The Greatest Comic Book Mix-Up of ALL TIME

This is quite possibly the biggest paradox of all comicdom, transcending even publication corporations!!!

Editorial Opinion
By OanAvenger - Oct 29, 2013 06:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Comics

We all cherish our beloved comic book heroes. Their names are etched into our minds and hearts. Names which are the bases for many of our usernames, emails, and even passwords. But as William Shakespeare wrote, "What's in a name?" And names are the subject of this editorial. Two names in fact. Two of the most recognizable names in all of comicdom.

Batman and Daredevil.

These two beloved characters have a connection that has not been made by most of us. When looking at these heroes logically, one may come to the realization that they have been mismatched patronymically (that means their names, for those of you who don't own a thesaurus).

Bruce Wayne. A man among men. His hobbies include, but are not limited to, stunt driving, hang-gliding, martial arts, skydiving, parkour, etc etc. All activities that in our world would get him labeled a "daredevil".

Then, let us take a look at Matt Murdock (no pun intended). A blind lawyer by day, crime fighter by night. He uses a power gained from the accident that caused his blindness to use sound as an instrument to map his surroundings, much like sonar, or echolocation. A power essentially making him a "bat-man".

This is simply my opinion. I am a big fan of both of these remarkable characters. But it just seems a bit paradoxical to me that the hero that has more in common with a bat and the man that pulls off more stunts in a week the Evel Knievel did in his career are more fitted more for the others' title.

This is my first article, so let me know what you think.

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JohnnyRoss
JohnnyRoss - 10/29/2013, 7:16 PM
Pretty interesting.
StatenMan18
StatenMan18 - 10/29/2013, 7:53 PM
Great article, I never thought about this and it is quite interesting. Good catch
Moohika
Moohika - 10/29/2013, 8:26 PM
*slow clap*

Great article, I have never thought about this.
maninfinesuit
maninfinesuit - 10/29/2013, 9:54 PM
Also never thought about this. Boom.
OanAvenger
OanAvenger - 10/29/2013, 10:05 PM
@dellamorte1872: the whole fear of bats thing really came into play in Batman Begins. Before that, Bruce Wayne decided on the symbol of the bat because a bat crashed through the window of his house when he was asking the ghost/memory of his father what he should become to make criminals fear him. It was the bat because criminals "are a superstitious and cowardly lot."
CPIXLEY
CPIXLEY - 10/29/2013, 10:07 PM
I don't know, I think Deadpool showing up in one of the Superman/Batman Annuals transcended corporations pretty heavily.
OanAvenger
OanAvenger - 10/29/2013, 10:11 PM
@CPIXLEY Fair enough.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 10/30/2013, 3:12 AM
Never really made these connections. If you came up with this off the top of your head then good job!
OanAvenger
OanAvenger - 10/30/2013, 8:29 AM
If you wanna go that route, he could have also been "Captain Satan, King of Adventure"
Brainiac13
Brainiac13 - 10/30/2013, 8:37 AM
WOW!

So true! Nice article.
OanAvenger
OanAvenger - 10/30/2013, 8:46 AM
And no, that wasn't just from the cartoon. That was from the comic. In the 30's. Plus the original design of his costume was red. Just a coincidence though. It was never printed as such.
OcciferPing
OcciferPing - 10/31/2013, 5:48 AM
Daredevil is essentially MARVEL's Batman.
Havenless
Havenless - 10/31/2013, 7:03 PM
@DrStampe17

That... wasn't the point at all.
bHrUuLcKe
bHrUuLcKe - 11/1/2013, 3:38 PM
That was a fun editorial. Just how I like them, short and thought provoking.

Keep um coming.
Bearjew
Bearjew - 11/1/2013, 9:54 PM
Justice League fancast: Henry Cavill as Superman, Ben Affleck as Batman,Chris Hemsworth for Aquaman, Robert Downy Jr. for Green Lantern, Chris Evans for Flash, Scarlett Johannsen for Wonder Woman, Jeremy Renner for Green Arrow, Mark Ruffalo for the Atom, Samuel L. Jackson for Martian Manhunter
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