List of Italian and Italian-American superheroes and villains

Heroes

• The Punisher or Francis "Frank" Castiglione, Marvel
• Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Marvel
• Amok
• Argent, DC
• Argoman
• Asso di Picche / Ace of Spades
• Atlas
• Atoman
• Atomik
• Balance / Debora Crovi
• Barbel
• Scorpion, Marvel
• Blue Shield, aka Joseph Cartelli, Marvel
• Brendon
• Captain Hot Wheels
• Capitan Italia

• Ciclone
• The Darkness / Jackie Estacado
• Dryad, Marvel
• Diabolik created by Angela & Luciana Giussani in 1962. He is a villain, not a hero.
• Euroforce
• Fascinax
• Flashman
• Front / Gabriel Caine
• Gemini
• Goldface
• Grip / Brandon Blake
• The Huntress or Helena Rosa Bertinelli, DC
• Il Massacratore
• There is a strong possibility that the mainstream Iron Man may have Italian heritage. It is speculated Anthony Starks may be half Italian on his mother's side. His mother's maiden name, Carbonell, is likely a shortened, Americanized, or dialectal version of the common Italian surname Carbonelli or Carbonello.
• Ultimate Iron Man, Antonio Stark, is Italian on his mother's side, with his mother's surname being Cerrera.
• Italian Spiderman
• Jason Lee Scott; the original Red Power Ranger on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
• Junior
• Lancelot
• Lazarus Ledd
• Lost Kidz
• l'Ombra / The Shadow
• Luigi from the Nintendo video games
• L’Uomo Blindato / The Armoured Man
• Mad Dog Rassitano Member of Code Blue in Marvel Comics
• Magic Patrol
• Makabar
• Dino Manelli, Marvel
• Marino, il ragazzo degli abissi / Marino, the Boy of the Abysses
• Mario from the Nintendo video games
• Maskar
• Medioman
• Medium
• Mirko
• Misterix
• Mistero / Mystery
• Omerta AKA Paul "Paulie" Provenzano
• Claire Bennet on TV series Heroes
• Nathan Petrelli on TV series Heroes
• Peter Petrelli on TV series Heroes
• Sara Pezzini, wielder of the Witchblade, Image / Top Cow
• Plutos
• Pumaman
• Radar
• Ramarro
• Rat-Man, Panini Comics, formerly Marvel Italia
• Razzo, L’Uomo di Plastica / Rocket, the Man of Plastic
• Roal, Il Tarzan del mare / Roal, the Tarzan of the Seas
• Rockslide AKA Santo Vaccarro, an Italian American
• Satanik created by Max Bunker & Magnus in 1964
• Simbolo / Symbol
• Slim, il ragazzo d'acciaio / Slim, the Steel Boy
• Dave Speed
• Strong Guy or Guido Carosella
• Suede / Nicholas Blake
• Superargo
• Supersonic Man
• Super Women
• Tanks L'uomo D'Acciaio / Tanks the Steel Man
• The Three Fantastic Supermen
• Tiramolla
• Tom Clerc
• Video Boy
• WitchBlade
• Yorga
• Zakimort
• Zatanna, aka Zantana Zatara, daughter of Giovanni Zatara, DC
• Giovanni Zatara, DC
• Zachary Zatara, DC

  Villains

• Blacklash, Marc Scarlotti, Marvel
• The Bertinelli crime family from the Batman comic book series, DC
• Blackwing, or Joseph Manfredi, Marvel
• Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice
• The Costa crime family from the Punisher comic book series, Marvel
• Count Nefaria or Count Luchino Nefaria, Marvel
• Alberto Falcone
• Carmine Falcone
• Diabolik
• Diavolo
• Don Fortunato
• Franchetti Family
• Frankie Franchetti
• Gommaflex created by Bunker and Piffarerio.
• The Gnucci crime family from the Punisher comic book series, Marvel
• Paulie Franchetti
• Jigsaw or Billy Russo, Marvel
• Jimmy-6, Giacomo Fortunato, Marvel
• Jux Clerc
• Killing
• Kriminal
• Madame Masque, Marvel
• The Maggia organized crime group, Marvel
• Magica De Spell
• The Magliozzi Crime Family from the Sin City comic book series, Darkhorse
• Ma Gnucci, head of the Gnucci family, Marvel
• Sal Maroni and the Maroni crime family, DC
• The Millefiore Family, an organized crime group in the manga Reborn!
• Satanik
• Monica Rappaccini, Marvel
• Silvermane, or Silvio Manfredi, Marvel
• Sylar on television series Heroes
• Superciuk
• Unus the Untouchable, Marvel
• Vengeance, or Michael Badilino, Marvel
• Venom, aka Angelo Fortunato, the second Venom and son of Maggia boss Don Fortunato, Marvel
• Wario, often depicted as an anti-hero as well
• Waluigi
• X-Cutioner, Carl Denti, Marvel
• Tony Zucco, DC
• Barone Zeno, Marvel