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John Byrne
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Relax. I am not talking about transgender individuals. So many male characters have been shown to have female counterparts—She-Hulk, Mary Marvel, Supergirl, Batwoman, Batgirl, many more—but I can’t think of any where the imitation has gone the other way. No male versions of female characters. Am I forgetting someone?
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 31 August 2026 at 3:14pm | IP Logged | 2
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Part Two: realizing there are very few female characters who aren’t derived from males. Invisible Woman, Elasti-Girl, Platinum, Wonder Woman, others.
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| Posted: 31 August 2026 at 3:25pm | IP Logged | 3
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Would Red Tornado to any degree be a female to male version?
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 31 August 2026 at 3:27pm | IP Logged | 4
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I suppose.
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Michael Roberts
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Closest thing I can think of is Wiccan, Scarlet Witch’s son William who has a similar power set.
There was a period where Hank Pym was going by Wasp in honor of Janet, believed to be dead at the time.
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John Byrne
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… Wiccan, Scarlet Witch’s son William…••• Don’t even want to know how he got re-alived.
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Brian Hughes
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Well, there was "Wonder-Warrior". But that was Marty Pasko having fun through Mr. Mxyzptlk.
And didn't Hellcat have a Mad Dog Male counterpart. I guess that doesn't count.
But no one for Storm or Vixen or Raven.
Didn't Hank Pym take over as the Wasp for a bit?
Wasn't there also a Male Cheetah back in the early 2000's?
Edited for spelling
Edited by Brian Hughes on 31 August 2026 at 3:48pm
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DC had Cat-man.
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Clint J Thompson
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In story, Spider-man's black suit was influenced by the then-new Spider-Woman's black and white look.
Not exactly the same as a male spin-off counterpart character, but it's adjacent.
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Now that I think about it, is the Red Guardian a male version of the Black Widow? He seems to be an obvious counter-version of Captain America, but both in-story and publishing first appearance, he came after Natasha and serves similar functions, only publically instead of secretly. Hmm...
Edited by Clint J Thompson on 01 September 2026 at 3:04pm
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If name alone counts. Wonder Man?
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The Marvel villain Moonstone was originally a guy and was replaced by a woman.
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There was Platinum Man, a member of the Metal Women. (I read a comic where they were mentioned, but I never saw the actual comic.) There are so few successful female heroes, and somehow it became the norm to do female versions of male heroes.
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