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** This film's General Zod is essentially [[Literature/BraveNewWorld Mustapha Mond]] taken to a LogicalExtreme.
** This films incarnation of Faora is closer to [[Film/SupermanII Ursa]] than the man-hating Faora from the comics. Recursive, as Ursa herself was a loose Expy of Faora.
** A huge, non-verbal bruiser distinguished by his incredible strength and loyalty to Zod? Nam-Ek is this film's stand-in for [[Film/SupermanTheMovie Non]].
** Creator/LaurenceFishburne based his Perry White on ''Series/Minutes'' member Ed Bradley. Both even have a pierced ear.
** Jenny was rumored to be a [[GenderFlip gender-flipped]] Jimmy Olsen, but the movie reveals her surname is "Jurwich" by the end (and high-resolution publicity shots showing her ID card will reveal this, too). Confusingly, a tie-in book ''does'' name her as "Jenny Olsen."
** General Swanick is one for General Sam Lane (Lois' father), who has a prominent role in one of this film's sources, ''ComicBook/SupermanSecretOrigin''.
** This film's General Zod is essentially [[Literature/BraveNewWorld Mustapha Mond]] taken to a LogicalExtreme.
** This films incarnation of Faora is closer to [[Film/SupermanII Ursa]] than the man-hating Faora from the comics. Recursive, as Ursa herself was a loose Expy of Faora.
** A huge, non-verbal bruiser distinguished by his incredible strength and loyalty to Zod? Nam-Ek is this film's stand-in for [[Film/SupermanTheMovie Non]].
** Creator/LaurenceFishburne based his Perry White on ''Series/Minutes'' member Ed Bradley. Both even have a pierced ear.
** Jenny was rumored to be a [[GenderFlip gender-flipped]] Jimmy Olsen, but the movie reveals her surname is "Jurwich" by the end (and high-resolution publicity shots showing her ID card will reveal this, too). Confusingly, a tie-in book ''does'' name her as "Jenny Olsen."
** General Swanick is one for General Sam Lane (Lois' father), who has a prominent role in one of this film's sources, ''ComicBook/SupermanSecretOrigin''.
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** *** This film's [[Characters/DCEUGeneralZod General Zod Zod]] is essentially [[Literature/BraveNewWorld Mustapha Mond]] taken to a LogicalExtreme.
** *** This films incarnation of Faora is closer to [[Film/SupermanII Ursa]] than the man-hating Faora from the comics. Recursive, as Ursa herself was a loose Expy of Faora.
** *** A huge, non-verbal bruiser distinguished by his incredible strength and loyalty to Zod? Nam-Ek is this film's stand-in for [[Film/SupermanTheMovie Non]].
** *** Creator/LaurenceFishburne based his Perry White on ''Series/Minutes'' member Ed Bradley. Both even have a pierced ear.
** *** Jenny was rumored to be a [[GenderFlip gender-flipped]] Jimmy Olsen, but the movie reveals her surname is "Jurwich" by the end (and high-resolution publicity shots showing her ID card will reveal this, too). Confusingly, a tie-in book ''does'' name her as "Jenny Olsen."
** *** General Swanick is one for General Sam Lane (Lois' father), who has a prominent role in one of this film's sources, ''ComicBook/SupermanSecretOrigin''.
** ''Film/ManOfSteel'':
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* ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' #421 saw Superman battle Captain Strong, the DC universe's equivalent to ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}: a balding, rough-and-tumble sailor who gets incredible super-strength by eating a green plant (in this case "sauncha", a strain of seaweed infested with alien spores of unknown origin). DC ran with it, and subsequent appearances Strong gained a supporting cast of Expies to Olive Oyl, Bluto, Wimpy, Poopdeck Pappy, and the Sea Hag.
** The connection got a sly nod in one of his subsequent appearances: Superman was forced to fight a sea monster while still in civilian clothes, but Captain Strong saw him in the act. In order to protect his identity, Clark retrieved a can of spinach and draped it over his body, pretending it was another strain of sauncha. For the rest of the trip Strong would use the "sauncha" to pull off incredible feats, all while a beleaguered Superman did the real work from the shadows.
* ComicBook/LanaLang essentially served as a teenaged Expy of ComicBook/LoisLane in the ComicBook/{{Superboy}} comics.
