With the exception of Spider Man, most Marvel heroes are less concerned about keeping their civilian identity a secret. This is true for four reasons. 1. In the Marvel Universe few people care about who the heroes really are. DC heroes ... read more
Today it “seems” like DC is more concerned because the heroes you are being exposed to in the DC verse — Flash, Superman, Supergirl, Wonderwoman, Green Lantern— focus on the oldschool silver age penchant for secret identities and the various hijinks that arise from that. read more
DC vs. Marvel. DC is the classic version of superheroes while Marvel is more of a clever spin on what it means to be a superhero. I love both of them, by the way. Superman, Batman, and even Green Lantern have well-defined superhero personas and secret identities. The X-Men, on the other hand, are much harder to pin down. read more