These 2 comic book companies have amazing heroes, great stories and some of the best characters ever. Here I'm counting down the top 20 similarities between the 2 of them. As you all know I love both Marvel and DC, mostly Marvel and I love a lot of their movies. This list will consist of characters and teams. Got that? Let's start.
20. Avengers, the Justice League: Before we get down to the actual characters, let's begin with the 2 main superhero groups. Justice League was the first to come out in 1960 while the Avengers first came out in 1963. With a large amount of members, have great heroes in both teams and both get more and more members to all team up to take down a foe that 1 hero can't fight alone. While the Justice League does look awesome together, nothing can beat the Avengers and their power to be completely cool no matter what.
19. Green Goblin, the Joker: Where to begin, well how about the fact that both these insane supervillains are smart, crazy, have toxins as weapons and of course, they love to laugh at everything. Also, they really like the colours green and purple. Know what I mean? The Joker arrived in 1940 and the Green Goblin arrived in 1964. And they're especially the villains of both Spider-Man and Batman.
18. Hulk, Doomsday: Continuing the list are the 2 extremely strong, monstrous like creatures. While Hulk is a hero and a member of the Avengers, Doomsday is a villain who even managed to kill Superman. While Hulk first arrived in 1962, the dreaded Doomsday first appeared in 1992. And both are incredible cool and strong creatures who would most likely end up killing each other if they ever had to fight.
17. Captain America, Wonder Woman: This really should come off as no surprise. Not just because these 2 fight for the better of America, but also because both their costumes are based off the American flag. Steve Rogers was actually the first to come out in 1941 and Diana Prince debuted 1 year later in 1942.
16. Sub Mariner, Aquaman: Next up are the 2 superheroes who are heroes from underwater. While both have actually been made fun of before because of their campiness and goofy powers, you can't deny that both can be really cool at times. And get this, Sub Mariner first came out in 1939 while Aquaman came out 2 years later in 1941.
15. Black Cat, Catwoman: Coming in at number 15 are the 2 cat burglars who steal for themselves and are the possible love interests of Spider-Man and Batman. While they can cause trouble for the 2 heroes, they do fight crime and even find themselves being something like anti-heroes. Catwoman was the first to debut in 1940, Marvel's Black Cat followed up in 1979.
14. Doctor Doom, Lex Luthor: Next up on the list are the 2 evil, rich, green clothes loving and diabolical villains. While Lex never really became as much of a threat as Dr. Doom, you can't deny that these 2 are some of the best comic book villains ever with awesome ways of hoping to achieve what they're doing. While Lex of course came out in 1940, Victor Von Doom followed him 22 years later in 1962.
13. The Thing, Bane: This may come of as odd, but you can't deny that these 2 strong characters are both some of the best superheroes and villains of all comic book history. While the wrestler looking Bane arrived in comics in 1993, Ben Grimm debuted earlier in 1961.
12. Mr. Fantastic, Plastic Man: Next up are the 2 stretchy men who can stretch their bodies and wrap themselves around anything. While Mr. Fantastic is a genius with being a member of the Fantastic 4, Plastic Man is a cool looking, funny and kinda weird guy who first appeared in 1941 while Reed Richards followed 20 years later with the other Fantastic 4 members in 1961.
11. Ant-Man, the Atom: Coming in at number 11 are the 2 heroes who are able to shrink and use animals to help them. While the Atom appeared way back in 1940, Ant-Man later came out in 1962. Luckily both are able to hold their own even without the help of their small allies to assist them in battle.
10. Black Panther, Wildcat: Now we come to the 2 superheroes who practically look the same with their costumes. They may look like actually animals but these 2 are still heavy fighters who are very formidable with their action. Wildcat was the first to debut in 1940 while the ruler of Wankanda, Black Panther first came out in 1966.
