil Lamar who voiced both of them

[@aidanhever3369]

Seriously, why he had to die ?

[@Kal_g]

@@hoodiek6802 Criminals, get twisted, this superhero gifted. Bell rings, and I'm back in school, Nobody know what I do, ok.

[@seancollins6612]

@@Kal_g Half kid,half amazing what..Static shock who u facing uh..1 zip then you Zapped

[@PHSDM104]

Big ups to Phil LaMarr and Khary Payton for voicing about half this list in the DCAU and making our childhoods wonderful.

[@javone9281]

Idris Elba should have played John Stewart in my opinion for green lantern

[@stevenmattrell3448]

My personal picks (in no particular order) - Static - Cyborg - Green Lantern (John Stewart) - Vixen - Bumblebee

[@darkservantofheaven]

To be fair Static is Milestone, but that is a DC imprint Have you read his newest comics run?

[@rachelknightonline]

Before I really got into comics, I remember being PISSED as a kid that Ryan Reynolds was Green Lantern in the movie. I grew up with the Justice League cartoon and always knew Green Lantern as John Stewart. It was only after the movie came out that I started getting into comics and realized that Hal is supposed to be the main Green Lantern. Supposed to be, because for me it’ll always be Stewart

[@Nicky2414]

*#1 Dwayne McDuffie* The real black superhero of the DCAU. Hail to the king.

[@hoodiek6802]

Fr

[@LeonardoKlotz]

He reshaped Ben 10 into what I came to know and love

[@andrewquick4176]

One of the most important comic creators outside of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby

[@aidanhever3369]

Which is why Naomi's last name was named after him.

[@CaptainCretaceous91]

I wish he was still around

[@tallkevin01]

Big shout out to the late Dwayne McDuffie. Were it not for him and the team at Milestone Comics, this list might not be possible.

[@KalEL224]

It would be much smaller for sure.

[@lifeisberserk9566]

John Stewart, Cyborg, Static, Black Lightning are the best

[@rustonh316]

I feel like Duke Thomas/Signal should be one of the honorable mentions.

[@TheImaginator972]

I consider John Stewart/Green Latern and Mari/Vixen are both my favorite couple from the DC Animated Universe in "Justice League Unlimited" including the best superhero black couple as well.

[@joshuamohlman]

Batwing is like if Iron Man and Batman worked on a suit together In other words, pure awesomeness

[@THANATOS-PRIME]

John Stewart is my favorite Green Lantern ever since Justice League the animated series. Another favorite of mine because of his cartoon is Static.

[@d.c.stranded7134]

Can we also just take a moment to relish the fact that all of these characters have had a solid expanded media appearance outside of the comics (like games, movies, tv)? I mean there are still a lot of comic characters deserving of this like Grant Morrison's Frankenstein IMO, but practically every major black DC character has had a solid adaptation in some way; that's just beautiful to me.

[@mmolinacastro97]

Makes me jealous as a Hispanic/Latino, yet hopeful as a fellow minority. I want to be able to not count the number of notable Hispanic/Latin comic book characters on my two hands. I don't just want representation, I want diversity done right.

[@Omegasupreme21]

Now, can we finally get Val-Zod

[@damonpatterson8293]

@@mmolinacastro97 blue beetle (Reyes version) has been in some animation and media. (Teen Titans animated movies) I heard he's coming to a live action series so cross your fingers. Also one of the green lanterns (Jessica Cruz) was in a DC animation cartoon as well. (Justice League vs The Five I believe.)

[@damonpatterson8293]

@@mmolinacastro97 there are few in marvel comics like America Chavez and Robbie Reyes (one of the ghost riders) should be getting some shine soon, also Echo from marvel comics has been on the Hawkeye show recently. 😀 Chavez will be in Doctor Strange 2, Robbie was in Agent's of Shield.