** The connection got a sly nod in one of his subsequent appearances: Superman was forced to fight a sea monster while still in civilian clothes, but Captain Strong saw him in the act. In order to protect his identity, Clark retrieved a can of spinach and draped it over his body, pretending it was another strain of sauncha. For the rest of the trip Strong would use the "sauncha" to pull off incredible feats, all while a beleaguered Superman did the real work from the shadows.
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* ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' #421 saw Superman battle Captain Strong, the DC universe's equivalent to ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}: a balding, rough-and-tumble sailor who gets incredible super-strength by eating a green plant (in this case "sauncha", a strain of seaweed infested with alien spores of unknown origin). DC ran with it, and subsequent appearances Strong gained a supporting cast of Expies to Olive Oyl, Bluto, Wimpy, Poopdeck Pappy, and the Sea Hag.
**Hag. The connection got a sly nod in one of his subsequent appearances: Superman was forced to fight a sea monster while still in civilian clothes, but Captain Strong saw him in the act. In order to protect his identity, Clark retrieved a can of spinach and draped it over his body, pretending it was another strain of sauncha. For the rest of the trip Strong would use the "sauncha" to pull off incredible feats, all while a beleaguered Superman did the real work from the shadows.
*ComicBook/LanaLang ''ComicBook/Superboy1949'' #10 introduces Lana Lang, a Superboy-obsessed girl who was determined to discover his secret identity, essentially served serving as a teenaged Expy expy of ComicBook/LoisLane Lois Lane in the ComicBook/{{Superboy}} comics.''ComicBook/{{Superboy}}'' comics.
-->''Yes, this little lass with a fatal curiosity is as pretty as Lois Lane...as inquisitive as Lois Lane...as harassing as Lois Lane...and even has the same initials as Lois Lane!''
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* Pre-Crisis Franchise/{{Supergirl}} had a crush on Dick Malverne, a guy who liked Linda, suspected she was Supergirl, and was determined to prove it... right like ComicBook/LoisLane and ComicBook/LanaLang liked Superman/ComicBook/{{Superboy}}, suspected he was Clark Kent and were determined to prove it. Linda specifically tells Dick is her Lana Lang. A ''ComicBook/YoungLove'' short story revealed that Dick always knew, but after a while he decided to keep Linda's secret to himself.
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* Pre-Crisis Franchise/{{Supergirl}} ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} had a crush on Dick Malverne, a guy who liked Linda, suspected she was Supergirl, and was determined to prove it... right like ComicBook/LoisLane and ComicBook/LanaLang liked Superman/ComicBook/{{Superboy}}, suspected he was Clark Kent and were determined to prove it. Linda specifically tells Dick is her Lana Lang. A ''ComicBook/YoungLove'' short story revealed that Dick always knew, but after a while he decided to keep Linda's secret to himself.
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* In Creator/JohnByrne's ComicBook/PostCrisis revamp of Franchise/{{Superman}}, Superman, he introduced Kitty Faulkner, a brilliant scientist [[FreakLabAccident who is caught by an explosion of a scientific device]] she created, and, as a result, she transforms into a huge, angry monster called Rampage. Just like [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Bruce Banner]]. As Rampage doesn't talk, just growls, in her first appearance, it can be a nod to [[Series/TheIncredibleHulk1977 Hulk's live-action series]] as well.
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** There are some sharp similarities between ComicBook/GreenArrow's characterization and relationship with Clark, and that of Franchise/{{Batman}}. Throw in the fact that ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' likely meant the writers couldn't use Bruce, and that makes a lot of sense all of a sudden.
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** There are some sharp similarities between ComicBook/GreenArrow's characterization and relationship with Clark, and that of Franchise/{{Batman}}.ComicBook/{{Batman}}. Throw in the fact that ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' likely meant the writers couldn't use Bruce, and that makes a lot of sense all of a sudden.
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* Pre-Crisis ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Franchise/{{Supergirl}} had a crush on Dick Malverne, a guy who liked Linda, suspected she was Supergirl, and was determined to prove it... right like ComicBook/LoisLane and ComicBook/LanaLang liked Superman/ComicBook/{{Superboy}}, suspected he was Clark Kent and were determined to prove it. Linda specifically tells Dick is her Lana Lang. A ''ComicBook/YoungLove'' short story revealed that Dick always knew, but after a while he decided to keep Linda's secret to himself.
