History CompositeCharacter / ComicBooks

** Brutaal turns out to be a composite of [[spoiler: Superman in the various Elseworlds where he's a servant of Darkseid, and Bizarro]].

** Gwen Stacy is her reality's ComicBook/SpiderWoman.
** Peter Parker became the Lizard.

** Comicbook/CaptainAmerica is a {{Gender Flip}}ped Sam Wilson, but gained her powers from Project Rebirth during World War II like Steve Rogers.

* The 2019 series ''ComicBook/DialHForHero'' includes an issue where Miguel and Summer travel to an alternate reality filled entirely with composite superheroes. These include Super-Martian (Superman & Martian Manhunter), Wonderhawk (Wonder Woman & Hawkgirl), Aquaflash (Aquaman & Flash), Ms Super-Martian (Superboy & Miss Martian) and the villainous Harli-Quinnitor (Harley Quinn & the Anti-Monitor). We also see composites of Nightwing & Donna Troy, Starfire & Cyborg, Batman & Green Lantern (with Batgirl & Guy Gardner, and Catwoman & Carol Ferris), Dr Fate & Firestorm, and Plastic Man & Blue Beetle, among others. Miguel's counterpart is combined with [[ComicBook/DoomPatrol Danny the Street]], while Summer's counterpart is combined with ComicBook/{{Lobo}}.

* ''ComicBook/AmethystPrincessOfGemworld'': The 2019 series happily mixes tropes and characters from the classic series - Dark Opal as the Big Bad, Turquoise as Amy's friend - 2011 reboot - Amy's mother being in charge of House Amethyst, inter-house politics and corruption among good houses - and even the animated series, which clearly inspired Amy's new design.

* While not completely a case of SparedByTheAdaptation given death and reincarnation were involved, but ''ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIDW'', like [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the 1987 show]], has Hamato Yoshi becomes Splinter as opposed to Splinter being Hamato's pet rat.

* In ''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'', the comic book version of Breezie the Hedgehog, a minor character from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' was merged with RetGone characters Mammoth Mogul (AManOfWealthAndTaste who owns a casino and hires Eggman's old robots) and Scourge the Hedgehog (an evil, green-toned hedgehog with a grudge against Sonic).

* While not completely a case of SparedByTheAdaptation given death and reincarnation were involved, but ''ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIDW'', like [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the 1987 show]] has Hamato Yoshi becomes Splinter as opposed to Splinter being Hamato's pet rat.

* As part of the concept of ''ComicBook/LegendsOfTheDeadEarth'', the idea of DC's superheroes and their lives living on as stories for the generations of humanity living on post-Earth worlds sees some of the in-universe tales do this, combining different characters as the result of history distorting facts or misconceptions.

** Irene Adler uses the alias Miss Hudson to keep tabs on Sherlock, Watson and Inspector Lestrade. Miss Hudson is loosely based on Holmes' landlady Mrs. Hudson.

* In the "Justice-League-as-Steampunk-scientists" {{Elseworld}} ''JLA: Age of Wonder'', the Flash is Barry Allen but wears a costume closer to Jay Garrick's. And Starman is Ted Knight, but has black hair and wears regular clothes with a gold star-in-a-circle pin and green tinted goggles, looking more like an Edwardian version of Ted's son Jack.

* Likewise, some of the ''Comicbook/WhatIf'' issues explore ForWantOfANail scenarios where Marvel characters took on different roles.

*** In issue #29, the ripple effect caused by Captain America having been frozen in 1942 instead of at the end of UsefulNotes/WorldWar2 leads to an Avengers line-up consisting of traditional members Cap, [[Comicbook/SubMariner Namor]] and Thor, but also [[Comicbook/ThePunisher Frank Castle]] as Comicbook/IronMan, [[Comicbook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]] as [[Comicbook/AntMan Giant-Man]], [[Comicbook/{{Wolverine}} Logan]] as the Wendigo (which is a double example, as he fills the same role the Hulk did in the initial Silver Age ''Avengers'' stories),

*** In issue #29, the ripple effect caused by Captain America having been frozen in 1942 instead of at the end of UsefulNotes/WorldWar2 leads to an Avengers line-up consisting of Cap, [[Comicbook/ThePunisher Frank Castle]] as Comicbook/IronMan, [[Comicbook/TheFalcon Sam Wilson]] as [[Comicbook/AntMan Giant-Man]], [[Comicbook/{{Wolverine}} Logan]] as the Wendigo (which is a double example, as he fills the same role the Hulk did in the initial Silver Age ''Avengers'' stories), [[Comicbook/SubMariner Namor]] and Thor.

*** Walküre of Earth-7 is a cross between Franchise/WonderWoman and ComicBook/{{Angela|MarvelComics}} with a bit of [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Valkyrie]].

