Amazing 10 Comic Book Legends that were actually based on real people

10 Comic Book Legends that were actually based on real people -

Recently, Marvel and DC Comics movie action-packed took on theaters.

With recent box-office hits like "Deadpool" and "Captain America: Civil War," it seems that the cartoon characters are everywhere . (Not that there's anything wrong with that.) But did you know that some of these iconic heroes and villains are not only creations of the imagination ... but based on real people?

You might be surprised that some of these heroes are born as a result of fact, not fiction!

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1. Iron Man: Howard Hughes

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2. Batman: Robert Bruce and Mad Anthony Wayne

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3. Wonder woman: creator of the Women's Wonder woman William Moulton Marston, Elizabeth, and his research assistant Olive Byrne

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4. Constantine: Sting

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5. Bucky Barnes: Joe Simon, co-creator of Bucky, modeled after the character Bucky Pearson, a star player team basketball

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6. The Flash (Barry Allen): Barry Gray and Steve Allen

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7. J. Jonah Jameson: Stan Lee

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8. Professor Xavier Martin Luther King Jr. (but physically modeled after the actor Yul Brynner)

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9. Superman: Douglas Fairbanks Sr.

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10. The character in "The man who laughs"

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Actor Conrad Veidt & rsquo: the Joker

For the full scoop on that inspired these characters, watch the video below

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