Since most people visiting here are likely to already know about some of the more prominent "analogues" - Hyperion and Gladiator are both Superman, for example - I thought I'd start with a more obscure group. Due to his subsequent appearance over the Pond and the fact that his analogue used the name he'd eventually officially adopt for U.S. publication, there are probably a fair few people who know that Marvelman turned up in Moore/Davis' run of Captain Britain as Miracleman, one of the hero-killing Fury's victims on Earth-238. However, he wasn't the only counterpart to old British superhero characters present; apart from two (the Crusader and Bash Street Bunty), every hero the Fury was shown to kill was a thinly disguised existing character. Too many to cover here, but luckily I've already broken it down elsewhere:
The Last Heroes of Earth-238

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A recurring Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew foe, starting with #3 is Frogzilla. I don't think I need to spell out the reference.
Mantis appeared as Willow in Justice League of America #142 (Hmm, maybe you should make a note of those instances where the analogue and the original share the same creator).
Action Comics #579 featured various Asterix analogues.
Captain Strong (Popeye) was a recurring Superman character starting with Action Comics #421
Vartox (Zardoz) was another recurring Superman character starting with Superman #281. Superman seems to encounter as many analogues as he has of his own.
Buck Wild (Luke Cage) was an Icon ally starting with #13.
The Cockroach (paraody of various) first appeared in Cerebus the Aardvark #13
The Foot (The Hand) are TMNT foes starting from #1.
Zatara (Mandrake) was a main character starting with Action #1.

For satire comics, I recommend skipping/only noting the most prominent if analogues are the norm. With Not Brand Echh you might be able to get away with all of them because only a few analogues were non-Marvel, but Mad, Cracked, and Crazy would likely bog down the list.

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Andy E. Nystrom wrote:

Mantis appeared as Willow in Justice League of America #142 (Hmm, maybe you should make a note of those instances where the analogue and the original share the same creator).

Willow

and Lorelei from Scorpio Rose #2,
which was also written by Steve Englehart, is, of course, Mantis

 

And before covering the next on Andy's list, it's worth pointing out that the Asterix stories returned the favour in Asterix and the Falling Sky, when the Gaulish village had some strange visitors from another planet.

Meet Superclone.

Andy E. Nystrom wrote:

Vartox (Zardoz) was another recurring Superman character starting with Superman #281. Superman seems to encounter as many analogues as he has of his own.

Vartox

vs Zardoz

And since we're covering Buck Wild, it's worth mentioning his partner during the period he called himself Jim Crow. I give you: The Patriot!

No idea who he might be based on...
 

Andy E. Nystrom wrote:

By the way, are you counting unauthorized analogues of real people, or just of fictional characters?
 

Hmm. I think we can probably include the former too.

Andy E. Nystrom wrote:

Lord Julius, starting in Cerebus the Aardvark #?? (I no longer have the trades) is based on Groucho Marx's usual screen persona.

Yeah, Groucho has several interdimensional lookalikes.
Lord Julius
Groucho (yes, they actually used the name; no subtlety here!) in Martin Mystere

Rufus T. Hackstabber in Marvel (Master of Kung-Fu and Defenders)

AND Julius T. Flakfyser from Marvel's Slapstick
 

Cerebus has a fair few other analogues running around:
Sump Thing from Cerebus #25

is Swamp Thing.

Red Sophia from Cerebus #3

is Red Sonja

Bran Mac Mufin from Cerebus #5

is Robert E. Howard's Bran Mak Morn.
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2000AD Prog 1232's Judge Dredd story saw a hole in the space/time continuum bring a familiar looking spaceship to Dredd's reality.

On board are a similarly familiar crew:

From left to right that's Uhoogloo, Captain James Krock, the half-human Mr. Spook, Navigation Officer Zulu and an unnamed red shirt.
We also meet the Scottish accented engineer, Spotty:

as well as the ship's doctor, nicknamed "Guts."

And then there's the mission statement:

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Klep was replaced in 2000 A.D. by Dash Decent, a Flash Gordon parody.

Accompanied by Dale Ardent and Dr. Zellamy they visited the planet Pongo and took on Pong the Malignant.

And in case it needs spelled out, those would be Dale Arden, Dr. Zarkov, and Ming the Merciless from planet Mongo.

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Andy E. Nystrom wrote:

The Clark and Lois who keep showing up in Marvel stories starting with X-Men #98 are an interesting case. Many of their appearances are pretty minor, but they've appeared so often that at least some of their appearances might count as participants and if not they are at least active participants on Earth-616/Prime and not just some one time background characters.

Very true. They've had enough appearances to make for decent Appendix profiles.
http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/kentclrk.htm
http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/loisdc.htm

Loki wrote:

Andy E. Nystrom wrote:

The Clark and Lois who keep showing up in Marvel stories starting with X-Men #98 are an interesting case. Many of their appearances are pretty minor, but they've appeared so often that at least some of their appearances might count as participants and if not they are at least active participants on Earth-616/Prime and not just some one time background characters.

Very true. They've had enough appearances to make for decent Appendix profiles.
http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/kentclrk.htm
http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/loisdc.htm

And then there is their Easter egg cameo in Ultimates.