DC Characters Based Off Of Real Life People

[Güicho]

Mr Miracle was based on Jim Steranko....

Who besides a comic artist was a practicing escape artist.

And Barda apparently on Lainie Kazan

I thought Big Barda's appearance was based off of Jack Kirby's wife, Roz.

I believe so, although apparently a bit of both, a visual physique element suposedly from Lainie Kazan
And the relationship "interplay" from Kirby and his wife Roz.

Golden Age Flash's friends Winky, Blinky, and Noddy are modeled on Moe, Larry, and Curly.

LOL no subtlety there...

[Comic-Reader Lad]

1970s-era Superman comics had minor supporting characters:

- Gossip columnist Lola Barnett based on Rona Barrett

- Talk show host Johnny Nevada based on Johnny Carson

[Anthony Shaw]

I am loving this thread.

From the Legion, Tyroc was based on Fred Williamson.

[Güicho]

I am loving this thread.

From the Legion, Tyroc was based on Fred Williamson.

That's great, although Fred Williamson seemed obvious in Grell's take, never knew he had acknowledged him.
He also acknowledges the over-the-top high collar, buttons and chains costume after Elvis. Although the theme was more than common throughout the ere ...EW&F's Maurice White
All together was one sensational combo!

Grell - "I modeled him somewhat on Fred "The Hammer" Williamson, who was a movie star at the time...and gave him this "Elvis Presley goes to Las Vegas" kind of a costume, and that's pretty much it. That was the extent of my contribution to Tyroc".

[Güicho]

Obsidian and Jade looks were based off of Tom Cruise and Rebecca Demornay from Risky Business

https://twitter.com/JerryOrdway/stat...79518408048641

Wow that's fantastic, I had no idea

[Güicho]

Starfire - Naomi Campbell
.

No surprise there 1980[s] she was huge, in media presence / stature

[The Darknight Detective]

No surprise there 1980 she was huge, in media presence / stature

In 1980, she was ten years old, so I'm thinking Starfire wasn't inspired by Naomi.

[Amadeus Arkham]

Bruce Wayne’s face in Batman Year One was based on Gregory Peck.

[HandofPrometheus]

In 1980, she was ten years old, so I'm thinking Starfire wasn't inspired by Naomi.

I think they're talking about a particular run drawn by an artist who noted Naomi.

[Amadeus Arkham]

In 1980, she was ten years old, so I'm thinking Starfire wasn't inspired by Naomi.

Original Starfire wasn’t modeled after her but artist Rags Morales confirmed he used Noami as inspiration for his depiction.

[Anthony Shaw]

That's great, although Fred Williamson seemed obvious in Grell's take, never knew he had acknowledged him.
He also acknowledges the over-the-top high collar, buttons and chains costume after Elvis. Although the theme was more than common throughout the ere ...EW&F's Maurice White
All together was one sensational combo!

Grell - "I modeled him somewhat on Fred "The Hammer" Williamson, who was a movie star at the time...and gave him this "Elvis Presley goes to Las Vegas" kind of a costume, and that's pretty much it. That was the extent of my contribution to Tyroc".

Damn, Grell was telling the truth about the Elvis gear.

On a personal note, I gotta lol at the Maurice White image. Pictures indicate my dad tried his best to emulate White's image, but his lane was clearly more George Jefferson.

[Güicho]

In 1980, she was ten years old, so I'm thinking Starfire wasn't inspired by Naomi.

She was 15 when she apparently did the the cover of British Elle 85
But yeah to young to have inspired Perez's Kori, apologies, as others indicate, aperantly Rags Morales is the one who later used her as inspiration.

Perez's gen. was then fiery latina bombshell Iris Chacon...

[Güicho]

O'Neil / Sekowsky - Mod era Diana Prince channeling Diana Rigg's Emma Peel

[John Venus]

I think they're talking about a particular run drawn by an artist who noted Naomi.

Rag Morales drew her with Naomi as a reference in Identity Crisis.

No word on who Perez based her on but it's speculated that he based her on Puerto Rican show girl Iris Chacon.

[The Darknight Detective]

Rag Morales drew her with Naomi as a reference in Identity Crisis.

No word on who Perez based her on but it's speculated that he based her on Puerto Rican show girl Iris Chacon.

That I could definitely see. I remember her on The Merv Griffin Show back then - she was hot stuff for us teens!