we suppose Superman’s quest for justice
excludes questionable copyright
practices welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 characters DC stole from
Marvel before we begin we publish new
content every day so be sure to
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videos for this list we’re looking at
the numerous characters DC use to copy
ideas from Marvel both companies have
borrowed characters and concepts from
the competition so we’re not bashing DC
Marvel’s just as guilty number 10 tracer
Sabretooth we understand that tracer
comes from a group of villains entirely
based on Marvel villains called the
extremists but that doesn’t excuse
blatantly copying the design the long
flowing hair and the blades on his arms
still make us think tracer is just
another design for Sabretooth credit
where credit’s due
at least they didn’t completely copy
Sabretooth his backstory tracer comes
from the planet Angoor which was wiped
out by a nuclear explosion yeah that
ought to keep him from seeming more like
Sabretooth oh and spoiler alert this
won’t be the only member of the
extremists on this list number 9 atomic
skull Ghost Rider you know what’s really
cool flaming skull heads just look at
Ghost Rider the kick-ass biker from 1972
is easily recognizable from a crowd with
his forever burning head of Hellfire
does DC have anything like him well
their first atomic skull
Albert Michaels was a scientist who
looked more like a zombified dr. strange
yet when Joseph Martin became atomic
skull in 1991 it was pretty clear where
the inspiration for his design came from
later on he gives us soul to a demon in
exchange for enhanced powers the
similarities just couldn’t stop at the
flaming skull head number 8 bumblebee
the wasp we could easily just say the
wasp came first and compared bees to
wasps but there’s a little more below
the surface Karen Beecher Duncan
possesses the same kinds of powers as
Jana and Nadia Van Dyne like our
favorite wasps bubble bee can fly shrink
herself and use electrical powers
despite debuting in 1976 13 years after
the wasp we put bumblebee solo on the
list because of how her character has
managed to be
a more unique over the years yes she
follows the same concept as wasp but
that doesn’t detract from her
interesting story nor does it keep her
from being labeled as a ripoff
unfortunately number seven red lion
black panther this could not be any less
subtle as the newest entry on our list
redline debuted in 2016 and he’s he’s
black panther but red he’s the permanent
leader of an African kingdom uses razor
sharp claws in combat yeah
red lion doesn’t try too hard to deviate
from T’Challa in any meaningful way
well DC we suppose it’s better to make a
clone 50 years later than to never make
a clone at all number 6
Lord havoc dr. doom we told you there
would be another extremist member on the
list
– Lord Havoc’s credit the – maniacal
geniuses have very different backstories
Lord havoc was originally part of a
terrorist group on parallel earth while
Victor Von Doom was raised by Latveria
noblemen you know normal life what makes
them so identical is their concept both
are super intelligent beings who wear
suits of silver power armor that enhance
and grant them additional superhuman
powers with Doctor Doom debuting in 1962
however havoc seems nothing more than a
copycat number 5 Red Hood Winter Soldier
Marvel may have copied Robin in the form
of Bucky Barnes but the tables were
turned decades later in January 2005
Marvel reintroduced Bucky to the world
but not as the same peppy soldier we
knew Bucky was now the Winter Soldier a
killing machine with a sweet metal arm
sure enough a month later DC does the
exact same thing with Jason Todd the
second Robin who had died in the death
of the family storyline in the 80s while
the Red Hood identity has been used
before Jason Todd would become the face
of the character setting out to serve
his own justice against the Joker and
even Batman on a few occasions both are
long dead sidekicks who returned from
the grave first as villains then as
gritty anti-heroes so the connection is
hard to miss number 4 Swamp Thing Man
Thing in 1971 DC debuted an antihero
called Swamp Thing a scientist is caught
in a chemical blast whose body was
dumped in a nearby swamp he awakens as a
creature made of vegetation a weight
that’s also the backstory for Marvel’s
Man Thing which debuted just a month
earlier than Swamp Thing
of Swamp things abilities are also found
in his counterpart but at least Man
Thing has the power to secrete acid oh
but there’s a plot twist here man thing
was a ripoff of another comic book
character the heap from Hillman
periodicals number three imperiex
Galactus what makes Galactus such an
intimidating frightening villain aside
from his massive size
he’s the devourer of worlds now how
would you make that a little lamer enter
in Puri X DC zone Galactus and the
destroyer of galaxies how original
debuting in 2000 a walking 34 years
after Galactus imperiex is a living
embodiment of entropy that seeks to
destroy the universe in order to create
a perfect one absurd yep ridiculous
oh absolutely his design is so visually
overwhelming that it’s really hard to
look at him
number two Guardian commander steel and
general glory Captain America much like
Marvel’s numerous attempts at making
their own Superman DC has tried many
times to make their own Captain America
commander steel premiered in 1978 with a
patriotic color scheme to match Steve
Rogers his series only ran for five
issues then there’s general glory whose
patriotic values are often used to
parody the captain lastly we have
guardian who premiered a year after cap
and wields a gold shield
you know guys at least general glory is
trying to be the Deadpool – caps
Deathstroke number one Aquaman namor the
sub-mariner Namor the Submariner often
referred to as Marvel’s first mutant
made his debut in 1939 as a half human
and half Atlantean he possesses numerous
aquatic abilities including
communicating telepathically with
animals
sounds like a certain king of Atlantis
however Aquaman is the real copycat here
debuting in 1941 just two years after
Namor as most of us know he can
communicate with underwater animals and
wields many aquatic abilities guess who
ended up becoming the most famous of the
two oh man do you agree with our picks
check out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos every day
excludes questionable copyright
