Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 13:17:44 -0500 
From: Edward Liu <el24+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: ASIAN SUPERHEROES LIST

OK, gang, this is the newly re-organized, updated, and wholly
(un)remarkable Asian Superheroes List.  The list is now organized
first by publisher (Marvel, DC, and Indies), followed by Miscellaneous
(groups, uncertainties), Questionables (don't know names or
even if they're Asian), and Psylocke.  :-).

I will be gone until mid-January, so hold off you're newly discovered
Asian heroes and such until then.  Thanks!

-- Ed
	THE O-FISH-UL ASIAN SUPERHERO/SUPERVILLIAN LIST version 3
		Last updated December 15, 1992
		List maintained by Edward Liu (el24+@andrew.cmu.edu)

NOTE:	This list is distributed for entertainment purposes only.  All
	characters are trademarked, copyrighted, or whatever-ed by the
	companies whose names appear with each individual entry.  Any persons
	participating in the unauthorized distribution, duplication, or viewing
	of this list will be subject to civil liability, criminal prosecution,
	severe bodily mutilation, or MERCILESS TICKLING, whichever is easiest.
	:-).

_MARVEL_
1.  Silver Samurai (Japanese, Marvel)
2.  Sunfire (Japanese, Marvel, X-Men)
3.  Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu (Chinese, Marvel)
4.  Jubilee (Chinese-American, Marvel, X-Men)
    (Note: The fact that Jubilee is Chinese is absolutely, positively,
     no-foolin' confirmed by the Mandarin in the Uncanny X-Men _Acts of
     Vengance_ storyline.  It is absolutely, positively, no-foolin'
     re-confirmed by the Sentinel's display in the X-Men Animated Series.)
5.  Mandarin (Chinese, Marvel)
6.  White Dragon (Chinese-American, Marvel)
7.  Kuro (Japanese, Marvel)
8.  Masters of Silence (Japanese, Marvel)
9.  Cybersamurai (Japanese, Marvel--a group of yakuza from the X-Men) [7]
10.  Collective Man (Chinese, Marvel)
11.  Radioactive Man (Chinese, Marvel)
12.  Wong (Tibetan, Marvel, Dr. Strange)
13.  Imei (Wong's fiance) (Tibetan, Marvel, Dr. Strange)
14.  Sun Lin (Chinese, Marvel, Sons of the Tiger)
15.  Lotus Shinchuko (Generic Asian but truly great pseudo-Asian name, Marvel,
     Sons of the Tiger)
16.  Mei Lin (Chinese, Marvel, HEART from Ghost Rider)
17.  Shinobi Shaw (Half-Japanese (?), Marvel, Hellfire Club)
18.  The Masters of Silence (???, Marvel, Iron Man) [11]
19.  Chance of the Fallen Angels (Chinese(?), Marvel, Fallen Angels Limited
     Series) [11]
20.  Karma (Vietnamese, Marvel, New Mutants)
21.  Steel Samurai (Japanese, Marvel, Iron Man)
22.  Silver and Auric (Chinese, Marvel, Alpha Flight)
23.  Cat (Chinese, Marvel, Master of Kung-Fu) (see #3)
24.  Chen (Chinese, Marvel, Silver Sable's Wildpack)
25.  Kenjiro Tanaka (Japanese, Marvel, Quasar)
26.  Trahn Coy-Mahn (Vietnamese, Marvel, New Mutants) [15]
27.  Silhouette (Cambodian-African, Marvel, New Warriors)
28.  Vesper (???, Marvel, Code Name: GENETIX) [18]
29.  Taifu (Japanese, Marvel, Avengers West) [11]
30.  Pele (Taifu's wife) (Japanese, Marvel, Avengers West) [11]
31.  The Big One (Son of Taifu) (Japanese, Marvel, Avengers West) [11]
32.  Kuroki (Japanese, Marvel, Avengers West) [11]
33.  Cybertooth (Japanese, Marvel, Avengers West) [11]
34.  Midnight Fire (Brother of Silhouette) (Cambodian-African, Marvel, New
     Warriors)
35.  Tai (Grandmother of Midnight Fire & Silhouette) (Cambodian, Marvel, New
     Warriors) [Deceased]
36.  Lotus Newmark (Japanese (?), Marvel, Wonderman)
37.  Firewall I/Silk Fever (Vietnamese (?), Marvel, New Warriors) [12]
38.  Turbo (Japanese, Marvel, New Warriors)
39.  Kingo Sunen (Eternal with a VERY Asian looking appearance, Marvel)
40.  Mantis (Vietnamese, Marvel, Avengers) [Now the "Celestial Madonna"]
41.  Mariko Yoshida (Japanese, Marvel, X-Men, Wolverine) [Deceased]
42.  Turayaba (Japanese, Marvel, Wolverine, X-Men)
43.  Ancient One (Tibetan, Marvel, Dr. Strange)
44.  Colleen Wing (Chinese, Marvel, Iron Fist)
45.  Opal Tanaka (?) (Japanese, Marvel, X-Men)
46.  Hiro (of the Cybersamurai) (Japanese, Marvel, X-Factor, X-Men) [Deceased]
47.  Yukio (Japanese, Marvel, X-Men, Wolverine)
48.  Lady Deathstrike (Japanese, Marvel, X-Men)
49.  Bloodstrike of Folding Circle (??, Marvel, New Warriors) [27]
98.  Smiling Tiger of Folding Circle (??, Marvel, New Warriors) [27]
99.  Red Dragon (Chinese, Marvel, Alpha Flight)
100.  Jade Dragon (Chinese, Marvel, Alpha Flight)

