History SuperScream / ComicBooks

** Former ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' member Herald gained this power through a super voice box. Unfortunately, as Vox, he can't turn it off -- while he can control sound, anything he actually ''says'' will kick the ass of everyone in the area. Not as bad as Black Bolt, though -- see below.

Examples of MakeMeWannaShout in comic books.

** ComicBook/BlackCanary, member of the Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica and ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey, pictured on the opening page, with her "Canary Cry", a potent sonic attack able to damage and stun foes or objects, to the point of shattering metal.

** ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':

** In ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' all versions of the villainess Silver Swan from [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Helen Alexandros]] on have this.

** ''Franchise/XMen'': Sean Cassidy aka Banshee and his daughter Theresa aka Siryn. Screaming also lets them fly, [[NotQuiteFlight somehow]]. Oh, and they can [[TalkingIsAFreeAction talk while using it]]. Hilarity ensued in the animated series when Banshee had to give ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} a ride.

** [[ComicBook/ImmortalIronFist Iron Fist]] ranks the "Silent Scream" among his "upper-tier abilities". A hypersonic attack that can KO an entire room of thugs, it also leaves him unable to speak for a month.

** ComicBook/HowardTheDuck's enemy Doctor Bong uses sonic weapons, but he doesn't shout. Rather, his helmet is shaped like a bell, while his severed right hand is replaced by a giant clapper; by striking the bell-helmet with the clapper, he produces dangerous sonic projectiles.

** Ulysses Klaw, ComicBook/BlackPanther foe, can use sound as a battering ram, but he prefers to turn it into energy constructs. Turns out that [[spoiler: ''his own body'' is a sound construct: the same sort of tricks or AppliedPhlebotinum that will disrupt his powers cause him to vanish, leaving behind only the loudspeaker-looking device he has for a hand.]]

** The all-time champion is probably ComicBook/BlackBolt, who can level buildings just by whispering because his voice isn't just super-sonic but actually causes massive disruptions in electrons. When he declares war, he's not mixing metaphors. In an AlternateUniverse, he committed genocide by yelling at the top of his lungs. However, since he cannot actually control it -- as in ''any'' whisper from him will destroy buildings, etc. -- this makes his position as King of Attilan and leader of the Inhumans extremely reliant on his [[KissingCousins cousin and wife]] Medusa's ability to read his body language. He's gotten so good at laser-guided body language that characters have commented on how uncanny it is that they always know what he means. In ''ComicBook/MarvelZombies'', he managed to wipe out half an army being led by the Incredible Hulk. By saying "Brains", of course.

* PlayedForLaughs in Comicbook/{{PS238}} [[http://ps238.nodwick.com/comic/10252010/ here]]. Tyler doesn't have this, [[CowardlyLion he just screams a lot]].

** Ulysses Klaw, ComicBook/BlackPanther foe, can use sound as a battering ram, but he prefers to turn it into energy constructs, making sound a GreenLanternRing. Turns out that [[spoiler: ''his own body'' is a sound construct: the same sort of tricks or AppliedPhlebotinum that will disrupt his powers cause him to vanish, leaving behind only the loudspeaker-looking device he has for a hand.]]

** The all-time champion is probably ComicBook/BlackBolt, who can level buildings just by whispering because his voice isn't just super-sonic but actually causes massive disruptions in electrons. When he declares war, he's not mixing metaphors. In an AlternateUniverse, he committed genocide by yelling at the top of his lungs. However, since he cannot actually control it -- as in ''any'' whisper from him will destroy buildings, etc. -- this makes his position as King of Attilan and leader of the Inhumans extremely reliant on his [[KissingCousins cousin and wife]] Medusa's ability to read his body language. He's gotten so good at laser-guided body language that characters have commented on how uncanny it is that they always know what he means.

** The alien version of ''ComicBook/{{Starman}}''.

** Songbird of the ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}} was formerly Screaming Mimi, who had traditional sonic powers. After her lover, Angar the Screamer (whose screams could induce hallucinations) died, she screamed so loud that she essentially melted a forest and blew her throat out. Zemo recruited her and gave her a harness that turned her screams into energy constructs, using technology pirated from the supervillain Klaw, who does the same. Of course, Klaw was not thrilled to learn of this theft... Later on, in the New Thunderbolts title, Songbird temporarily lost her powers while using them to hold up the UN building, but eventually got her voice back.

** The ''ComicBook/GlobalGuardians'' had the Taiwanese [[BaldOfAwesome Liang]] [[BareFistedmonk Xih-k'ai]] aka Thunderlord, a ReligiousBruiser who could not only use sonic screams but also imitate voices and sounds. His shout could shatter an entire building.

