Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month: Latin and Hispanic superheroes!

Sunspot, Cecilia Reyes, Living Lightning

I know I should stick to factual human beings and not fictional ones but it does seem that Latins and Hispanics are not well represented in the superhero genre, but that is so not true.  Hispanic superheroes have been around since the 1960's at least. 

I decided to celebrate some of my favorite Hispanic superheroes:

Roberto “Bobby” da Costa (Sunspot). Mutant. First appearance Marvel Graphic Novel #4: The New Mutants September 1982. He has the ability to absorb and channel solar power.  He had an appearance in X-Men: Days of Future Past, played by Adan Canto.

Cecilia Reyes. Mutant. First appearance X-Men Vol 2 #65.    She can create a psioplasmic bio-field around herself as protection from kinetic impact, energy signatures, temperature changes, etc.  She is a skilled medical doctor and surgeon.

Miguel Santos (Living Lightning) First appearance Avengers West Coast #63 October 1990.  He gained his powers when he absorbed energy from an experimental lightning weapon, giving him the ability to transform his body into electrical plasma.  In this form, he can fly at sub-light speed, generate electrical power as shocks and form a protective electrical force field.