Reverse Adaptation: Comics Characters Created for Other Media First (24 books)

Reverse Adaptation: Comics Characters Created for Other Media First

This list is intended to be an index of characters from comic books that were created first to be in an animated or live-action production before being introduced into the printed comic form. This is a list of key issues for each character.

Basically: "TV shows frequently introduce new characters to bring in new audiences, which are later added to the comic canon. Characters created for TV, such as those from the Super Friends series (e.g., Apache Chief, Black Vulcan), can become permanently associated with the franchise."

These are their stories...

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1	Batman: Harley Quinn by Paul Dini 4.13 avg rating — 2,612 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Detective Comics (1937-2011) #359 by Gardner Francis Fox 3.81 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	NYX (2003-2005) #3 by Joe Quesada 3.86 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Uncanny X-Men (1963-2011) #193 by Chris Claremont 3.65 avg rating — 54 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Lone Ranger Omnibus Volume 1 by Brett Matthews 4.21 avg rating — 112 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Battle Scars by Christopher Yost 3.39 avg rating — 285 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Harley Quinn, Vol. 1: Preludes and Knock-Knock Jokes by Karl Kesel 3.99 avg rating — 3,554 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Batman Adventures (1992-1995) #12 by Kelley Puckett really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 115 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Batman Beyond by Hilary J. Bader 3.52 avg rating — 218 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 by Mark Waid 3.74 avg rating — 136 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Extreme Justice (1995-1996) #9 by Iván Vélez, Jr. liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Exiles, Vol. 1: Down the Rabbit Hole by Judd Winick 3.91 avg rating — 870 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Batman (1940-2011) #700 by Grant Morrison 3.56 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Lone Ranger / Green Hornet: Champions of Justice by Michael E. Uslan 3.37 avg rating — 68 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Lone Ranger/Zorro: The Death Of Zorro by Ande Parks 3.43 avg rating — 65 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Lone Ranger (1948 series) #6 by Dell Publishing 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Lone Ranger the and Tonto #1 Topps by No information available 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Firestar #1 by Tom DeFalco 3.64 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Action Comics (1938-2011) #835 by Gail Simone 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	X-23 (2005) #1 by Christopher Yost 4.32 avg rating — 153 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	All-New Wolverine #1 by Tom Taylor (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 320 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Batgirl: Year One #1 by Scott Beatty 3.92 avg rating — 171 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 236,251 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Batgirl (2011-2016) #1 by Gail Simone 4.05 avg rating — 1,243 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars