Richards became Mr. Lee became the biggest influencer in the world of United States comic book publishing. He was a tireless promotor of the Marvel brand, and his presence on the letters page became legendary. This page played a big part in forming a special connection with loyal readers.
Lee was also a social progressive, which was given form in the comics he oversaw. He created heroes that were also minorities. He saw racism and bigotry as major social ills, and felt that exposing that evil is the way to vanquish it. After all, every story needs conflict to be interesting.
Superman had Lex Luthor, and Batman had a number of famed foes. But Lee and Kirby superseded them all with the creation of Doctor Doom, who is considered by some to be the best villain to ever grace the pages of a comic book. Take that, DC! The aforementioned villains tended to just enjoy being evil, positively gleeful about doing dastardly deeds, but Doctor Doom was a more complex character, one that might even garner sympathy. He was the orphaned son of occult-practicing gypsies from Eastern Europe.
He would get into the black arts himself, and also had scientific genius. But when he turned the machine on, it exploded, mutilating his face. He was expelled became a wanderer, falling in with a group of monks in Tibet who reveal black magic secrets to him and help him design his costume.
His mission now was simple—world domination. Marvel —Steve Ditko, co-creator of Spider-Man. The result was a less muscular, more diminutive figure. His costume was understated, just featuring a web motif and a spider silhouette on the chest. Instead of the teenager being just a sidekick, a la DC, he was the main character, a meek, geeky teen orphan named Peter Parker.
After being bitten by a radioactive spider, he acquired spider-like powers. He put his keen intellect to work and devised a wrist-mounted device that shoots artificial webs strong enough to support his weight when sailing across the urban landscape.
So, why not explore the world of comic art, or even try to create some of your own? As Stan Lee said in every letter sign-off: Excelsior! Are you feeling motivated to create your own comic book hero after reading this blog post? Please view suggested Arteza products below and let the artistry begin! We recognize that accessibility and usability are not always possible in every area of the website. ARTEZA conducts accessibility reviews of its website and remediates issues uncovered by these audits.
Please note our efforts are ongoing. Over the years, the MCU has built a solid groundwork on their films, now even getting into series. As for the DC Extended Universe, it started in with Man of Steel giving a total overhaul on all the already existing films of Superman , making a reboot. Much to the enjoyment of the fans, both are considered historical in their own right.
Let the rivalry continue! Home fandoms Marvel. Is DC or Marvel Older? By Margarita Rances. Next Article. DC Comics always had a reputation of being a little serious and melodramatic. The comic book version of Deathstroke is nothing like the movie version - the original one was sombre, and much silent as a character, and was introduced in Thus Deadpool or Wade Wilson was born in Marvel did not even try to hide the fact that they had copied Deathstroke, and placed Deadpool as a parody of the assassin.
Well DC introduced the character in , a year before the launch of The Fantastic 4 comics. Elongated Man was actually doing well as a character and had decent sales. However, once the first Fantastic Four comic, The Fantastic Four 1 released in November , it was Mr Fantastic that ruled the charts and conversations around comics.
Mr Elongated was confined to a very small corner of the comicverse, almost forgotten. One of the most popular Marvel characters ever, not just in movies, was actually copied from DC. Doctor Fate first appeared in The story goes that Kent Nelson, the first Dr Fate was an archaeologist who discovered the tomb of Nabu and was trained by him, after an accident.
Similarly, Dr Stephen Strange is also a genius and at the top of his field, who meets an accident, gets trained in the Orient, and is healed by magic. The sorcerer first appeared in , 23 years after Doctor Fate. Vision was first seen in the copy of an Avengers comic book, in October Red Tornado, the character that Marvel copied to make Vision, was first seen in August , the same year. When Red Tornado first appeared, he was a massive hit.
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