DC Characters that are popular only in media/movies/TV

[mathew101281]

It’s kind of hard for a character to maintain there popularity outside of comics over the long term. The impacts of movies and TV are more wide spread, but they tend to be more finite. Look at Blade, from the Mid 90’s to the early 2000s he was a pretty prominent character thanks to the success of the movies. But as soon as the movies ended he fell right back into obscurity. That’s why I feel the comics are important, it keeps the characters relevant. The primary difference between Spider-Man and a pulp hero like the Shadow is that Spider-Man still has a comic book that ads new elements to his world and keeps him fresh. It would be very difficult to try and get the Shadow over with modern audiences right now because you would have to do so much reimagining and up dating all at once, plus the name brand is pretty much non existent.

[superduperman]

Wild Dog.

Vigilante.

Hush.

Stargirl, of course.

Mr. Terrific.

Peacemaker.

Polka-Dot Man.

Ms. Martian.

Batwoman.

For some people, John Stewart is the only Green Lantern they've ever known.

[Gaius]

Vandal Savage.

[Agent Z]

Is it ? It’s not like Connor or superboy are ever trending?
His biggest highlight was his solo episode in titans, however he’s on team that won’t allow him to do much because it be to easy.

Young Justice and Titans have very large audiences and Connor is often sited as a fan favorite in both.

[Agent Z]

Artemis Crock/Tigress

Despite being a character contained to back-up features and team-ups in the 1970s and 1980s, Christopher Chance (created by Len Wein and Carmine Infantino, he looked like George Peppard in his BANACEK days), the HUMAN TARGET nevertheless won his own T.V. series in 1992, starring Rick Springfield. Granted this series had a short run, but based on his comic book appearances, one wouldn't expect this character to have his own television show. As a result of that show, Chance finally got his own one-shot comic book.

Later (in the early 2000s) Vertigo used the character in his own comic book run, before going back into limbo once again. Then for the 2010 - 2011 T.V. season, a new HUMAN TARGET series appeared on the screen, this time starring Mark Valley. This one lasted a little longer than the first series, but still only had one season. And out of that came a limited comic book run.

My guess is the Human Target is a lot easier to do than some super-hero. He's just a detective type character with a cool hook. It's a series that can be done on a modest budget.

I wouldn't list two short-lived tv shows (one of which lasted only seven episodes) as a sign a character is popular.

[The Darknight Detective]

Artemis Crock/Tigress



I wouldn't list two short-lived tv shows (one of which lasted only seven episodes) as a sign a character is popular.

The one from a decade ago was actually popular the first season. It was the second season that derailed it because the producers decided to change things quite a bit.

[Digifiend]

Despite being a character contained to back-up features and team-ups in the 1970s and 1980s, Christopher Chance (created by Len Wein and Carmine Infantino, he looked like George Peppard in his BANACEK days), the HUMAN TARGET nevertheless won his own T.V. series in 1992, starring Rick Springfield. Granted this series had a short run, but based on his comic book appearances, one wouldn't expect this character to have his own television show. As a result of that show, Chance finally got his own one-shot comic book.

Later (in the early 2000s) Vertigo used the character in his own comic book run, before going back into limbo once again. Then for the 2010 - 2011 T.V. season, a new HUMAN TARGET series appeared on the screen, this time starring Mark Valley. This one lasted a little longer than the first series, but still only had one season. And out of that came a limited comic book run.

My guess is the Human Target is a lot easier to do than some super-hero. He's just a detective type character with a cool hook. It's a series that can be done on a modest budget.

He appeared in several episodes of Arrow as well.

Artemis - Tigress
The whole Legends of Tomorrow team besides Constantine

A lot of the Legends either don't exist in the comics or are drastically changed. Sara Lance doesn't exist in the comics - White Canary does but is a villain unrelated to Dinah Laurel Lance, whereas the version in Legends is her sister. Ava Sharpe, Gary Green, and Spooner Cruz are original characters with no comic counterpart at all - as was former Legend Charlie. Zari and Behrad are based on Isis and Osiris, but even their civilian names were changed. They don't use the codenames either, though Zari did wear the costume in an episode set on Halloween and they both have Isis's powers (Osiris's powers in the comics are the same as Shazam's, he's basically Black Adam Jr). Astra Logue was a child in the Constantine TV show, she does have basis in the comics, but not as the adult that joined the Legends. Vixen was also an OC, as Arrow had already used the comics version. The Legends member was her grandmother. Jax also wasn't half of Firestorm in the comics - he was a civilian. The show used him because the actor who played canonical Firestorm Ronnie as a guest star in The Flash didn't want to commit to an ongoing show.

Wild Dog.

Vigilante.

Hush.

Stargirl, of course.

Mr. Terrific.

Peacemaker.

Polka-Dot Man.

Ms. Martian.

Batwoman.

For some people, John Stewart is the only Green Lantern they've ever known.

Not true for Mr Terrific. Arrow fans disliked him for not being comic accurate, as he was younger and gay. Also the Batwoman we're now seeing on TV is an OC - and the show has done nothing to boost Kate Kane's popularity. Harmed her if anything.

Stargirl though, yeah, she's not had a solo book since the one that debuted her. Definitely more popular on TV.

[Jim Kelly]

Not true for Mr Terrific. Arrow fans disliked him for not being comic accurate, as he was younger and gay

If I recall correctly, when Curtis Holt first appeared on ARROW, he alluded to his older brother, which would be Michael Holt. So I simply assumed that Michael was the butch stereotype that fit the comic book version of the second Mr. Terrific. Given the multiverse, you can just imagine there's a version of Michael Holt on another Earth who is closer to the comic book Mr. T.

I guess there were some ARROW fans that didn't like Curtis. But that's only the vocal minority. There's a lot of us who could watch ARROW without immediately picking our phones and sending out an angry tweet. You don't hear from us, because we have better things to do with our time.