* In "Warpworld", from ''Comicbook/InfinityWars'' the population of the universe has been halved by fusing people together, leading to characters like Iron Hammer (Iron Man/Thor), the Soldier Supreme (Captain America/Stephen Strange) and Ghost Panther (Ghost Rider/Black Panther).

* Superwoman is usually depicted as Franchise/WonderWoman's evil MirrorUniverse counterpart. This element is kept in Creator/GrantMorrison's ''Comicbook/JLAEarth2'', but with the twist that in her secret identity, she's a female journalist named Comicbook/LoisLane.

** Peggy Carter is the [[OlderThanTheyLook long-lived]], one-eyed director of ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}, much like ComicBook/NickFury.

** [[Comicbook/MsMarvel Carol Danvers]] becomes the new ComicBook/CaptainAmerica after the death of Steve Rogers.

** Comicbook/SpiderWoman is Mary Jane Watson.

* Many examples from the ComicBook/UltimateMarvel universe:
** ''Comicbook/UltimateSpiderMan'':
*** The Hobgoblin is Harry Osborn, killing two birds of the [[Comicbook/NormanOsborn Green Goblin]]'s legacy (Harry following in his father's footsteps and the Hobgoblin) with one stone.
*** Likewise, the Demogoblin is Comicbook/MaryJaneWatson.
*** Ultimate Jessica Drew[=/=]ComicBook/SpiderWoman is an OppositeSexClone of Peter Parker, introduced in the Ultimate Clone Saga as the only Spider-Clone not to die or go completely mad, and who then sets off to forge her own identity. So she's a combination of [[Comicbook/SpiderWoman the 616 Jessica]] and Ben Reilly[=/=]Comicbook/ScarletSpider. After ''[[Comicbook/CataclysmTheUltimatesLastStand Cataclysm]]'', Jessica also becomes the [[LegacyCharacter newest]] Comicbook/BlackWidow. Her costume also evokes the second Spider-Woman, Julia Carpenter, and she even used Julia's name as an alias.
*** The Spider-Clones in general are all composites, since they're clones of Peter Parker that were altered and given identities that belong to other characters on Earth-616, such as Scorpion and Tarantula. The clone who kidnaps Mary Jane is a combination of Kaine and Ben Reilly, having the former's facial disfigurement and mental illness, and a makeshift version of the latter's Spider-Man costume.
*** Ultimate ComicBook/DoctorOctopus was the MadScientist behind Comicbook/TheCloneSaga, taking the role of 616's Jackal.
*** Liz Allan, who was mutant-phobic for a long time, discovers she's herself a mutant - this universe's Firestar. In a great twist of irony from the writer, she is helped to accept her newly activated powers by Spidey and Bobby "Iceman" Drake, in a story arc titled ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAndHisAmazingFriends''.
*** Ultimate ComicBook/MoonKnight has the characters Paladin and Ronin as [[SplitPersonality Split Personalities]].
*** Comicbook/{{Carnage}} is Gwen Stacy.
*** The Vulture is Blackie Drago, but he's bald like Adrian Toomes.
** ''Comicbook/UltimateXMen''
*** Proteus is a composite of the original Franchise/MarvelUniverse Proteus (Kevin [=McTaggart=], son of Moira and Joseph [=McTaggart=]) and Legion (David Haller, son of Professor X and Gabrielle Haller). Ultimate Proteus is David Xavier, son of Moira and Professor X.
*** Comicbook/{{Cable}} is actually Wolverine from the future rather than Nathan Summers, the future son of Comicbook/{{Cyclops}} and Madelyne Pryor. This version of Cable received a mechanical arm not from a technorganic virus but rather due to Comicbook/{{Apocalypse}} ripping Wolverine's arm off and absorbing his healing factor, forcing him to get a replacement.
*** Lady Deathstrike is a Japanese thief who had some history with ComicBook/{{Storm}}, apparently borrowed from Earth-616's Yukio, who is close friends with Storm and has a past history as a thief alongside Comicbook/{{Gambit}}.
*** The Ultimate version of ''ComicBook/AlphaFlight'' has two examples. Sasquatch has Rahne Sinclair (Wolfsbane in the mainstream continuity) as its human form, rather than Walter Langkowski, while Vindicator is John Wraith (a member of Weapon X) rather than James Hudson.
** ''Comicbook/TheUltimates'':
*** In the original comics, Valkyrie was the result of the mind and essence of an Asgardian warrior named Brunnhilde being placed inside a young human woman named Barbara Norris. Ultimate Valkyrie ''is'' Barbara Norris, who was simply given superhuman abilities and an enchanted blade by Loki.
*** Pluskommander Geheneris Hala´son Mahr Vehl serves the role of ComicBook/CaptainMarVell, but his name includes a variant of "Genis", Mar-Vell's son's name.
*** The Leader from ''Ultimate Human'' combined elements of the Classic Leader with [[ComicBook/{{Excalibur}} Peter Wisdom]]. The latter should not be surprising, considering [[Creator/WarrenEllis the creator of the original Wisdom wrote it.]]
