Before these characters could have ever graced our favorite comics or movies, they first had to have been created. Illustrators take inspiration from many different sources. Which one do you find the most interesting?
Batman based on Robert the Bruce and Mad Anthony Wayne as well as Zorro in The Mark of Zorro (1940),The Bat Whispers (1930), Doc Savage, Dick Tracy, The Shadow, Sherlock Holmes
A little context as Wolverine was initially a throw away character against the Hulk in 1974 (he wore a helmet so you can't see his face), but eventually Logan was unmasked. Wolverine based on Tim 'Dr.…
Red Skull based on Hot fudge sundae with a cherry on top Quote from co-creator Joe Simon "I was always thinking about heroes and villains, with all sorts of ideas swimming around in my head…I had…
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"The Sound and the Fury" Yul Brynner 1959 Twentieth Century Fox
Professor Charles Xavier based on Yul Brynner and Martin Luther King
Venom was actually created by a fan in 1982 as a suggestion for a new Spiderman outfit. Marvel paid the fan $220 for the design and Venom made his debut in 1984.
Penguin based on Bill Finger's Quote on the inspiration "[The Penguin] was inspired by emperor penguins, who reminded [me] or stuffy English gentlemen in tuxedos." Bob Kane's Quote on the in…
Superman based on characters portrayed by Douglas Fairbanks and Harold Lloyd for attitude and demeanor John Carter (2012), the novel, for a base of the characters abilities
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