Swamp Thing and Man Thing are both knock-offs of The Heap, a golden age character first seen in 1942's Air Fighters Comics #3. Gladiator is actually a knock-off of Superboy, as the Imperial Guard are all knock-offs of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Hyperion is indeed a knock-off of Suoerman, since the Squadron Supreme (or Squadron Sinister) are all knock-offs of the Justice League.
And they are all knockoffs of Theodore Sturgeon's, "It" from his story of the same name in the 1940s. When you read the story, you know where all swamp monsters came from.
the Hulk is not a rip-off of Solomon Grundy actually the Hulk is not a zombie at all . Ultron is not a copy of Brainiac . Brainiac is a alien cyborg . Ultron is it super artificial life-form computer virus that's the difference between Brainiac and Ultron . Thor is not copy of Shazam there's a difference between Thor and Shazam or Thor was based off Viking Norway mythology Thor . DC:Doom Patrol June, 1963 ─copy─▷Marvel: Fantastic Four (November, 1961) . DC: Doctor Polaris (6- 1963) ─copy─▷ Marvel: Metal Master (3- 1963) . DC: Plastic Man (1941) ─copy─▷ Marvel: Thin Man (1940) . DC:Red Tornado (1960) ─copycated─▷ Marvel: Android Human Torch (1939). DC: Atomic Skull (1978) ─copy─▷ Marvel: Blazing Skull (1941) . DC: Manhunters (1975) ─copy─▷ Marvel: Sentinel Robot (1965) .DC:Teen titans (1964) ─copy─▷ Marvel:Young Allies (1941). DC:Raven (1980) ─copy─▷ Marvel:Phoenix (1976) . DC: Dark Raven (December- 2004)─copy─▷Marvel: Dark Phoenix (January-1982) . DC:Rocket red (1987) ─copy─▷ Marvel:Crimson Dynamo (October, 1963) . DC:Firestorm (1978) ─copy─▷ Marvel: Molecule Man (1963)
I can only imagine the pressure artists and writers had to recreate a prior success. it's no wonder guys like Stan and Jack reused ideas. (LOL!!! I COULDN'T RESIST!!)
I have to disagree on a few choices. Lobo and Wolverine just have similiar attitude but thats it. Moonknight is nothing like Batman, the only similarity is that they both are rich. Nightrasher, or Nighthawk? Sure, obvious batman ripoffs but not MoonKnight. And Finally i have to talk about the Doom Patrol and xmen thing. It has been proved that it was only a tremendous coincidence as there is no way marvel could copy DC in such a short time, taking in consideration how comics are produced (months) the only possible explanations would be that Stan Lee break into The Doom Patrol’s creator house and stole his ideas. Basically the same applies to Man-Thing and Swamp-Thing.
Flash Gordon first appeared in 1934 by King Features also had Hawkmen, Sharkmen, lion man in stories and under water city, villain with ice gun before Marvel comics and DC comics did. Electro was a foe of Captain America in the nineteen fifties. Thin Man was created before Plastic man.
I think my absolute favourite is swap thing and man-thing because if I am remembering correctly the two creators were roommates but that could just be a rumour ! Great video as always and if you get a chance you might like a green lantern book I just learned about by digging in back issues, planet of the apes/green lantern DC and boom studios !
I would add Hulk/Doomsday and Joker/Green Goblin. Honorable mention for Superman/Shazam. Originally Shazam wasn't part of DC. I'm sure your already aware of that interesting story.
Green Goblin was inspired by wicked witch of the west and originally rode a flying device resembling a broom. Is the owner of a company so more like Batman than the Joker except for both being crazy.