_DC_
100a. Karate Kid I (Half-Japanese, DC) [6,8]
100b. Karate Kid II (non-terran, but appears Asian, DC, Legion Substitute
      Heroes) [8]
101.  Dr. Light (Japanese, DC, Justice League Europe)
102.  Shado (Japanese, DC, Green Arrow)
103.  Gloss (Chinese, DC, New Guardians)
104.  Sunburst (???, DC, Global Guardians (?)) [6]
105.  Katana (Japanese, DC, The Outsiders, Suicide Squad)
106.  Rising Sun (Japanese, DC, Global Guardians)
107.  Thunderlord (Taiwanese, DC, Global Guardians)
108.  RAM (Japanese, DC, Global Guardians)
109.  Cheshire (Chinese (?), DC) [7]
110.  Thunder and Lightning (Half-Vietnamese Half-Alien, DC, Teen Titans) [22]
111.  DragonMage (Probably Chinese, DC, Legionnaires) [11]
112.  Linda Park (Korean, DC, Flash)
113.  Gan (Half-Vietnamese, DC, Black Canary)
114.  Jade Dragon (???, DC Comics) [13]
115.  Cinder (Vietnamese (?), DC, Cinder and Ashe) [5]
116.  Kim Leung (Chinese, DC, Spectre)
117.  Tsunami (Japanese, DC, Young All-Stars)
118.  Jack Soo of STAR Labs (Chinese, DC, Booster Gold) [11]
119.  Lynx/Ghost Dragons (from Hong Kong, DC, Robin)
120.  Lady Shiva (Generic Asian, DC, Batman, Robin, Green Arrow (?), Question)
     [12]
121.  Arani "Caulder" Desai (Asian Indian, DC, Doom Patrol (2nd series))
122.  The Quiz (Japanese, DC, Doom Patrol (3rd series))
123.  Sensei (Karate Kid's mentor) (Japanese, DC, LSH) [20]
124.  Randu Singh (Indian, DC, Demon)
125.  Barney Ling (Chinese/Taiwanese, DC, Richard Dragon) [20]
126.  Hsu Tei and Chang Yao Chang (???, DC, The Shadow) [24]
127.  Chop Chop (Chinese, DC, Blackhawks, Hawkworld)

