User blog comment:TheVision185/Marvel vs. DC/@comment-1895174-20121209202709/@comment-4651179-20121209210353

1) I'll tell you the first 7 well-known characters just associated with Batman: Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, Catwoman... and there I finish. I bet most of the people don't know who Red Robin, Azrael, Red Hood or Spoiler are.

DC's well-known characters are Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Flash. Marvel's are Spider-Man, Wolverine, Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America and possibly Thor.

Both companies have almost the same amount of really popular characters.

2) Absolutely false, Spider-Man is not THAT super powered, and the X-Men have only specific powers. Also, most of Marvel characters have a human side which is developed as much as their super heroic part, Tony Stark is an alcoholic, Peter Parker was an outcast, the X-Men were constantly being victims of discimination, Hulk tries to control the curse he has. That's what makes them more believable, that the reader could feel identified with the problems of the characters from the comics and not only enjoy the "POW!"s and "THUD!"s.

2) From Batman's rogues gallery... What about Poison Ivy, Bane, Clayface, Killer Croc, and others? They're more than super-powered. And also, that rogues gallery and Spider-Man's are tied between the best rogues gallery. Spider-Man has Green Goblin, Venom, Carnage, Rhino, Hobgoblin, Doctor Octopus, Lizard, Electro... Those villains are really well-known. Also Chamaleon, Kraven, Kingpin, Hobgoblin, Mysterio and Doctor Octopus are not super-powered. By not super-powered I mean characters that rely in their natural abilities, intelligence or gadgets.

DC has Superman, who is literally a box where you dropped every basic super power you could imagine; Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, and Flash. Which are pretty durable.