Even Jimmy Olsen as Elastic Lad was before Mr Fantastic, but it’s an odd one as Reed’s greatness as a character isn’t anything to do with his powers IMO 🙂
You forgot to mention hulk ripped off Solomon grundy. Black panther ripped off Wild cat. Captain marvel ripped off star sapphire. Iron man ripped off lex luthor. Sentry & hyperion ripped off Superman
while not from one company to another, Punisher is an obvious Mack Bolan rip-off, even had a similar back story. Still don t understand why Don Pendelton let it slide. And btw, The Executioner would kick Punisher's butt :P(fight me):)
Great List! You missed the obvious Squadron Supreme rip off of JLA. Members like Nighthawk ripping Batman, Doctor Spectrum of Green Lantern for example
What about the Challengers of the Unknown created by Jack Kirby for DC who then went to Marvel and co-created the Fantastic Four with Stan Lee. Both teams had a family dynamic who bickered with each other.
Sgt Rock and Easy Co. and Sgt Fury and the Howling Commandoes. While Kanigher decided to stay true to the hell of the Second World War and declare that that Sgt Rock and Easy would not survive the war, he also handcuffed this incredible character from evolving into modern day like Nick Fury. Nevertheless Sgt Rock is the best war book ever produced during the comics code. Lee and Kirby ripped DC off and while Nick Fury has become a great character in Marvel’s stable, it only takes a few reads of an early Our Army at War or Sgt Rock story to see how profound the character was and how badly he is missed.
Deadpool obviously! As for original there is nothing new under the sun. You would probably have to with Hercules, Thor and the characters surrounding them. On a sidenote: Batman was a take off on characters of Pulp magazines like The Shadow.
Never knew that of the X-men! They are my favorite superheroe team! Trying to collect the last 80 or so comics (numbers # 100 till # 200 of the Uncanny series volume 1), the best ripp off is always Deadpool in my opinion, but the way they did it, killed DC's Deathstroke! Alltough Batman/Moonknight is also a good ripp off, but Batman is better!
Some examples are only a couple months apart. Idk if that's enough time to say it's surely a rip off and not just a coincidence. Like swamp thing is 2 months after man thing. I guess the only thing I can buy is they were a lot faster with the creation process and banging out books back in the day.
That was fun. I've always been amazed at how much the two big companies rip each other off without anyone seeming to care. A follow up video could be the history of certain types of characters. Example: the first swamp monster in comics was actually The Heap who first appeared in 1942.
I would have to say Magneto. I know DC made a character first but no one can deny that he is probably one of the most well known villians/antiheroes in all of comics. Great list. 👊🏼
Here's another one thrown at ya and with no shame in the name. DC's Captain Marvel and Marvels Captain Marvel. They also have similarities in that both have family in the super hero game.
Swamp Thing by a mile is seriously a great character. Also, I have a fondness for Moon Knight but Batman will always be number 1. Sometimes I wish that wasn't so, collecting Batman is rough. Oh, and Doctor Fate is another of my all-time favorites. Some of his 90's runs were among my favorite stories and art.
I love that your giveaway matches the "rip off" theme lol. It's really interesting to see that creating a character is nowhere near as important as what you do with them. My go-to example of this is Deadpool. He's one of my favorite characters but that's entirely due to what people AFTER Liefeld and Nicieza did with him. And who would even care about the X-Men if it weren't for Chris Claremont?
You forgot about DC's Adrian Chase (a.k.a. Vigilante) a Rip Off of Marvel's Frank Castle (a.k.a. The Punisher). I always thought Vigilante's costume looked a lot cooler the Punisher's.
Also, it may be obvious, but bear in mind the concept of mysterious heroes / anti-heroes / super villians is ancient, and do-gooders with secretive backgrounds in Western culture date back to Robin Hood or even earlier. Superman was in part inspired by carnival strongmen (and Samson, and Heracles). There was a slew of double-life vigilantes before Batman (Scarlet Pimpernel, Zorro, Dr. Syn, the Shadow, etc.). The IDEA of super heroes is as old as human literature (Gilgamesh, for example), its just that every generation reworks it to suit its mores. Its all a rip-off, depending on how broadly you look at it.
