By an unfortunate coincidence of timing, some comics related roles were unavailable to the people best able to play them in other media. Would there have been a better Wonder Woman than Katherine Hepburn? Well, Lynda Carter was certainly perfect physically, but from an acting perspective the young Katherine Hepburn had both the beauty and the athleticism to handle the part.
Would there have been a better Batman than William Powell? He could have done the playboy Bruce Wayne and the action Batman perfectly. Additionally, he was the consummate screen detective.
Picture the Fantastic Four with Barbara Stanwyck as Sue Storm, Bing Crosby as Reed, Eddie Cantor as Johnny and Bob Hope as Ben Grimm.
Antman and Wasp? I give you Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. Of course Erroll Flynn is the obvious Tony Stark.
Fredric March was born to play Hal Jordan, but unfortunately he was born fifty years to early to get the chance.
Fred Astaire would have been the perfect Daredevil.
Of course, there are some characters the golden age of Hollywood couldn't help us with. Gary Cooper would have been only okay as Superman. (I think Bogie would have been great as the Joker.) Burt Lancaster might have done a good job as Thor, but that's the only candidate I can think of. Spider-Man? Maybe Danny Kaye.
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