_INDEPENDENTS_
128.  Red Dragon (Chinese, Comico, Elementals)
129.  Brian Li Sung (Chinese, Comico, Grendel) [Deceased]
130.  Tujiro (Japanese vampire, Comico, Grendel) [Deceased (? :-)]
131.  Hadji (Indian, Comico, Johnny Quest)
132.  Yuri (Japanese, First/Dark Horse, Dirty Pair)
133.  Angela (Generic Asian, Eternity/Amazing/Pied Piper, Original Ex-Mutants)
     [9]
134.  Rogan Gosh (Indian-British, Fleetway, Revolver)
135.  WarBlade (Korean, Image, WildC.A.T.s)
136.  The Iron Marshal (Chinese, Jademan, Iron Marshal)
137.  Hero (yes, that's name) (Chinese, Jademan, Blood Sword)
138.  Kim Hung (Chinese, Jademan, Blood Sword Dynasty)
139.  Yuen Mo (Chinese, Jademan)
140.  Tiger Wong (Chinese, Jademan, Oriental Heroes)
141.  Golden Dragon (Chinese, Jademan, Oriental Heroes)
142.  Five Continents (Chinese, Jademan, The Force of Buddha's Palm)
143.  Paul the Samurai (Japanese, New England Comics, Tick/Paul the Samurai)
144.  Bonsai, Zen Man and the Dubbed One of the MITI-Men (Japanese, NEC, Paul
     the Samurai)
145.  Shin the Evil Master ninja (???, NEC, The Tick)
146.  Kato (Chinese, NOW, Green Hornet)
147.  "Everybody in RAI" (Valiant) [14]
148.  Flatline (Korean, Valiant, HARD Corps)
149.  Kenshiro (???, Viz, Fist of the North Star)

Miscellaneous:
1.  Any supporting Asian characters in Nam (Vietnamese, Nam, Marvel)
2.  All the Ninja Fodder in any book (includes the Hand from Marvel)
3.  Quite a bit of the TMNT cast (Mirage) [20]
4.  Quite a bit of the BADGER cast (First) [20]
5.  "Rising Sun helped the Elementals kick butt on the invader's homeworld.
     The Japanese paranormal team had three members, but I think Rising sun was
     the only one mentioned by name." [3,23]

Questionable:
1.  "That tattoo guy from the Pacific Overlords (appeared in Avengers West)
    is Japanese (don't remember his name tho)." [12]
2.  "Stick's team of cohorts were Asian" (???, Marvel, Daredevil) [12]
    "Stick (?Maybe, Marvel, Elektra) [Deceased]
     Stick's Men: Stone, .. 5 total? (?Maybe, Marvel, Elektra) [Deceased]
3.  "some 'villians' from allstar comics about issue 43-48, japanese types (aka
    cheap stereotypes derived from american perceptions)" [16]
4.  STAR Labs techie who was the contact for Blue Beetle (Japanese, DC) -- lots
    of other STAR Labs-types ("who always ended up getting fired in the end")
    [11]
5.  "'Matrix'?  karma's brother & sister (are they twins?) when they were
    force-aged in one of the annuals" [25]

NOT Asian:
1.  Psylocke.  Period.
    (Note:  Please see entry #4 and remember Psylocke != Jubilee, since some of
    the e-mail & posts I've seen confused the two)

Contributors:
[1] achiang@leland.stanford.edu (Antony Edwin Chiang)
[2] arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu (Ken Arromdee)
[3] ctatro@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (The Vampire Les Nessman)
[4] rutley1@cc.swarthmore.edu (Ro Utley)
[5] tara@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Lady Johanna Constantine)
[6] berninge@cs.purdue.edu (James Berninger)
[7] rnmg1200@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Walrus and April)
[8] ast2r@faraday.clas.virginia.edu (Andrew Symons Troth)
[9] kogutt@uscu.colorado.edu (SCAVENGER 2099)
[10] clark@netcom.com (Sue Clark)
[11] dvandom@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Dave Van Domelen)
[12] chinm@aix.rpi.edu (Mang S. Chin -- Kid Klaxon)
[13] ha09+@andrew.cmu.edu (Harith Jameel Alkhafiz)
[14] bc751@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Howard Z. Shiau)
[15] jen@athena.mit.edu (Jennifer Hawthorne)
[16] kait@vax1.mankato.msus.edu (???)
[17] ce547@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Kurt M. Wilcken)
[18] jh20+@andrew.cmu.edu (Joe Nathan Haralson, II)
[19] SEWON@LIMS01.LERC.NASA.GOV (Wayne A. Wong)
[20] rmartin@nyx.cs.du.edu (R Martin)
[21] pw2j+@andrew.cmu.edu (Peter Jason Ward)
[22] DJT2445@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (DIGIT)
[23] jcherney@reed.edu (Joel Alexander "Ogre" Cherney)
[24] pcxsws@unicorn.nott.ac.uk (S.Ward-Smith)
[25] wangc@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (arghC)
[26] meyebru1@minna.iit.edu (Brucha S. Meyers)
[27] vcf1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Victoria C Fike)
[28] rwalls@twg.com (Roger Walls)