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Super Heroes is a licensed theme introduced in January 2012, although certian promotional sets were available in the Summer and Fall of 2011. It currently features a grand total of twenty-seven sets, based on the DC Universe and Marvel comic-book universes.
There were nine DC Universe sets (which focus on the Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman series) released in January 2012, with two further promotional ones yet to be released. Twenty-two new minifigures were introduced in the DC Universe subtheme in January.
The Marvel collection focuses on The Avengers, X-Men, and Spider-Man. Seven Marvel sets were released in April 2012, with the promised Spider-man set yet to be seen. Nineteen minifigures were also introduced under the Marvel subtheme in April (and February for two of the promotional minifigures).
In addition to regular System models, Super Heroes also features buildable action-figures, known as Ultrabuild sets. These use a building system similar to that used by Hero Factory, and feature three characters each from the DC and Marvel universes.
In addition to the DC sets, a video game based on the DC theme will be released on June 1, 2012.