[@damonpatterson8293]

@@mmolinacastro97 I hope in time it will be done right peace. ✌

[@henryqu19]

Cyborg in Teen Titans was amazing , especially with his best friend Beast Boy

[@WesleyB-Rook]

Bot

[@dixie_normous1252]

I liked him in doom patrol too

[@kenb2671]

BOO-YAH!!!!!👍🏾

[@Rjm00]

Think the green lantern movie would have been a success if they chose John Stewart over Hal Jordan

[@alex-wt7oq]

I think no matter what that movie would of sucked

[@DonoZeek]

nah.

[@geardog24]

Static should be #1 Just saying.

[@hoodiek6802]

Facts

[@WsgFuhNga]

Nah it should be black bomber

[@blueraccoon1088]

John Stewart green lantern Vergil hawkins static shock The dudes rock for the best dudes

[@border_collie7991]

I remember waking up at 5 in the morning as a kid to watch static shock

[@mathieuleader8601]

hoping Static Shock or Black Lightning are rated high on this list

[@diegocontreras5166]

Static is my favorite African-American superhero, and I think he deserves more recognition. I can't wait for his movie.

[@LeonardoKlotz]

They could revive STATIC SHOCK on HBO Max

[@blueraccoon1088]

But not ttg formula

[@dec2567]

I think they are

[@franciscoarballo4940]

Wish they revive Teen titans the original

[@lifeisberserk9566]

Live action show or movie would be awesome

[@hoodiek6802]

@@blueraccoon1088 Teen titans Go?

[@kevinmurry8803]

I really want to see Calvin Ellis or Val Zod Superman get more love.

[@laurenstanciel1247]

Apparently Val-Zod is getting a mini-series produced by Michael B Jordan in the coming years. Still unclear if he’s also starring in it. So hopefully that will bring Val-Zod some more love.

[@tonythehappynerd7241]

John Stewart, Cyborg, and Static are my favorite black DC heroes

[@FriendlyBatDoom]

Mr terrific was done so dirty in Arrow so they can make Oliver look good. If they did him right he would outclass Oliver in every way except for archery.

[@YEYawson8376]

Black Lightning, Green Lantern (John Stewart), Cyborg, Bumblebee and Vixen are my personal favourite black DC heroes. If black DC villains were added to this list, Black Manta would be one of 'em.

[@KaylaTheKindOne]

okay WM, I see yall! As a black girl who loves DC superheroes this is a really informative list! Bumblebee, Cyborg, and John Stewart are the ones I am most familiar with, though I've at least heard of a few of the others. Great list!

[@sifilore9462]

Peacemaker is DCEU 1st series connected to the movies just like MCU got a bunch. Static and Vixen should have their own. Static should do all the things he did in his animation along with Black Lightning and Lightning skills, but keep it purple like in the animation instead of the usual electric blue or yellow. I prefer his 1st white outfit too. Vixen, should like all in JLU, Arrow and LoT. However, add more things like dino powers and mystical. In a comic related to JLU, she finds that she can use a dragon's fire breath. And her outfit should b like the comics and JLU instead of Arrow's and LoT.

[@gundambassexe31]

Gotta love static shock, cyborg and John Stewart

[@icemav5740]

John has always and will always be my favourite Green Lantern

[@Alonso0305]

There are some others Honorable Mentions like: Hardware, Amazing Man, Bloodwynd, Doctor Mist, Freedom Beast and Crimson Avenger.

[@denniscampbell7501]

Are they DC comics black super heroes?

[@lenzino7383]

I really want a live action version of Static already and love to see Vixen on the big screen. Also, Icon would be amazing for a big budget superhero origin movie. But Warners sucks and we’ll never get this anytime soon! 😢

[@JUANxxTNAFAN]

Static is actually in development right now

[@KalEL224]

We’re getting it. Script is being written and it’s being produced by Michael b Jordan’s production company and gonna be on HBO max

[@music4my4]

wow... look at watchmojo getting a head start on black history month... lol great job guys for real

[@netonnaanigbogu8304]

So true

[@montanadash20]

Honestly my only real knowledge of Icon is from his appearances in Young Justice. He actually sounds like he has a REALLY cool story!!!

