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Superheroes DC Blatantly Copied From Marvel
Marvel and DC are the unquestionable kings of the comic market, the very best at sucking monthly money off their loyalist fans. There’s also a huge antagonism between the huge powerhouses: let’s take a look at this list which shifts the positive opinions towards Marvel, as DC seems to have boldly stolen some of their characters.
Aquaman vs. Sub-Mariner
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So Sub-Mariner is actually quite a cool dude, with a strong personality and a lot to speak for him, while Aquaman has been the laughingstock of the DC team ever since he first appeared. However, although at first sight the two might not be too similar, your views will change if you consider their watery background. Both royal boys that have to do with the Atlantis, both offspring of a misalliance of a human and a princess of the sea. Sub-Mariner is 2 years older than Aquaman, so he gets the nod.
Commander Steel vs. Captain America
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So he’s the true superman, uber-man, a previously ordinary human who got bestowed with magnificent superpowers after participating in World War II… You may think we’re talking about Captain America, but it’s actually Commander Steel, a much less-known DC character. There’s a whole line of Steel superheroes right now, with the third generation already in use. Steel’s design may be a bit different, but it was pretty noticeable of whom he was a rip off when his first comic appeared a year after Captain America’s.
Rocket Red vs. Iron Man
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Red is not only Russian but also a member of the Soviet Rocket Red Brigade, so that will be a key difference making him distinct to Iron Man. However, his main piece of battle gear is a suit of armor almost identical to that of Iron Man – and he first appeared 24 years later! DC is a bit of Internet Explorer at times.
Black Alice vs. Rogue
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So Rogue’s name, as we know, is quite a good description of what she’s good at – she can steal whoever’s powers and control them for her own cause. It was also almost 25 years that it took DC to copy her, creating Black Alice, a cute teenager from Ohio who comes equipped with the same power as Rogue.
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Imperiex vs. Galactus
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There’s this omnipotent space creature capable of bringing whole universes to a halt and yet again, it’s not Marvel’s Galactus – the description can also be well-appointed to Imperiex, DC’s poor copy. Imperiex was done away with for good at his first appearance in 2000 and he’s not showed up ever since so the readers probably didn’t like him too much.
Bumblebee vs. the Wasp
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The Wasp is one tough lady – she’s even the one behind the establishment of Avengers if you prefer the comic version. Quite a wasp she is, too, being able to bring herself to a minute size and sting enemies with electrocuting energy. So how do you copy such an original character? Just go work at DC, they’ll teach you their craft. I-Want-To-Be-The-Wasp-Bumblebee’s first appearance came 13 years after Wasp’s and her only plus is that she an African-American female, the first superheroine of this background.
Swamp Thing vs. Man-Thing
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Those two characters were actually both created by the same couple of guys who simply differed in allegiances while living in the same flat. Gerry Conway and Len Wein released their new characters the same year and both their backgrounds and superpowers are strikingly similar… Why could that be?!
Black Spider vs. Spider-Man
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When you think of a guy colligated with spiders, shouldn’t he belong to the dark side? If you wanted to find out what Spidey would be like, had he chosen to fight amongst the bad guys, not against them – meet DC’s Black Spider. He has no experience with radioactive spiders, his powers lie in the state-of-the-art technological gadget akin to those used by Batman. In theory, he’s a merciless vigilante who wants to put an end to organized crime, but he actually belongs to more than one organization of villains. Doesn’t that make him his own enemy? I wouldn’t want to look in the mirror. Still, Black Spider is one of the most interesting DC copies.