White Tiger (Hector Ayala)
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #19 (Dec 1975) |
| Created by |
Bill Mantlo (writer) George Pérez (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Hector Ayala |
| Team affiliations |
Sons of the Tiger Defenders |
| Notable aliases | El Tigre Blanco |
| Abilities | Via mystical amulets: Enhanced physical attributes Nearly superhuman martial arts skills |
White Tiger (Hector Ayala) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by Bill Mantlo and George Pérez. He is the first Puerto Rican superhero in the history of comics, and Marvel's first superhero of Hispanic descent. Hector is the uncle of Angela del Toro and the brother of Ava Ayala.
First appearing in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #19 (December 1975), White Tiger was created by Bill Mantlo and George Pérez. Following his debut in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #19, the character subsequently appears in The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #20-24 (January-May 1976), #26-27 (July-August 1976), #29-32 (October 1976-January 1977), The Spectacular Spider-Man #9-10 (August-September 1977), Human Fly #8-9 (April-May 1978), The Spectacular Spider-Man #18-21 (May-August 1978), The Defenders #62-64 (August-October 1978), The Spectacular Spider-Man #22-23 (September-October 1978), #25-26 (December 1978-January 1979), #29-31 (April-June 1979), #51-52 (February-March 1981), Spidey Super Stories #57 (March 1982), Daredevil #38-40 (December 2002-February 2003), and Daredevil #69 (March 2005).
White Tiger received an entry in the original Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #14. He appeared as part of the "Sons of the Tiger" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #12. White Tiger received his own entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition #11.
Hector Ayala was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. As a college student at New York's Empire State University, he discovered the tiger amulets that were formerly worn and thrown away by the Sons of the Tiger. Donning all three amulets, he transformed into the superhuman White Tiger. He discovered that wearing all the pendants at once increased his strength and gave him nearly superhuman skill in the martial arts.
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