There’s an old saying that a hero is only as good as their villain. But what about someone else’s villain? Sometimes a villain will cause trouble for another hero, like say Superman has to deal with the Joker leaving Gotham for Metropolis. Or a new hero might fight a popular villain with an established following that could boost sales of their comic, like how Darkhawk fought Venom. But sometimes the unusual combinations reach elaborate heights, like in Marvel’s 1990 crossover “Acts of Vengeance” when the villains coordinated swapping heroes.

Pick a fun villain and hero match up that you’d like to see. Feel free to mix companies if you want.

If you want to make it more challenging for yourself, make it all balanced. For instance, I were to say Wolverine should fight Spider-Man’s villain the Puma, Spider-Man would have to fight a Wolverine villain, say Harry Leland. Or maybe Harry Leland fights the Hulk and now Spider-Man’s fighting Zzzax.

Last week, we conversed about missed opportunities.

Next week, we’ll look at sports comics and sports in comics.