For many, the Marvel Age began with the publishing of Fantastic Four #1, but the "house that Stan and Jack built" was constructed on a foundation formed in the Golden Age of Comics. The Human Torch, Namor, and of course Captain America were created before the United States entered World War II. As the decades have progressed, the legacy of these heroes has passed on to new characters.

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Sometimes moderns versions are just new interpretations of the same character. Most of the time, Marvel has created a new character bearing only a superficial resemblance to the original version. In some cases, it's only the name that the present and original versions have in common.

10 Miss America Would Take Issue With America Chavez's Secret Keeping

Miss America & America Chavez

Madelyne Frank was the Golden Age crimefighter Miss America. She and her husband, the Whizzer, eventually retired from crime fighting and traveled Europe, where she died giving birth. While Madelyne might admire the heroic efforts of America Chavez, there is one aspect that she might object to: America created the story of being from an alternate Earth.

She also hid her reasons for protecting Wiccan from Loki during her time with the Young Avengers. Fortunately, America has come clean with her friends and family about her origins since her childhood disease has recurred, affecting her powers. Madelyne Frank might appreciate the fact that her namesake has learned a valuable lesson, if nothing else.

9 The Original Vision Was An Alien, Not An Android

Golden Age and Modern Vision

In 1940, the hero known as the Vision was Aarkus, an extra dimensional alien law enforcement officer. He was summoned to Earth and fought crime for several years, but he was manipulated by the Nazis for a brief time. As the Golden Age of heroes ended, he faded into obscurity, occasionally resurfacing in more modern comics.

In 1968, the vastly more popular Vision familiar to most as the red-skinned android Avenger debuted. Modern Vision strove to be more human, which might be where Aarkus would find objection with his counterpart. Aarkus generally understood that he was apart from humanity and more dedicated to his crime-fighting mission.

8 The Original Black Widow Might Try To Kill Natasha Romanoff

Black Widow, original vs modern

Claire Voyant, the original Black Widow, was a very different type of hero. She gained her powers from Satan, serving him by killing evildoers so Satan could claim their souls. This mission, given by her hellish benefactor, would be the most likely point of conflict with her modern counterpart.

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Natasha Romanoff's history as a Russian spy led her to commit many evil deeds. She's also proved to be one of the Avengers most likely to resort to extreme measures. Black Widow's body count would likely make her a target of her Golden Age counterpart, out to send her to hell for her past crimes.

7 The Original Human Torch Would Be Disappointed In Johnny Storm

Golden Age Torch & Johnny Storm

The Original Human Torch was one of the first popular heroes from the publisher that would become Marvel Comics. He was the epitome of a superhero, joining the police to fight crime and save innocent people. The Human Torch would even try to sacrifice his own life to protect others.

While the original Human Torch would applaud his modern day counterpart's heroics, Johnny Storm has proven to be very superficial and selfish in his personal life. His sister has described him as "Paris Hilton," and his libidinous nature ruined the promise of peace with Latveria by sleeping with Doctor Doom's fiancé, Victorious.

6 Patsy Walker Was A Lead In A Teen Humor Comic Before She Was Hellcat

Patsy Walker became Hellcat?

It's one of the easiest comic book trivia questions: which Marvel superhero started in a teen humor comic? The answer is Patsy Walker, who would go on to fight evil as Hellcat. Thanks to increased exposure for the character from the Netflix series Jessica Jones, comic fans are familiar with her unconventional origins.

In the Golden Age, Patsy was the star of several teen humor comics. Peggy was so popular that she transitioned to a romance comic that eventually was canceled when that genre's popularity faded. A few years later, she showed back up as an assistant to the Beast, eventually joining the Avengers using one of Tigra's discarded costumes that had been part of her identity as the Cat.

5 The Original Ka-Zar Protected Africa, Not A Few Hundred Square Miles

Ka-Zar, David Rand & Kevin Plunder

Few comic fans realize that the Ka-Zar from the Golden Age was an entirely different character from the Ka-Zar who currently inhabits the Marvel Universe. Official Marvel chronology doesn't even acknowledge the original's existence, despite a story featuring him meeting the original Human Torch. This Ka-Zar is David Rand, raised in the African wilderness as its protector.

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Kevin Plunder, the modern Ka-Zar, is the protector of the Savage Land, but is similar to the original only in theme. David Rand would likely look down on his modern counterpart for protecting a land mostly unknown to the rest of the world. His job as protector could be perceived as somewhat easier by this difference. However, fans of the modern Ka-Zar would likely take umbrage at this assertion.

4 The Original Angel Might Find His Mutant Counterpart Intolerable

Original Angel v-archangel

In early Timely comics, the Angel was a vigilante that was quite popular with fans. He had no superpowers but managed to become feared by evildoers throughout his adventures. Some of this probably came from his willingness to kill criminals if it became necessary.

Given that the Angel went on to fund the organization that backed the Scourge of the Underworld – killing d-List supervillains – he might take issue with the X-Men member Warren Worthington, who has veered from the path of peaceful coexistence, sometimes becoming a feared villain.

3 Citizen V Would Be Appalled By Who Took His Name

citizen v and baron zemo

John Watkins fought the Nazis as Citizen V in occupied France. To assist him, John formed a group of operatives called the V Battalion, which has carried on his legacy by grooming operatives to serve as the next Citizen V. While John might be impressed by this aspect of his legacy, there is a person that claimed his identity that he would find appalling.

Baron Helmut Zemo, the son of the Nazi scientist that killed the original Citizen V, took the identity as part of a plan to masquerade members of the Masters of Evil as superheroes. Zemo tarnished Citizen V's legacy even more after his mind occupied the body of Watkin's Grandson to continue the charade.

2 The Whizzer Would Hate That His Name Was Taken By A Supervillain

whizzer and speed demon

Robert Frank was a golden-age speedster in the old Timely Comics. Robert gained superhuman speed from an infusion of mongoose blood and would retain this superspeed death.

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When The Grandmaster and Kang pulled the Avengers into their bizarre contest, the Grandmaster created versions of the Squadron Supreme from an alternate universe. Fortunately for the legacy of Robert Frank, the villainous Whizzer changed his name to Speed Demon, becoming somewhat of a fixture with the various incarnations of the Sinister Six.

1 Bucky Would Likely Be Horrified By The Winter Soldier

Bucky and the Winter Soldier

Captain America's sidekick Bucky would be horrified to learn that he went on to be a brainwashed assassin. While retcons have made Bucky's life a little grimmer, the original Golden Age Bucky was very optimistic, as were most sidekicks of the age.

Learning that after his supposed death, he became a Soviet assassin would horrify the young man. Bucky might appreciate the redemption that the Winter Soldier found – even becoming Captain America for a time – but it came at the cost of decades of suffering he would cause.

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