*** Phil Urich, the heroic Green Goblin was indicated to have a "[[EvilLaugh Lunatic Laugh]]" that leaves people stunned in pain and is powerful enough to harm symbiotes, which are [[AchillesHeel weak to sonics]]. Interestingly, the power was premised on the idea that the Green Goblin (whoever he/she was) had a creepy high-pitched voice, but more recently, the Green Goblin is presented as EvilSoundsDeep. When he return as ''Hob''[[LegacyCharacter goblin]] he's also back as a cackling, shrieking villain.

* ''Comicbook/TheAuthority'' arc "Godhead" brings us Sister Voice, who leveled Salt Lake City with a [[IncrediblyLamePun powerful]] rendition of Paul Anka's Puppy Love.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Buzz}}'', this is the power of the Spelluminati champion. The sound of their screams is enough to temporarily deafen the Black Queen. [[spoiler:It doesn't affect Webster though, because the champion is also his sister and thus he's used to her screaming at him.]]
* In a ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' miniseries, one-time character Screaming Mimi could send several men flying backwards with one scream. Alas, she wasn't so useful once they learned to squirt water into her mouth.
* The Swedish comic ''James Hund'' once featured the [[McNinja Tibetan Scream Ninjas]], who practiced the "especially Oriental" art of screaming buildings apart.

* ''Franchise/{{DCU}}'':

** Tyroc of the ''Comicbook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' has a variety of effects that he can make with a variety of screams (there's a different sound effect for each... effect.)

*** Superman, usually only displayed when he loses someone close to him. In ''Comicbook/FinalCrisis'', [[spoiler: Superman finally kills ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} by screaming so loud that the evil god shatters. The effort nearly ruins Supes' vocal cords.]] In ''ComicBook/ForTheManWhoHasEverything'', when an enraged Superman roars Mongul's name upon being freed from the Black Mercy, he shouts so loud that he nearly knocks Robin over.

** ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'':
*** ''[[Comicbook/{{Supergirl 2011}} Post-Flashpoint Supergirl]]'' displays this on occasion, first when attacked by the PoweredArmour wearing mooks of [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Simon Tycho]], then when fighting Black Banshee, and later when she accidentally shatters a windowpane. He specifically notes it and mocks it as a pale reflection of his own powers, before giving her a demonstration.
*** In the beginning of ''Comicbook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'', Siobhan Smythe has to reluctantly turn into Silver Banshee again to try to hold a berserker Kara back. Her power can hurt her because it is magic-based.
*** In ''Comicbook/SupergirlRebirth'', Kara is trapped inside a contraption which adapts to her skills. She cannot break free until she realizes she can hear the machine, which means its adaptive cells speak to each other on a specific frequency. Supergirl isolates the sound and then she shouts, flooding the air with the same frequency the adaptive cells use to coordinate countermeasures, deafeaning them so they cannot work together to adapt to her.
** ''ComicBook/{{Superboy}}''
*** In ''ComicBook/ActionComics'', Jon Kent once shattered every window in the house by accident while jumping for joy over his father seemingly beating Doomsday.

** In ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' all versions of the villainess Silver Swan from [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Helen Alexandros]] on have this.

** The all-time champion is probably Marvel's [[ComicBook/TheInhumans Black Bolt]] who can level buildings just by whispering because his voice isn't just super-sonic but actually causes massive disruptions in electrons. When he declares war, he's not mixing metaphors. In an AlternateUniverse, he committed genocide by yelling at the top of his lungs. However, since he cannot actually control it -- as in ''any'' whisper from him will destroy buildings, etc. -- this makes his position as King of Attilan and leader of the Inhumans extremely reliant on his [[KissingCousins cousin and wife]] Medusa's ability to read his body language. He's gotten so good at laser-guided body language that characters have commented on how uncanny it is that they always know what he means.
*** ''ComicBook/WhatIf'' #34 (the RuleOfFunny issue) asked: "What if Black Bolt got the hiccups?" [''cue destroyed Manhattan'']
** The ''Comicbook/XMen's'' Sean Cassidy aka Banshee and his daughter Theresa aka Siryn. Screaming also lets them fly, [[NotQuiteFlight somehow]]. Oh, and they can [[TalkingIsAFreeAction talk while using it]]. Hilarity ensued in the animated series when Banshee had to give ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} a ride.
-->'''Wolverine:''' With you making all that noise, we might as well try sneaking into this place with a marching band.
-->'''Banshee:''' If you think ''that's'' bad, you should hear me sing.

