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It's NUCLEAR MAN from SUPERMAN IV: THE QUEST FOR PEACE!
This is unexpected!
Typically, throughout the history of comic books, characters (and concepts) introduced in a comic book adaptations in other media have been brought into the actual comics eventually. Usually, it's a character that became popular and so there was a demand for the character to make the jump over from the other medium into the comics. Some unquestionably popular characters started out in other media: Jimmy Olsen (radio), Firestar (Saturday morning TV cartoon), and Harley Quinn ((syndicated animated TV series).
Nuclear Man is an odd choice, but maybe he can be redeemed in the comics? I just hope he watches out for shadows, and shade from trees, or he'll be helpless!
Anyway, since he will be coming over to comics, I thought I'd use this occasion to ask my fellow posters here a few questions related to the characters that came to comics from comic book adaptations in other media. Here are the questions:
1. Who is your favorite character that was brought into the comics like this?
2. What is your favorite concept that was introduced in another media's adaptation of a comic book character and then brought over to the comics? For instance, the Bat Cave first appeared in the 1943 BATMAN movie serial, or Kryptonite, which came from the SUPERMAN radio series in the 1940's.
3. And what changes made to an existing comic character in another media that was later adopted by the comics is your favorite? For instance, Riddler's suit and tie with derby outfit, which was first used in the BATMAN TV series.
The media it came from can be any other media that adapted a comic book character. This could include not only TV, movies, and radio, but even other publications like novels (For example, THE ADVENTURES of SUPERMAN novel by George Lowther renamed Jor-L and Lora to the better known Jor-El and Lara.)
Edited by Matt Hawes on 19 June 2018 at 11:52pm
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