C'mon Digimon

Clockwise: Deathmon (top left), Shinichiro Josaki,
Makoto Abe, Kentaro Kamon and Bun

I am big fan of Digimon. For those not in the know, Digimon was a series of virtual pet toys that got adapted into an excellent anime series that ultimately ended up becoming more popular than the toys. Digimon has a long history of manga.The first Digimon manga was "C'mon Digimon", which even managed to predate the anime series.  I am basing this post on an English translation of the comic. So if I get something wrong, that is probably why.
Plot
After winning a battle with 3D Digimon battle with his Deathmon Digimon, an unnamed kid smashes his opponent's dock. Makoto Abe, the narrator, explains Digimon are virtual pets that can fight each other and evolve into new form depending on how they are raised, and that the actual device is called a "dock". Makoto tries to befriend Kentaro Kamon, the only kid not interested in Digimon. He attempts to get Kamon interested in Digimon and fails. A classmate reveals Kamon seems to hate animals because he was bitten by a dog. After school, Kamon finds a Digimon Dock  and has every intent to just give it to Makoto. For some reason, Makoto decides to show Kamon a machine that temporarily turns Digimon into real creatures, which he demonstrates with "Kamon's" Digimon Bun. Yes, he has a machine that turns Digimon into living beings. This is not explained beyond his brother (a college graduate) being the one who made it. The next day, Makoto loses to the Deathmon-using kid, Shinichiro Josaki, in a battle using the 3-D Coliseum, a table that turns Digimon real so that they can fight (similar to Makoto's machine except the Digimon are smaller). Shinichiro is a rich kid that smashes the docks of people that lose against him because he is a jerk. As such, he smashes Makoto's dock. Seeing Makoto emotionally distressed about a toy he could probably easily replace, Kamon agrees to fight Josaki in 10 days. Kamon and Makoto use this time and their machine to train Bun. During this, Kamon bonds with Bun, who doesn't evolve even though he should. Before he fights Deathmon, Kamon learns from Shinichiro that Bun is actually "Badmon" (a rare glitch Digimon, that appears once per every 100,000, that is unable to evolve). During the fight, Shinichiro uses Deathmon's ability to change into forms (which are fusions of Deathmon and one Digimon he defeated) to toy with Kamon. Shinichiro finally uses a fire form to remind Kamon of his dog dying in a fire. Yes, Shinichiro is so much of a jerk that he did research on Kamon and decided to torment him with this traumatic memory.  However, Kamon reveals the dog died saving him. The memory of this allows Kamon to gain a second wind. This allows him to win. Namon is now interested in Digimon despite the fact Bun isn't useful in normal 2D battles (for some reason).
Influence 

Greymon

"C'mon Digimon" managed to leave its mark on the franchise. Namon was the inspiration for Taichi Yagami (the protagonist of the other pre-anime Digimon manga Digimon V-Tamer 01), who was the inspiration the lead character (of the same name) of the first anime series Digimon Adventure, who influenced every other Digimon anime lead character. Greymon was drawn in a way that wouldn't used again (since the Digimon didn't have official designs yet). This appearance of Greyman was used as the basis for Veedramon (the lead Digimon from Digimon V-Tamer 01).
References:
http://manga.animea.net/c-mon-digimon-chapter-1%20[Oneshot].html (click on the image to see more)
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/CMonDigimon

The Word

Several comic book characters have used the name "The Word".
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Hostage negotiator

The Word is a hostage negotiator for Precinct 10. He helped stop an insane man dressed as Santa Claus. He later helped arrest the Seven Sentinels after it turned out they faked their heroics and had been abusing their sidekicks. The Word has the ability to make people do what he says he wants them to do.
DC Comics
DC Comic has two characters called "the Word". One is a mystic being that serves God. The other is a mercenary.

The servent of God

The Word was brought into existence when God said the first word. The Word became the executioner for God. In attempt to stop Swamp Thing from becoming all-powerful, he ended up destroying the Parliament of Trees, Stone and Vapors (Elemental gods) and Lady Jane. The Word was defeated Tefe, the Swamp Thing's daughter. Despite seemingly being killed, the Spectre implied that the Word is alive.

The hired gun

The Word is a mercenary that specializes in intelligence gathering. He worked for Vandal Savage and fought Cameron Chase (who was working the DEO). The Word has no mouth. As such, he cannot speak and communicates through writing. He can remove printed words then transfer it to his skin and cling to surfaces.
Marvel Comics
Marvel has two character called "the Word". One was enemy of She-Hulk. The other was a Daredevil foe.

Jack Wordman

Jack Wordman / the Word was a dictionary editor-turned-cult leader. His cult was devoted to the pursuit of knowledge. His daughter, Ultima, fell in love with a follower Randolph Harrison. Fearing the cult, Randolph hired the lawyer Jennifer Walters (the human identity of She-Hulk). When Wordman insulted Walters (thus turning her into the She-Hulk), Ultima (to prove herself) tried to fight She-Hulk, but ended up being fatally crippled by accident. Since he encouraged her, the Word felt guilty and took a vow of silence. Despite this, he later attempted to recreate his cult, but was stopped by SHIELD and the Thing. The Word's only skill is having an amazing vocabulary.

