Superhero Day Jobs

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Sparked by pub question "Have there ever been any banker superheroes?" this is the thread where we list superhero day jobs.

1. COMIC ARTIST: Captain America!!, Kyle Lantern

― Tom (Groke), Sunday, 31 July 2005 09:44 (twenty years ago)

2. MILLIONAIRE INDUSTRIALIST: Batman, Iron Man

― Tom (Groke), Sunday, 31 July 2005 09:45 (twenty years ago)

3. TAXI DRIVER / MILLIONAIRE PLAYBOY / MERCENARY : Moon Knight

― DV (dirtyvicar), Sunday, 31 July 2005 11:12 (twenty years ago)

4. SCIENTIST: The Hulk, Mr. Fantastic, The Flash, Ant Man

― chap who would dare to thwart the revolution (chap), Sunday, 31 July 2005 12:47 (twenty years ago)

5. DOCTOR: Thor.

5a. CONSTRUCTION WORKER: Thor (for a bit)

― Tom (Groke), Sunday, 31 July 2005 13:14 (twenty years ago)

6. POP STAR: Zenith, Dazzler

― chap who would dare to thwart the revolution (chap), Sunday, 31 July 2005 13:19 (twenty years ago)

7. CLERK AT MCDONALD'S (or Big Belly): Wonder Woman

― iodine (iodine), Sunday, 31 July 2005 13:31 (twenty years ago)

Isn't Green Arrowfinger a billionaire industrialist as well? Or was for a while, at least.

OF course, all I can think of now is the most obvious:

JOURNALIST: Superman, Question, Spidey, Elastic Man (photojournalist counts, right?)

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Sunday, 31 July 2005 13:32 (twenty years ago)

9. SUPERVILLAIN: Ozymandius

― chap who would dare to thwart the revolution (chap), Sunday, 31 July 2005 13:34 (twenty years ago)

Isn't Green Arrowfinger a billionaire industrialist as well? Or was for a while, at least.

Yes, and Blue Beetle too.

The Creeper was also a Journalist.

― iodine (iodine), Sunday, 31 July 2005 13:35 (twenty years ago)

10. CARNY: Hawkeye, Nightcrawler.

― Tom (Groke), Sunday, 31 July 2005 13:35 (twenty years ago)

Oh and Mr Miracle too!

11. FARMER: Colossus

― Tom (Groke), Sunday, 31 July 2005 13:36 (twenty years ago)

Wasn't Miracleman a journalist before he became a god-emporer type thingy?

― chap who would dare to thwart the revolution (chap), Sunday, 31 July 2005 13:38 (twenty years ago)

12. TEACHER: Guy Gardner

...or did I totally imagine this?

― Tom (Groke), Sunday, 31 July 2005 13:40 (twenty years ago)

Also Black Panther, for a bit.

13. TOY SALESMAN: Hal Jordan.

― Vic Fluro, Sunday, 31 July 2005 13:48 (twenty years ago)

14. COAL MINER: Cannonball.

15. ARCHITECT: John Stewart. (Is this right? Or have I got my Lanterns mixed?)

16. SOCIAL WORKER: The Falcon.

― Tom (Groke), Sunday, 31 July 2005 13:58 (twenty years ago)

Tom: both of your Lanterns are right.

― iodine (iodine), Sunday, 31 July 2005 14:21 (twenty years ago)

17. LAWYER: Daredevil. i can't imagine anyone else has also decided to make a hero out of a practioner of the world's best-loved profession.

Prof X is a teacher, too.

― Lee F# (fsharp), Sunday, 31 July 2005 14:31 (twenty years ago)

Do we count Beast as a teacher? Probably, huh. And don't forget

LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER - Aquaman

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Sunday, 31 July 2005 14:37 (twenty years ago)

LAWYER: Daredevil. i can't imagine anyone else has also decided to make a hero out of a practioner of the world's best-loved profession.

Well, Adrian Chase, the Vigilante of the 80's, was a District Attorney.

― iodine (iodine), Sunday, 31 July 2005 14:53 (twenty years ago)

there must've been a super hero cop. anyone?

― Lee F# (fsharp), Sunday, 31 July 2005 15:15 (twenty years ago)

Savage Dragon and the new White Tiger. Probably others.

― Vic Fluro, Sunday, 31 July 2005 15:24 (twenty years ago)

Last time I checked, Dick Grayson was a cop

― iodine (iodine), Sunday, 31 July 2005 15:34 (twenty years ago)

Nite Owl I was a cop.

― chap who would dare to thwart the revolution (chap), Sunday, 31 July 2005 15:56 (twenty years ago)

Dick Grayson is now a Mob Muscle. Whether or not he's actually undercover remains to be seen.
The current Manhunter, Kate Spencer, is a a DA, too.
Fire (of JLI) was a Brazillian Secret Agent and a model.
Isn't Hawkman an archeologist?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Sunday, 31 July 2005 16:37 (twenty years ago)

Yes, as is at least one Blue Beetle I believe.

― Tom (Groke), Sunday, 31 July 2005 17:04 (twenty years ago)

And I think the original Dr. Fate was, too.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Sunday, 31 July 2005 17:06 (twenty years ago)

All of the X-Men are teachers at this point. Emma, Scott, Jean, and Charles have all been headmaster/headmistress.

― Matthew C Perpetua (inca), Sunday, 31 July 2005 17:53 (twenty years ago)

Ha, and Magneto too.

