History CompositeCharacter / ComicBooks

** And there's only one Snow White, with an explanation of how she went from [[Literature/SnowWhiteAndRoseRed living in the woods with her mother and sister]] to [[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs living in a palace with an evil stepmother]] and why she didn't marry the prince from the ''first'' story after all.

* In the post-reboot version of ''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'', Breezie the Hedgehog, a minor character from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' was given aspects of pre-reboot 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).

*** Mindhunter (Batman and Martian Manhunter)

* ''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.

* The ComicBook/AmalgamUniverse was naturally made up entirely of these, with nearly every character being a combination of a Creator/DCComics character and a Creator/MarvelComics character. For example, Dark Claw was a combination of Comicbook/{{Batman}} and Comicbook/{{Wolverine}}, Super-Soldier of Comicbook/{{Superman}} and Comicbook/CaptainAmerica, Amazon of Comicbook/WonderWoman and Comicbook/{{Storm}}, Spider-Boy of Comicbook/SpiderMan and Comicbook/{{Superboy}}, Iron Lantern of Comicbook/IronMan and Comicbook/GreenLantern, White Witch of Comicbook/ScarletWitch and Comicbook/{{Zatanna}}, Moonwing of Comicbook/{{Nightwing}} and Comicbook/MoonKnight, Deadeye of Comicbook/{{Bullseye}} and Comicbook/{{Deadshot}}, ect. Some characters combined traits from more than two -- Speed Demon, for instance, is the amalgamation of Marvel's ComicBook/GhostRider with DC's ComicBook/TheFlash and the Demon ComicBook/{{Etrigan}}, while Doctor Strangefate is a combination of Comicbook/DoctorStrange and Comicbook/ProfessorX from Marvel and Comicbook/DoctorFate from DC.

*** ''Flash Forward'' introduces Lightspeed, a composite of Linda Park (who in [[Series/TheFlash another multiverse]] was Dr Light) and Godspeed.

** In ''Mastermen #1'', Blitzen, the [[GenderFlip female]] [[ComicBook/TheFlash Flash]] of Earth-10, is briefly shown on one page to have blonde hair implying she’s an analogue of Barry Allen, but her costume seems to be based more on Jay Garrick.

* In the New 52 ''Comicbook/{{Flash}}'', Zoom is Eobard Thawne from the 25th century who came back in time to destroy Barry Allen's legacy. However, his power is creating the illusion of superspeed by slowing down time, just like Hunter Zolomon, the Zoom who fought the Wally West Flash.

* The comic book tie-in to the DC ''VideoGame/InfiniteCrisis'' video game features a version of Nix Uotan, the Last Monitor from ''Comicbook/FinalCrisis'' and ''Comicbook/TheMultiversity'', in a role broadly similar to that of the original Monitor in ''Comicbook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths''. His associate is a version of Harbinger, except she's from Earth-48 and calls herself "Harbinger of the Forerunners". In ''Comicbook/CountdownToFinalCrisis'', Earth-48's Forerunners were a genetically-engineered warrior race created by the Monitors, and the most significant one was, like Harbinger, involved in assembling heroes from multiple worlds (but for very different reasons).

* The comic book tie-in to the DC ''VideoGame/InfiniteCrisis'' features a version of Nix Uotan, the Last Monitor from ''Comicbook/FinalCrisis'' and ''Comicbook/TheMultiversity'', in a role broadly similar to that of the original Monitor in ''Comicbook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths''. His associate is a version of Harbinger, except she's from Earth-48 and calls herself "Harbinger of the Forerunners". In ''Comicbook/CountdownToFinalCrisis'', Earth-48's Forerunners were a genetically-engineered warrior race created by the Monitors, and the most significant one was, like Harbinger, involved in assembling heroes from multiple worlds (but for very different reasons).

* The comic book tie-in to the DC ''VideoGame/InfiniteCrisis'' features a version of Nix Uotan, the Last Monitor from ''Comicbook/FinalCrisis'' and ''Comicbook/TheMultiversity'', in a role broadly similar to that of the original Monitor in ''Comicbook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths''. His associate is a version of Harbinger, except she's from Earth-48 and calls herself "Harbinger of the Forerunners". In ''Comicbook/CountdownToFinalCrisis'', the Forerunners were a genetically-engineered warrior race created by the Monitors, and the most significant one was, like Harbinger, involved in assembling heroes from multiple worlds (but for very different reasons).
Forerunner from ''Comicbook/CountdownToFinalCrisis''

* ''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 ''The Black Dossier'', Harry Wharton of Literature/{{Greyfriars}} is [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour Big Brother]], his classmate Robert Cherry is [[Film/TheThirdMan Harry Lime]], "M" to the literary Literature/JamesBond, and "Mother" from ''Series/TheAvengers1960s''. Emma Night is Mrs Peel (in ''Series/TheAvengers'', her maiden name was "Knight". In ''League'' she's a member of the family that owns [[Series/KnightRider Knight Industries]]) and goes on to become Creator/JudiDench's M.

