CBR ntributor Alan Kistler brgs a tailed history of LGBT characters and ncepts superhero ics om Tijuana Bibl to the creatn of Northstar and Alan Stt's reimagg as a gay man.
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THE ICEMAN ETH OUT: MARVEL FANS PROCS X-MEN'S GAY STORYLE
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Kathy Kane, the first Batwoman, was troduced Detective Comics #233 (July 1956) as a romantic tert for Batman, largely to offset spicn about homosexualy Batman and Rob's relatnship. Kane was revealed as the new Batwoman 52 #11 (July 2006) and beme DC's first major gay superhero, leadg Detective Comics before graduatg to solo tle Batwoman. Inially, wrer Allan Heberg nceived Wicn as a shape-shiftg female takg the form of a male to get close to Hulkg as a way of showg a gay relatnship, but edors allowed that would be simpler to jt wre Wicn as a gay male.
Whout Ja and Obsidian, Stt was revented as beg gay and tendg to propose to boyiend Sam Earth 2 #2 (Augt 2012) before the latter was killed a tra crash.
"Hercul and Jam Howlett's relatnship X-Treme X-Men took place a unique alternate universe, siar to how Coloss was gay the Ultimate Universe, but is straight the 616. Over the next year, the ic would revis Andy — touchg on the stigma of the disease, the stigma of homosexualy, the medil muny’s nfn over the disease’s unpredictabily, the difficulty of gettg to experimental treatments, and many other topics and issu facg AIDS patients. Wh the Co havg reversed s posn on gay people, Marvel cid that 1990 was the year they were gog to have someone wh superpowers really actually e out the pag of their ic books!