The Avengers were derived from DC's Justice League, and they thrive when they embrace their role as Marvel's version of the JLA rather than trying to take things in a completely new direction.
The Avengers are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby.
But the heart of the matter, and the one that keeps characters like Batman and Superman from meeting up with Spider-Man and Wolverine (and least regularly), is that Marvel and DC are separate publishers, owned by different parent companies.
The Avengers stand as one of the flagship teams of Marvel Comics, uniting many of the company's best heroes, like Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor. On Earth-8, DC created their mirror image of Earth's Mightiest Heroes, The Retaliators, composed of heroes like Machinehead, American Crusader, and Behemoth.
DC was first by nearly 5 years. The biggest impact on comics is more difficult. There is no doubt that More Fun comics was the first “real” comic book.
Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man was the first DC and Marvel Comics crossover in 1976, making comic book history. But it was their second meeting that was really the most fun.
Here's what you need to know about the Thunderer, previously known as Wandjina and still DC's version of Marvel's Thor, and what role he could play in the future of the DC Universe.
Originally Answered: Who is the DC equivalent to Ironman? The closest DC Hero is probably Steel (John Henry Irons). However I would submit that the actual closest DC character to Tony Stark / Ironman is Lex Luthor.
While Solomon Grundy has often been called DC's version of the Hulk, Solomon actually lacks the Jade Giant's biggest weakness: the absolute mess of alternate personalities that reside in the Hulk's body and mind.
DC Comics was first released in 1934, making it five years older than Marvel. It was first published under National Allied Publications. It was changed to DC Comics much later in 1977, whose inspiration came from their popular series Detective Comics, which featured Batman.
Thanos is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-artist Jim Starlin, the character first appeared in The Invincible Iron Man #55 (cover date February 1973).
When counting down the most powerful DC cosmic characters of all time, the number one has to be DC's version of God, known as The Presence. While there are numerous Gods in the DC pantheon, mostly from the Greek versions of Zeus and his offspring, the Presence is more powerful than them all.
Although he is an extremely skilled marksman, Clint Barton is often considered to be the weakest member of the team seeing as he's just a regular guy with a bow and arrow.
Additionally, the Marvel Comics Universe is also said to exist in the DC Universe as one of the many alternative universes. The reverse may also be said with respect to the Marvel Universe. This is one method of explaining the various crossover stories co-published by the two companies.
It's not exactly uncommon for an actor to toggle between universes, either. Christian Bale has played DC's Batman and Marvel's Gorr the God Butcher; Ryan Reynolds was DC's Green Lantern before he became Marvel's Deadpool. As Screen Rant has proven, the list is dozens long, at least.
Thor Odinson (often called The Mighty Thor) is a Marvel Comics superhero, based on the thunder god of Norse mythology. The superhero was created by editor Stan Lee and penciller Jack Kirby, who co-plotted, and scripter Larry Lieber, and first appeared in Journey into Mystery #83 (Aug.
Superman is part of the DC Universe, which is a shared setting of superhero characters owned by DC Comics, and consequently he frequently appears in stories alongside the likes of Batman, Wonder Woman, and others.
Loki is a trickster god seen in Season of Mists; based on the Norse god Loki. In his own form, Loki is a tall, thin man with yellow eyes and long red hair that resembles flames; but he is capable of assuming any appearance at will. He is sometimes nicknamed 'Lie-Smith' and 'Sky-walker' by other characters.
General Glory is the name of two DC Comics characters. The persona is mostly used by writers as a parody of Marvel's Captain America with exaggerated "patriotic values" and a sidekick called Ernie (aka Ernie The Battling Boy), who was similar to Bucky.
Created by Dan DiDio, Justin Jordan, and Kenneth Rocafort, Sideways was literally meant to be DC's version of Spider-Man. He was prominent during the "New Age of DC Heroes" line, which introduced several DC characters who were blatant parallels for certain Marvel heroes.
It's important to note that the rules around worthiness had been temporarily suspended to allow this to happen. As soon as the fight was over, Superman couldn't lift the hammer anymore. However, under normal circumstances, without any weird interference, Superman is worthy of Mjolnir.
Aside from enhanced strength and speed, Cap also gained enhanced reflexes — enough to dodge bullets from point-blank range. While Batman, though more reflexive than an average human, just wouldn't cut it in the reflexes department. In a Batman vs Captain America reflex-combat, America would take the win.
