History EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference / TheDCU

** The Calvin Ellis Superman (who is President of the United States and comes from a world where the superheroes are predominantly black) was nearly indistinguishable from the regular Superman in his introduction at the end of ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'', with the exceptions of his ethnicity and the colors of his chest insignia being inverted. By issue nine of ''ComicBook/ActionComicsNew52'', he not only follows the standard Superman's omission of UnderwearOfPower, but is also made more distinguishable by no longer having a spit curl and his costume overall having a more distinct design (particularly the cape and boots).

** The Calvin Ellis Superman (who is President of the United States and comes from a world where the superheroes are predominantly black) was nearly indistinguishable from the regular Superman in his introduction at the end of ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'', with the exceptions of his ethnicity and the colors of his chest insignia being inverted. By issue nine of ''ComicBook/ActionComicsNew52'', he not only follows the standard Superman's omission of UnderwearOfPower, but is also made more distinguishable by no longer having a spit curl and his costume having a more distinct design (particularly the cape and boots).

** The Calvin Ellis Superman (who is President of the United States and comes from a world where the superheroes are predominantly black) was nearly indistinguishable from the regular Superman in his introduction at the end of ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'', with the exceptions of his ethnicity and the colors of his chest insignia being inverted. By issue nine of ''ComicBook/ActionComicsNew52'', he not only follows the standard Superman's omission of UnderwearOfPower, but is also made more distinguishable by no longer having a spit curl and having a more distinct look for his cape and boots.

** The Calvin Ellis Superman (who is President of the United States and comes from a world where the superheroes are predominantly black) was nearly indistinguishable from the regular Superman in his introduction at the end of ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'', with the exceptions of his ethnicity and the colors of his chest insignia being inverted. By issue nine of ''ComicBook/ActionComics'', he not only follows the standard Superman's omission of UnderwearOfPower, but is also made more distinguishable by no longer having a spit curl and having a more distinct look for his cape and boots.

* The original ComicBook/BlackCanary wore a DominoMask early on but it was quickly discarded. Post-Crisis, the mask was mainly used as a way to distinguish between the original Black Canary Dinah Drake and her LegacyCharacter daughter Dinah Lance.

** In her debut in ''ComicBook/ArkhamAsylumLivingHell'', Jane Doe had skin, brown hair, and was a Western, deliberate invocation of {{Mukokuseki}} with slightly darker skin and Asian-esque eyes. While she briefly got a a mildly sexier tweak following [[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison the Black Glove's takeover of Arkham]] and the Asylum being destroyed shortly after [[ComicBook/FinalCrisis Batman's presumed death at the hands of Darkseid]], shortly after ''those'', when she came into conflict with [[ComicBook/Manhunter Kate Spencer]] was when her more well-known skinless look debuted.

* ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} originally had yellow gloves rather than green. Later artists would use this difference to distinguish between the Golden and Silver Age iterations of the character. In the Silver Age, Aquaman’s KidSidekick Aqualad had brown hair instead of black in his earliest appearances.

* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':

** ComicBook/LexLuthor originally had a full head of red hair, and was sometimes drawn with a pudgy physique. Both of these elements were brought back for Creator/JohnByrne's ComicBook/PostCrisis reboot of Luthor in the ''[[ComicBook/TheManOfSteel Man of Steel]]'' mini-series.
* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'':

** The modern version of ComicBook/{{Batwoman}} debuted in the series ''ComicBook/FiftyTwo'', with a different look than what she'd sport in her ongoing series and ''ComicBook/DetectiveComics'' appearances. Kate was first depicted as having long auburn-red hair, was more into dresses for her fashion sense, and had brown eyes. When her series came around, her skin was dramatically lightened to be a "vampire porcelain white" (to better reflect a redhead's complexion), she was depicted as dressing in a more Goth[=/=]PunkRock style (as well as [[BadassInANiceSuit favoring suits over dresses for formal occasions]]), her hair became short and a highly saturated shade of red, and her [[SignificantGreenEyedRedhead eyes were changed to green]].

** While the Doom Patrol's archenemy the Brain is recognizable from his brain being encased in a skull-shaped container, that wasn't the case for his first appearance in ''Doom Patrol'' volume one issue 86, where he was depicted as a generic BrainInJar. It wasn't until issue 108 that the Brain was depicted in a container remotely resembling the iconic skull-tank look.

* On the subject of the Doom Patrol, Rita Farr/Elasti-Girl and Larry Trainor/Negative Man were originally depicted in solid green uniforms, but would start donning the Doom Patrol's more familiar red and white costumes in the 89th issue of the first ''Doom Patrol'' series (which was originally titled ''My Greatest Adventure'' before rebranded to focus solely on the Doom Patrol at issue 86). Mento was also initially depicted with a yellow costume and a helmet that left the top of his head uncovered before quickly wearing a black costume with only the lightning bolt insignia colored yellow as well as his helmet covering the top of his head completely.

* On the subject of the Doom Patrol, Rita Farr/Elasti-Girl and Larry Trainor/Negative Man were originally depicted in solid green uniforms, but would start donning the Doom Patrol's more familiar red and white costumes in the 89th issue of the first ''Doom Patrol'' series (which was originally titled ''My Greatest Adventure'' before rebranded to focus solely on the Doom Patrol at issue 86).

* When Beast Boy's origin was first shown in ''ComicBook/DoomPatrol'', he was originally a brunet. When his origin was regiven a few issues later he was shown to be blond. He's been depicted as blond ever since, barring the ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' cartoon where he was a redhead, ''ComicBook/TeenTitansEarthOne'' where he was brunet, and ''WesternAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'' where he's a brunet. Also, his transformations were drastically different. For his first few appearances in the Doom Patrol he transformed into normal colored animals that had his green, human face on it, rather than just a green animal.