Tony Stark was more a rip off of Star Ship Troopers written in the 1950's and also of Howard Hughs that's company made airplanes for the military. You could also say he copied Hephestus from Greek mythology except he wasn't lame like Hephestus was. Marvel version of Thor somewhat copied Hephestus also being cast down to earth and made lame.
I've become a big Aquaman fan, so I have to say that he's my favorite "rip-off" character. Thankfully most characters have their own personality and aren't too direct.
I mean the character being ripped off doesn't really matter in the long run. It's more how they are executed and managed. The ones we remember more are better usually even if they aren't completely original
Excellent video. Swamp Thing and Man Thing came out so close together in 1971 I'm not sure one was a copy of the other. But per your scoring I'd say Swamp Thing is the best "rip-off"
They copied Greek, Roman and Norse pantheon of gods and goddess. Except Green Lantern and Mandarin copy Alladin that had magic lamp and magic ring. While Green Arrow and Hawkeye both copy Robin Hood although Hawkeyes name came from The Last of the Mohicans.
This was so common back in the day there are many Stan Lee interviews where he discusses it especially when it comes to the superhero groups. But who could blame an artist or writer for recreating there past successes at a new company its not like they were treated very fair when it came to owning the characters they created.
@@MintHunterComics I bought it when I was 13 in 1982 at a local convention that came to Monroeville, PA every year. I saved money from cutting grass and shoveling snow so when the con rolled into town I could get it. THANKS JAMES!
Greetings from the UK! Awesome vid mate. Your not going to like this….I preferred Quasar over GL! I think it’s because his books were some of the first I picked up as a kid.
There's another dr strange from marvel he appeared before stephen. Doom patrol writer arnold drake helped created cyclops's brother havok and polaris daughter of magneto.
For me I don’t think my opnion is worth much due to me being to much of a fan of dc, I personally think marvel is better but dc has a lot of room to improve
@@MintHunterComics oh yeah definitely, it’s just to your normal fan movies r more important, but so many people overlook the fact that some movies were based off of books like the dc justice league.
Claire Voyante The Black Widow In Mystic Comics # 4 in August 1940 by Timely comics company which later became Marvel Comics. Tarantula in Star Spangle Comics #1 oct. 1941 so created before DC although The Spider 1933 pulp magazine before either. Also, in serial film the Spider's web in 1938. Where he battled villain called the Octopus before Spider-man fought Dr. Octopus in 1962.
IMO, Red Tornado/Vision is not correct. I would argue that Vision's look came directly from the Timely Comics Vision of the 1940's.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vision_(Timely_Comics) Originally, Vision was supposed to be made from the body of the original Human Torch (who was also an android). Martian Manhunter was also a rip off of that Vision. Also: Deathstroke was a rip off of Marvel's Taskmaster. That was George Perez ripping off himself.
BEST ORIGINAL CHARACTER: POPEYE! A sailor with super strength? Another inspiration for Superman's creators! BEST KNOCK OFF: CAPTAIN MARVEL (NOT "Shazam", doggone it!) Outsold Supes in his prime! 'Nuff said?
I'd say Plastic Man, Captain Boomerang, Catwoman, Green Lantern, Darkseid and Lobo are better. DC parodies Deadpool with Red Tool but Red Tool will never be better than Wade. DC's The Endless inspired Marvel's parody The Interminable. X-23 will forever be more popular than Scandal Savage.
Its so weird that people missed the concept here...maybe its just cos I'm old...LOL! The Squadron Supreme for example weren't an accidental rip off; Marvel did it because kids like me always wanted to know could the Avengers beat the JLA. The WHOLE idea was to have these characters fight each other but also not to catch a law suit. Many "ripoffs" were purposeful, not accidental...
Whilst Deathstroke is cool in his own right, Deadpool is the ultimate knock-off winner. To give DC a point back though, Swamp Thing beats Man-Thing in the knock-off bout ;)
I mean a lot of these are just Jack Kirby making the same character for the other side. Except the lantern core and the super hero teamup. Dc did the superhett teamup all the way back in the 40’s with the Justice Society of America so they did it almost two decades before marvel came out with the avengers.
