Just had a random thought. Are the most popular, long-lasting characters seen as more heroic because they use primary colors? Or does it have more to do with the time they were created? Let's see...(I'm in a listing mood :) )...
Primary colors
- Superman - Red and blue
- Wonder Woman - Red, blue, yellow
- Captain America - Red and blue
- Spider-Man - Red and blue
- Iron Man - Red and yellow
- Red Tornado - Red, blue, yellow
- Scarlet Witch - Red
- Doctor Fate - Yellow and blue
- Batman (heroic) - Blue
- Robin (modern) - Red and yellow
- Wolverine (original) - Yellow and blue
- Fantasic Four - Blue
- Deadpool - Red
- X-Men (team uniforms) - Yellow, then yellow and blue
- Collossus - Red and yellow
- Nightcrawler - Red
- Ant-Man - Red and blue
Secondary colors
- Green Lantern - Green
- Green Arrow - Green
- Hulk - Green
- She-hulk - Green and purple
- Aquaman - Purple and green
- Hawkeye - Purple
- Wolverine (later) - brown, tan
- Apache Chief - Green
- Psylocke - Purple
Both
- Vision - Green, red and yellow
- Magneto - Purple and red
- Robin (orig) - Red, yellow and green
- Rogue - Yellow and green
- Jean Grey (Phoenix) - Yellow and green
Shades of Gray
- Batman (anti-hero) - black
- Punisher - black and white
- Storm - black
- Black Panther - black
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