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* In [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks the '90s]], the producers of the ''Franchise/{{Zorro}}'' comics introduced spin-off character ComicBook/LadyRawhide, who, although sharing his quest for justice, was otherwise decidedly '''not''' a distaff counterpart. In the interest of being accurate to the Wild West setting, she was [[MostCommonSuperpower rather plain]] and wore a [[{{Stripperiffic}} demure, tasteful costume]]. Or not.

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* In [[UsefulNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks [[MediaNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks the '90s]], the producers of the ''Franchise/{{Zorro}}'' comics introduced spin-off character ComicBook/LadyRawhide, who, although sharing his quest for justice, was otherwise decidedly '''not''' a distaff counterpart. In the interest of being accurate to the Wild West setting, she was [[MostCommonSuperpower rather plain]] and wore a [[{{Stripperiffic}} demure, tasteful costume]]. Or not.
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* Creator/MarvelUK's ''Combat Colin'' had Combat Kate, who took Colin's place while he was "faffing about on Mars". She turned out to be working with a tabloid to discredit him, but later repented and decided there was room for them both (she moved OopNorth, while he stayed down South).
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* ComicBook/{{BlackWidow}}: Natasha Romanoff is a secret agent who was exposed to one of the super-soldier serum variants in a Soviet Union program to replicate Captain America’s powers. The First Silver Age Red guardian was Natasha´s husband, who served as a KGB pilot and who later was exposed to an imitation super-soldier serum to be the Communist answer to Captain America.

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* ComicBook/{{BlackWidow}}: ComicBook/BlackWidow: Natasha Romanoff is a secret agent who was exposed to one of the super-soldier serum variants in a Soviet Union program to replicate Captain America’s powers. The First first Silver Age Red guardian Guardian was Natasha´s Natasha's husband, who served as a KGB pilot and who later was exposed to an imitation super-soldier serum to be the Communist answer to Captain America.
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* In Italy ''ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse'' Daisy get a superhero alter ego, Paperinika (Super Daisy), who is a female counterpart of Paperinik (Duck Avenger), the famous Donald alter ego. Like Donald, she take this identity initially just to avenge personal sorpruse. While the character was prominent in Brazilian comics in the '80s, in Italy was quickly DemotedToExtra because are AlwaysSomeoneBetter to Donald and an unlikeable StrawFeminist. Thankfull this trait is dropped in the modern appearances.

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* In Italy ''ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse'' Daisy get a superhero alter ego, Paperinika (Super Daisy), who is a female counterpart of Paperinik (Duck Avenger), the famous Donald alter ego. Like Donald, she take takes this identity initially just to avenge personal sorpruse. insults. While the character was prominent in Brazilian comics in the '80s, in Italy she was quickly DemotedToExtra because are she was AlwaysSomeoneBetter to Donald and an unlikeable StrawFeminist. Thankfull Thankfully this trait is dropped in the her modern appearances.

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* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'':
** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': ComicBook/SteveTrevor gained powers and styled himself as a male superhero counterpart to Wondy named Captain Wonder. His stint as a costumed hero was short lived however as it turned out to be a villain plot to undermine and depower Wonder Woman and corrupt Steve's mind.
** ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987'': ComicBook/WonderGirl Cassie Sandsmark had a male counterpart with a similar backstory to hers (fan of Wonder Woman, mother who tries to limit his actual exposure to her and heroics) introduced named Bobby Barnes, who was given the title Wonder Boy but quickly disappeared from the title after a writer change up.
** On the villain side, after different female versions of [[Characters/WonderWomanCheetah Cheetah]], a male one named Sebastian Ballesteros was introduced in 2001.
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* ComicBook/{{Ghost World}} can be considered to be this for ComicBook/{{American Splendor}} if you take into account that both stories are about [[MisanthropeSupreme misantropic]] [[TheCynic cynical]] [[{{Nerd}} nerdy]] individuals who are very skeptical of the absurd world where they live until ThePowerOfFriendship makes them realize they just want some company like everybody else.