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* ''ComicBook/LegendsOfTheDeadEarth'': In ''[[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Legionnaires]]'' Annual #3, the imprisoned superheroes whom XS meets on Almeer-5 in the 100th Century are all inspired by major Creator/MarvelComics characters. The first two are {{Gender Flip}}ped expies: Ava / Avatar, who receives her powers from the Spear of Destiny, is based on [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] while Melissa Trask / Metallica, a brilliant electronics engineer who built an armored suit for herself, is based on ComicBook/IronMan. Bob Brunner, who was transmorphed into Behemoth due to an energy transfer accident, is based on the ComicBook/IncredibleHulk. He resembles a blue version of the Hulk but, unlike the Marvel Hero, retains his intelligence when he changes. Ultra-Man, a very powerful hero from an earlier time, is based on ComicBook/CaptainAmerica.
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* ''ComicBook/LegendsOfTheDeadEarth'': In ''[[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Legionnaires]]'' Annual #3, the imprisoned superheroes whom XS meets on Almeer-5 in the 100th Century are all inspired by major Creator/MarvelComics characters. The first two are {{Gender Flip}}ped expies: Ava / Avatar, who receives her powers from the Spear of Destiny, is based on [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] while Melissa Trask / Metallica, a brilliant electronics engineer who built an armored suit for herself, is based on ComicBook/IronMan. Bob Brunner, who was transmorphed into Behemoth due to an energy transfer accident, is based on the ComicBook/IncredibleHulk.[[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]]. He resembles a blue version of the Hulk but, unlike the Marvel Hero, retains his intelligence when he changes. Ultra-Man, a very powerful hero from an earlier time, is based on ComicBook/CaptainAmerica.
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* In Creator/JohnByrne's ComicBook/PostCrisis revamp of Franchise/{{Superman}}, he introduced Kitty Faulkner, a brilliant scientist [[FreakLabAccident who is caught by an explosion of a scientific device]] she created, and, as a result, she transforms into a huge, angry monster called Rampage. Just like [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Bruce Banner]]. As Rampage doesn't talk, just growls, in her first appearance, it can be a nod to [[Series/TheIncredibleHulk1977 Hulk's live-action series]] as well.
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** Cat Grant is based on [[Film/TheDevilWearsPrada Miranda Priestley]]. In fact, the casting call actually stated outright that the role needed a Miranda-type character.
** The Maxwell Lord of this series seems to be much more clearly based on ComicBook/LexLuthor from the comics than on Maxwell Lord from the comics. We even get an iconic scene of Superman confronting Lex outside his office window (Lex being smug in his untouchability and Superman not being able to do much at the moment) as seen in multiple adaptations reproduced here with Supergirl and Max.
*** We seem to be getting a “Lex Luthor wannabe of the season” setup. Season One has Max Lord, who turns out to be less evil than we thought (still willing to go pretty damn dark, but the worst he’s suspected of always turns out to not be him, and he does help sometimes.) while in season two, Lillian Luthor, Lex’s mom, turns out to be worse if anything. As for season three, enter Morgan Edge. We're left to wonder if he's a Lillian or a Lord, until he proves to be every bit as evil as Lex (but not as good at getting away with it.) Then comes season four, where the real deal shows up midway through and proves that ''none'' of the pretenders to the throne were anywhere in his league.
** Within the overall Arrowverse if Barry and Oliver are Superman and Batman then Kara is Wonder Woman as noted by her ability to inspire the best to people. Bonus points for Lynda Carter (Wonder Woman from the 1970s TV series) is part of the show.
** Cat Grant is based on [[Film/TheDevilWearsPrada Miranda Priestley]]. In fact, the casting call actually stated outright that the role needed a Miranda-type character.
** The Maxwell Lord of this series seems to be much more clearly based on ComicBook/LexLuthor from the comics than on Maxwell Lord from the comics. We even get an iconic scene of Superman confronting Lex outside his office window (Lex being smug in his untouchability and Superman not being able to do much at the moment) as seen in multiple adaptations reproduced here with Supergirl and Max.