Swamp Thing is the best rip off, the Alan Moore run alone made him one of the greatest comic characters of all time
Oh absolutely
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No he isn't a rip off
Swamp Thing and Man Thing are both knock-offs of The Heap, a golden age character first seen in 1942's Air Fighters Comics #3.
Gladiator is actually a knock-off of Superboy, as the Imperial Guard are all knock-offs of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
Hyperion is indeed a knock-off of Suoerman, since the Squadron Supreme (or Squadron Sinister) are all knock-offs of the Justice League.
How about HULK villain THE GLOB created by Roy Thomas and Herb Trimpe? He might predate Man Thing and Swamp Thing!
@@pulsarstargrave256 Ultraverse had the Sludge who's a complete knock off of all of em
@Michka Bailey (Swamp Thing and Man Thing) are both knock-offs of ''The Heap''! Yes, I'm not the only one on this planet who is aware that.
And they are all knockoffs of Theodore Sturgeon's, "It" from his story of the same name in the 1940s. When you read the story, you know where all swamp monsters came from.
The Rock would be excellent as Gladiator in the MCU.
And Black Adam for DC
the Hulk is not a rip-off of Solomon Grundy actually the Hulk is not a zombie at all . Ultron is not a copy of Brainiac . Brainiac is a alien cyborg . Ultron is it super artificial life-form computer virus that's the difference between Brainiac and Ultron . Thor is not copy of Shazam there's a difference between Thor and Shazam or Thor was based off
Viking Norway mythology Thor . DC:Doom Patrol June, 1963 ─copy─▷Marvel: Fantastic Four (November, 1961) . DC: Doctor Polaris (6- 1963) ─copy─▷ Marvel: Metal Master (3- 1963) . DC: Plastic Man (1941) ─copy─▷ Marvel: Thin Man (1940) . DC:Red Tornado (1960) ─copycated─▷ Marvel: Android Human Torch (1939). DC: Atomic Skull (1978) ─copy─▷ Marvel: Blazing Skull (1941) . DC: Manhunters (1975) ─copy─▷ Marvel: Sentinel Robot (1965) .DC:Teen titans (1964) ─copy─▷ Marvel:Young Allies (1941). DC:Raven (1980) ─copy─▷ Marvel:Phoenix (1976) . DC: Dark Raven (December- 2004)─copy─▷Marvel: Dark Phoenix (January-1982) . DC:Rocket red (1987) ─copy─▷ Marvel:Crimson Dynamo (October, 1963) . DC:Firestorm (1978) ─copy─▷ Marvel: Molecule Man (1963)
I can only imagine the pressure artists and writers had to recreate a prior success. it's no wonder guys like Stan and Jack reused ideas.
(LOL!!! I COULDN'T RESIST!!)
I don’t remember Jack Kirby ever reusing Ideas and Stan lee never had any to begin with
Did you not see the video a lot of the rip offs are just characters Jack kirby designed and brought over to the other side
Challengers of the Unknown(1957) and Fantastic Four(1961). Both created by Jack Kirby .
Darksied is. Wish DC and Marvel would do a proper fight with Darksied and Thanos, infinity gems and anti life too.
I would be very very very ok with that haha
I thought moon knight was mystical, under moonlight he can lift cars and stuff
I have to disagree on a few choices. Lobo and Wolverine just have similiar attitude but thats it. Moonknight is nothing like Batman, the only similarity is that they both are rich. Nightrasher, or Nighthawk? Sure, obvious batman ripoffs but not MoonKnight. And Finally i have to talk about the Doom Patrol and xmen thing. It has been proved that it was only a tremendous coincidence as there is no way marvel could copy DC in such a short time, taking in consideration how comics are produced (months) the only possible explanations would be that Stan Lee break into The Doom Patrol’s creator house and stole his ideas. Basically the same applies to Man-Thing and Swamp-Thing.
