Given Marvel Comics’ long history of creating pastiches of classic DC characters, it’s unsurprising that they would make their fair share of Superman copycats. Many of Marvel’s strongest beings like the Hulk, Hyperion, Thor, and Thanos have fallen to Gladiator by a single punch. 2) Blue MarvelImage Courtesy of Marvel ComicsAdam Brashear, aka Blue Marvel, was essentially the Superman of the 1960s in the Marvel Universe. Blue Marvel is immortal and has continued to act as a hero well into the modern day. Blue Marvel also possesses abilities that Superman doesn’t have, including telekinesis, energy and matter manipulation, and cosmic awareness.