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* ComicBook/{{Ghost World}} can be considered to be this for ComicBook/{{American Splendor}} if you take into account that both stories are about [[MisanthropeSupreme misantropic]] [[TheCynic cynical]] [[{{Nerd}} nerdy]] nerdy individuals who are very skeptical of the absurd world where they live until ThePowerOfFriendship makes them realize they just want some company like everybody else.
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* X-23, the Distaff Counterpart of ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, has {{ComicBook/Daken}} as HER spear counterpart.

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* X-23, the Distaff Counterpart of ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, has {{ComicBook/Daken}} as HER her spear counterpart.
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* Power Boy is superficially a Spear Counterpart of ComicBook/PowerGirl. He's actually a parody of all the unfortunate cliches of superheroine characterisation, by showing what they look like applied to a male character.

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* ComicBook/{{BlackWidow}}: Natasha Romanoff is a secret agent who was exposed to one of the super-soldier serum variants in a soviet union program to replicate Captain America powers. The First Silver age Red guardian was
Natasha´s husband, and serve as a kgb pilot who later was exposed to an imitation super-soldier serum to be the communist answer to Captain America.

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* ComicBook/{{BlackWidow}}: Natasha Romanoff is a secret agent who was exposed to one of the super-soldier serum variants in a soviet union Soviet Union program to replicate Captain America America’s powers. The First Silver age Age Red guardian was
was Natasha´s husband, and serve who served as a kgb KGB pilot and who later was exposed to an imitation super-soldier serum to be the communist Communist answer to Captain America.

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* ComicBook/{{BlackWidow}}: Natasha Romanoff is a secret agent who was exposed to one of the super-soldier serum variants in a soviet union program to replicate Captain America powers. The First Silver age Red guardian was Natasha´s husband, and serve as a kgb pilot who later was exposed to an imitation super-soldier serum to be the communist answer to Captain America.

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* ComicBook/{{BlackWidow}}: Natasha Romanoff is a secret agent who was exposed to one of the super-soldier serum variants in a soviet union program to replicate Captain America powers. The First Silver age Red guardian was was
Natasha´s husband, and serve as a kgb pilot who later was exposed to an imitation super-soldier serum to be the communist answer to Captain America.
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* ComicBook/{{BlackWidow}}: Natasha Romanoff is a secret agent who was exposed to one of the super-soldier serum variants in a soviet union program to replicate Captain America powers. The First Silver age Red guardian was Natasha&acute´s husband, and serve as a kgb pilot who later was exposed to an imitation super-soldier serum to be the communist answer to Captain America.

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* ComicBook/{{BlackWidow}}: Natasha Romanoff is a secret agent who was exposed to one of the super-soldier serum variants in a soviet union program to replicate Captain America powers. The First Silver age Red guardian was Natasha&acute´s Natasha´s husband, and serve as a kgb pilot who later was exposed to an imitation super-soldier serum to be the communist answer to Captain America.
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* ComicBook/{{BlackWidow}}: Natasha Romanoff is a secret agent who was exposed to one of the super-soldier serum variants in a soviet union program to replicate Captain America powers. The First Silver age Red guardian was Natasha´s husband, and serve as a kgb pilot who later was exposed to an imitation super-soldier serum to be the communist answer to Captain America.

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* ComicBook/{{BlackWidow}}: Natasha Romanoff is a secret agent who was exposed to one of the super-soldier serum variants in a soviet union program to replicate Captain America powers. The First Silver age Red guardian was Natasha´s Natasha&acute´s husband, and serve as a kgb pilot who later was exposed to an imitation super-soldier serum to be the communist answer to Captain America.
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* ComicBook/{{BlackWidow}}: Natasha Romanoff is a secret agent who was exposed to one of the super-soldier serum variants in a soviet union program to replicate Captain America powers. The First Silver age Red guardian was Natasha´s husband, and serve as a kgb pilot who later was exposed to an imitation super-soldier serum to be the communist answer to Captain America.
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* ComicBook/{{Ghost World}} can be considered to be this to ComicBook/{{American Splendor}} if you take into account that both stories are about [[MisanthropeSupreme misantropic]] [[TheCynic cynical]] [[{{Nerd}} nerdy]] individuals who are very skeptical of the absurd world where they live until ThePowerOfFriendship makes them realize they just want a company like everybody else.

