The Weirdest Alternate Versions Of Marvel And DC Heroes And Villains
Peter Parker, Mary Jane, and Aunt May go to the circus and are seated next to the Fantastic Four. An emergency occurrs, leaving Aunt May, MJ, and the Richards' child, Franklin, to fend for themselves against Galactus, devourer of worlds.
Galactus tries to turn Franklin into a new herald. Franklin deflects Galactus's attack and Aunt May is hit instead, turning her into the Golden Oldie, who is charged with finding food for Galactus. She brings Galactus Twinkies to curb his appetite until she can bring him a world to consume.
Is this strange?If you were thinking that Centaur Superman must be a byproduct of some magical nonsense brought on by one of Wonder Woman's rogues, you'd only be half right. This version of Superman finds his way across the Elseworlds pages in a universe where the Allies lost WWII. In Chris Claremont's Whom Gods Destroy, Superman goes behind enemy lines to rescue Lana Lang with the help of Lois Lane. Lois has recently learned, as a result of her investigative journalism, that the Greek pantheon is on the side of the far right, and she ends up gaining powers gifted to her by Athena, which transform her into a new Wonder Woman.
Circe, a sorceress with a history of turning men into animals, turns Superman into an evil, far-right centaur at the end of the day.
Is this strange?In an alternate universe, Frank Castle goes back in time to kidnap baby Thanos and raise him as a hero. Thanos still ends up becoming a tyrant, however, and takes over Earth and forces decanters into ghettos.
Juggerduck, AKA Howard Duckson, joins Cable's Guardians of the Galaxy on a mission to take out baby Thanos before he grows up to rule the Earth. Everyone, including Juggerduck, is unfortunately slain by Galactus, leaving Cable to fix the mess on his own.
Is this strange?Following the effects of M-Day, when Scarlet Witch decimates the mutant population, Pope Henry McCoy of Earth-7144 channels all of his efforts into saving the powered people. He receives a vision telling him to seek the help of the Inhumans and their Terrigen Mists, but they decline to lend their assistance.
Doctor Strange and Hank McCoy of Earth-616 witness this scene during an astral projection as they, themselves, try to fix the effects of Wanda's spell.
Is this strange?Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse introduced Peter Porker into the cinematic universe in 2018. Porker, AKA Spider-Ham, hails from Earth-8311, where his origin story differs quite a bit from the Spider-Man of Earth-616.
In the beginning, Peter is a simple spider living in the basement of May Porker, an anthropomorphic pig scientist who is trying to invent the world's first atomic hair dryer. May irradiates herself, and in a fit of confusion, bites Peter the spider, causing him to transform into an anthropomorphic pig, just like May.
In addition to the regular Spider-Hero power set, Peter Porker also has a degree of Spider-Nonsense, which basically enables cartoon physics for him, regardless of what reality he happens to be in.
Is this strange?- Photo:
Wonder Woman loses herself a little in the early '60s. Following William Moulton Marston's departure from the title as the lead writer, the comic went from being what amounted to a feminist work of art into a weird post-war mirror for how women were treated.
In Wonder Woman #127, Steve Trevor asks Wonder Woman to marry him several times. He hurts himself, and Wonder Woman accepts his proposal. They marry, and the remaining portion of the issue is told almost entirely from Trevor's perspective, showing how incompetent Wonder Woman is at what '60s expectations deemed important feminine skills.
Is this strange?Almost every Deadpool narrative is inevitably weird and full of whimsy. First appearing in the limited Deadpool Corps series, Wilson, the once-upon-a-time stray dog from Earth-20110, is no different.
After he is taken off the streets, Wilson undergoes a similar process to his Earth-616 counterpart when it comes to obtaining his powers. Dogpool's power set is similar to that of Deadpool. He has an accelerated healing factor, bullet resistance, mental acuity, and for some strange reason, a proficiency with hand-to-hand combat.
Is this strange?Considering he is one of the darkest, most gothic heroes in Marvel comics, it's only natural that Frank Castle would borrow from Mary Shelley. After being butchered like a chicken by a dark reflection of Wolverine midway through the Rick Remender and Jerome Opeña run, the Punisher is revived via "recomposure" science.
The narrative that follows revolves around Franken-Castle making peace with what he's become and continuing to deliver his personal brand of justice.
Is this strange?Taking place outside of the standard Marvel Multiverse, Avataars: Covenant of the Shield is a sword-and-sorcery version of the Avengers. Published in 2000, this limited three-issue series covers a large amount of ground when it comes to character diversity, featuring alternate versions of the Avengers, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and Spider-Man.
In Covenant of the Shield, Captain Avalon, Capitan America's counterpart, loses his son, St'vaan Jr., when he is kidnapped by Dreadlord, Baron Zemo's counterpart. His mission throughout the narrative is to rescue St'vaan Jr.
Is this strange?Appearing in Detective Comics Annual #7 in 1994, the Laughing Man is an Elseworlds counterpart to the Joker, and the primary antagonist of Captain Leatherwing, an Elseworlds counterpart to Batman. This annual title is a complete story featuring the likes of Captana Felina (Selina Kyle/Catwoman's counterpart), who initially works with the Laughing Man before falling in love with Captain Leatherwing and Robin Redblade. Redblade is a loyal companion to Leatherwing who throws himself in front of an oncoming bullet to save Leatherwing's life.
The Laughing Man meets his demise at the tip of Leatherwing's cutlass, pinned to the mast of his ship after he fires the bullet that takes Redblade's life.
Is this strange?The only remaining part of Earth-19919 is Spider-Island, a domain of Battleworld ruled by the Spider-Queen. A number of heroes are sprayed with the Spider-Queen's venom; however, Anthony Stark, being the genius that he is, sprays himself with Goblin Formula, allowing him to resist the effects of the Spider-Queen's mind control.
Unfortunately, Stark loses control and begins to mimic the behavior of the infamous Green Goblin, AKA Norman Osborn.
Is this strange?- Photo:
Star Canary is a mash-up of Starfire and Black Canary who appeared in two issues of Superman & Batman during the summer of 2009. In the comics, Doctor Destiny creates a dream world that is composed of "mashed up" people, places, and things that both Batman and Superman have experienced.
Metropolis and Gotham City became Gothamopolis, Doomsday and Deathstroke become Doomstoke, and so on. In addition to Star Canary, among these mash-ups are the Justice Titans, including AquaBorg, Night Lantern, HawkBeast, Donna Wonder, and Flash.
Is this strange?Grant Morrison created the miniseries Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne in 2010 with a rotating set of artists who follow Wayne through the timestream of the DC Universe after Darkseid catches him in his time-bending Omega Beams.
Morrison's amnesic, time-traveling concept was inspired by the pulp fiction heroes of decades gone by; Batman adopts a number of different personas, including a Puritan in the colony of Gotham, a caveman, and even a pirate. Cowboy Batman, in particular, identifies as a "gunfighter" - though he still prefers hand-to-hand combat - and battles Vandal Savage, who plots to take Wayne's property.
Is this strange?- Photo:
Professor Hulk, AKA Doc Green in the comics, has been around for a while, but he gained a spike in popularity after Mark Ruffalo's performance in 2019's Avengers: Endgame. In the comics, Bruce Banner experiences brain damage after being shot at an incredibly precise angle. Iron Man comes to his aid and saves his life, but in the process of doing so, he unlocks a third persona in Banner's body.
Doc Green identifies as his own individual person, and is not tied to either Banner or the Hulk.
Is this strange?
