B-List Superheroes We Want in the Movies

 ENTERTAINMENT
These are the comic book benchwarmers who deserve their chance on the big screen.
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Comic books have been fodder for the silver screen since the Superman serials of the 1940s. The Man of Steel and Batman long sustained the genre, which exploded with the X-Men and Spider-Man franchises. Now second-tier Marvel crime buster Iron Man is creating surprise super-buzz, and Hollywood is scouring secret lairs for other less famous but cool comic book characters who deserve movie immortality. Hey, look no further: We’ve got your super cheat sheet!


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She-Hulk
First appeared: The Savage She-Hulk #1 (Marvel) 1980
Origin: Hulk smash! She-Hulk sexy! A blood transfusion from Bruce Banner lends his cousin similar anger-management issues, green skin, and superhuman D-cups.
Movie potential: When not tossing 18-wheelers across state lines, She-Hulk is a lawyer who handles superhero cases. That’s cameo gold!
Hollywood identity: Jessica Biel and Katherine Heigl s