* A famous Composite Characters / DecompositeCharacter example: ComicBook/TheVision was originally the [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] Human Torch rebuilt and given the brain patterns of ComicBook/WonderMan by ComicBook/{{Ultron}}. Eventually, Creator/JohnByrne decided to {{Retcon}} the story by claiming that the original Human Torch had instead been buried alive before being freed and revived by the West Coast [[Comicbook/TheAvengers Avengers]]. Creator/KurtBusiek finally reconciled this in ''Comicbook/AvengersForever'', where he established that ''both'' stories were true; Immortus had used a TimeyWimeyBall to create two separate versions of the Human Torch's corpse, one of which had been rebuilt as the Vision, and the other of which was revived as the real deal.

** In ''The Black Dossier'', Harry Wharton of Literature/{{Greyfriars}} is [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour Big Brother]], his classmate Robert Cherry is [[Film/TheThirdMan Harry Lime]], "M" to the literary Literature/JamesBond, and "Mother" from ''Series/TheAvengers''. Emma Night is Mrs Peel (in ''Series/TheAvengers'', her maiden name was "Knight". In ''League'' she's a member of the family that owns [[Series/KnightRider Knight Industries]]) and goes on to become Creator/JudiDench's M.

*** The Merciless (Batman and Ares)

** 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.

* ''Big Bang Comics'':

* Lincoln March/[[spoiler:Talon/Thomas Wayne Jr]] in ''Comicbook/NightOfTheOwls'' and ''Comicbook/BatmanEternal'' is a composite of two [[spoiler: Thomas Wayne Jrs]] in previous continuities: the pre-Crisis Earth-One version who [[spoiler: suffered severe injuries in a car accident and grew up in Willowood Asylum]] and the [[MirrorUniverse Antimatter Earth]] version who [[spoiler: takes on an owl-based identity - although another variant of this version also shows up on the New 52 version of Earth-3]].

** The Savage Spider-Man is a version of Peter Parker who became the protector of the Savage Land after surviving a plane crash as a child and subsequently being [[RaisedByWolves raised by giant spiders]], making him a combination of Spider-Man and Ka-Zar. Interestingly, Ka-Zar exists in this universe as well, but as villainous GreatWhiteHunter called Ka-Zar the Hunter, making him a combination of his traditional self and Kraven.

** Mantis is the object of Kang's desires as well as his primary source of motivation, essentially making her this reality's version of Princess Ravonna. This is also reflective of the Mantis seen ''ComicBook/TheCrossing'' before ''ComicBook/AvengersForever'' retconned that ''Crossing''!Mantis was a Space Phantom.

*** The Merciless (Batman and Wonder Woman)

* The ComicBook/AmalgamUniverse was naturally made up entirely of these, with nearly every character being a combination of a Creator/DCComics character and a Creator/MarvelComics character. Dark Claw was a combination of Comicbook/{{Batman}} and Comicbook/{{Wolverine}}, Super-Soldier of Comicbook/{{Superman}} and Comicbook/CaptainAmerica, Amazon of Comicbook/WonderWoman and Comicbook/{{Storm}}, Spider-Boy of Comicbook/SpiderMan and Comicbook/{{Superboy}}, Iron Lantern of Comicbook/IronMan and Comicbook/GreenLantern, White Witch of Comicbook/ScarletWitch and Comicbook/{{Zatanna}}, Moonwing of Comicbook/{{Nightwing}} and Comicbook/MoonKnight, Deadeye of Comicbook/{{Bullseye}} and Comicbook/{{Deadshot}}, ect. Some characters combined traits from more than two -- Speed Demon, for instance, is the amalgamation of Marvel's ComicBook/GhostRider with DC's ComicBook/TheFlash and the Demon ComicBook/{{Etrigan}}, while Doctor Strangefate is a combination of Comicbook/DoctorStrange and Comicbook/ProfessorX from Marvel and Comicbook/DoctorFate from DC.

