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DC vs Marvel: Originality War

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We all know that comic book characters are never 100% original, however, there are sometimes examples that seem to be more than "inspired" by their predecessors. In this, we will look over lazy and stupid stolen characters from either franchise, as well as keeping a tally going for which verse steals from the other more often.

Guidelines:


- Try to provide as much proof as possible, for example, links to the specific comics with specific dates are the best proof you can get.


- Don't troll and post absurdly stupid things like "Superman" was a ripoff of "Spiderman" (Stupid example, I know) - Nitpick, but helps:

Preferred Format: *"DC Character"* *(Comic* Date) vs *"Marvel Character"* *(Comic* Date)

Dates Abbreviated. (March, April, July, June) = Fine

* = Link

This format saves me time, as I will most likely correct it to fit this format anyways!

Feel free to leave predictions below! Mine: DC is more original (based off of my extensive knowledge on countless thefts)

Laziest and/or Dumbest Stolen Characters EVER: (not in order)

Deathstroke (The New Teen Titans #2, Dec. 1980 ) vs Deadpool (The New Mutants #98, Feb. 1991) [Good!] MARVEL

Darkseid (Cameo: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 1970 | First Appearance: Forever people #1 1971) vs Thanos (The Invincible Iron Man #55 Feb. 1973) [Created by the SAME man] (RIP Jack Kirby) [MARVEL 2] MARVEL

Aquama (More Fun Comics #73, Nov 1941) vs Namor (Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1, April 1939) [Good!] DC

Superma (Action Comics #1, June 1938) vs The Sentry (Sentry #1, Sep 2000) [BAD!] 'MARVEL

Superma (Action Comics #1, June 1938) vs Hyperio (Avengers #85, Feb 1971) [NO!] MARVEL

Superma (Action Comics #1, June 1938) vs Wundarr (Fear #17, Oct 1973) [STOP!] MARVEL

Red Lio (2000 f*cking 12) vs Black Panther (Fantastic Four #52 July 1966 ) [56-years apart!?] DC

Batma (Detective Comics #27, May 1939) vs Iron Ma (Tales of Suspense #39 1963) [Good!] MARVEL

Batma (Detective Comics #27, May 1939) vs Moon Knight - Werewolf by Night #32 (Aug 1975) [Holy Shit, Batman!] MARVEL

Batma (Detective Comics #27, May 1939) vs Black Panther (Fantastic Four #52 July 1966 ) [Good!] MARVEL

Green Lanter (Showcase #22, Oct 1959) vs Nova (Nova #1, Sep 1976) [Bad] MARVEL

Brainiac (Action Comics #242 July 1958) vs Ultro - The Avengers #55 (Aug 1968) [GOOD!] (Love Both) MARVEL

Deadlock (Youngblood #1 1992) vs Wolverine (The Incredible Hulk #180 1974) [Dumbest DC Ripoff] DC

Doom Patrol (My Greatest Adventure #80, June 1963) vs X-Me (X-Men #1, Sep 1963) [sNEAKY dEVIL] MARVEL

The Atom (Showcase #34, Oct 1961) Vs Ant-Ma (Tales to Astonish #27, Jan 1962 (as Hank Pym), Tales to Astonish #35, Sep 1962, (as Ant-Man)) [Hank Pym - Good | Ant-Man - WTF?] MARVEL x1.5

Green Arrow (Adventure Comics #250, July 1958) vs Hawkeye (Tales of Suspense #57, Sep 1964) [Good] MARVEL

The Flash (Flash Comics #1, Jan 1940) Vs Quicksilver (X-Men #4, March 1964) [Bad!] MARVEL

Catwoma [Spring 1940] vs Black Cat (Marvel Comics) [July 1979] (Very Bad) MARVEL

Red Tornado (Justice League of America #64, Aug 1968) vs Vision (Marvel Comics) (Avengers #57, Oct 1968) [Good!] MARVEL

Plastic Man (Police Comics #1, 1941) vs Mister Fantastic (The Fantastic Four #1, 1961) [Bad!] MARVEL

Commander Steel (Steel #1, March, 1978) vs Captain America (Captain America Comics #1, March, 1941) [Bad!] DC

Guardian (Star-Spangled Comics #7, April, 1942) vs Captain America (Captain America Comics #1, March, 1941) [NOT!] DC

General Glory (Justice League America #46, January, 1991) vs Captain America (Captain America Comics #1, March, 1941) [AMERICAN!] DC

Bumblebee (Teen Titans #45, December, 1976) vs Wasp (Marvel Cinematic Universe) (Tales to Astonish #44, June, 1963) [Bad!] DC

Swamp Thing (Classic) (House of Secrets #92, July, 1971) vs Man-Thing (Savage Tales #1, May, 1971) [Better!] DC

Booster Gold (Post-Crisis) (Booster Gold #1, February, 1986) vs Longshot (Longshot #1, September, 1985) [What?] DC


Characters Stolen:

DC: 9

Marvel: 17.5

Most Ripped off of Counter: (Rip-offs are in order by their first appearance)

Superma - 3 (Hyperio, Wundarr, + The Sentry)

Batma - 3 (Iron Ma, Moon Knight, + Black Panther)
 
Not a stupid stolen character, but I'll put it on the list. However, for future reference, I'm getting the links to the specific comics and everything, lol.
 
I'd point out they ripped Black Panther to make Red Lion.

There's also Mongul who was made as a pastiche of Thanos
 
Also, provide links if you can, espcially for super unknown characters like Red Lion that will take digging to find :P

EDIT: RED LION CAME OUT IN 2012 WHAT
 
The only thing Iron Man and Batman really have in common is that they use tech (seriously, why do people compare them so much? They have almost nothing in common); BP uses tech + uses stealth + has a dark suit.
 
And since when is Batman the king of his own country? Similarities doesn't equal rip off.
 
Both have butlers that are somewhat popular, both have an iconic rivalry with a boy in blue, need I go on?
 
He is correct, similarities do not equal rip-off... which is why I don't get why people say Iron Man is a Batman rip off when they have almost nothing in common.
 
Okay, wrong word. When I say rip-off I mean this character was MORE than just inspired by another character. They're very similar, okay?

If their similarities are uncanny, then they are considered rip-offs.

Batman actually probably gets a double whammy, what do you say, guys?
 
Batman's counterpart would be Moon Knight.
 
Mr. Fantastic and Elongated Man or Plastic Man
 
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