You've had to endure my fantasy picks for sending select DC heroes and villains over to the Marvel Universe, now it's Marvel's turn to do some swapping.
Let's see who the lucky fuckers are.....
-Top 10 Marvel Heroes I'd send to DC
1). Captain America
Yes he's a quintessential Marvel character, but honestly creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby could've just as easily made him over at DC as well during that time period. I mean Kirby created the Guardian, who's a lot like Cap, so there you go. I'd love to see him interact with guys like Superman (they might become besties) Batman, The JSA( in which he'd be the only member who I'd still have get lost in the ice in 1945 minus the Bucky part) and of course Wonder Woman who Ross over at Super Team Family has paired up together in a nice romance. Look out Steve Trevor, you've got major competition for Diana's affections.
2). Sleepwalker
His premise would still work in the DCU and he's be a unique and welcome addition over there I feel, especially with teams like Justice League Dark and And just wait until Vertigo gets its dark claws on him. Oooohhhh Booooyyyyy!
3). Darkhawk
Again, his premise of swapping out his human body for an alien body wearing sophisticated flying space armor would work just as well in the DCU as it does in the MU.
4). Galactus and The Silver Surfer
Another Kirby creation I felt would work in the DCU is the Silver Surfer. He can still be Galactus' herald, seeking out planets suitable for his master to eat. So I paired 'em up and sent 'em to the DCU. I imagine instead of the FF, it would be the Justice League that would've initially fought the Surfer and Galactus. Good luck with that JLA.
5). The Inhumans
All you'd have to do is keep the fact that they were another alien races genetically-designed weapons and you'd have another interesting addition to the DCU. Maybe they could be the results of experiments done by either The Controllers or Brainiac....Either way I can't wait to see their interactions with the JLA and other Kirby creations such as the New Gods.
6). The Eternals
Had Kirby stayed at DC in the late 70's, I have no doubt that you'd have seen the Eternals be created in the DCU rather than at Marvel where no one over there still doesn't know what to do with them outside of maybe Stern and Gaiman. Maybe DC's writers could do better.
7). The Watcher
8). Adam Warlock
Man I just keep rolling out the Kirby characters today don't I? Adam Warlock's another space guy who would work out very well in the DCU regardless of his creators. Instead of the Conclave, it could easily also be S.T.A.R. Labs, Project Cadmus, the H.I.V.E. or any other super-science group or organization. And yes I'd make sure Jim Starlin was there to write him as well.
9). Shang-Chi, Master of Kung-Fu
Finally a Marvel character who ISN'T a Kirby creation who I personally feel would work out just fine in the DCU. Why? I'm sure you can find or create a Fu Manchu-like character to be his evil father, or, or, and go with me on this, what if his dad turned out to be Ra's Al Guhl? Yeah, sounds intriguing doesn't it? Plus it opens up all sorts of new and exciting storylines and team-ups with Batman. Now Doug Moench and Englehart really made this character work like no other, so you'd have to find a writer or writers that could really do ol' Shang Chi justice. I think much like his heyday at Marvel during the 70's, he'd also thrive during that time period over at DC, but given the Manhunter treatment that Archie Goodwin and Walt Simonson gave the Manhunter. There you go.
10). Deathlok
The original premise that creators Rich Buckler and Doug Moench laid out for the cybernetically-enhanced against his own will super-soldier Deathlok could and most certainly would, work at DC. Making some slight adjustment as such maybe make S.T.A.R. Labs or Project Cadimus responsible for 'Lok's creation would work just as well as the original one Roxxon. And it doesn't even have to be S.T.A.R. Labs or Cadimus, could be ANY evil corporation really. Same goes for which incarnation of Deathlok DC wants to use; Luther Manning, Michael Collins, or somebody else. Either way, the Deathlok concept is unique enough to work in the DCU just as well as it does at Marvel.
So that's that. That's my list of 10 Marvel heroes that I feel could work if they were to be sent to permanently live in the DC Universe.
Here's a couple honorable mentions that just didn't make the cut for various reasons:
1). Daredevil 2). Nick Fury 3). Black Panther 4). Nova 5). Quasar 6). Ghost Rider 7). The X-Men
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