[@KalEL224]

Read the old books or the new relaunched series.

[@guymccloud6731]

Check out his stories in the original Icon series in the 90s and his current stories in Icon and Rocket: Season One. There's a great implication in the latter on what happened to Superman.

[@marcusyates3044]

Top 20 Greatest DC Animated Shows of Ever!

[@logans.butler285]

1. Batman the animated series 2. Justice League Unlimited 3. Young Justice 4. Superman: The Animated Series 5. Teen Titans

[@scottjackson369]

I hope Phil Lamarr makes a cameo in The Flash!

[@wizeguy26]

I hope to see more of steel. Im surprised he's not in more of dc`s games etc.

[@cl07]

Y’all should’ve saved this for next month 😂

[@holty1314]

Y February?

[@PeterGriffin11]

@@holty1314 Black History Month is in February.

[@grassfedcharlie]

Now they gotta make two 😌

[@kevinmurry8803]

Black History is year round. lol

[@dacoby]

I liked David Zavimbe better than Luke Fox. Luke Fox was just another rich kid while David was a child soldier who was raised by a warlord. David's main villain was his own brother. I was really upset when the switch was made.

[@LightningBolt1O1]

I would place Cyborg as Number 1 for me, cause I loved Cyborg ever scene I was a kid :)

[@TJBeyonder2814]

John Stewart is my favourite Green Lantern I can’t believe he was almost in the Snyder Cut

[@V1ralB1ack]

They wouldn't have done him justice. They have Idris Elba playing some stupid role in a suicide squad reboot when they could've used him as John Stewart

[@azrael_morningstar]

@@V1ralB1ack wdym stupid role? i loved him as bloodsport

[@hoodiek6802]

@@V1ralB1ack he was a great blood sport but he would've been a good Green lantern

[@V1ralB1ack]

@@azrael_morningstar I'm not knocking Idris, he's a phenomenal actor that brings out the best in every role he plays. I'm knocking the DC writers as their movies are utter shit.

[@V1ralB1ack]

@@hoodiek6802 I'm not knocking Idris, he's a phenomenal actor. I'm knocking dc writers as their movies are utter shit. And their directors harassed and threatened their talent like gal gadot.

[@jlf508]

This was a very good list

[@-hunt-6225]

Awesome vid! Do top 10 white superheroes next! 🤣

[@kg1521]

No. Be quiet

[@jaredquinney204]

Love this list

[@ivangomez123]

So many black superheroes DC can bring to the small and big screen, and the producers waste so much time in other stuff. I would like to see Icon, Steel, Black Lightning, Static, John Stewart's Green Lantern, Vixen, Bumblebee, Aqualad (Kaldur'ahm) into the big screen.

[@knytrydr73]

And if they're not spending time on the same old same old heros, they're race swapping the old school heros instead of bringing us original heros.

[@leeleonard3826]

Thank you MOJO, this was a treat to watch.

[@a.j.m8264]

The dude on the thumbnail is so light I thought that was Lex Luther

[@trexadvent4726]

Can you do top 10 actors who could play John_Henry_Irons in the DCEU?

[@SLouiss]

Shaq can have an honorary cameo. Shaq’s Steel wasn’t the best movie, but it was before Superhero Movies are what they are today..

[@petermiller4953]

Green Lantern(John) has always been one of my favorites! Steel seems cool too, but Cyborg has always had me intrigued more

[@thekingskid]

"In brightest day, in blackest night, No evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil's might Beware my power ... Green Lantern's light!"

[@errantbonzer994]

I was expecting this video next month

[@blackice3395]

Thank y'all for doing this ✊🏿

[@simontchang]

I don't know if I would count Static/Icon, they're part of Milestone which is an imprint licensed under agreement to DC Comics - which is to say we've seen the Milestone characters mixed with DC characters in a lot of media, but there was also a time where Milestone wasn't happy with their treatment under DC and the characters couldn't be used.

