Heroes and VillainsRanking comic book characters by their powers, strength, physical traits, affiliations, and other features, like how just goshdarn super they are.
History's Greatest Superheroes
The Greatest Comic Book Villains
Superheroes Who Have Gone Bad
Clones Who Didn't Turn Out Lame
The Spookiest Comic Book Villains
The Funniest Comic Book Superheroes
The Best Teenage Superheroes
The Most Absurd Superheroes
Evil Children of Supervillains
These Powers Work Differently Than You Think
The Scariest Villains in Comics History
The Most Tragic Origin Stories
Superheroes Who Are Way Too Powerful
Superheroes Who Dabbled in the Dark Side
Disturbing Future Versions of Superheroes
Superheroes Who Started as Villains
Superheroes Whose Powers Have Changed
When Heroes Beat Much Stronger Opponents
Superheroes' Best Catchphrases
Best Non-DC or Marvel Movies
Replacements Better Than Their Predecessors
Superheroes Who Have Done the Unthinkable
Superpowers We Wish We Had
Most Powerful Non-DC or Marvel Characters
Most Powerful Sons & Daughters
When Superness Comes from Objects
The Best Black Superheroes
Times Villains Subbed for Heroes
Superheroes Behaving Evilly
Sweet Gestures by Terrible Villains
Greatest Asian Superheroes
The Worst Villain Costumes in Film
The Most Useless Superpowers
Superhero BFFS Gone Wrong
The Best British Superheroes
When Villains Actually Won
Superheroes and Their Evil Doppelgangers
The Best Half-Human Hybrids
Superheroes Who Are Disabled
The Best Facial Hair in Comics
Heroes Who Don't Want to Fight Supervillains
Villains with Sad Origin Stories
The Greatest Capes & Cloaks
Best Invisible Superheroes
Best Telekinetic Superheroes
Best Superhero Telepaths
Superheroes With Glasses
Characters Who Need Their Own Films
Who Should Be Resurrected?
These Supervillains Are Looney Tunes
Real-Life Gadgets and Powers
The Smartest Supervillains in Comic Books
The Lamest Hero Costume Designs
The Greatest Black Female Superheroes
Totally Bonkers Super Powers
Origin Stories That Got Updated
Superheroes Who Are Mass Murderers
Forced to Off Their Own Family Members
The Lamest Hero Origin Stories
History's Worst Superhero Costumes
Don't Quit Your Day Job
But Who Is the Smartest?
Lazy Superhero Gender-Swaps
Most Powerful Superhero Families
Superheroes Inspired by Real People
Total Nerd
Top 100 Most Popular Superheroes and Villains in Comic Books
These are the superhero (and villain) characters who have been in the most individual issues of comic books, including both Marvel and DC. By some standards, this makes them the most popular superheroes in comic book history. You will notice that some characters, like Beast and the Thing, benefit from being part of famous superhero teams.
From Batman to Atom, the 100 most published superheroes are ranked by number of comic book appearances. You probably assume characters like Spider-Man and Captain America have the most comic book appearances, but seeing Judge Dredd higher than Aquaman might surprise even the most hardcore comic book fans. Several popular supervillains, like the Joker and Lex Luthor, have also appeared thousands of times in comic book history.
Which comic book characters appear most frequently in comic books? Check out which characters are hogging the spotlight below!
