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Gilda · 04-10-2005, 11:08 AM

Well, yes and no. At DC, John Stewart was Hal Jordan's backup as the Green Lantern of sector 2814 during the time when patrols were separated into sectors. For a while, after the breakup of the Guardians, there were several active Green Lanterns on earth, Jordan, Stewart, Guy Gardner, and some aliens. John Stewart is currently the GL represented in the Justice League.

Iron Man worked in a similar way. James Rhodes was Tony Stark's assistant, and one of the few people who knew he was actually Iron Man. When Stark's alcoholism overwhelmed him, Rhodes took over the role and was briefly Iron Man himself. Once Tony recovered, he took back the Iron Man role. Rhodes was given a second suit of armor, and took on the identity War Machine, but he never really caught on in either guise; the fans didn't want anyone but Tony in the armor.

I think in an Iron Man movie, you have to go with Tony Stark as Iron Man. When doing a movie of this sort, you have decades of continuity from which to choose, but it's most common to take the version of the character most well known to the general public, and the version least likely to upset the hardcore fans. That's Tony Stark.

The other DC character you're probably thinking of is Mr. Terrific. He was a golden age character who through training had mastered every sport, physical endeavor, and academic subject available, and decided to turn his talents to fighting crime. The Golden age version was a white man, the modern version black.

Let's see, over at Marvel, one version of Captain Marvel was a black woman, and in the Ultimate universe, Nick Fury is a black man. There are probably many others that I can't think of right now.

What's even more common is taking a male hero, and making a female version of him. Virtually every male hero has female analogues, some--like Batman-- have several.

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Gilda 32 flavors and then some Location: Out on a wire.	Well, yes and no. At DC, John Stewart was Hal Jordan's backup as the Green Lantern of sector 2814 during the time when patrols were separated into sectors. For a while, after the breakup of the Guardians, there were several active Green Lanterns on earth, Jordan, Stewart, Guy Gardner, and some aliens. John Stewart is currently the GL represented in the Justice League. Iron Man worked in a similar way. James Rhodes was Tony Stark's assistant, and one of the few people who knew he was actually Iron Man. When Stark's alcoholism overwhelmed him, Rhodes took over the role and was briefly Iron Man himself. Once Tony recovered, he took back the Iron Man role. Rhodes was given a second suit of armor, and took on the identity War Machine, but he never really caught on in either guise; the fans didn't want anyone but Tony in the armor. I think in an Iron Man movie, you have to go with Tony Stark as Iron Man. When doing a movie of this sort, you have decades of continuity from which to choose, but it's most common to take the version of the character most well known to the general public, and the version least likely to upset the hardcore fans. That's Tony Stark. The other DC character you're probably thinking of is Mr. Terrific. He was a golden age character who through training had mastered every sport, physical endeavor, and academic subject available, and decided to turn his talents to fighting crime. The Golden age version was a white man, the modern version black. Let's see, over at Marvel, one version of Captain Marvel was a black woman, and in the Ultimate universe, Nick Fury is a black man. There are probably many others that I can't think of right now. What's even more common is taking a male hero, and making a female version of him. Virtually every male hero has female analogues, some--like Batman-- have several. __________________ I'm against ending blackness. I believe that everyone has a right to be black, it's a choice, and I support that. ~Steven Colbert Last edited by Gilda; 04-10-2005 at 11:13 AM..