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Fictional characters with eidetic memory

  • BatmanIn early 1939, Bob Kane drew a character with red tights and bat wings. Bill Finger suggested a cowl and cape instead. They watched a bat fly through the…
  • Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle first introduced Sherlock Holmes to the world in 1887 with A Study in Scarlet. The character emerged from a specific moment of inspiration…
  • SupermanIn January 1933, a young writer named Jerry Siegel published a short story titled The Reign of the Superman in his amateur science fiction magazine.
  • Wonder WomanIn October 1941, a comic book titled All Star Comics #8 hit newsstands with a cover featuring a woman in red, blue, and gold.
  • Grand Admiral ThrawnTimothy Zahn introduced Grand Admiral Thrawn in the 1991 novel Heir to the Empire. This book marked the first appearance of an alien military leader within…