List of the most badass, tough, and iconic comic book superheroes ever created. This list includes central characters from both the DC and Marvel Universe, as well as more non-traditional or underground comic books. The definition of what makes a "superhero" can be quite slippery, and often encompasses characters with questionable morals and behavior (giving rise to the notion of the "anti-hero.") If you love these superheroes, you'll also be interested to know that a few of them have really lame origin stories.
Traditionally, a "superhero" simply means a larger-than-life character, or one gifted with special abilities, either organically or via their own genius or inventiveness, who uses his or her powers to protect and defend the public from threats - at times even while maintaining day jobs. Though the word "superhero" began to be used as early as the 1910s, the concept really took hold in the public's mind following the introduction of Superman in 1938.
Though Superman and other characters of his day were gifted with special talents and abilities, making them particularly suited to crusading for justice, many characters that followed were more "human" than the noble alien from Krypton, using their intelligence (such as Iron Man or Batman) to create a superheroic persona. Some superheroes also have disabilities that counteract their skills, weapons or unique talents.
Because of the massive popularity of superheroes – particularly at the start of the 21st Century, when superhero films reigned at the box office – a number of deconstructions and analyses of the genre have also been done, culminating in the creation of "meta-superheroes" who comment on the concept of superheroism itself. So take a look at this list, decide who your favorite comic book superheroes are, and vote them up. We have your top 50 superheroes, your top 100 superheroes of all time… we don’t quite have your top 200 comic book characters of all time simply because this list is just for the best superheroes ever. We didn’t include the super villains on this top comic book characters list. Who are the top comic book heroes? Who is the best superhero? Let’s put these question to rest of who is the best super heroes to rest.
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43,52318,537Spider-Man
Precognition, Healing factorSpider-Man is a fictional superhero created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve... more
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43,92023,523Batman
Flight, Martial artsBatman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, as... more- 323,59713,038
Thor
Flight, Superhuman strengthThor is a fictional superhero that appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.... more - 425,63113,903
Deadpool
Martial arts, Healing factorDeadpool is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.... more - 527,36415,826
Iron Man
Flight, Hand-to-hand combatIron Man is a fictional superhero appearing in comic books and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.... more - 630,53217,969
Wolverine
Healing factor, RegenerationLogan is a fictional character from the X-Men series. He is a mutant who possesses animal-keen... more - 725,36015,536
Captain America
Martial arts, Hand-to-hand combatCaptain America is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel... more - 822,12913,661
Hulk
Shapeshifting, Healing factorThe Hulk is a fictional superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The... more - 924,79015,412
Flash
Flight, Superhuman speedThe Flash is a fictional superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics.... more - 1015,5258,585
Doctor Strange
Flight, Magic in Harry PotterDoctor Stephen Vincent Strange, best known under his alias Doctor Strange, is a fictional... more - 1120,15912,752
Wonder Woman
Flight, RegenerationWonder Woman is a fictional superhero who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The... more - 1211,6676,326
Venom
Shapeshifting, Healing factorVenom, or the Venom Symbiote, is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books... more - 1328,94820,090
Superman
Flight, Healing factorSuperman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, as... more - 1414,3769,455Black Panther is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel... more
- 1512,6139,088The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is a fictional character appearing in... more
- 168,4325,920Natalia Alianovna Romanova is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books... more
- 1714,43710,451Nightwing is a fictional character in the 2010 animated action thriller film Batman: Under the... more
- 187,3495,050Groot is a fictional superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created... more
- 195,8364,176
Ghost Rider
Superhuman strengthGhost Rider is a fictional superhero that appears in American comic books published by Marvel... more - 207,3965,338
Scarlet Witch
Reality warpingWanda Maximoff is a fictional character, whose code name is Scarlet Witch, in the Marvel... more - 219,7687,583
Silver Surfer
FlightThe Silver Surfer is a fictional superhero appearing in comic books and other publications... more - 226,0124,147
Shazam
Flight, Magic in Harry PotterShazam is a comic book character created by Bill Parker and C. C. Beck for Fawcett Comics. He... more - 2314,08611,990
Green Lantern
Power ringGreen Lantern is the name of a number of fictional superheroes that appear in American comic... more - 243,3192,162Ant-Man (Scott Lang) is a fictional character, a superhero featured in the American comic... more
- 255,5223,971Rocket Raccoon is a fictional superhero who appears in American comic books published by... more