*** We seem to be getting a “Lex Luthor wannabe of the season” setup. Season One has Max Lord, who turns out to be less evil than we thought (still willing to go pretty damn dark, but the worst he’s suspected of always turns out to not be him, and he does help sometimes.) while in season two, Lillian Luthor, Lex’s mom, turns out to be worse if anything. As for season three, enter Morgan Edge. We're left to wonder if he's a Lillian or a Lord, until he proves to be every bit as evil as Lex (but not as good at getting away with it.) Then comes season four, where the real deal shows up midway through and proves that ''none'' of the pretenders to the throne were anywhere in his league.
** Within the overall Arrowverse if Barry and Oliver are Superman and Batman then Kara is Wonder Woman as noted by her ability to inspire the best to people. Bonus points for Lynda Carter (Wonder Woman from the 1970s TV series) is part of the show.
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!!Comic Books
* ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' #421 saw Superman battle Captain Strong, the DC universe's equivalent to ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}: a balding, rough-and-tumble sailor who gets incredible super-strength by eating a green plant (in this case "sauncha", a strain of seaweed infested with alien spores of unknown origin). DC ran with it, and subsequent appearances Strong gained a supporting cast of Expies to Olive Oyl, Bluto, Wimpy, Poopdeck Pappy, and the Sea Hag.
** The connection got a sly nod in one of his subsequent appearances: Superman was forced to fight a sea monster while still in civilian clothes, but Captain Strong saw him in the act. In order to protect his identity, Clark retrieved a can of spinach and draped it over his body, pretending it was another strain of sauncha. For the rest of the trip Strong would use the "sauncha" to pull off incredible feats, all while a beleaguered Superman did the real work from the shadows.
* ''ComicBook/LegendsOfTheDeadEarth'': In ''[[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Legionnaires]]'' Annual #3, the imprisoned superheroes whom XS meets on Almeer-5 in the 100th Century are all inspired by major Creator/MarvelComics characters. The first two are {{Gender Flip}}ped expies: Ava / Avatar, who receives her powers from the Spear of Destiny, is based on [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] while Melissa Trask / Metallica, a brilliant electronics engineer who built an armored suit for herself, is based on ComicBook/IronMan. Bob Brunner, who was transmorphed into Behemoth due to an energy transfer accident, is based on the ComicBook/IncredibleHulk. He resembles a blue version of the Hulk but, unlike the Marvel Hero, retains his intelligence when he changes. Ultra-Man, a very powerful hero from an earlier time, is based on ComicBook/CaptainAmerica.
* Pre-Crisis ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} had a crush on Dick Malverne, a guy who liked Linda, suspected she was Supergirl, and was determined to prove it... right like ComicBook/LoisLane and ComicBook/LanaLang liked Superman/ComicBook/{{Superboy}}, suspected he was Clark Kent and were determined to prove it. Linda specifically tells Dick is her Lana Lang. A ''ComicBook/YoungLove'' short story revealed that Dick always knew, but after a while he decided to keep Linda's secret to himself.
* ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'s best friend Thara Ak-Var is inspired by ComicBook/JeanGrey, being another female hero bonded with a firebird-shaped cosmic entity.
* ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} is one to ComicBook/MaryMarvel. Both were created by Otto Binder. They're both KidHero {{Distaff Counterpart}}s to similar superheroes (ComicBook/{{Superman}} and ComicBook/{{Shazam}}) and they're both {{Long Lost Relative}}s to their {{Spear Counterpart}}s as well. Their classic costumes are also very similar looking.
* In Creator/JohnByrne's ComicBook/PostCrisis revamp of Franchise/{{Superman}}, he introduced Kitty Faulkner, a brilliant scientist [[FreakLabAccident who is caught by an explosion of a scientific device]] she created, and, as a result, she transforms into a huge, angry monster called Rampage. Just like [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk Bruce Banner]]. As Rampage doesn't talk, just growls, in her first appearance, it can be a nod to [[Series/TheIncredibleHulk1977 Hulk's live-action series]] as well.
!!Films
* ''Film/ManOfSteel'':
** This film's General Zod is essentially [[Literature/BraveNewWorld Mustapha Mond]] taken to a LogicalExtreme.
** This films incarnation of Faora is closer to [[Film/SupermanII Ursa]] than the man-hating Faora from the comics. Recursive, as Ursa herself was a loose Expy of Faora.
** A huge, non-verbal bruiser distinguished by his incredible strength and loyalty to Zod? Nam-Ek is this film's stand-in for [[Film/SupermanTheMovie Non]].
