Category talk:Lists of superheroes

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Category cleanup[edit]

This category could use some cleanup.

List of superheroes created by women sounds sexist. If anyone wants to argue for its importance and keep it, it needs to be cleaned up. Include only the official creators, not people who were "involved with" because that's subjective.

How is the List of Quality, Fawcett and Charlton characters who haven't appeared in DC comics longer than the list of characters in the Quality Comics article? When many more have not appeared in DC Comics, this is not sufficiently defining. As long as all Quality characters are listed on the Quality Comics page and the page distinguishes which ones went to DC, then List of Quality, Fawcett and Charlton characters who haven't appeared in DC comics is unnecessary.

List of Italian/Italian-American superheroes and villains – inconsistent with lists of Hispanic superheroes, Jewish superheroes, etc.

List of superheroes and villains without superpowers – could be arguable.

Why do the following need to be three different lists? Just make DC and Marvel sections in the more inclusive list's article.

List of superhero teams and groups

List of DC Comics teams and organizations

List of Marvel Comics teams and organizations

Why does the category have the following DC lists but no equivalent Marvel lists?

List of DC Comics characters

List of DC Comics cosmic entities

DC Comics martial artists

Doczilla 06:10, 5 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

On the teams by company lists it looks like they are more comprehensive than the main one which would get far too big with those full lists in. I'd suggest removing the Marvel and DC sections and linking them in at the top.

On the DC lists with no Marvel equivalent that is because no one with the right knowledge has created them. I think the DC martial artists one is pretty good and would be interested to see a Marvel one although it might be it doesn't break down so well into schools but with The Hand having their finger in a lot of martial arts pies and there being a good number of them Category:Marvel Comics martial artists it'd be doable.

Quite a lot of the others make my head hurt. (Emperor 13:11, 5 November 2007 (UTC))[reply]

All lists tend to suffer from a lack of references. In the case of these, comic book issues would be helpful, as would references external to comics. Several could also use some refactoring. (By media; By publisher; etc.)

These three seem fine, except for the general concerns I mentioned above.

List of superheroes created by women - I wonder if this is part of:

Both should be merged into whatever list is appropriate. "by gender" doesn't sound like a good idea. List of female supervillains and List of supervillainesses should also follow whatever is done with these. Though the female-based ones may also be a part of the female list series noted above.

List of DC Comics characters - This is the introductory page for the lengthy list that's been split up as an article series. It also includes the 0-9 articles. (And it probably shouldn't be in this category.)
DC Comics martial artists - needs some cleanup, but it's one of the nicer lists I've seen.
List of Quality, Fawcett and Charlton characters who haven't appeared in DC comics - Can anyone think of a better name? Personally, I keep reading it and inserting "...haven't yet appeared...". Though perhaps this list would be better served as merged "somewhere"?
List of fictional characters who can move at superhuman speeds - Lists of fictional characters by superpower. I'd like these expanded per List of comic book superpowers
List of superheroes and villains without superpowers - Eventually, this list would be everyone who is not listed elsewhere by superpower. It might be a good idea, but I don't think so. And the "non-powers" seem rather subjective to me.

Probably needs to be split by media (and possibly publisher, as the first two are already).

Both should be listified per the rest of the ethnicity/nationality lists, below.

I'm not sure about these. One thing is that they would seem to be in more of a need of references than the other lists above.

What I'm seeing though, is that perhaps this cat should at least be broadened to include superheroes' and supervillains' lists. which may also allow for some future list merging if deemed necessary. - jc37 01:48, 15 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ethnicity?[edit]

Why are they grouped by ethnicity? It would make more sense to group them by company (DC/Marvel), or by year of creation. At least, ethnicity shouldn't be the only grouping of them. 201.92.160.90 (talk) 16:13, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]