― Matthew C Perpetua (inca), Sunday, 31 July 2005 17:54 (twenty years ago)

Huntress is also a teacher

― Mark C (Markco), Monday, 1 August 2005 07:45 (twenty years ago)

She-Hulk also a lawyer. Ditto Howard Ver Duck. Though not really a superhero.

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 1 August 2005 08:43 (twenty years ago)

Oracle/batgirl is a librarian and Black canary is a florist. Hardcore!

― Mark C (Markco), Monday, 1 August 2005 09:26 (twenty years ago)

supervillainy as a group should infiltrate the supply-teacher chain

― mark s (mark s), Monday, 1 August 2005 10:21 (twenty years ago)

I have no idea what "Secret War" is about, but I'm sure it could only be improved if it was about good and evil super-supply-teachers competing for staff room domination.

MOTOR MECHANIC: Wally West Flash

FASHION DESIGNER: Wasp (I think)

― Mark C (Markco), Monday, 1 August 2005 10:58 (twenty years ago)

Voltage out of Zenith was also a fashion designer.

TORY MP: Mandala.

Do kids at Xavier's School get taught normal lessons as well as mutant power fite-ing lessons? And if so do they bus in real teachers?

― Tom (Groke), Monday, 1 August 2005 11:08 (twenty years ago)

They certainly don't teach science at Xavier's school. Otheriwse they would constantly be questioning themselves.

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 1 August 2005 11:11 (twenty years ago)

Schoolboy: Captain Marvel. Stargirl. Mrs Captain Marvel. Master Captain Marvel Jr.

Wow, you could have a teacher teaching lots of secret identity types.

Starman: Junk shop owner.

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 1 August 2005 13:27 (twenty years ago)

Doctor: Dr (duh) Midnite

Boxer and gymnasium owner: Wildcat

didn't Iceman used to be a lawyer too?

― Mark C (Markco), Monday, 1 August 2005 13:50 (twenty years ago)

Captain America: waiter at TGIF's

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 1 August 2005 13:53 (twenty years ago)

5a. CONSTRUCTION WORKER: Thor (for a bit)

Also, Hercules (for a bit).

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 1 August 2005 14:02 (twenty years ago)

PRIVATE DETECTIVE: Jessica Jones, Jessica Drew (?), Batman (kinda). Who else?

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 1 August 2005 14:03 (twenty years ago)

Madroxx the Multiple Man is also a private detective

― Mark C (Markco), Monday, 1 August 2005 14:05 (twenty years ago)

Isn't using Mjollnir to hang sheetrock a little...overkill?

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Monday, 1 August 2005 14:06 (twenty years ago)

Bouncer: Hulk (as Joe Fixit), the bouncer lady in the Inhumans.

Model: Fire. Jade(?) What is it with green women in the DC Universe. Big Bertha in the GLA was also a model.

― Pete (Pete), Monday, 1 August 2005 14:07 (twenty years ago)

Professional Thief: Storm, Catwoman

― Mark C (Markco), Monday, 1 August 2005 14:08 (twenty years ago)

Gambit

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 1 August 2005 14:08 (twenty years ago)

I couldn't remember if he was a thief or just a gambler

― Mark C (Markco), Monday, 1 August 2005 14:11 (twenty years ago)

Hasn't Martian Manhunter been a P.I.? As well as a real cop.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 1 August 2005 14:14 (twenty years ago)

Not only was he a thief, he was in the THIEVES' GUILD. An accredited professional! And, OMG, here is more than you could possibly want to know about the subject.

― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 1 August 2005 14:19 (twenty years ago)

Zut alors, mon cher! etc

Is that like City and Guilds? does he have a HND Vocational diploma etc?

― Mark C (Markco), Monday, 1 August 2005 14:23 (twenty years ago)

PRIVATE DETECTIVE: Jessica Jones, Jessica Drew (?), Batman (kinda).

Matches Malone only works pro bono (for Batman!) so doesn't count as a job.

Guy Gardner became a bartender in the '90s, I believe.

― kit brash (kit brash), Tuesday, 2 August 2005 02:25 (twenty years ago)

Wasn't Steve (C.A.) Rogers a journalist sometime around Englehart's time? He was hardly ever out of costume, I don't remember for sure.

― Truckdrivin' Buddha (Rock Hardy), Tuesday, 2 August 2005 02:36 (twenty years ago)

Man, I'd love to see a guy with Cap's powers and costume shouting questions at Scott McClellan.

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Tuesday, 2 August 2005 12:35 (twenty years ago)

Guy Gardner has actually had a more varied employment history than his rival Hal Jordan.
Where Jordan has dallied in insurance and toy sales, fruit picking, and truckdriving in his downtime between test piloting, Gardner has had actual careers as a gym teacher, a social worker, and a bar owner. Not to mention his time working for the UN.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 2 August 2005 13:35 (twenty years ago)

one year passes...

RANDOM.

GIGOLO: Starfox
HEADS OF STATE: Dr. Doom, Black Panther

― c('°c) (Leee), Thursday, 12 October 2006 22:41 (nineteen years ago)

DETECTIVE CHIMP: detective chimp

― It's the lazy and immoral way to become super hip. (Austin, Still), Friday, 13 October 2006 01:14 (nineteen years ago)

RENOWNED PHYSICIST/GREEN BAY PACKER LB: Teh Squatch

― weaponxico (rogermexico), Friday, 13 October 2006 01:24 (nineteen years ago)

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