Its an incredibly obvious answer but only because its so incredibly true with so many examples: Superman.
Its an incredibly obvious answer but only because its so incredibly true with so many examples: Superman.
"They can be a great people Kal-El, they wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way. For this reason above all, their capacity for good, I have sent them you. My only son." - Jor-El
DC in general has a lot of characters that were created to be sole superheroes in their universes (with maybe a one-off crossover every now and then). But because of that, you have a bunch of characters who have their own mythology that often has nothing to do with the other characters so when you combine it all, it can be a mixed bag.
Someone on this forum once said that Marvel was essentially made by two creators whereas DC was built around two superheroes (Batman and Superman). As a result, a lot of the characters and teams fit the same tone and were organically part of the same universe but in DC, you have so many characters with different tones, stories, and backstories not involving any other superheroes so it doesn't come as easily. Over the years, I think DC has made the shared universe a lot more seamless but just based on the origins of many of their characters, there will always be some division
Personally, any character created by another company or imprint should be on their own Earth with the others from that same company. Otherwise, everyone else can stay.
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Superman probably, with the only other IP he shares continuity with being the Legion of Superheroes.
Wonder Woman and the Marvel Family as well.
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Agreed. IIRC Watchmen was originally written by Moore with the hopes that he could use Charlton characters but switched to original characters when DC didn't give him permission. Captain Atom is supposed to be a Doctor Manhattan type character but you'd never know based on his DC because he's like a D-Lister and will never get to shine in events when guys like Superman, Wonder Woman, or hell.. Captain Marvel (another character who works best in his own Earth) will get used more than him
Shazam deserves his own world with its own rules and mythology.
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