# 100 non-Marvel/DC superheroes

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-non-marvel-dc-superheroes/349800>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 24, 2006, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-non-marvel-dc-superheroes/349800 "2006-03-24T23:31:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Sir\_Prize](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@Sir\_Prize](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Prize)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-non-marvel-dc-superheroes/349800/41 "2006-03-25T03:56:11Z")

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Zot!

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**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-non-marvel-dc-superheroes/349800/42 "2006-03-25T04:35:50Z")

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Mr. Furious  
The Shoveler  
The Bowler  
The Blue Raja  
The Spleen  
Invisible Boy  
The Sphinx  
The Waffler  
Pencil Head & Son of Pencil Head  
Ballerina Man  
PMS Avenger

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**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-non-marvel-dc-superheroes/349800/43 "2006-03-25T05:57:59Z")

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[The](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://uashome.alaska.edu/~jndfg20/website/maxx.gif&imgrefurl=http://uashome.alaska.edu/~jndfg20/website/maxx.htm&h=381&w=273&sz=81&tbnid=EIdhaJRMIzrFmM:&tbnh=119&tbnw=85&hl=en&start=1&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dthe%2Bmaxx%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DG) [Maxx](http://pages.prodigy.net/maxx006/image.htm)

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**Author:** ![MrJackboots](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MrJackboots](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrJackboots)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-non-marvel-dc-superheroes/349800/44 "2006-03-25T06:36:01Z")

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Tom the Dancing Bug:  
1 - God-Man  
2 - Dr. Moral Relativism  
3 - Blasphemy Boy  
Non Sequitur  
4 - Obviousman  
Wild Cards  
5 - The Great and Powerful Turtle  
6 - Fortunato  
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, - The Radical, Jumpin’ Jack Flash, Moonchild, Starshine, Cosmic Traveller, Aquarius (alt, just 7, as Captain Trips)  
12 - Croyd  
13 - Modular Man  
14 - The Harlem Hammer

That’s either 14 or 10, depending on how you count Captain Trips.

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**Author:** ![MissMossie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@MissMossie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissMossie)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-non-marvel-dc-superheroes/349800/45 "2006-03-25T06:38:44Z")

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Captain Planet!

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**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-non-marvel-dc-superheroes/349800/46 "2006-03-25T07:56:17Z")

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[Cybersix](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybersix).

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**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-non-marvel-dc-superheroes/349800/47 "2006-03-25T08:09:52Z")

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> [@Rubystreak](#):
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> [The](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://uashome.alaska.edu/~jndfg20/website/maxx.gif&imgrefurl=http://uashome.alaska.edu/~jndfg20/website/maxx.htm&h=381&w=273&sz=81&tbnid=EIdhaJRMIzrFmM:&tbnh=119&tbnw=85&hl=en&start=1&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dthe%2Bmaxx%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DG) [Maxx](http://pages.prodigy.net/maxx006/image.htm)

Darn, too late, one of my favorites.

His creator, Sam Kieth, is the reason why recently I broke down and purchased a DC superhero comic, something I have not done in a decade, Check his current take on Batman in \*Batman: Secrets \*

[http://www.dccomics.com/comics/?cm=4926](http://www.dccomics.com/comics/?cm=4926)

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**Author:** ![cckerberos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@cckerberos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cckerberos)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-non-marvel-dc-superheroes/349800/48 "2006-03-25T10:20:39Z")

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hmm… game doesn’t seem as good when people can post multiples.

Kabuki

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**Author:** ![First\_Amongst\_Daves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4491bb/32.png) [@First\_Amongst\_Daves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/First_Amongst_Daves)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-non-marvel-dc-superheroes/349800/49 "2006-03-25T12:21:42Z")

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Simon Spector (from Warren Ellis’ Apparat tpb)

> [@cckerberos](#):
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> hmm… game doesn’t seem as good when people can post multiples.
> 
> Kabuki

Published by Marvel under the Ikon imprint.

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-non-marvel-dc-superheroes/349800/50 "2006-03-25T12:51:24Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> From memory; I could give you more when I get home:
> 
> Micro-Mite  
> Mantium  
> Rockslide  
> Positron  
> Spell Seryn  
> Aurora  
> the Human Alloy  
> Atlas  
> Emerald Gauntlet  
> Freedom Fighter  
> the Revenant
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> Plus, of course,  
> Moonshadow  
> Captain Clarinet  
> Suzi Fusion  
> Malphast  
> Murphy  
> Guardian Angel  
> Patriot Act  
> American Eagle  
> Prospero  
> Polymer
> 
> And just for good measure, we’ll throw in some villains:  
> the Rainmaker  
> Baron von Fogg  
> Zodon

HOORAY FOR P.S. 238! So funny, the Rat stole the idea twice!

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-non-marvel-dc-superheroes/349800/51 "2006-03-25T12:59:00Z")

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> [@ddgryphon](#):
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> It isn’t a contest to see how many you can name, it is a cooperative effort in which everyone contributes ONE name.
> 
> Stop with the lists already, please.

Aaaah! :mad: …Yer Police Comissioner snorts Kryptonite!

Besides, there are teams to be listed. Like—  
The Bionic Six  
Bionic One  
Mother One  
Sports One  
Rock One  
IQ  
Karate One  
and, of course, their mascot  
The Robot Gorilla Fluffi.

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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-non-marvel-dc-superheroes/349800/52 "2006-03-25T13:04:01Z")

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Space Ghost.

Regards,  
Shoda

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**Author:** ![First\_Amongst\_Daves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4491bb/32.png) [@First\_Amongst\_Daves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/First_Amongst_Daves)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-non-marvel-dc-superheroes/349800/53 "2006-03-25T13:06:16Z")

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Judge Anderson.

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**Author:** ![The\_Piranha\_Brothers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aca169/32.png) [@The\_Piranha\_Brothers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Piranha_Brothers)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-non-marvel-dc-superheroes/349800/54 "2006-03-25T13:25:28Z")

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sgt. Kabukiman (NYPD)

mr. T.

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**Author:** ![First\_Amongst\_Daves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4491bb/32.png) [@First\_Amongst\_Daves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/First_Amongst_Daves)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-non-marvel-dc-superheroes/349800/55 "2006-03-25T13:59:11Z")

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Reuben Flagg.

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**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-non-marvel-dc-superheroes/349800/56 "2006-03-25T16:50:49Z")

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Blue Falcon

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-non-marvel-dc-superheroes/349800/57 "2006-03-25T16:55:02Z")

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The Fury (from Alan Moore’s 1963 comics, a trove of names for this thread that seems to have been untouched so far).

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**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-non-marvel-dc-superheroes/349800/58 "2006-03-25T17:05:39Z")

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In that case, Johnny Beyond! (My favorite of Moore’s 1963 characters, a revamp of Dr. Strange as a Greenwich Village beatnik. Dig it, Daddy-O!)

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**Author:** ![cckerberos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@cckerberos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cckerberos)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-non-marvel-dc-superheroes/349800/59 "2006-03-25T17:56:31Z")

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> [@First Amongst Daves](#):
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> Published by Marvel under the Ikon imprint.

So? Marvel does not own the character.

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**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-non-marvel-dc-superheroes/349800/60 "2006-03-25T18:05:45Z")

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Marshal Law

“They say I hate superheroes. That’s not true, you know,”

“Okay, it’s a little true.”

“Alright, it’s true.”

Even better was his captain on the force: “I have a super power, too. I’m a super liar. I wasn’t bitten by radioactive rodents or anything; I’m just really good at it.”

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