Public Domain Superheroes worth Reviving - TAKE 2

[@ramblingRJ]

I hadn't realized there were so many previous Thor's in comic form. I had seen one or two, but some of these were new to me. Good research.

[@alexphillips4644]

Yay War Eagle!

[@abyssal113]

Really love War Eagle's backstory. The costume and name are a bit silly, which must be why he doesnt get picked up by this kind of lists, but that could certainly be played around with in the story. Would be cool if you did more sequels to this, though. That video was also how I found your channel, I think.

[@kcthesledgestoryteller]

Thanks for the watching. I’ll take your suggestion into consideration. And one cool thing that has happened by Dynamite and the like is that they have updated PD characters to the times and awesome fashion.

[@DarthMetool]

Much better. Thanks for sending me that link.

[@JeremyMarshall-zh6zn]

You can also use mythology as your heroes like thor or hercules they are in public domain

[@HepCatJack]

Perseus was the great-grandfather of Hercules so he could potentially be used as a superhero character.

[@kcthesledgestoryteller]

@HepCatJack Untouched, fertile ground, Definitely!

[@MrDman21]

Erik Larsen has a character called Super Patriot and last I heard the NFL hasn't sued him. So yeah Pat Patriot is fine.

[@AshTheDuke]

yes worth reviving

[@papanoble8378]

I’ve actually begun writing my own Green Mask story. Holding close to the Shelby version of GM. But in the modern day

[@kcthesledgestoryteller]

@@papanoble8378 Good luck 😎

[@harveywittii9323]

I have written down heroes of public domain, and I’ve created a few original characters of my own. it’s going to be an interesting mix of steam punk sci-fi/action adventure superheroes all set in the 19th century

[@kcthesledgestoryteller]

@@harveywittii9323 I love period pieces, and I love to see what comes out of creators’ imaginations with steam punk. Best wishes for your venture there.

[@harveywittii9323]

@ thank you very much and hopefully I can use a good number of characters. Only some of them are now being used by dynamite comics.

[@FirstStateAirgun]

I just started making a superhero movie...on my other channel

[@kcthesledgestoryteller]

Intriguing, what’s the name of the channel, and is the movie made of established superheroes or superheroes you created?

[@FirstStateAirgun]

@@kcthesledgestoryteller oh, that channel is only for strictly for fun for me. It is called miniature movie studios. You might want to type in Iron Man adventures part one to find it.

[@FirstStateAirgun]

@@kcthesledgestoryteller I done proof of concept on special effects for the movie, but it is a original superhero. I am working with ChatGPT believe it or not.

[@hydrolito]

Hugo Hercules had super strength in comic stripe in 1902, he also lifted steamed powered engine car off the track to be repaired and pull rest of train at train speed full of passengers. Popeye in 1929 also had super strength, speed and tough. Lothar in Mandrake the magician stories which started in 1934 had great strength, speed and was invulnerable fire, lightning, magic bolt and weapons of man. All those plus many characters from mythology had those powers before Action comics #1 had Superman in 1938 which wasn't even first use of term Superman as a Play was named Man and superman in 1903 and term was used other times also before Action comics ever used it. So how they got copyright on already existing word I don't know.

[@kcthesledgestoryteller]

It’s always been a slippery slope. If DC were as litigious now as they were during the 40’s, they’d have literally hundreds of Supes clones to sue over. The coincidences between Batman and “The Bat Strikes” are very suspicious. Nowadays, it’s the idea of using common Lu implemented superpowers, hoping that a different background and personality will make a new character attractive enough. But you’re right about all the strong men of the platinum and golden ages. That was a super popular trope then them. And I would pay a high price to make sense of how DC’s Superman with his name caught on. Thanks for your insight.

[@zodlord5669]

quick question I want to use some public domain heroes into my novels can I do that?

[@kcthesledgestoryteller]

I’m no lawyer that can give you the best answer. I know Disney has had successful lawsuits against other production companies that have used characters that fit the bill - Snow White, Cinderella, etc., and while Sherlock Holmes qualifies, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s descendants are fighting hard to keep receiving royalties for that property. You may want to to do extra due diligence that no one even claims entitlement to the property, otherwise consult an intellectual property lawyer.

[@zodlord5669]

@@kcthesledgestoryteller thanks oh man that's annoying

[@hydrolito]

@@kcthesledgestoryteller Can use Snow White and Cinderella just don't copy Disney Corporations or other versions of it that are copywritten. Stories came from Grimm Fairy tales published in 1818 I think it was based on earlier stories. Can use Thor from mythology but don't copy Marvel comics version, nor their movie version.

[@kcthesledgestoryteller]

@hydrolito Cinderella and Snow White both back centuries, yes, and in many iterations. But there have been cases where Disney used their expensive lawyers to go after those who have made their own productions of them. Unclear how many cases they won. I’d just do your homework on both what arguments they pushed, and what other unique takes have been done on the pre-1929, since we’ve about to cross into there year when everything 1928 - back will be public domain.

[@hydrolito]

MLJ became Archie Comics don't copy their version of Thor. If they kept any copywrite on it don't know but why take a chance? DC comics also had a version of Thor in story Jimmy the red, Thor's Pal a Jimmy Olsen story. Don't copy that either.

[@kcthesledgestoryteller]

Not bad advice