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* ComicBook/{{Ghost World}} can be considered to be this to for ComicBook/{{American Splendor}} if you take into account that both stories are about [[MisanthropeSupreme misantropic]] [[TheCynic cynical]] [[{{Nerd}} nerdy]] individuals who are very skeptical of the absurd world where they live until ThePowerOfFriendship makes them realize they just want a some company like everybody else.
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* ComicBook/{{Ghost World}} can be considered to be this to ComicBook/{{American Splendor}} if you take into account that both stories a [[MisanthropeSupreme misantropic]] [[TheCynic cynical]] [[{{Nerd}} nerdy]] individuals who are very skeptical of the absurd world where they live until ThePowerOfFriendship makes them realize they just want a company like everybody else.

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* ComicBook/{{Ghost World}} can be considered to be this to ComicBook/{{American Splendor}} if you take into account that both stories a are about [[MisanthropeSupreme misantropic]] [[TheCynic cynical]] [[{{Nerd}} nerdy]] individuals who are very skeptical of the absurd world where they live until ThePowerOfFriendship makes them realize they just want a company like everybody else.
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* GhostWorld can be considered to be this to ComicBook/{{American Splendor}} if you take into account that both stories a [[MisanthropeSupreme misantropic]] [[TheCynic cynical]] [[{{Nerd}} nerdy]] individuals who are very skeptical of the absurd world where they live until ThePowerOfFriendship makes them realize they just want a company like everybody else.

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* GhostWorld ComicBook/{{Ghost World}} can be considered to be this to ComicBook/{{American Splendor}} if you take into account that both stories a [[MisanthropeSupreme misantropic]] [[TheCynic cynical]] [[{{Nerd}} nerdy]] individuals who are very skeptical of the absurd world where they live until ThePowerOfFriendship makes them realize they just want a company like everybody else.
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* GhostWorld can be considered to be this to AmericanSplendor if you take into account that both stories a [[MisanthropeSupreme misantropic]] [[TheCynic cynical]] [[{{Nerd}} nerdy]] individuals who are very skeptical of the absurd world where they live until ThePowerOfFriendship makes them realize they just want a company like everybody else.

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* GhostWorld can be considered to be this to AmericanSplendor ComicBook/{{American Splendor}} if you take into account that both stories a [[MisanthropeSupreme misantropic]] [[TheCynic cynical]] [[{{Nerd}} nerdy]] individuals who are very skeptical of the absurd world where they live until ThePowerOfFriendship makes them realize they just want a company like everybody else.
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* GhostWorld can be considered to be this to AmericanSplendor if you take into account that both stories a [[MisanthropeSupreme misantropic]][[TheCynic cynical]] [[{{Nerd}} nerdy]] individuals who are very skeptical of the absurd world where they live until ThePowerOfFriendship makes them realize they just want a company like everybody else.

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* GhostWorld can be considered to be this to AmericanSplendor if you take into account that both stories a [[MisanthropeSupreme misantropic]][[TheCynic misantropic]] [[TheCynic cynical]] [[{{Nerd}} nerdy]] individuals who are very skeptical of the absurd world where they live until ThePowerOfFriendship makes them realize they just want a company like everybody else.
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* GhostWorld can be considered to be this to AmericanSplendor if you take into account that both stories a [[MisanthropeSupreme misantropic]][[TheCynic cynical]] [[Nerd nerdy]] individuals who are very skeptical of the absurd world where they live until ThePowerOfFriendship makes them realize they just want a company like everybody else.

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* GhostWorld can be considered to be this to AmericanSplendor if you take into account that both stories a [[MisanthropeSupreme misantropic]][[TheCynic cynical]] [[Nerd [[{{Nerd}} nerdy]] individuals who are very skeptical of the absurd world where they live until ThePowerOfFriendship makes them realize they just want a company like everybody else.

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