*** On the villain side, there's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruckus_(comics) Ruckus]].

** Shy Crazy Lolita Canary of the ComicBook/SuperYoungTeam.
** The alien version of ''Comicbook/{{Starman}}''.

*** Superman, usually only displayed when he loses someone close to him. In ''Comicbook/FinalCrisis'', [[spoiler: Superman finally kills ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} by screaming so loud that the evil god shatters. The effort nearly ruins Supes' vocal cords.]] In ''ComicBook/ForTheManWhoHasEverything'', when he roars Mongul's name upon being freed from the Black Mercy and is utterly infuriated, he shouts so loud that he nearly knocks Robin over.

*** Superman, usually only displayed when he loses someone close to him. In ''Comicbook/FinalCrisis'', [[spoiler: Superman finally kills ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} by screaming so loud that the evil god shatters. The effort nearly ruins Supes' vocal cords.]] In ''ComicBook/ForTheManWhoHasEverything'', he shouts so loud that he nearly knocks Robin over.

** In ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' all versions of the villainess Silver Swan have this.

*** Jon Kent once shattered every window in the house by accident while jumping for joy over his father seemingly beating Doomsday.

*** Most obviously, there's 90s villain Shriek.

* The alien version of ''Comicbook/{{Starman}}''.
* ComicBook/BlackCanary, member of the Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica and ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey, pictured on the opening page, with her "Canary Cry".
** Similarly, Lady Lark from ''ComicBook/SquadronSupreme,'' an {{Expy}} of Black Canary.
** Also Shy Crazy Lolita Canary of the ComicBook/SuperYoungTeam.
* ComicBook/TheJoker gets this power in a ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'' crossover when he makes a deal with Judge Death to become the fifth Dark Judge. Joker's laugh is now able to [[YourHeadAsplode blow up people's heads]] en masse.
* Former ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' member Herald gained this power through a super voice box. Unfortunately, as Vox, he can't turn it off -- while he can control sound, anything he actually ''says'' will kick the ass of everyone in the area. Not as bad as Black Bolt, though -- see below.
* ''Comicbook/SpiderMan'' has a couple of characters with this set up.
** Most obviously, there's 90s villain Shriek.
** Phil Urich, the heroic Green Goblin was indicated to have a "[[EvilLaugh Lunatic Laugh]]" that leaves people stunned in pain and is powerful enough to harm symbiotes, which are [[AchillesHeel weak to sonics]]. Interestingly, the power was premised on the idea that the Green Goblin (whoever he/she was) had a creepy high-pitched voice, but more recently, the Green Goblin is presented as EvilSoundsDeep.
*** Now that Phil is the current ''Hob''[[LegacyCharacter goblin]] he's back as a cackling, shrieking villain.
** B-lister villain the Shocker, despite sounding like he uses electrical attacks, actually uses a harness to create vibrated waves of air that literally shake things apart, leaving him somewhere between here and BlowYouAway.
* The ''Comicbook/XMen's'' Sean Cassidy aka Banshee and his daughter Theresa aka Siryn. Screaming also lets them fly, [[NotQuiteFlight somehow]]. Oh, and they can [[TalkingIsAFreeAction talk while using it]]. Hilarity ensued in the animated series when Banshee had to give ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} a ride.

** On the villain side, there's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruckus_(comics) Ruckus]].
* The all-time champion is probably Marvel's [[ComicBook/TheInhumans Black Bolt]] who can level buildings just by whispering because his voice isn't just super-sonic but actually causes massive disruptions in electrons. When he declares war, he's not mixing metaphors. In an AlternateUniverse, he committed genocide by yelling at the top of his lungs. However, since he cannot actually control it -- as in ''any'' whisper from him will destroy buildings, etc. -- this makes his position as King of Attilan and leader of the Inhumans extremely reliant on his [[KissingCousins cousin and wife]] Medusa's ability to read his body language. He's gotten so good at laser-guided body language that characters have commented on how uncanny it is that they always know what he means.
** ''ComicBook/WhatIf'' #34 (the RuleOfFunny issue) asked: "What if Black Bolt got the hiccups?" [''cue destroyed Manhattan'']
* Cosmo, the psychic dog from ''{{Comicbook/Nova}}'', seems to have a sonic bark.
* Marvel's [[ComicBook/ImmortalIronFist Iron Fist]] ranks the "Silent Scream" among his "upper-tier abilities". A hypersonic attack that can KO an entire room of thugs, it also leaves him unable to speak for a month.
* [[http://marvel.wikia.com/Melissa_Gold_(Earth-616) Songbird]] of the ComicBook/{{Thunderbolts}} in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse was formerly Screaming Mimi, who had traditional sonic powers. After her lover, Angar the Screamer (whose screams could induce hallucinations) died, she screamed so loud that she essentially melted a forest and blew her throat out. Zemo recruited her and gave her a harness that turned her screams into energy constructs, using technology pirated from the supervillain Klaw, who does the same. Of course, Klaw was not thrilled to learn of this theft... Later on, in the New Thunderbolts title, Songbird temporarily lost her powers while using them to hold up the UN building, but eventually got her voice back.
** Did we mention Klaw? Ulysses Klaw can use sound as a battering ram, but he prefers to turn it into energy constructs, making sound a GreenLanternRing. Turns out that [[spoiler: ''his own body'' is a sound construct: the same sort of tricks or AppliedPhlebotinum that will disrupt his powers cause him to vanish, leaving behind only the loudspeaker-looking device he has for a hand.]]
* The ''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'' story "Roar" features a beast whose roar is so powerful it leaves an entire town with bleeding ears, and when Wolverine shows up he has to keep regrowing his eardrums to fight it.

