Unregnized for havg DC's first nfirmed gay superhero on televisn, Static Shock subtly brought LGBTQIA+ reprentatn before the Arrowverse.
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DC INTRODUCED ITS FIRST GAY SUPERHERO ON TV EARLIER THAN YOU THK
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As Gaymg Mag pots out, the all-queer Jtice League -- christened the JLQ -- is troduced the all-new ic DC Pri #1, the short story "Love Life" wrten by Andrew Wheeler, wh art by Luciano Vecch and Rex Lok. Extraño heads up JLQ, even providg s name, which is ftg sce he was DC's first openly gay superhero when he buted 1988. Bunker, a gay hero, who is an active member of the Teen Tans is here as well.
Unregnized for havg DC's first nfirmed gay superhero on televisn, Static Shock subtly brought LGBTQIA+ reprentatn before the Arrowverse.
Before CW's Arrow, Batwoman, or Legends of Tomorrow, DC troduced s first gay superhero to TV the Static Shock animated seri, far earlier than most people thk. However, few knew that late Static Shock creator Dwayne McDuffie was subtle about , but not aaid to add a gay character to the Saturday morng experience. However, while many may dismiss as a wish for more reprentatn on Saturday morngs, clu the ics and the words of the late creator himself tablish that Gear was gay, predatg a majory of DC TV's current LGBTQIA+ characters.