In this fal part, participants discs the "Gay Retn" as well as their favore GLBT characters and the state of unn of homosexualy ics.
Contents:
THE ICEMAN ETH OUT: MARVEL FANS PROCS X-MEN'S GAY STORYLE
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. * element lad gay *
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.