Flash Gordon first appeared in 1934 by King Features also had Hawkmen, Sharkmen, lion man in stories and under water city, villain with ice gun before Marvel comics and DC comics did. Electro was a foe of Captain America in the nineteen fifties. Thin Man was created before Plastic man.
Finally someone who knows that Thin Man was made in 1940 and Plastic Man was made in 1941
Adam Strange also rips off Buck Rogers and Captain Strong rips off Popeye.
I was waiting for the Atom and Ant-Man. 😶
Story lines too. Marvel Zombies followed years later with DCeased.
Indeed, both great thpguh
Magneto was based off of Malcolm X
Deadpool ripping of Deathstroke. First thing that comes to mind.
Indeed
Dearhstroke => deadpool (slade Wilson => Wade wilson) !!!!
Yup!
I think my absolute favourite is swap thing and man-thing because if I am remembering correctly the two creators were roommates but that could just be a rumour ! Great video as always and if you get a chance you might like a green lantern book I just learned about by digging in back issues, planet of the apes/green lantern DC and boom studios !
It's def a close story! Man thing beats him by just a hair. Swamp Thing is very much the better character though
I would add Hulk/Doomsday and Joker/Green Goblin. Honorable mention for Superman/Shazam. Originally Shazam wasn't part of DC. I'm sure your already aware of that interesting story.
I can see a case for that!
Green Goblin was inspired by wicked witch of the west and originally rode a flying device resembling a broom. Is the owner of a company so more like Batman than the Joker except for both being crazy.
Even Jimmy Olsen as Elastic Lad was before Mr Fantastic, but it’s an odd one as Reed’s greatness as a character isn’t anything to do with his powers IMO 🙂
You forgot to mention hulk ripped off Solomon grundy. Black panther ripped off Wild cat. Captain marvel ripped off star sapphire. Iron man ripped off lex luthor. Sentry & hyperion ripped off Superman
while not from one company to another, Punisher is an obvious Mack Bolan rip-off, even had a similar back story. Still don t understand why Don Pendelton let it slide. And btw, The Executioner would kick Punisher's butt :P(fight me):)
Great List! You missed the obvious Squadron Supreme rip off of JLA. Members like Nighthawk ripping Batman, Doctor Spectrum of Green Lantern for example
What about the Challengers of the Unknown created by Jack Kirby for DC who then went to Marvel and co-created the Fantastic Four with Stan Lee. Both teams had a family dynamic who bickered with each other.
Sgt Rock and Easy Co. and Sgt Fury and the Howling Commandoes. While Kanigher decided to stay true to the hell of the Second World War and declare that that Sgt Rock and Easy would not survive the war, he also handcuffed this incredible character from evolving into modern day like Nick Fury. Nevertheless Sgt Rock is the best war book ever produced during the comics code. Lee and Kirby ripped DC off and while Nick Fury has become a great character in Marvel’s stable, it only takes a few reads of an early Our Army at War or Sgt Rock story to see how profound the character was and how badly he is missed.
Deadpool obviously! As for original there is nothing new under the sun. You would probably have to with Hercules, Thor and the characters surrounding them. On a sidenote: Batman was a take off on characters of Pulp magazines like The Shadow.
I much prefer Doctor Fate over Doctor Strange. Also clayface is miles better than sandman.
I know they’re both DC, but I always thought dead shot and death stroke were the same character!! It’s like DC ripping off DC lol
Never knew that of the X-men! They are my favorite superheroe team! Trying to collect the last 80 or so comics (numbers # 100 till # 200 of the Uncanny series volume 1), the best ripp off is always Deadpool in my opinion, but the way they did it, killed DC's Deathstroke! Alltough Batman/Moonknight is also a good ripp off, but Batman is better!
