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Marvel has one of the most expansive universes in comic. It is infested by heroes, villains, alien races and several Gods. They are often based on mythology, like Thor from Norse mythology. With Hindu mythology being rich, it is unsurprising that Marvel made characters inspired by Hindu Gods.

Christopher Nolan is one of those directors who can never go wrong with the subject at hand. But even the greatest people have their own sources of inspiration. Nolan recently unveiled a list of 30 films he loves and watches for inspiration to IndieWire. The list contains some pretty impressive movies including popular ones like 2001: A Space Odyssey and offbeat films like Koyaanisqatsi.

This Super Villain was designed by Bob Kane and Bill Finger and was inspired by the Kool cigarettes mascot, a penguin with a top hat and cane. When the Penguin first came out, he was to be more of a "gentlemen thief" as opposed to psychotic like the rest of Batman's bad guys. There was also times when he tried to make it look like he was trying to go legit and help Batman instead of fighting him. But it never lasted.

In the 1960s, Catwoman's catsuit was green in color, which was typical of villains of that era. In the 1990s, she usually wore a skintight purple catsuit, before switching to a black PVC catsuit that recalls Michelle Pfeiffer's costume in Batman Returns. In recent years, artists depictions have usually alternated between those two costumes. Ed Brubaker, the writer behind the 2001 revamp of the character, has stated that Selina's current costume was inspired by Emma Peel's iconic leather catsuit in The Avengers TV series. It has a more high tech look, with domino-shaped infrared goggles on her cowl.

Nagraj is arguably India's very first superhero to appear in Raj Comics. Created in 1986, Nagraj is inspired by Spider-Man and Superman. He played a major role in the lives of Indian kids and is popularly known as the eliminator of terrorism. Here is all you need to know about the King of Snakes who swings across the Mahanagar, saving his city from crime.

He was born Kal-El. His parents sent him to Earth when their planet Krypton was destroyed. Here he was found, adopted, and raised as 'Clark Kent'. Discovering his superpowers, he chose to rid the world from evil. A beacon of hope and inspiration, here's what you (probably) didn't know about Superman