9 Marvel Heroes Embarrassingly Similar To DC Characters
6. Hawkman & The Falcon
Over the past seventy years, the mythos of DC's Hawkman has undergone several revisions. The original character debuted in 1940, before a Silver Age reboot appeared in 1961 (in The Brave and the Bold #34), and DC still continues to tweak elements of his story. For instance, sometimes he's married, other times not. (By the way, his sometimes wife, Hawkgirl, will be soaring to TV when she becomes a regular character in the CW's Legends of Tomorrow.) One thing's been constant throughout, though: Hawkman's got wings and he flies... like an eagle. Oh yeah, he also receives frequent intel from his fine feathered friends, the birds. The Falcon, meanwhile last seen in Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier, as... uh... Steve Roger's "wingman," first appeared in 1969 (Captain America #117). Stan Lee and artist Gene Colan wanted to create a unique streetwise African-American hero - who's got wings and flies like ... a falcon. Oh yeah, he also receives frequent intel from his fine feathered friends. Who knows, maybe originality is for the birds...?
Tom English is an environmental chemist who loves reading comics, watching movies, and writing stories both weird and wonderful. His fiction has appeared in several print anthologies, including CHALLENGER UNBOUND (KnightWatch Press, 2015), GASLIGHT ARCANUM: Uncanny Tales of Sherlock Holmes (Edge SF and Fantasy) and DEAD SOULS (Morrigan Books). Tom also edited the mammoth BOUND FOR EVIL: Curious Tales of Books Gone Bad, which was a 2008 Shirley Jackson Award finalist for best anthology. Among his non-fiction books is DIET FOR DREAMERS, a collection of inspirational stories featuring everything from Stan Lee to Sherlock Holmes to Slinky Toys. Tom resides with his wife, Wilma, surrounded by books and beasts, deep in the woods of New Kent, Virginia.
