It has come to my attention that over the years DC, MARVEL, and other comic book industries have been stealing/coping ideas or characters from one another. This isn't anything new, but I just wanted to know more about this subject and all of these characters since I like most of them. Some are completely obvious like Superman and Sentry or Deathstroke and Deadpool, so I'm going to make a list about all the ones I can find. I'll appreciate any help. I'll put the first appearance of the character right next to their name.
1. Superman (Action Comics#1, June 1938)-Sentry (Sentry#1, September 2000)
2. Deathstroke (The New Teen Titans vol.1 #2)-Deadpool (New Mutants#98, February 1991)
3. Darkseid (Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen#134, November 1970)-Thanos (Iron Man#55, February 1973)
4.Captain America (Captain America Comics#1, March 1941)-Fighting American (Fighting American#1, April 1954)
5. Namor (Marvel Comics#1, October 1939)-Aquaman (More Fun Comics#73, November 1941)
6. Batman (Detective Comics#27, May 1939)-Moon Knight (Werewolf by Night#32, August 1975)
7. Superman (Action Comics#1, June 1938)-Hyperion (The Avengers#69, October 1969)
8. Doctor Fate (More Fun Comics#55, May 1940)-Professor Strange (Strange Tales#110, July 1963)
9. Catwoman (Batman#1, Spring 1941)-Black Cat (The Amazing Spider-Man#194, July 1979)
10. Doom Patrol (My Greatest Adventure#80, June 1963)-X-Men (The X-Men#1, September 1963)
11. Zorro (All-Story Weekly vol. 100 #2, August 6, 1919)-Batman ( (Detective Comics#27, May 1939)
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