Some examples are only a couple months apart. Idk if that's enough time to say it's surely a rip off and not just a coincidence. Like swamp thing is 2 months after man thing. I guess the only thing I can buy is they were a lot faster with the creation process and banging out books back in the day.
That was fun. I've always been amazed at how much the two big companies rip each other off without anyone seeming to care. A follow up video could be the history of certain types of characters. Example: the first swamp monster in comics was actually The Heap who first appeared in 1942.
That's a cool vid idea Rob!
And actually, all were inspired by a Theodore Sturgeon story from 1940s named, "It" Read it, its unmistakable.
I would have to say Magneto. I know DC made a character first but no one can deny that he is probably one of the most well known villians/antiheroes in all of comics. Great list. 👊🏼
I love Marvel but I have to say Omega Beams trump Infinity Gauntlet. 🤙🏻
Here's another one thrown at ya and with no shame in the name. DC's Captain Marvel and Marvels Captain Marvel. They also have similarities in that both have family in the super hero game.
Swamp thing is was definitely great rip off. Also I'd rather read a doom Patrol comic more than an X-men comic
Moon Knight 8s my favorite rip off. Sorry he's a better Batman and I can't wait to see him in the MCU.
Every Rob liefeld image character, almost all ripped from his marvel characters. Or my favorite Hulk ripping off Solomon Grundy
Hahahaha too true
My favorite rip off is Turboman from Jingle All The Way. Who is obviously a rip off of Iron Man
Swamp Thing by a mile is seriously a great character. Also, I have a fondness for Moon Knight but Batman will always be number 1. Sometimes I wish that wasn't so, collecting Batman is rough. Oh, and Doctor Fate is another of my all-time favorites. Some of his 90's runs were among my favorite stories and art.
Didn’t even know about Dr. Polaris. But Magneto all the way!
But black lightning’s a hero. Electros a bad guy.
A hero who's his own most original comic book character? I'm going with *_The Shadow_*
X-men ended up being more successful than Doom Patrol
Great vid it’s hilarious how they just take from eachother my favorite rip-off has to be Deadpool
The original Moon Knight had Super Strenght variety with the phrase of the moon.
Shang Dragon issue 1 you say?! That's so cool, I'm a huge Richard Chi Fan!
Hahahaha I love this
Nice video, not a huge secret how much they take ideas from each other. Some
Pay off, some reallllly don’t
Hahaha thats for damn sure. 😂
Namor is the best OG. Bullseye is a great rip-off.
Wolverine is the best ripoff(of TImberwolf).
I love that your giveaway matches the "rip off" theme lol.
It's really interesting to see that creating a character is nowhere near as important as what you do with them. My go-to example of this is Deadpool. He's one of my favorite characters but that's entirely due to what people AFTER Liefeld and Nicieza did with him.
And who would even care about the X-Men if it weren't for Chris Claremont?
Honestly the cartoon did it for me. Oh and can't forget Pizza hut.
You forgot about DC's Adrian Chase (a.k.a. Vigilante) a Rip Off of Marvel's Frank Castle (a.k.a. The Punisher). I always thought Vigilante's costume looked a lot cooler the Punisher's.
Also, it may be obvious, but bear in mind the concept of mysterious heroes / anti-heroes / super villians is ancient, and do-gooders with secretive backgrounds in Western culture date back to Robin Hood or even earlier. Superman was in part inspired by carnival strongmen (and Samson, and Heracles). There was a slew of double-life vigilantes before Batman (Scarlet Pimpernel, Zorro, Dr. Syn, the Shadow, etc.). The IDEA of super heroes is as old as human literature (Gilgamesh, for example), its just that every generation reworks it to suit its mores. Its all a rip-off, depending on how broadly you look at it.
I'm tired of every black hero being named "black ___" ... Bro just give them a name
Clayface is actually as frequently used as Sandman, also Clayface wasn't always made of clay, at first he was a murderer in a clay mask.
