In addition to the comparisons mentioned by
TallRoo, a few irate
comic book afficionados have also noticed some pretty strong similarities between Harry Potter and that
other adolescent,
British,
bespectacled,
owl-owning boy who is secretly the most powerful
wizard since
Merlin:
Timothy Hunter.
The first few stories of Tim Hunter, told in the Vertigo series The Books of Magic , appeared in 1991, predating the first Harry Potter book by about 4-5 years.
Draw your own conclusions.