Unnamed woman

An unnamed woman took the name "the Word". She first appeared as a representive of Red Skull when the Kingpin's crime empite was dividing. She attempted to stop the criminals from bickering. Regardless, the criminal began to fight. Daredevil and Punisher attacked the meeting. However, members of the Hand killed the Word with several arrows.
References:
http://www.comicvine.com/the-word/4005-13515/
http://www.comicvine.com/the-word/4005-23852/
http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/wordsheh.htm
http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix6/wordredskull.htm
http://www.comicvine.com/the-word/4005-68223/
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Gay Guy

An example of his abilities

John Byrne has written many great works. He has written the Fantastic Four, a Superman reboot, the X-Men, the Next-Men the IDW Star Trek comics and the start of the Hellboy series. However, his incipient work, Gay Guy, is (to put it politely) political incorrect.
History
As a kid, Gaylord Le Guye had his lollipop stolen by the villainess Ruby the Dyke. Somehow, this made him think all women are evil. He swore "by the spirit of my poor lollipop that I shall spend my life fighting evil!" Years later, he used his inheritance (from his now-dead parents) to become a superhero modeling his costume after a butterfly. He worked with Police Chief Znurn.
Powers
Gay Guy uses his wits and gadgets to fight crime. He knows that he is in a comic strip. As such, he can use this to his advantage such as attack someone in the next panel. He has secret base under a beauty salon and a "Homobile".
References:
http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/g/gayguy.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Byrne_(comics)

Angle Man

History
Angle Man is a con man and master thief from Italy. He uses the Angler device. This allowed him to confuse or avoid would be-capturers. He used a gimmick where he tries use "as many angles as" (Comicvine) possible. He was a minor villain to Wonder Woman during the Gold and Silver Ages even joining the Secret Society of Super-Villains and Academy of Arch-Villains. He was killed in Crisis on Infinite Earths. However, he was brought back. This version had an version of the Angler device that was a Penrose Triangle. In the New 52 event "Forever Evil", he was a member of the Crime Syndicate.
Powers and Abilities
Angle Man is a master thief. His main tool is the Angler, a device with various abilities. This allow him to teleport; bend perspective, space and perceptions; and alter gravity.
References:
http://www.comicvine.com/angle-man/4005-10886/
http://www.comicvine.com/angler/4055-57183/

Daredevil

This is not the Marvel character. There was a World War II-era character of the same name. However, the character (due to his revision of origin) is basically two different characters. Like many Golden Age superheroes, he is public domain.
History
Daredevil had two origins and costumes related to the origins.

His original costume

Originally, Daredevil had a Batman-like origin. Bart Hill witnessed his parents being killed. The trauma led him to become mute and a superhero. He trained himself to become a boomerang marksman. He used this to aid his crime fighting.

His normal costume

Due to Bart speaking in his second appearance, his origin was changed to a more Tarzan-like origin. Bart's parents died in Australia. An aboriginal tribe raised him and taught Bart how to use boomerangs. Inexplicably, he became a superhero when he returned to America and can speak perfect English.

Regardless of origin, Daredevil fought in World War II. He teamed up with fellow heroes Dickie Dean, Pirate Prince, Cloud Curtis, Lance Hale and Silver Streak. He fought villains such as the Claw, Adolf Hilter, Wolf Carson, the Scarlet Skull (not to be confused with the Red Skull), Deadly Dozen and the Bolt.
References:
http://pdsh.wikia.com/wiki/Daredevil

Element 152

The scene in question

In Adventure Comics issue 305, Marvel Lad (actually Mon-El in disguise) creates Element 152 by vibrating iron, gold and silver at superhuman speed so to make them into a new element. There are several things wrong with this. First off, vibrating a substance cannot alter the molecular structure of an object. Mon-El probably should have just shattered the brick or heated it up. Second, "Element 152" seems to be an iron-gold-silver alloy as oppose to an element (which has to be pure) since he is combining them. Lastly, Mon-El explains the name saying that "152" refers to the atomic weight. This would seem to imply it is an isotope of either Hafnium (which has atomic weight of 178.49) or Tantalum (189.94788).
The above image is a cropped version of this image. My source of this issue was Showcase Presents Legion of Superheroes volume 1.

White Rabbit

From Marvel Team-Up issue 131

Charles Dodgson (probably best known by his pseudonym "Lewis Carroll") created the timeless classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. His works influenced numerous works ranging from entire stories to individual characters. White Rabbit is an example of the latter.
History
Lorina Dodson was the trophy wife to an elderly man, Lewis Dodgson. Bored, she killed him and used his money to funded a life of crime. She took the alias "White Rabbit". She started robbing fast-food restaurants. However, Frog-Man and Spider-Man stopped her and her minions. Frog-Man stopped her when she tried to rob a book fair. White Rabbit attempted to get other villains to help her, but only Walrus agreed. The duo were defeated by Spider-Man, Frog-Man and Leapfrog (Frog-Man's father). White Rabbit reappeared with two "minions" (actually actors since no real criminal would work for her) Dormouse and Mad Hatter. She captured Grizzly and Gibbon then demanded a ransom (which she increased when the mayor rejected her original offer). Bag-Man (Spider-Man) defeated White Rabbit allowing Grizzly and Gibbon to escape. White Rabbit started to date the X-Men villain Arcade. After a failed attempt to kill Wolverine and Black Cat, the Arcade and White Rabbit on the Savage Island with a goat by their would-be victims. Arcade abandoned her. A group of cannibals worshiped the goat and made White Rabbit their queen. Upon finding Arcade, White Rabbit refused to save him from the cannibals. Later, White Rabbit was a member of Hood's Gang. She was sent to prison after failing to kill Bobby Carr.
Equipment
Since Lorina has no powers, she uses an array of equipment and weapons. These include killer bunnies, explosive-firing umbrella, rocket boots and razor-tipped carrots. She travels via "the Flying Hare".
References:
http://marvel.wikia.com/Lorina_Dodson_(Earth-616)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Works_based_on_Alice_in_Wonderland