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Except as noted, all books, titles, characters, character names, slogans, logos, and related indicia are trademarks of and dc comics andor wildstorm. Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted. A list of every character that can be found on the dc database. The stories were further adventures of the popular hannabarbera animated series, the super friends. But then again, dc have done a lot since the 80s to focus on the greek heritage of diana, delving into classic mythology for stories and villains, so i suppose thats something.
I spent a lot of my time as a teenager in the early 90s at my local comic book. The unofficial dc comics subreddit a place for fans of dc s comics, graphic novels, movies, and anything else related to one of the largest comic book publishers in the world and home of the worlds greatest superheroes. Because everyone needs a favorite list of characters. The month and year of the first issue each character appeared in was pulled on october 6. Most of this material takes place in a shared fictional universe, which also features teams such as the. The following is a list of individual characters from the dc universe or its multiverse.
Anima courtney mason is a fictional superheroine character from dc comics, who starred in the comic book series of the same name. Its parent company, dc entertainment, is a wholly owned subsidiary of time warner inc. Non is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Dc comics is one of the largest and oldest american comic book publishers. Nerds travel through life the hard way, hanging with our gang, looking to carve a little bit of turf out for ourselves. Black blonde blue brown green grey magenta multicolored none orange pink purple red turquoise white. Just like the marvel book, you can look up anybody thats in dc comics stories or movies and read everything you would ever want to know about them. Eddie ventrix also known as lloyd ventrix and seethru robber warner bros. Most boys names i like definitely fit right in, and a lot of girls names.
From the greatest green lantern to the corps greatest enemy, thaal sinestros fall from grace can easily be attributed to his own hubrisbut if you ask him, the real problem lies in the green lantern corps itself and its creators, the. The super friends had an ongoing comic book series published from 1976 until 1981. Comic book characters you either love or hate posted on 090611 at 9. Karen also has been affiliated with the doom patrol, s. See, his folks sent him to earth as a baby, just before his planet was destroyed.
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Here are the rankings for the top 100 dc and marvel characters, with their point totals and a link to the entry where you can read more about them. Some counterparts are personality wise, others are power wise and some are looks wise. The marvel characters and comics that stan lee created. Can you name the 100 most published dc comics characters.
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Top 5 underrated female characters of the dc universe. Thankfully, a witch named citrina managed to save amethyst before dark opal could assassinate her, sending her to earth to live with a human family under the assumed name. Eddie meeks also known as wild eddie meeks eddie valentine. Dc and marvel are the big two, but what other major comic publishers are there, besides image, wildstorm, milestone, top cow and dark horse. But perhaps even more significantly, it introduced megaauthor neil gaiman to the world. Comic book characters comic character comic books art spawn comics marvel dc comics marvel vs beetlejuice geeks juan. Rather than contain a chronological list of every appearance a character has made these lists only contain issues that are important for that characters development or issues that are recommended reading. Mar 23, 2015 a lot of female comic book characters have similarly disappointing origins, filling xchromosome quotas in a universes character board. The dc comics encyclopedia is everything the name says. Eddie dc comicsdark horse comics eddie blaine also known as fast eddie blaine eddie deacon also known as flippy eddie dorson. Test your knowledge on this entertainment quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others.
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Karen beecherduncan is a scientist that created a scientific supersuit which gives her superhuman strength and the ability to fly. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. What are the biggest names in comic book publishing besides. The name would have you easily dismiss this character as yet another girl version of an already established marvel or dc character. During that time the dc superhero booksalong with many of their books in. Marvels chris evans has played more comic book characters than you think. National comics was an anthology comic book series published by quality comics, from july, 1940 until november, 1949. Our name generator allows you to create a name with up to five components, so a name can be short and sweet or doublebarrelled and swanky. Originally known as national publications, dc is a publisher of comic books featuring iconic characters and teams such as superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the justice league of. Names categorized dc comics characters behind the name. She was created by oscar pinto, giovanni barberi, and f.
Redirected from list of dc comics characters this wikipedia page will go over every major dc comics character that has become popular over the years. It began after the 1973 season of the tv series was canceled. A notorious con man and grifter whose past has a body count, constantines moral compass is as gray as can be. Nonmarvel dc comic book characters list challenges. Discover a characters comic book appearances, and browse issues containing your favorite marvel characters. List of dc comics characters superhero wiki fandom. What are some nonanthropomorphic characters from dc and. They are often left in the shadows of the more iconic characters such as wonder woman and supergirl. Katherine kane prime earth xiomara rojas prime earth. But when she was just an infant, her house fell into chaos following the uprising of the house of opal and its ruthless ruler, dark opal. The dc comics universe is loaded with countless superheroes and decades. His fame helped to ensure the usage of this name even after the norman conquest, when most old english names were replaced by norman ones. Forget the heroes and villains of marvel and dc how many characters from other comics do you recognize. In blackest day, in brightest night, beware your fears made into light.
The reading orders you will find here are different than your standard reading order. Okay my favorite nonanthropomorphic character in comics is krypto the superdog from krypton. Let those who try to stop whats right, burn like my power, sinestros might. Browse a comprehensive az list of marvel comic characters. Its a lot to take in, so here are the best of the best. Booster gold may not have the name recognition of his justice league. This wikipedia page will go over every major dc comics character that has become popular over the years. The united states of comic book characters josh christie dec 10, 2014 reading comics, youll note that the vast majority of characters hail from a couple of cities, be they real marvel, mostly or fictional dc s marquee metropolises.
X also known as grant haskill ndare munroe amalgam comics ngon. And of course, the greatest nonamerican character in comic book history is the one with the starspangled panties, the red white and blue and the huge eagle. Nov 22, 2010 the dc comic characters alliteration online comic guide said on february 8th, 2015 at 11. Marvel started producing superhero comics after dc, and took many cues from dc when they were creating their own heroes, so you can think of these as a bit of payback. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Comics color outside the lines, drawing a diverse cast of heroes. They are ordered, though prone to occasional shifting. But there are still a ton of great comic book characters out there that are not a part of marvel or dc that would make awesome movies, and ive put together a list of other comics that i was a huge fan of in the 90s. Lee was the one who was behind spiderman, one of marvels most successful characters of all time and the most profitable comic book character ever since his debut in 1962. Like anything in life, however, constantines skill set comes with a price. But of all of them, i wanted to take a moment to talk about shehulk.
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Nov 30, 2018 find inspiration in these great names from classic comic books. He was also a scholar, and he translated many latin books into old english. Do the names harpy, nebulon, and sensei ring a bell. Sean astin, but joining the worlds greatest team of superheroes is a lot harder when theyve all been turned into kids. What are some good ideas for comic book characters. Marvels chris evans has played more comic book characters. As comic book and graphic novel sales in north america cracked one billion dollars in 2015, nontraditional characters. List of films based on dc comics publications wikipedia. So, theres one or two lists like this already, chronicling characters added since dc s flashpoint event, and im just trying to make a complete one. Mar 30, 2016 okay my favorite nonanthropomorphic character in comics is krypto the superdog from krypton.