** Creator/LaurenceFishburne based his Perry White on ''Series/Minutes'' member Ed Bradley. Both even have a pierced ear.
** Jenny was rumored to be a [[GenderFlip gender-flipped]] Jimmy Olsen, but the movie reveals her surname is "Jurwich" by the end (and high-resolution publicity shots showing her ID card will reveal this, too). Confusingly, a tie-in book ''does'' name her as "Jenny Olsen."
** General Swanick is one for General Sam Lane (Lois' father), who has a prominent role in one of this film's sources, ''ComicBook/SupermanSecretOrigin''.
!!Live-Action TV
* Series/LoisAndClark
** Lord Nor is an obvious one, although he doesn't share much in common with Zod beyond the external similarities: a beard, an aristo accent, and a pair of ever-present henchmen.
** Rachel Harris, the Smallville sheriff who was good "friends" (or so she wanted Lois to think) with Clark growing up, is one for Lana Lang, as they couldn't get the rights to use her name at the time. An alternate universe Lana showed up later on.
** Creator/PeterBoyle as Bill Church, filling in for our old friend Morgan Edge. His son and heir, Bill Church Jr. (Creator/BruceCampbell), may well be a substitute for Bruno Manheim.
** On the subject of Intergang, Mindy shares more than a little in common with Lorelai (Pamela Stephenson), a Machiavellian sex bunny in ''Film/SupermanIII''.
** Jack Klugman showed up in an early episode, playing a huckster who's very similar to a Marvel Comics character, Funky Flashman.
*** Sorry, but Funky is a DC character, first introduced in ''Comic/MisterMiracle''. The Marvel connection is that he is said to be a caricature of Stan Lee.
** Creator/JohnSpencer's character in "Lethal Weapon"--in addition to spoofing kid's show hosts like Mr. Wizard and Bill Nye-- shares similarities with The Prankster, a super-criminal who once enjoyed celebrity in ''The Uncle Oswald Show''. Like Toyman, the Prankster was apparently split into two people for this series: Bronson Pinchot previously played an ex-con who sought revenge on Lois for putting him away, using weaponized "pranks" to ruin her life in various ways.
** Kara Zor-El alias Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} doesn't exist in this continuity, but Kal-El did have a pre-arranged marriage to Zara, one of the survivors of Krypton.
* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'': Chloe Sullivan originally started as an Expy for ComicBook/LoisLane (the actual Lois was introduced later), [[CompositeCharacter as well as the Silver Age version of Lana Lang]]. As she began to grow apart from Lois, her journalism career was downplayed and her computer skills evolved to their current levels -- making her now an expy for [[ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey Oracle]].
** Tess Mercer, in her first two appearances, was referred to as both "an obscure regional VP" (unfit for her job of taking over for ComicBook/LexLuthor) and a "pitbull in Prada." The first was said to her while they were up in the Arctic. The second, after she had firmly assumed control of her bald boss's former position. That's right, it's Sarah Palin. Of course, she's intended as a fusion of Mercy Graves and Miss Teschmacher (tending ''much'' more toward Mercy.)
** The episode "[[Recap/SmallvilleS09E13Warrior Warrior]]", turned the in-universe fictional Warrior Angel into a [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] Expy.
** This version of ''ComicBook/BoosterGold'' has quite a significant [[Film/MysteryMen Captain Amazing]] vibe.
** There are some sharp similarities between ComicBook/GreenArrow's characterization and relationship with Clark, and that of Franchise/{{Batman}}. Throw in the fact that ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' likely meant the writers couldn't use Bruce, and that makes a lot of sense all of a sudden.
*** Appropriate, given that initially ComicBook/GreenArrow was very much [[PoorMansSubstitute the poor man's Batman]] in the comics, with his earliest stories featuring Speedy as a blatant {{Expy}} of Robin, as well as an Arrow-Mobile and even an "Arrow Cave."
** Vordigan the Dark Archer is heavily based on Merlyn, Green Arrow's EvilCounterpart in the comics.
** Davis Bloome and the version of Doomsday he turns into is basically ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk, but evil. He's a generally physically unimposing person with anger issues who turns into a NighInvulnerable hulking monster with SuperStrength when overstressed. He's also a [[CompositeCharacter composite version]] with Doomsday from the comics, as he possesses his spikes, overall appearance, and reactive evolution abilities.
* ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperboy'': T.J. White is a photographer like Jimmy Olsen.