* ComicBook/HowardTheDuck's enemy Doctor Bong uses sonic weapons, but he doesn't shout. Rather, his helmet is shaped like a bell, while his severed right hand is replaced by a giant clapper; by striking the bell-helmet with the clapper, he produces dangerous sonic projectiles.

* Accomplished Perfect Physician of the Great Ten has a variation on this; the original Perfect Physician devised a way to use sound to find and heal ailments, using a mere click of his tongue to cure cancers. His successors extrapolated this ability: the second learned to stop earthquakes with a growl, and the third turned back a Mongol horde with a shout. Because the collective memories of the Perfect Physicians are passed on to each new title-holder, successive Perfect Physicians have been able to perform all these feats and more.
* In a ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' miniseries, one-time character Screaming Mimi could send several men flying backwards with one scream. Alas, she wasn't so useful once they learned to squirt water into her mouth.
* The ''ComicBook/GlobalGuardians'' had the Taiwanese [[BaldOfAwesome Liang]] [[BareFistedmonk Xih-k'ai]] aka Thunderlord, a ReligiousBruiser who could not only use sonic screams but also imitate voices and sounds. His shout could shatter an entire building.
* Tyroc of the ''{{Comicbook/Legion Of Super-Heroes}}'' has a variety of effects that he can make with a variety of screams (there's a different sound effect for each... effect.)
* Franchise/{{Superman}}:
** Superman, usually only displayed when he loses someone close to him. In ''Comicbook/FinalCrisis'', [[spoiler: Superman finally kills ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} by screaming so loud that the evil god shatters. The effort nearly ruins Supes' vocal cords.]] In ''ComicBook/ForTheManWhoHasEverything'', he shouts so loud that he nearly knocks Robin over.
** Long time {{Franchise/Superman}} foe Silver Banshee is not only loud, but if she knows your real name, then hearing her scream results in instant death. She can't kill Supes because she doesn't know his real name, Kal-El. She can still blow out his eardrums, though.
* Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}:
** ''[[Comicbook/{{Supergirl 2011}} Post-Flashpoint Supergirl]]'' displays this on occasion, first when attacked by the PoweredArmour wearing mooks of [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Simon Tycho]], then when fighting Black Banshee, and later when she accidentally shatters a windowpane. He specifically notes it and mocks it as a pale reflection of his own powers, before giving her a demonstration.
** Ironically, Silver Banshee is one of her best friends.
** In the beginning of ''Comicbook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'', Siobhan Smythe has to reluctantly turn into Silver Banshee again to try to hold a berserker Kara back. Her power can hurt her because it is magic-based.
** In ''Comicbook/SupergirlRebirth'', Kara is trapped inside a contraption which adapts to her skills. She cannot break free until she realizes she can hear the machine, which means its adaptive cells speak to each other on a specific frequency. Supergirl isolates the sound and then she shouts, flooding the air with the same frequency the adaptive cells use to coordinate countermeasures, deafeaning them so they cannot work together to adapt to her.
* Banshee Jeanette, of the ComicBook/SecretSix, can leave you comatose with her screams.
* In ''ComicBook/ WonderWoman'' all versions of the villainess Silver Swan have this.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Buzz}}'', this is the power of the Spelluminati champion. The sound of their screams is enough to temporarily deafen the Black Queen. [[spoiler:It doesn't affect Webster though, because the champion is also his sister and thus he's used to her screaming at him.]]