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Kingpin migrating over to DAREDEVIL is a perfect example! He was an okay Spider-Man villain, but Frank Miller "stole" him and made him the perfect match-up for Daredevil, vastly improving him at the same time.
The Sandman is another great example, and another character who was practically reinvented (redesigned certainly) whenever he traveled over to FANTASTIC FOUR as a member of the Frightful Four.
Some obvious match-ups have never happened (as far as I know), like--
Vulture vs. Falcon The Leader vs. Mr. Fantastic Batroc vs. Shang Chi Gladiator vs. Shang Chi (I can just picture Paul Gulacy's take on Gladiator!) Madame Hydra vs. Shang Chi and/or Black Widow Kang vs. the future Guardians of the Galaxy Magneto vs. Iron Man Dr. Faustus vs. Moon Knight Arcade vs. Daredevil or Moon Knight The Prankster vs. Captain Marvel Mr. Mxyzptlk vs. Plastic Man Many of the Legion of Super-Heroes' galaxy-spanning villains vs. Green Lantern
Mixing companies a bit-- I'd like to see any of the Fantastic Four's more cosmic enemies go up against Superman Clayface would be good against Spider-Man or the Defenders I think I'd rather see the Spectre interact with most of Dr. Strange's otherworldly villains and entities Marvel's Mr. Hyde would be interesting to see go up against almost anybody at DC
I could go on and on!
Edited by Eric Jansen on 27 March 2026 at 8:21am
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