!!Western Animation
* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''
** Jax-Ur bears little resemblance to his comic book counterpart, drawing more inspiration from General Zod.
** Angela Chen, Lois' chief rival, is basically an [[RaceLift Asian]] version of Cat Grant from the comics.
!!Comic Books
* ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' #421 saw Superman battle Captain Strong, the DC universe's equivalent to ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}: a balding, rough-and-tumble sailor who gets incredible super-strength by eating a green plant (in this case "sauncha", a strain of seaweed infested with alien spores of unknown origin). DC ran with it, and subsequent appearances Strong gained a supporting cast of Expies to Olive Oyl, Bluto, Wimpy, Poopdeck Pappy, and the Sea Hag.
** The connection got a sly nod in one of his subsequent appearances: Superman was forced to fight a sea monster while still in civilian clothes, but Captain Strong saw him in the act. In order to protect his identity, Clark retrieved a can of spinach and draped it over his body, pretending it was another strain of sauncha. For the rest of the trip Strong would use the "sauncha" to pull off incredible feats, all while a beleaguered Superman did the real work from the shadows.
* ''ComicBook/LegendsOfTheDeadEarth'': In ''[[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Legionnaires]]'' Annual #3, the imprisoned superheroes whom XS meets on Almeer-5 in the 100th Century are all inspired by major Creator/MarvelComics characters. The first two are {{Gender Flip}}ped expies: Ava / Avatar, who receives her powers from the Spear of Destiny, is based on [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] while Melissa Trask / Metallica, a brilliant electronics engineer who built an armored suit for herself, is based on ComicBook/IronMan. Bob Brunner, who was transmorphed into Behemoth due to an energy transfer accident, is based on the ComicBook/IncredibleHulk. He resembles a blue version of the Hulk but, unlike the Marvel Hero, retains his intelligence when he changes. Ultra-Man, a very powerful hero from an earlier time, is based on ComicBook/CaptainAmerica.
* Pre-Crisis ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} had a crush on Dick Malverne, a guy who liked Linda, suspected she was Supergirl, and was determined to prove it... right like ComicBook/LoisLane and ComicBook/LanaLang liked Superman/ComicBook/{{Superboy}}, suspected he was Clark Kent and were determined to prove it. Linda specifically tells Dick is her Lana Lang. A ''ComicBook/YoungLove'' short story revealed that Dick always knew, but after a while he decided to keep Linda's secret to himself.
* ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'s best friend Thara Ak-Var is inspired by ComicBook/JeanGrey, being another female hero bonded with a firebird-shaped cosmic entity.
* ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} is one to ComicBook/MaryMarvel. Both were created by Otto Binder. They're both KidHero {{Distaff Counterpart}}s to similar superheroes (ComicBook/{{Superman}} and ComicBook/{{Shazam}}) and they're both {{Long Lost Relative}}s to their {{Spear Counterpart}}s as well. Their classic costumes are also very similar looking.
* In Creator/JohnByrne's ComicBook/PostCrisis revamp of Franchise/{{Superman}}, he introduced Kitty Faulkner, a brilliant scientist [[FreakLabAccident who is caught by an explosion of a scientific device]] she created, and, as a result, she transforms into a huge, angry monster called Rampage. Just like [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk Bruce Banner]]. As Rampage doesn't talk, just growls, in her first appearance, it can be a nod to [[Series/TheIncredibleHulk1977 Hulk's live-action series]] as well.
!!Films
* ''Film/ManOfSteel'':
** This film's General Zod is essentially [[Literature/BraveNewWorld Mustapha Mond]] taken to a LogicalExtreme.
** This films incarnation of Faora is closer to [[Film/SupermanII Ursa]] than the man-hating Faora from the comics. Recursive, as Ursa herself was a loose Expy of Faora.
** A huge, non-verbal bruiser distinguished by his incredible strength and loyalty to Zod? Nam-Ek is this film's stand-in for [[Film/SupermanTheMovie Non]].
** Creator/LaurenceFishburne based his Perry White on ''Series/Minutes'' member Ed Bradley. Both even have a pierced ear.
** Jenny was rumored to be a [[GenderFlip gender-flipped]] Jimmy Olsen, but the movie reveals her surname is "Jurwich" by the end (and high-resolution publicity shots showing her ID card will reveal this, too). Confusingly, a tie-in book ''does'' name her as "Jenny Olsen."
