White Tiger (Hector Ayala)

White Tiger
Artwork by George Pérez and Javier Tartaglia (2021)
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #19 (December 1975)
Created by	Bill Mantlo (writer) George Pérez (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Hector Ayala
Team affiliations	Sons of the Tiger Defenders Empire State University
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. The character is the first to use the name White Tiger and was created by Bill Mantlo and George Pérez. A Puerto Rican, White Tiger was the first Latin American main character in the history of American comics and Marvel's first Hispanic superhero.^[1] The first member of his family to hold the mantle, Hector is the uncle of Angela del Toro and the brother of Ava Ayala.

Hector Ayala will appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Daredevil: Born Again (2025), played by Kamar de los Reyes.