It's fairly common knowledge that Peacemaker and Judomaster, two ongoing characters in James Gunn's DC Universe, actually originated in a separate company, Charlton Comics. After DC purchased the rights to the Charlton characters in the mid-'80s, they were brought into DC's comic continuity. James Gunn recently hinted he could continue this tradition himself, bringing in even more Charlton characters.
Charlton's superhero line kicked off in 1960, with Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko lending his talents to designing many of Charlton's new heroes and writing and drawing their adventures. And though you may not be well-acquainted with the Charlton heroes, some of them may be more familiar than you realize, as they provided inspiration to the characters of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' Watchmen.
