Between DC and Marvel, origin stories are the foundation of every great superhero movie. Prior to the suits, world-ending battles, and massive cinematic universes, audiences first need to understand ...

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There are several supervillain origin stories at DC Comics that are even better than the origins for the biggest heroes.

The first and most important part of creating a superhero is to develop an exciting origin story, something DC Comics knows better than most. Indeed, many of the common tropes of superhero origin ...