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My favorite DC characters

In alphabetical order:

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  • Created in 1958 by editor Julius Schwartz, writer Gardner Fox, and artists Murphy Anderson (costume design), Gil Kane (cover), Mike Sekowsky (penciler), Bernard Sachs (inker) and Carmine Infantino (penciler in later development).

    Commissioned together with Space Ranger as two new science fiction heroes for DC Comics: one from the present, and one from the future. Based on Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, Gullivar Jones and Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars.

    Favorite reading: Strange Adventures (2020) by Tom King, Mitch Gerads and Evan Shaner.

    #FlashGordon #JohnCarter #EdgarRiceBurroughs #GardnerFox #MitchGerads #TomKing

  • Created in 1939 by writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane. Parodied in his own TV show. Restored to his dark roots by writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Neal Adams. Significantly developed by writer/artist Frank Miller and artist David Mazzucchelli, and also in his animated TV series by writer Paul Dini and artist Bruce Timm, who were inspired by Tim Burton's movie.

    Based on Black Bat (disputed), Doc Savage, Harry Houdini, Leonardo da Vinci, The Phantom, Scarlet Pimpernel, The Shadow, Sherlock Holmes, Spring-Heeled Jack, Zorro (notably actor Douglas Fairbanks in the silent film The Mark of Zorro), and the mystery film The Bat Whispers, an adaptation of the stage play The Bat.

    His sidekick, Robin, is based on Robin Hood and his Merry Men, such as Will Scarlet. His nemesis, The Joker, is based on Victor Hugo's character Gwynplaine (notably actor Conrad Veidt in the film The Man Who Laughs).

    His name, Bruce Wayne, is a reference to Scottish patriot Robert the Bruce and US Army officer Anthony Wayne.

    Favorite reading: The Long Halloween (1996) by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale.

    #detective #escapeartist #DocSavage #RobinHood #SherlockHolmes #ConradVeidt #DouglasFairbanks #DennisONeil #NealAdams

  • Created in 1989 by writer Neil Gaiman and artists Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg.

    Based on Morpheus and Oneiros, one the god and the other the personification of dreams in Greek mythologhy, on The Sandman, a mythical character in European folklore, on Wesley Dodds, the first Sandman in DC Comics, created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Bert Christman, and on Garrett Sanford, the second Sandman in DC Comics, created by writer Joe Simon and writer/artist Jack Kirby.

    His look is based on Neil Gaiman himself, on Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy, on The Cure's frontman Robert Smith, on ballet dancer Farukh Ruzimatov, and on actor Conrad Veidt as Cesare The Somnambulist in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.

    Favorite reading: The Sandman (1989) by Neil Gaiman and others.

    #ConradVeidt #GardnerFox #JackKirby

  • Created in 1941 by writer Mort Weisinger and artist George Papp as an imitation of Batman. Canonical origin set by writer/artist Jack Kirby and writer France Ed Herron. Significantly developed by writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Neal Adams, and later by writer/artist Mike Grell. Revived by writer Kevin Smith and artist Phil Hester, and revamped again by writers such as Andy Diggle and Jeff Lemire, and artists such as Jock and Andrea Sorrentino.

    Based on Robin Hood (notably actor Errol Flynn in the film The Adventures of Robin Hood) along with Batman himself, Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, Robert Louis Stevenson's novel The Black Arrow, the serial film The Green Archer, and other comicbook characters such as Golden Arrow.

    His name, Oliver Queen, suggests the word "quiver".

    Favorite reading: Quiver (2001) by Kevin Smith and Phil Hester.

    #RobinHood #DennisONeil #NealAdams #JackKirby

  • Created by 1955 by writer Joseph Samachson and artist Joe Certa, and significantly developed by writer John Ostrander.

    Based on Aarkus, the original Vision, a Marvel Comics character created by writer Joe Simon and writer/artist Jack Kirby, on Superman himself, on Roh Kar, the Manhunter of Mars, a one-shot DC Comics character, and on two Edgar Rice Burroughs' characters, John Carter and his fellow green martian Tars Tarkas.

    Favorite reading: The New Frontier (2004) by Darwyn Cooke and Dave Stewart.

    #detective #JohnCarter #EdgarRiceBurroughs #JackKirby

  • Created in 1971 by writer/artist Jack Kirby, and developed by Kirby himself and his assistant at the time, Mark Evanier.

    Based on Harry Houdini, Jesus Christ, and comicbook artist and former escapist Jim Steranko. Also, his assistant Oberon is based on Kirby himself, his partner Big Barda on Kirby's wife Roz and the look of actress Lainie Kazan, his manager Funky Flashman on editor Stan Lee, and his archenemy Darkseid on Adolf Hitler, Richard Nixon and the look of actor Jack Palance. Also, Granny Goodness is based on the look of actress Reta Show, Morgan Edge on actor Kevin McCarthy, Glorious Godfrey on evangelist Billy Graham, and Metron on physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and on Leonard Nimoy's portrayal of the Star Trek character Spock.

    His name, Scott Free, is a pun on the phrase "scot-free". His son, Jacob, created by writer Tom King and artist Mitch Gerads, is named after Kirby's birth name.

    Favorite reading: Mister Miracle (2017) by Tom King and Mitch Gerads.

    #escapeartist #JackKirby #MitchGerads #TomKing

  • Created in 1938 by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and significantly developed by writer/artist John Byrne.

    Based on Doc Savage, Hercules, Hugo Danner, Moses, Samson, and Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars.

    His look is based on swimmer/actor Johnny Weissmuller, who played Tarzan, and actors Douglas Fairbanks, Harold Lloyd, and also Christopher Reeve, who played Superman on silver screen. The name of his alter ego, Clark Kent, is a combination of the names of actors Clark Gable and Kent Taylor.

    Favorite reading: All Star Superman (2006) by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely.

    #DocSavage #JohnCarter #Tarzan #DouglasFairbanks #EdgarRiceBurroughs

  • Created in 1999 by writer Alan Moore and artist Chris Sprouse.

    Based on Doc Savage, Flash Gordon, Hugo Danner, Mister Fantastic of the Fantastic Four, inventor Nikola Tesla, Superman, EdgarRiceBurroughs' Tarzan, Tom "Doc" Strange, Tom Swift, Jack Kirby's Challengers of the Unknown, and the Marvel Family.

    Favorite reading: Tom Strong (1999) by Alan Moore and Chris Sprouse.

    #DocSavage #FlashGordon #MisterFantastic #Tarzan #EdgarRiceBurroughs #JackKirby

  • Favorite reading of Adam Strange.

  • Favorite reading of Batman.

  • Favorite reading of Dream of the Endless.

  • Favorite reading of Green Arrow.

  • Favorite reading of Martian Manhunter.

  • Favorite reading of Mister Miracle.

  • Favorite reading of Superman.

  • Favorite reading of Tom Strong.

  • Bonus track: Other favorite DC readings.

  • Bonus track: Other favorite DC readings.

  • Favorite supporting character of Adam Strange.

  • Favorite supporting character of Batman.

  • Favorite supporting character of Batman.

  • Favorite supporting character of Batman.

  • Favorite supporting character of Batman.

  • Favorite supporting character of Dream of the Endless.

  • Favorite supporting character of Green Arrow.

  • Favorite supporting character of Martian Manhunter.

  • Favorite supporting character of Mister Miracle.

  • Favorite supporting character of Superman.

  • Favorite supporting character of Superman.

  • Favorite supporting character of Superman.

  • Favorite supporting character of Superman.

  • Favorite supporting character of Tom Strong.

  • Favorite supporting character in Watchmen.

  • Bonus track: other favorite supporting characters.
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