[@donovanvelez3015]

DC had an issue where God made Icon and Superman fight to decide which earth to destroy. While they were fighting, he decided to combine the two universes. So, the Milestone comics are now part of the main continuity.

[@jacobdrolet4262]

Totally amazing video of the awesome black superheroes in all of DC history watch mojo,fantastic job too. John Stewart is my second favourite green lantern besides Hal Jordan green lantern and bubble bee would be perfect in alive action movie or series with her mentor the atom.

[@CaptainCretaceous91]

Static and Cyborg are my top 2, mainly because I grew up with them.

[@DarthEyesDragon]

Batwing was a great add on to the bat family!! But icon below him!? My dude is the black Superman done correctly!! Done right to the point where he is absolutely his own character vs some offshoot copy cat of supes! Also Static should be number1! Love John! The green lanterns are my favorite. But Virgil should be up at number 1! He puts a shock to your system!

[@charmx84]

THAT'S 😔 SAD THAT MOST OF DC BLACK SUPERHEROES NEVER BEEN ON THE BIG SCENE 😢 😞 😕 😔

[@BnyxDaReaper]

Damn early asf onna watch mojo vid lol

[@skankhunt434]

No one cares

[@BnyxDaReaper]

@@skankhunt434 ik

[@mr.mister9728]

John, vixen, and static are dope pulls alone, but just you including batwing in the list solidifies watchmojo as real ones! He was introduced with such fanfare and has vanished from the batfamily as of late. Fun watch

[@cytheguy972]

Hope to see Live action Icon and static soon!

[@zachschmitt3654]

Great List they got #1 right

[@reds3a374]

It's about time Cyborg gets a live appearance in films. Still, I wish they did not cancel his live stand-alone movie. His "booyah" quote never gets old.

[@j_edwards6075]

Can we get a live action version of Young Justice already? It would be so much better than the movies we currently have if they stuck to the source material or based it on the show from a few years back.

[@007Fusiion]

Titans is effectively it.

[@j_edwards6075]

@@007Fusiion Tbh that didn't even cross my mind and I'm currently watching it lmao. Wish they had aqualad and some of the older league members make regular appearances though.

[@andresgarza8511]

Now top white

[@Kentrc11]

The top white is Bill Gates

[@Andre-js6di]

Imagine crying babies SJW if they made a top white list, double standards. (Nothing against the list by the way, I'm just noting the hypocrisy).

[@andresgarza8511]

@@Kentrc11 it wasn't bezos?

[@andresgarza8511]

@@Andre-js6di indeed they would shit their pants by batman being 1 and not black or superman.

[@Kentrc11]

@@andresgarza8511 Jeff Bezos wouldn't have status without Bill Gates & Steve Jobs' making said global medium possible and since Steve Jobs is gone Bill Gates stands alone

[@markherron1407]

Happy BLACK HISTORY Month tribute to DC BLACK SUPERHEROES Blessings and Hugs 💜👑

[@EvMaddiePlusDaddy]

Thought Lex Luthor was the thumbnail for a sec

[@netonnaanigbogu8304]

What an amazing list,the greatest of thanks, WatchMojo

[@WatchMojo]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jamalvargas6146]

Black Lightning and Static Are My Personal favorites

[@Herowebcomics]

These are all amazing heroes!

[@tomcurl8034]

The DC animated universe really gave John Stewart his time to shine I literally have a pop figure of him in my man cave

[@BrewskiBudder]

I'm here for this

[@PeterGriffin11]

Cyborg is number one for me mainly because of both Teen Titans & Teen Titans Go.

[@kamarichristie4346]

🔥 vid!