9. Iron Man, Batman and Cyborg: Don't get why I said the 3 of them? Well, because Tony is like Bruce and when Tony is in his Iron Man suit, he's like Cyborg. Both Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne are billionaire, playboy, philanthropists who build suits to fight crime. And when Tony is Iron Man, it's like Cyborg where he almost looks like he's half man, half machine. And while Tony can't always rely on his suits or his other bits of technology, he will always be bonded to them in some way. Batman was the first to be released in 1939, then Iron Man came next in 1963 and finally Cyborg came last in 1980.
8. Thor, Superman: Coming in at number 8 are the 2 god like characters with so many similarities. Firstly the fact that both these heroes come from different worlds, they both have something they can shoot as a weapon, Thor's lightning and Superman's laser eyes and they love their red capes. With also being able to fly, have super strength and defeat almost all their enemies, no wonder they always get recognised as gods. The Man of Steel was obviously the first to come out in 1938 and the God of Thunder followed years later in 1962.
7. Ultron, Brainiac: 2 villains who are like robots who want to kill the different superhero teams. What are the odds. Both these villains are robots who are constantly trying to upgrade themselves to beat their enemies. Interestingly, again, Brainiac never became as intimidating at the Adamantium covered and constantly upgraded Ultron who first came out in 1968 but Brainiac first came out earlier in 1958.
6. The Lizard, Killer Croc: These 2 enemies of Batman and Spider-Man are some of the most deadly to fight the 2 of them. Marvel's Lizard came out first in 1963. It's real name in Dr. Curt Conners who was trying to regrow his arm which turned him into a monstrous villain. Killer Croc then arrived 20 years later in 1983. Who's a monster living in the sewers of Gotham city.
5. Quicksilver, the Flash: You definitely saw this coming. With these 2 speedsters, it's hard not to see the comparisons. The most popular of all the Flashes is definitely Barry Allen. And these 2 running superheroes mostly run for good. The Flash was the first to debut in 1940 while Quicksilver managed to catch up to him in 1964. If you know what I mean.
4. Hawkeye, Green Arrow: These 2 archers are some of the best shots in their universes. Oliver Queen/ Green Arrow was first introduced in 1941 and the Clint Barton/ Hawkeye came after in 1964. Both have great trick arrows to help them get out of an situation. And while Green Arrow looks like h's mostly taking inspiration from Robin Hood, there's also a bit of Batman in their as well. if you know what I mean.
3. Sandman, Clayface: Wow, 2 villains made out of dirt. Both Sandman and Clayface are shape shifting, morphing and almost indestructible who can make their bodies do anything. And again, they're both conveniently the enemies of Spider-Man and Batman. DC's Clayface first showed up in 1940 and then Marvel's Sandman debuted 23 years later in 1963.
2. Thanos, Darkseid: These 2 supervillains are god like beings who look for power all around the galaxy in order to destroy it. They're appearances are kinda the same as well. If you can't see it, that's fine. But I do see. While we have a few years to see Thanos take on the Avengers in Infinity War and we have yet to see if Darkseid will make an appearance in the DC.E.U, we can all just wait to see the awesomeness of it. Darkseid was the first to show up in 1970 while the Mad Titan Thanos later debuted 3 years later in 1973.
And the number 1 similarity between Marvel and DC is... Deadpool, Deathstroke: The number 1 choice is of course the 2 mercenaries named Slade and Wade Wilson. And Deadpool is the only anti-hero of the 2 of them. Deathstroke was actually the inspiration for Deadpool back when Deadpool was first introduced in 1991 and Deathstroke first appeared 11 years earlier in 1980. Their suits are also pretty similar even though Spider-Man was the inspiration for Deadpool's and they both have healing factors. They're both even lovers of weapons. Especially something like guns and swords. And everyone, those were the top 20 similarities between Marvel and DC. Please tell me in the comments which similarity you like the most and thanks for reading.
BIG NEWS. One last thing. On Saturday, I'll be seeing Captain America: Civil War. So expect a review of that afterwards. And some more big news. That Captain America: Civil War review will actually be my 300th entry posted and I want to say thanks to everyone who's been reading and looking at my blog for all this time and I'll say an even bigger thank-you when I do my review. But for now, thank-you all for reading so far.=)
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