* The ComicBook/AmalgamUniverse was naturally made up entirely of these, with nearly every character being a combination of a Creator/DCComics character and a Creator/MarvelComics character. Dark Claw was a combination of Comicbook/{{Batman}} and Comicbook/{{Wolverine}}, Super-Soldier of Comicbook/{{Superman}} and Comicbook/CaptainAmerica, Amazon of Comicbook/WonderWoman and Comicbook/{{Storm}}, Spider-Boy of Comicbook/SpiderMan and Comicbook/{{Superboy}}, Iron Lantern of Comicbook/IronMan and Comicbook/GreenLantern, White Witch of Comicbook/ScarletWitch and Comicbook/{{Zatanna}}, Moonwing of Comicbook/Nightwing and Comicbook/MoonKnight, Deadeye of Comicbook/{{Bullseye}} and Comicbook/{{Deadshot}}, ect. Some characters combined traits from more than two -- Speed Demon, for instance, is the amalgamation of Marvel's ComicBook/GhostRider with DC's ComicBook/TheFlash and the Demon ComicBook/{{Etrigan}}, while Doctor Strangefate is a combination of Comicbook/DoctorStrange and Comicbook/ProfessorX from Marvel and Comicbook/DoctorFate from DC.

* The ComicBook/AmalgamUniverse was naturally made up entirely of these, with nearly every character being a combination of a Creator/DCComics character and a Creator/MarvelComics character. Dark Claw was a combination of Comicbook/{{Batman}} and Comicbook/{{Wolverine}}, Super-Soldier of Comicbook/{{Superman}} and Comicbook/CaptainAmerica, Amazon of Comicbook/WonderWoman and Comicbook/{{Storm}}, Spider-Boy of Comicbook/SpiderMan and Comicbook/{{Superboy}}, Iron Lantern of Comicbook/IronMan and Comicbook/GreenLantern, Skulk of Comicbook/TheIncredibleHulk and Comicbook/SolomonGrundy, White Witch of Comicbook/ScarletWitch and Comicbook/{{Zatanna}}, Moonwing of Comicbook/Nightwing and Comicbook/MoonKnight, Deadeye of Comicbook/{{Bullseye}} and Comicbook/{{Deadshot}}, ect. Some characters combined traits from more than two -- Speed Demon, for instance, is the amalgamation of Marvel's ComicBook/GhostRider with DC's ComicBook/TheFlash and the Demon ComicBook/{{Etrigan}}, while Doctor Strangefate is a combination of Comicbook/DoctorStrange and Comicbook/ProfessorX from Marvel and Comicbook/DoctorFate from DC.

* The ComicBook/AmalgamUniverse was naturally made up entirely of these, with nearly every character being a combination of a Creator/DCComics character and a Creator/MarvelComics character. Some characters combined traits from more than two -- Speed Demon, for instance, is the amalgamation of Marvel's ComicBook/GhostRider with DC's ComicBook/TheFlash and the Demon ComicBook/{{Etrigan}}.

*** The Yinsen City region of Battleworld was founded by a version of Ho Yinsen who escaped captivity with the Iron Man armor instead of Tony Stark (who performed a HeroicSacrifice). Yinsen went on to become the armored hero Rescue, essentially becoming his world's version of Iron Man (while using a name used by Comicbook/PepperPotts in the mainline continuity). Subsequently, Comicbook/TheDefenders became their world's premier superhero team like the Avengers in the main universe, with the book's name even being a play on ''Captain America and the Mighty Avengers''.

** After getting a dose of the [[PsyochoSerum Goblin Formula]], the Tony Stark of ''Comicbook/SpiderIsland'' invokes this by splicing his Mark 42 armor with Green Goblin armor that Norman Osborn had been working on while running the Comicbook/DarkAvengers, dubbing himself the Iron Goblin. When called out on it, he quips that it's payback for the time Osborn stole his stuff and became Iron Patriot.

*** The 2019 series ''ComicBook/DialHForHero'' adds 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, Batgirl & Guy Gardner, 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 SelfDemonstrating/{{Lobo}}.

** The Thor Corps is an elite peacekeeping organization consisting of alternate reality versions of Thor, many of whom are other Marvel characters like Comicbook/{{Storm}}, Comicbook/WarMachine, Comicbook/{{Blade}}, Comicbook/{{Dazzler}}, Comicbook/MariaHill and even Comicbook/{{Groot|Marvel Comics}}.

*** The characters of Mondo City are all Ewing's take on the cast of ''Comicbook/JudgeDredd''. As such, Boss Cage is Comicbook/LukeCage mixed with Dredd, while Boss Frost, a blonde officer with telepathic powers, is a combination of Comicbook/EmmaFrost and Judge Anderson.