*** Ultimate Baron Zemo is actually Comicbook/{{Loki}}.
*** The Ultimate-[[CanonForeigner exclusive]] character Tyrone Cash is basically Comicbook/TheIncredibleHulk's Mr. Fixit [[SplitPersonality persona]] combined with ComicBook/LukeCage.
*** Ultimate ComicBook/NickFury was an African-American soldier who was unjustly injected with a dose of the SuperSerum that created ComicBook/CaptainAmerica during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, making him the Ultimate counterpart of Isiah Bradley, the black Captain America.
*** Also, in the original comics, Scorpio is Nick Fury's brother Jake. Here, Scorpio is a cover identity Fury uses to infiltrate Comicbook/{{HYDRA}}.
*** Iron Patriot is Tony Stark.
** ''Comicbook/UltimateFantasticFour'':
*** The Maker/[[spoiler:Reed Richards]] shares many elements with Comicbook/DoctorDoom. He's also likened to be the counterpart of Avengers foe, Kang the Conqueror, until an actual, {{Gender Flip}}ped Kang shows up. She herself is an example of this, since she's a FutureBadass version of [[spoiler:Sue Storm]] instead of Iron Lad of the ComicBook/YoungAvengers.
*** Likewise, Ben Grimm turns out have the powers of Comicbook/WonderMan. (Simon Williams [[DecompositeCharacter also]] exists in the Ultimate Universe and calls himself Wonder Man, but he ''doesn't'' have his classic powers, basically being another Hulk).
*** Machine Man is Danny Ketch, infected by the Gah Lak Tus nanites, not a robot as in 616 continuity. And Danny Ketch is supposed to be ''ComicBook/GhostRider'' II, so this makes him a stand-in for Kenshiro "Zero" Cochrane, the cyborg Ghost Rider [[{{Comicbook/Marvel 2099}} 2099]], as well.
** ''Comicbook/UltimateThor'':
*** The Warriors Three of this universe are the Odinson trio of Thor, Loki, and Balder; but Volstagg, Fandral, and Hogun are still present in this world.
*** Thor has most of the usual traits of the Marvel universe character, but he also has traits of the Norse myth version of his brother, Vidar: he is a survivor of Ragnarok and he is a son of Odin who killed the wolf that murdered his father.
*** Loki has a mix of traits from the Marvel version of Loki and the Norse myth version of Hoder. Like Loki, he is the son of Farbauti and was raised in Asgard by Odin alongside Thor and Balder, but he has reality-warping in place of more normal magic. Like Hoder, this Loki is a son of Odin, his primary weapon, at least when he was younger, was a bow and arrow, and he murdered his brother, Balder.
*** Odin is largely the usual Marvel version of the character, but with the added traits of Marvel's Laufey because he is the father of Loki.
*** Ulik shares nothing more than the name and muscular body of the usual character. He has taken the traits of the dwarf-king Eitri: he is loyal to Odin and Asgard, was the creator of Mjolnir, and is a Dwarf rather than a Rock-Troll.
*** Balder shares almost all of the usual traits ascribed to his Marvel equivalent, but with traits of others added in. Like the Norse myth version of Balder, his death precedes the events of Ragnarok, and he is the one who becomes Donald Blake in his human guise rather than his brother, Thor.
*** Loki has a maternal half-brother in this universe named Mammoth who is a character unique to the Ultimate Universe. Mammoth takes an array of traits from figures of Norse myth and Marvel. Like Marvel's Loki, he is a full-blooded Jotunn and his father is Laufey and his mother is Farbauti. From Fenris, he murders Odin during Ragnarok in the form of a giant wolf and is in turn killed by an Odinson. From Surtur, he is an elemental giant who leads an army of his brethren against Asgard with Loki at his side.

* In ''Comicbook/AllStarSuperman'', the Unknown Superman of 4500 AD is a cross between Superman and the Comcicbook/UnknownSoldier.

* In ''ComicBook/{{The Legend of Wonder Woman|2016}}'' Donna Troy, who has often used "Troia" as a code name, gets merged with Diana's liflong Amazon friend Euboea to make a character named Troia.

** The Swordsman was ultimately revealed to be [[spoiler: [[ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} Wade Wilson]]]].

* In ''ComicBook/WonderWomanAndTheStarRiders'' the sole villain Purrsia combines Circe's (usually) purple hair and magic use with Cheetah's cat theme and driving motivation of stealing the hero's mystical items.

* The New 52 version of ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' foe Cheetah is Barbara Anne Minerva (the third Cheetah Pre-Flashpoint), but uses Priscilla Rich and Debbie Domaine, the names of the previous two Cheetahs, as aliases.