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== [[Comic Books]] ==

* Although Superman was likely the ur-example of the flying hero, he could ''not'' fly in his earliest appearances. He ''could'' leap several city blocks in one jump, however. (This is where the phrase "leap tall buildings in a single bound" originally came from.) It was the ''[[Fleischer Superman]]'' cartoons that gave him the power of flight, after the first few cartoons in the series depicted him leaping and production team decided it looked silly.

* Although Superman was likely the ur-example of the flying hero, he could ''not'' fly in his earliest appearances. He ''could'' leap several city blocks in one jump, however. (This is where the phrase "leap tall buildings in a single bound" originally came from.) It was the ''[[Fleischer Superman]]'' cartoons that gave him the power of flight, after the first few cartoons in the series depicted him leaping and the production team decided it looked silly.

* Among the big names of the [[DCU]], you pretty much only have [[Batman]], [[Aquaman]], and [[The Flash]] ([[Superfriends|usually]]) incapable of flight. Which makes [[Hawkman]] and Hawkgirl pretty lame, considering it's their featured ability.

* All of the [[Legion of Super-Heroes (comics)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]; all members are issued a "flight ring" (assuming they can't already fly, and those might still carry one for emergencies).