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Our list of the top 10 superheroes of all time.

Superheroes
SUPERHEROES

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Don’t panic, we’ve got 10 of the best
heroes to choose from.

The Green Iron Man crime.

Hornet Secret
Powers: Wonder
Woman’s got a
Secret identity: identity: Tony bullet-proof bracelet and
Britt Reid. Stark (but he tells a golden lasso, which makes people
film: The Green everyone this). tell the truth when they’re caught.
Hornet (2011, film: Iron Man 2 She can also ly. Talk about girl power!
played by Seth (2010, played by
Rogen). Robert Downey Jr).
Back story: Back story: Spider-
When his rich father dies, Reid decides
to use his inheritance for good. With
Weapons magnate Stark builds a
metal suit to help him escape when Man
the help of he’s kidnapped by terrorists. He later Secret
his trusty uses the suit to help keep world peace. identity: Peter
sidekick Kato, Powers: Stark is a genius, and very Parker.
Reid poses rich. His suit of armour is almost film: Spider-
as a villain indestructible and allows Iron Man Man 3 (2007,
in order to to ly. played by Tobey
get close Maguire).
to the bad
guys before
Wonder Woman Back story: While on a school
trip, Parker is bitten by a radioactive
taking them Secret identity: Diana Prince spider which gives him extraordinary
down. film: There hasn’t been a cinema powers.
Powers: None. But he has a really adaptation, Powers: Swinging through the
cool car! city using his spider-sense to detect
danger, and his web to climb walls.
Batman
Secret identity:
Bruce Wayne.
film: The Dark
Knight (2008,
played by I’ve got a
Christian Bale). few irons
in the fire.
Back story:
After witnessing but there was a
his parents’ death, millionaire Wayne popular TV series
swears to get his revenge on in the late 1970s
Gotham City’s criminals. Using his vast starring Lynda
wealth, he trains himself to ight crime Carter.
and wears a bat-themed suit as his Back story:
disguise. Wonder Woman
Powers: None. Wayne relies on is a beautiful
his intelligence, and uses his money to Amazonian
buy weapons and gadgets to woman
solve crimes. who
travels
to
America
and
uses her
mystical
powers
to ight

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GLOSSARY

SUPERHEROES
Superman Captain an inheritance n
money/property left to you by a

Secret identity: America relative (family member) who has

died
trusty sidekick n
Clark Kent/Kal-El. Secret identity: Steve a person who helps a hero
film: Superman Rogers. to pose as phr vb
if A “poses as” B, A acts as if he/she is B
Returns (2006, played film: Captain America to get close to exp
if you “get close to” someone, you
by Brandon Routh). (1990, played by Matt gain their trust and spend a lot of
Back story: Kal-El is Salinger – author JD time with them
to take down exp
sent to Earth from the Salinger’s son). if you “take down” a criminal, you
Back story: In stop them / inform the police about
them / kill them
planet Krypton when his early 1940, Rogers I’ll a sequel n
save a second ilm or book based on the
home is destroyed. He attempts to the irst one
day!
uses his powers to protect enrol in the to witness vb
if you “witness” something, you see it
the world from evil. military. After to swear vb
Powers: He can ly, he’s being to promise
to get revenge exp
got super strength (he rejected to do something bad to someone
who has done something bad to you
once lifted an entire for a suit n
planet!) and X-ray vision. being out of shape, clothes that cover all of your body
a disguise n
There’s nothing he he’s invited to take part clothing that makes you look
can’t do! in an experiment to diferent so others can’t recognise
you
biologically engineer a to rely on phr vb

Wolverine super soldier.

Powers: Captain
to depend on
a gadget n
a small machine that does a useful
job
Secret identity: James America is the perfect to release vb
Howlett/Logan. soldier. He has no when a ilm is “released”, it appears
in cinemas
film: X-Men Origins: Wolverine superpowers, but his shield is a weapon n
an object used to hurt other people
(2009, played by Hugh indestructible and can be thrown (a gun / knife, for example)
Jackman). like a boomerang. a magnate n
a very rich person
Back story: Wolverine to kidnap vb
is a mutant whose body
was modiied in a military
Hellboy if someone is “kidnapped”, they are
taken as a prisoner
indestructible adj
impossible to destroy
experiment to reinforce his Secret bullet-proof adj
bones with identity: None, if something is “bullet-proof”, bullets
(the small pieces of metal ired from
metal. He he’s just Hellboy. a gun) cannot pass through it
later joins the film: Hellboy 2: The Golden a bracelet n
a piece of jewellery worn around the
X-Men, vowing Army (2008, played by Ron wrist (the joint between your arm
and your hand)
revenge on Perlman). a lasso n
the people Back story: Hellboy is a a rope with a loop (circle) at the end,
often used for catching animals
who changed demon summoned by the due for exp
him. Nazis during the Second World War. He’s raised if a ilm is “due for” release on a
certain date, it will appear in cinemas
Powers: by the United States Army and trained to ight on that date
to swing vb
Wolverine for the good guys. to move through the air in a smooth
is extremely Powers: Super strength and invulnerability curving (circular) movement
to lift vb
strong. He can shoot metal knives from his ists, to any form of damage. He’s got a massive to raise something to a higher level
and can heal wounds very quickly. gun too! to vow revenge exp
to promise to do something bad to
someone who has done something

Hulk bad to you

a ist n
a closed hand – often used for
hitting
Secret identity: Dr Robert to heal vb
Bruce Banner. if an injury “heals”, it gets better
a wound n
film: The Incredible Hulk an injury that cuts the skin
out of shape exp
(2008, played by Edward not it or healthy because you
Norton). haven’t been doing any exercise
a shield n
Back story: After an an object that can defend you from
experiment guns, weapons, ire, etc.
scheduled for exp
goes wrong, if a ilm is “scheduled for" release
on a certain date, it will appear in
Banner is hit by a gamma ray cinemas on that date
which gives him superpowers. a demon n
a monster considered to be evil / bad
Powers: You wouldn’t like him to summon vb
when he’s angry as Banner turns if a monster is “summoned” to Earth,
magic is used to bring it to Earth
into a giant, green monster if to raise vb
if you “raise” a child, you care for it
his emotions run too high. I’m a hunky until it is an adult
Hulk!

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