Possibly the best-known gay superhero in comic book circles, Midnighter was created as a parody of Batman, starting off in the adult-rated Wildstorm comic Stormwatch. When Wildstorm became an imprint of DC, he officially joined the DC universe. In the past few years, these hints evolved into outright statements, with several Wonder Woman comics creators confirming that she’s canonically bisexual. The early Wonder Woman comics were rife with sapphic subtext.Īlthough Wonder Woman’s main love interests are men, there are decades-worth of hints about her love life in the all-female Amazon society. Creator William Moulton Marston was heavily inspired by his wife Elizabeth and their polyamorous partner Olive Byrne. The 12 most iconic gay superheroes 1) Wonder Womanĭiana of Themyscira has a long and storied history as a queer icon. We’ve put together this list to introduce some of the most influential gay superheroes, ranging from groundbreaking figures like Marvel’s Northstar to characters like Harley Quinn who only came out in the past few years. While superhero movies are hardly bastions of queer representation, Marvel and DC Comics feature a surprising number of LGBTQ superheroes-including some A-list characters.
