- Debuted in Detective Comics
Characters who made their first appearance in Detective Comics.
- Bronze Age (Marvel)
Marvel characters who made their first appearance during the Bronze Age (1970–1985).
- Debuted 2010s (DC)
DC characters who made their first comic book appearance between 2010 and 2019.
- Female
Characters whose gender is female.
- LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
DC characters who are playable in the 2012 game LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes.
- Mutant (Marvel)
Marvel characters who are mutants — humans born with the X-gene granting them extraordinary abilities.
- Golden Age (1938–1956)
Characters who made their first appearance during the Golden Age of comics, between 1938 and 1956.
- DC K.O.
Contestants in DC K.O., the 2025-2026 comic event by Joshua Williamson, Scott Snyder, and Javi Fernández.
- Marvel Cinematic Universe
Characters who appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (this also includes appearances in the form of mentions, photographs, voice recordings etc.)
- Debuted 1990s (Marvel)
Marvel characters who made their first comic book appearance between 1990 and 1999.
- Secret Avengers (Civil War)
Characters who were members of *'s Secret Avengers during the Civil War, fighting against the Superhuman Registration Act.
- Alpha Flight
Characters who have been members of Alpha Flight, Canada's premier team of super heroes.
- Villain (Marvel Rivals)
Characters who are currently a villain and appear as playable heroes or villains in Marvel Rivals.
- Debuted 2010s
Characters who made their first comic book appearance between 2010 and 2019.
- Created by Gardner Fox
Characters co-created by writer Gardner Fox.
- Canadian
Characters who have a Canadian citizenship or were born in Canada.