Characters DC Stole From Marvel And Gave A New Name

Jack Kirby created one of the most bizarre, yet beloved Marvel characters in 1966: the Silver Surfer. Riding through space on a cosmic surfboard, the Silver Surfer became known as a tragic hero, who sacrificed his life and love to serve the world-eating entity known as Galactus. Eventually, the Surfer rebelled against Galactus and had his own adventures, helping others throughout the cosmos. When Kirby went back to work for DC Comics in the 1970s, he created a whole new mythology as his response to his work on Marvel's Norse God characters, comprised of Thor, Odin, Loki, and the rest. The New Gods, which included Orion, Darkseid, Mister Miracle, and more, included one character who never quite caught on: the Black Racer. He was the New Gods' cosmic God of Death...and he rode around space on skis. To be fair, the living embodiment of super-death riding through space on galactic skis is no less ridiculous than a silver, naked man flying through the stars on a surfboard whose job it is to tell people their planet is about to be eaten. But for whatever reason, the Silver Surfer is cool, and the Black Racer...isn't.