History LegacyCharacter / ComicBooks

* And a rare case of a legacy character moving the ''other'' way up a family tree. During a ''ComicBook/DarkwingDuck'' comic arc involving Darkwings from many alternate universes, one alternate Darkwing is dressed as the [[ArcherArchetype Quiverwing Quack]], which Gosalyn previously used as a superhero identity in the TV show. A flashback scene shows that this Darkwing was much less strict with his daughter than the one we're used to, and allowed Gosalyn to fight crime with him as Quiverwing. On one mission, she pulled a HeroicSacrifice and died (which must make our Darkwing feel quite vindicated about his strictness), so Darkwing took up the Quiverwing Quack identity to honor her memory. Somewhat fittingly, he ends up fighting [[BadFuture Darkwarrior]] [[KnightTemplar Duck]], also from the TV show, who is what happens when Darkwing loses Gosalyn and takes it ''very badly'' (and he didn't even think ''his'' Gosalyn was dead, he just thought she ran away from home). [[spoiler:It's a CurbStompBattle with Quiverwing as the victor.]]

* Jeff Terrell was the original Shaft from Creator/RobLiefeld's ''ComicBook/{{Youngblood}}'', but ended up being replaced by a government-appointed successor immediately after quitting the team. Jeff's former teammates take great pleasure in referring to the newbie as "Not-Shaft" in order to get under his skin.

* As a series with many characters spanning decades, ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' has many of these -- Cleopatra, Jack-in-the-Box, The Blue Knights, Quarrel, [[spoiler:the Silver Centurions, the Confessor.]]
** A villain-to-hero example is Goldenglove; the first one was a small-time crook with a pair of alien gauntlets, while his daughter planned to use them to become a classy burglar, but ended up becoming a street-level hero.

** Jack-in-the-Box is a unique case. The original Jack was active in the 1960s before dying in 1983. His son discovered his father's actions and took up the costume in 1989. In 1997, when his wife became pregnant, this Jack decided to train a successor of a former gang member so he could be a father. Finally, in 2016, the grandson of the original Jack has suffered a leg injury so he won't be taking on the role but still aids his father and "uncle". The public, meanwhile, seems unaware there has been more than one Jack.

* In ''ComicBook/DrBlinkSuperheroShrink'', Nocturne has gone through so many {{Kid Sidekick}}s named Wonder Boy that they end up forming a support group.

* In the 2020s take on ''Comicbook/HarlemHeroes'', the eponymous Aeroball team is lead by Gem Giant, granddaughter of Judge Giant from ''Comicbook/JudgeDredd'', and great-granddaughter of the original team's John "Giant" Clay.

* As a series with LotsAndLotsOfCharacters spanning decades, ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' has many of these -- Cleopatra, Jack-in-the-Box, The Blue Knights, Quarrel, [[spoiler:the Silver Centurions, the Confessor.]]