practices welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 characters DC stole from
Marvel before we begin we publish new
content every day so be sure to
subscribe to our Channel and ring the
bell to get notified about our latest
videos for this list we’re looking at
the numerous characters DC use to copy
ideas from Marvel both companies have
borrowed characters and concepts from
the competition so we’re not bashing DC
Marvel’s just as guilty number 10 tracer
Sabretooth we understand that tracer
comes from a group of villains entirely
based on Marvel villains called the
extremists but that doesn’t excuse
blatantly copying the design the long
flowing hair and the blades on his arms
still make us think tracer is just
another design for Sabretooth credit
where credit’s due
at least they didn’t completely copy
Sabretooth his backstory tracer comes
from the planet Angoor which was wiped
out by a nuclear explosion yeah that
ought to keep him from seeming more like
Sabretooth oh and spoiler alert this
won’t be the only member of the
extremists on this list number 9 atomic
skull Ghost Rider you know what’s really
cool flaming skull heads just look at
Ghost Rider the kick-ass biker from 1972
is easily recognizable from a crowd with
his forever burning head of Hellfire
does DC have anything like him well
their first atomic skull
Albert Michaels was a scientist who
looked more like a zombified dr. strange
yet when Joseph Martin became atomic
skull in 1991 it was pretty clear where
the inspiration for his design came from
later on he gives us soul to a demon in
exchange for enhanced powers the
similarities just couldn’t stop at the
flaming skull head number 8 bumblebee
the wasp we could easily just say the
wasp came first and compared bees to
wasps but there’s a little more below
the surface Karen Beecher Duncan
possesses the same kinds of powers as
Jana and Nadia Van Dyne like our
favorite wasps bubble bee can fly shrink
herself and use electrical powers
despite debuting in 1976 13 years after
the wasp we put bumblebee solo on the
list because of how her character has
managed to be
a more unique over the years yes she
follows the same concept as wasp but
that doesn’t detract from her
interesting story nor does it keep her
from being labeled as a ripoff
unfortunately number seven red lion
black panther this could not be any less
subtle as the newest entry on our list
redline debuted in 2016 and he’s he’s
black panther but red he’s the permanent
leader of an African kingdom uses razor
sharp claws in combat yeah
red lion doesn’t try too hard to deviate
from T’Challa in any meaningful way
well DC we suppose it’s better to make a
clone 50 years later than to never make
a clone at all number 6
Lord havoc dr. doom we told you there
would be another extremist member on the
list
– Lord Havoc’s credit the – maniacal
geniuses have very different backstories
Lord havoc was originally part of a
terrorist group on parallel earth while
Victor Von Doom was raised by Latveria
noblemen you know normal life what makes
them so identical is their concept both
are super intelligent beings who wear
suits of silver power armor that enhance
and grant them additional superhuman
powers with Doctor Doom debuting in 1962
however havoc seems nothing more than a
copycat number 5 Red Hood Winter Soldier
Marvel may have copied Robin in the form
of Bucky Barnes but the tables were
turned decades later in January 2005
Marvel reintroduced Bucky to the world
but not as the same peppy soldier we
knew Bucky was now the Winter Soldier a
killing machine with a sweet metal arm
sure enough a month later DC does the
exact same thing with Jason Todd the
second Robin who had died in the death
of the family storyline in the 80s while
the Red Hood identity has been used
before Jason Todd would become the face
of the character setting out to serve
his own justice against the Joker and
even Batman on a few occasions both are
long dead sidekicks who returned from
the grave first as villains then as
gritty anti-heroes so the connection is
hard to miss number 4 Swamp Thing Man
Thing in 1971 DC debuted an antihero
called Swamp Thing a scientist is caught
in a chemical blast whose body was
dumped in a nearby swamp he awakens as a
creature made of vegetation a weight
that’s also the backstory for Marvel’s
Man Thing which debuted just a month
earlier than Swamp Thing
of Swamp things abilities are also found
in his counterpart but at least Man
Thing has the power to secrete acid oh
but there’s a plot twist here man thing
was a ripoff of another comic book
character the heap from Hillman
periodicals number three imperiex
Galactus what makes Galactus such an
intimidating frightening villain aside
from his massive size
he’s the devourer of worlds now how
would you make that a little lamer enter
in Puri X DC zone Galactus and the
destroyer of galaxies how original
debuting in 2000 a walking 34 years
after Galactus imperiex is a living
embodiment of entropy that seeks to
destroy the universe in order to create
a perfect one absurd yep ridiculous
oh absolutely his design is so visually
overwhelming that it’s really hard to
look at him
number two Guardian commander steel and
general glory Captain America much like
Marvel’s numerous attempts at making
their own Superman DC has tried many
times to make their own Captain America
commander steel premiered in 1978 with a
patriotic color scheme to match Steve
Rogers his series only ran for five
issues then there’s general glory whose
patriotic values are often used to
parody the captain lastly we have
guardian who premiered a year after cap
and wields a gold shield
you know guys at least general glory is
trying to be the Deadpool – caps
Deathstroke number one Aquaman namor the
sub-mariner Namor the Submariner often
referred to as Marvel’s first mutant
made his debut in 1939 as a half human
and half Atlantean he possesses numerous
aquatic abilities including
communicating telepathically with
animals
sounds like a certain king of Atlantis
however Aquaman is the real copycat here
debuting in 1941 just two years after
Namor as most of us know he can
communicate with underwater animals and
wields many aquatic abilities guess who
ended up becoming the most famous of the
two oh man do you agree with our picks
check out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and subscribe for new videos every day
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