Im gonna go with Night thrasher as my fav ripoff.
Shang-chi --- rip-off a bad character. classic
Love this stuff! I'm prefer Black Cat over Cat Woman. But now I need to learn more about the Red Tiger. Looks cool!
Doug moench who created moon knight later wrote Batman in the 80’s and 90’s.
12:38 who copied dc or marvel I assume dc but it says marvel
i am not so sure about Zatanna and Scarlet Witch, Zatanna was based on Zatara from Action Comics #1 (1938)
One Year before Green Arrow was Alias the Spider from Crack Comics #1 (1940).
I love these! I always find it funny when people don't know that there are so many copycat characters between Marvel and DC.
Don't forget Ultraverse copied both companies mainly Marvel
I like the Galactus/Anti-Monitor comparison….gotta go with Galactus being my favorite from my old FF reading days in the 80s with Byrnes art.
Yeah Galactus is better but both are cool. I love anti monitor’s design a lot more than Galactus though.
Sentry ripping off superman.
I RIPPED OFF THIS COMMENT FROM SOMEONE ELSE
Swampy was a rip off 😬😵💫
But the best of em!
Awesome list James! Hyperion is so obvious but so is the rest of the Squadron Supreme. Marvel's very own JLA.
How about Tony Stark ripping off Bruce Wayne. Any thoughts?
Tony Stark was more a rip off of Star Ship Troopers written in the 1950's and also of Howard Hughs that's company made airplanes for the military. You could also say he copied Hephestus from Greek mythology except he wasn't lame like Hephestus was. Marvel version of Thor somewhat copied Hephestus also being cast down to earth and made lame.
Wrong about Black Lightning he is inspired by Black Vulcan
Black Lightning was created before Black Vulcan.
Marvel usually rip off marvel
I've become a big Aquaman fan, so I have to say that he's my favorite "rip-off" character.
Thankfully most characters have their own personality and aren't too direct.
Namor to the moon!!!
Flash is awesome but quicksilver just sucks. Well in most incarnations.
Hahahaha oh no! I think he's pretty cool
Would you can consider Dr.Strange , Defenders or Silver Surfer ripoffs from Dc at all.
I don't think silver srufer is a rip, doc strange is a rip of doc fate
I mean the character being ripped off doesn't really matter in the long run. It's more how they are executed and managed. The ones we remember more are better usually even if they aren't completely original
I totally agree
Both Man-Thing and Swamp-Thing are rip-off’s of The Heap
Ah! Interesting!
Excellent video. Swamp Thing and Man Thing came out so close together in 1971 I'm not sure one was a copy of the other. But per your scoring I'd say Swamp Thing is the best "rip-off"
Def the best rip off in my book
Man-thing, swamp thing
Aquaman, but to be fair I didn't really know about Namor. Especially the Justice League version that gave Aquaman the hook hand.
As a 90s comic fan, I miss that hook hand! That was awesome!
Nice video man
Thanks Rubix!
Xmen. No question.
Were the League and the Avengers both not JSA ripoffs?
They copied Greek, Roman and Norse pantheon of gods and goddess. Except Green Lantern and Mandarin copy Alladin that had magic lamp and magic ring. While Green Arrow and Hawkeye both copy Robin Hood although Hawkeyes name came from The Last of the Mohicans.
Just quit with your crap!! Panther is a rip off of Batman!!
Might wanna take a look at this if you haven't already.
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I do love red tornado.
This was so common back in the day there are many Stan Lee interviews where he discusses it especially when it comes to the superhero groups. But who could blame an artist or writer for recreating there past successes at a new company its not like they were treated very fair when it came to owning the characters they created.
I have always been a Sub-Mariner fan and issue #1 was my FIRST book I purchased as a kid to transform me into a collector.
That's quite the first book! I bet that's an awesome collection!
@@MintHunterComics I bought it when I was 13 in 1982 at a local convention that came to Monroeville, PA every year. I saved money from cutting grass and shoveling snow so when the con rolled into town I could get it. THANKS JAMES!
