Marvel and DC

Marvel and DC

Marvel Comics
Founded in 1939 as Timely Comics and was later changed to Marvel
Characters: Marvel have hundreds of characters throughout their time creating comics. Some memorable characters of their franchise are Spiderman, Daredevil, The Fantastic Four, Iron man and the Hulk.
Interesting Stuff
1. Marvel characters usually have relatively ordinary backgrounds. For example, Spiderman is a normal teenage boy then he was bit by a spider and had superpowers.  Usually normal lives before they got SUPER.
2. Marvel characters are usually a part of a team, Fantastic Four, The Avengers, X-men.
3. Marvel tend to use real life locations, mostly New York City.

DC Comics
Founded in late 1934 or early 1935
Characters: like Marvel, DC comics have also have had hundreds of characters so of these include The Flash, Batman, Superman, Wonder woman, Green Lantern and The Joker (my favourite)
Interesting Stuff
1. Usually born SUPER, for example Superman was born on another planet with superpowers.
2. DC characters usually have more epic superpowers. for example, Superman has Laser eyes, Super Speed, Super Strength, he can fly and more.
3. DC characters usually take place in fictional cities like Gotham and Metropolis.

Similarities
1. If one franchise has one character, the other probably has one similar but with a different name. For DC's Batman, Marvel have The Moon Knight.
2. Nearly all of their characters have superpowers.
3. Both have parent companies, DC have Warner Brothers and Disney bought Marvel in 2009.

That's all I can think of