[@brownjordan0523]

Icon and Rocket definitely need a movie or TV show of their own. All the Milestone heroes do. P.S. another honorable mention from Milestone who doesn't get as much love as Static or Icon & Rocket but equally as cool. Curtis Metcalf aka Hardware. Not only is he a Super genius who created both nanobot and symbiotic like super suits via alien technology, predating Tony Stark's bleeding edge and endosym armors, but he's also skilled in Martial Arts having been trained by his father since he was young. He's practically the Batman of the Milestone universe. Double P.S. : Top 10 Black Marvel Superheroes next please. Because there's a bunch of them.

[@corneliusfarrell8673]

IronMan/Batman type of black superhero for Milestone most definitely ✊🏾

[@shadowofchaos41]

John Stewart has always been my favorite Lantern. Hopefully he gets his live action debut soon

[@tamagalvin]

Fact: John Stewart is my alias when I order anything.

[@holty1314]

The thumbnail is Lex Luther….

[@mathieuleader8601]

no its Steele

[@zalac153]

Do a list for mexican ones and white ones too

[@azrael_morningstar]

white? Havent you seen the main justice league members lol

[@Icewind007]

White was basically all of them for a long time... And Mexican is not a race.

[@TubesForNoobs]

@@Icewind007 kinda goes to show how irrelevant non-white characters are to you unless they’re in a category by themselves lol and it doesn’t have to be along racial lines, if he wants Mexican then he can ask for Mexican

[@crimsonmoonrise9785]

Just make NEW Hispanic superheroes!!! Race bent don't count.

[@hoodiek6802]

The entire Justice league is white Mexican sure

[@jeffreyherrington1955]

Can you do top 10 Black Marvel Superheroes?

[@samuelbankston2108]

Love cyborg. In the comics he can do anything. Mr terrific is awesome. Have heard nubia is a good read. Love the flora yor the Brazilian ww.

[@ICEEKICKS]

Man Static Shock was so freaking good truly ahead of it's time

[@uwaniharbison6689]

Great video 😎👍🏼😎👍🏼😎👍🏼😎👍🏼😎👍🏼😎👍🏼😎👍🏼😎👍🏼😎👍🏼😎👍🏼👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽.

[@JUANxxTNAFAN]

My favorites are Green Lantern (John), Black Lightning, Static and Bumblebee.

[@2jebeal]

Hello WatchMojo I'm a big fan of your channel I was wondering since Black History month is coming up as a request can you do the top 10 best African American power rangers of all time

[@Calaman345]

🔹️Awesome video TEAM MOJO 🔸️ICON and Static by a mile 🔹️

[@mcflyguy8873]

HARDWARE Can’t wait to see more of him

[@WesleyB-Rook]

Dang man, I say my dude Cyborg should be number 1.

[@jamesmoss3424]

Black lightning is number one on my list. 😀👍

[@galaxy-eyesknight4056]

Thank you for not using any shaq footage for when you guys bring up steel

[@kevinmurry8803]

lol

[@alexchord5689]

Great list. I would have liked to see the younger generation make it in the top 10 there like Naomi and Rocket, but I get that it could only hold 10. What would have been great is to include Black Racer. I don't know if he's still around but he was in the comics in the 80s and 90s. I would have also included Luke's brother Jace (Err Tim). For anyone reading the 2nd Batman, he is the younger brother of Luke and has taken over the mantle, even though Batman (Bruce Wayne) is still Batman. I think we'll see more of him. Also would have loved to see Bloodsport, but I don't know if he counts. My favorite in the list would have to be Static. He was cool and fresh during the cartoon. Glad to see DC bring back the Dakota comics with him, Icon and Rocket, and Hardware.

[@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348]

Suggestion: Top famous, powerful cartoon/anime characters who can defeat Superman.

[@kenb2671]

These lists are so cool. What would happen if Icon meet Blue Marvel.

[@videodvd]

"DC: No Way, Homie" coming soon

[@ShakaTuloo]

Mr. Terrific is so dope, and underrated

[@jstr4life]

One wonders if there's no live action Bumblebee series/movie because she's essentially DC's answer to (read: A Rip-Off Of) Wasp.

[@damaniqphillip2756]

nice