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  1. 10-11-2020, 09:54 PM #1
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    Default DC Characters Based Off Of Real Life People

    I know that Bruce Wayne and Superman's appearances were both based off of Douglas Fairbanks, Joker's look was inspired by Conrad Veidt in The Man Who Laughs, and Gil Kane modeled Hal Jordan after Paul Newman but what other characters' appearances were inspired by real life people?

    Other characters based off real people:

    John Constantine - Sting
    Wonder Woman - Elizabeth Martson and Olivia Byrne
    Dream - Robert Smith
    Death - Cinamon L. Hadley
    Destruction - Brian Cox
    Clark Kent - Harold Lloyd
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    Starfire - Naomi Campbell

    Modern Vixen has been influence by Halle Berry since the 2000s.

    those are the only ones I know of.
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    Don't forget Elizabeth Taylor as Carol Ferris/Star Sapphire and David Niven as Sinestro. The Guardians of the Universe were modelled off the Prime Minister of Israel.

    Lois Lane was based on Seigel's second wife, reportedly.
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    Obsidian and Jade looks were based off of Tom Cruise and Rebecca Demornay from Risky Business

    https://twitter.com/JerryOrdway/stat...79518408048641
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    George Perez modeled Post-Crisis Wonder Woman off of Marina Sirtis.
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    Calvin Ellis (President Superman) is modeled after Obama, if I'm not mistaken.
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    Lucifer was based on David Bowie

    Minor Legion of Superheroes character Benn Pares was based on Charles Bronson
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    Quote Originally Posted by M L A View Post
    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
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    Quote Originally Posted by lemonpeace View Post
    Starfire - Naomi Campbell
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    No surprise there 1980[s] she was huge, in media presence / stature

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    Quote Originally Posted by Güicho View Post
    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Darknight Detective View Post
    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HandofPrometheus View Post
    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Darknight Detective View Post
    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Darknight Detective View Post
    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...
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    O'Neil / Sekowsky - Mod era Diana Prince channeling Diana Rigg's Emma Peel





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