Greetings from the UK! Awesome vid mate. Your not going to like this….I preferred Quasar over GL! I think it’s because his books were some of the first I picked up as a kid.
I can only imagine the pressure artists and writers had to recreate a prior success. it's no wonder guys like Stan and Jack reused ideas.
Seriously. If something works, why not do it again!
Hey John! You posted before me and since this was a video on Rip-Offs, I couldn't help myself. (LOL!)
There's another dr strange from marvel he appeared before stephen. Doom patrol writer arnold drake helped created cyclops's brother havok and polaris daughter of magneto.
Are you excited to watch Shang-chi?
I am... but I'm cautiously optimistic. The CGC looked rough in the trailer
For me I don’t think my opnion is worth much due to me being to much of a fan of dc, I personally think marvel is better but dc has a lot of room to improve
Marvel has better movies for sure, but comics? Idk... I feel like DC has comics on lock
@@MintHunterComics oh yeah definitely, it’s just to your normal fan movies r more important, but so many people overlook the fact that some movies were based off of books like the dc justice league.
Claire Voyante The Black Widow In Mystic Comics # 4 in August 1940 by Timely comics company which later became Marvel Comics. Tarantula in Star Spangle Comics #1 oct. 1941 so created before DC although The Spider 1933 pulp magazine before either. Also, in serial film the Spider's web in 1938. Where he battled villain called the Octopus before Spider-man fought Dr. Octopus in 1962.
IMO, Red Tornado/Vision is not correct. I would argue that Vision's look came directly from the Timely Comics Vision of the 1940's.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vision_(Timely_Comics) Originally, Vision was supposed to be made from the body of the original Human Torch (who was also an android). Martian Manhunter was also a rip off of that Vision.
Also: Deathstroke was a rip off of Marvel's Taskmaster. That was George Perez ripping off himself.
BEST ORIGINAL CHARACTER: POPEYE! A sailor with super strength? Another inspiration for Superman's creators!
BEST KNOCK OFF: CAPTAIN MARVEL (NOT "Shazam", doggone it!) Outsold Supes in his prime! 'Nuff said?
Love the video. Your comic book knowledge is impressive.
I'd say Plastic Man, Captain Boomerang, Catwoman, Green Lantern, Darkseid and Lobo are better. DC parodies Deadpool with Red Tool but Red Tool will never be better than Wade. DC's The Endless inspired Marvel's parody The Interminable. X-23 will forever be more popular than Scandal Savage.
Human Torch 1939 Marvel Comic #1 by Timely comics company. Sun boy Adventure Comics no.290 Nov, 1961.
Its so weird that people missed the concept here...maybe its just cos I'm old...LOL! The Squadron Supreme for example weren't an accidental rip off; Marvel did it because kids like me always wanted to know could the Avengers beat the JLA. The WHOLE idea was to have these characters fight each other but also not to catch a law suit. Many "ripoffs" were purposeful, not accidental...
Hulk ripping off solomon grundy.
Hulk was copied after Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. They changed Solomon Grundy to look more muscular like Hulk later.
Chandu the magician a radio program in 1930 and serial films in 1932 predates both Dr. Fate and Dr. Strange.
Whilst Deathstroke is cool in his own right, Deadpool is the ultimate knock-off winner.
To give DC a point back though, Swamp Thing beats Man-Thing in the knock-off bout ;)
No Wasp and Bumblebee the original is Doll Girl No Lobo and Wolverine the original is Timber Wolf
I mean a lot of these are just Jack Kirby making the same character for the other side. Except the lantern core and the super hero teamup. Dc did the superhett teamup all the way back in the 40’s with the Justice Society of America so they did it almost two decades before marvel came out with the avengers.
man, wish Marvel would make a Man-Thing movie. (i'd like a Swamp-Thing movie based on Moores run even more, but i know DC would butcher it.)