White Tiger (comics)
Marvel Comics characters
White Tiger is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first incarnation of White Tiger, Hector Ayala, first appeared in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #19 (December 1975). The second incarnation, an actual white Bengal tigress mutated into humanoid form, debuted in Heroes for Hire #1 (July 1997). The third incarnation, Kevin Cole, made his first appearance in Black Panther (vol. 3) #50 (October 2002). The fourth incarnation, Angela del Toro, made her debut in Daredevil vol. 2 #58 (November 2003). The fifth incarnation, Ava Ayala, was first featured in Avengers Academy #20 (December 2011).
Fictional character biography
Hector Ayala
The first White Tiger (Hector Ayala) was created by writer Bill Mantlo and artist George Pérez.
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the character can transform into the superhuman White Tiger through the power of the Jade Tiger amulets.
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