** General Swanick is one for General Sam Lane (Lois' father), who has a prominent role in one of this film's sources, ''ComicBook/SupermanSecretOrigin''.
!!Live-Action TV
* Series/LoisAndClark
** Lord Nor is an obvious one, although he doesn't share much in common with Zod beyond the external similarities: a beard, an aristo accent, and a pair of ever-present henchmen.
** Rachel Harris, the Smallville sheriff who was good "friends" (or so she wanted Lois to think) with Clark growing up, is one for Lana Lang, as they couldn't get the rights to use her name at the time. An alternate universe Lana showed up later on.
** Creator/PeterBoyle as Bill Church, filling in for our old friend Morgan Edge. His son and heir, Bill Church Jr. (Creator/BruceCampbell), may well be a substitute for Bruno Manheim.
** On the subject of Intergang, Mindy shares more than a little in common with Lorelai (Pamela Stephenson), a Machiavellian sex bunny in ''Film/SupermanIII''.
** Jack Klugman showed up in an early episode, playing a huckster who's very similar to a Marvel Comics character, Funky Flashman.
*** Sorry, but Funky is a DC character, first introduced in ''Comic/MisterMiracle''. The Marvel connection is that he is said to be a caricature of Stan Lee.
** Creator/JohnSpencer's character in "Lethal Weapon"--in addition to spoofing kid's show hosts like Mr. Wizard and Bill Nye-- shares similarities with The Prankster, a super-criminal who once enjoyed celebrity in ''The Uncle Oswald Show''. Like Toyman, the Prankster was apparently split into two people for this series: Bronson Pinchot previously played an ex-con who sought revenge on Lois for putting him away, using weaponized "pranks" to ruin her life in various ways.
** Kara Zor-El alias Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} doesn't exist in this continuity, but Kal-El did have a pre-arranged marriage to Zara, one of the survivors of Krypton.
* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'': Chloe Sullivan originally started as an Expy for ComicBook/LoisLane (the actual Lois was introduced later), [[CompositeCharacter as well as the Silver Age version of Lana Lang]]. As she began to grow apart from Lois, her journalism career was downplayed and her computer skills evolved to their current levels -- making her now an expy for [[ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey Oracle]].
** Tess Mercer, in her first two appearances, was referred to as both "an obscure regional VP" (unfit for her job of taking over for ComicBook/LexLuthor) and a "pitbull in Prada." The first was said to her while they were up in the Arctic. The second, after she had firmly assumed control of her bald boss's former position. That's right, it's Sarah Palin. Of course, she's intended as a fusion of Mercy Graves and Miss Teschmacher (tending ''much'' more toward Mercy.)
** The episode "[[Recap/SmallvilleS09E13Warrior Warrior]]", turned the in-universe fictional Warrior Angel into a [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] Expy.
** This version of ''ComicBook/BoosterGold'' has quite a significant [[Film/MysteryMen Captain Amazing]] vibe.
** There are some sharp similarities between ComicBook/GreenArrow's characterization and relationship with Clark, and that of Franchise/{{Batman}}. Throw in the fact that ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' likely meant the writers couldn't use Bruce, and that makes a lot of sense all of a sudden.
*** Appropriate, given that initially ComicBook/GreenArrow was very much [[PoorMansSubstitute the poor man's Batman]] in the comics, with his earliest stories featuring Speedy as a blatant {{Expy}} of Robin, as well as an Arrow-Mobile and even an "Arrow Cave."
** Vordigan the Dark Archer is heavily based on Merlyn, Green Arrow's EvilCounterpart in the comics.
** Davis Bloome and the version of Doomsday he turns into is basically ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk, but evil. He's a generally physically unimposing person with anger issues who turns into a NighInvulnerable hulking monster with SuperStrength when overstressed. He's also a [[CompositeCharacter composite version]] with Doomsday from the comics, as he possesses his spikes, overall appearance, and reactive evolution abilities.
* ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperboy'': T.J. White is a photographer like Jimmy Olsen.
!!Western Animation
* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''
** Jax-Ur bears little resemblance to his comic book counterpart, drawing more inspiration from General Zod.
** Angela Chen, Lois' chief rival, is basically an [[RaceLift Asian]] version of Cat Grant from the comics.
