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Marvel on the Big Screen

Comic Books

Although Marvel actually released several films before the modern explosion, they were, how you say? Not good. It wasn&#39;t until Bryan Singer&#39;s X-Men that Hollywood really took notice. Since then, many Marvel movies have gone on to become blockbuster franchises, including films introducing beloved characters from the Marvel pantheon like:&nbsp;Spider-Man, Iron Man,&nbsp;Thor, The Hulk, and Captain America.

In 2012, years of preparation and lead-in films culminated in the release of The Avengers, an epic-scale event film bringing together a number of the company&#39;s most iconic heroes, S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Nick Fury, Black Widow, and Hawkeye. The film opened with the highest weekend domestic box office gross of any film before it (not just a Marvel Studios film), earning over $200 million in its first 3 days in theaters. Then in 2019,&nbsp;Avengers: Endgame&nbsp;went on to earn $357 million during its opening weekend.

Here is the list of the best films ever made based on Marvel comics and characters from Marvel Comics. And as Marvel keeps churning out the hits, make sure to vote-up and submit your favorites!

These are the best <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/comic-art-recreations-in-marvel-movies/stephanroget?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Marvel Comics movies</a>, voted on by the fans. What do you think is the best Marvel movie? Cast your votes below.

Use this list of Marvel movies as your ultimate guide to the best Marvel movies!

Spider-Man 2

The Best Movies Based on Marvel Comics

Film

Best Marvel Movies | Ranking All Marvel Comics Movies

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Lists that rank the best, worst, smartest, richest, fastest, most powerful, etc., etc., characters in comic book history.

The People on the Page

What makes someone a god? Incredible power? Worshippers? Gods in comic books have both. In fact, some readers might argue that <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-superheroes-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">comic book characters</a> are already the modern equivalent of ancient gods. Mortals tell stories about their incredible feats, pay tribute to them with&nbsp;hard-earned cash, and even dream about what it would be like to join their ranks.Yet godhood itself possesses a singular significance, even in the world of superheroes. <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/top-10-comic-book-gods-worth-worshipping/eric-diaz?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Comic book gods</a> tend to be the most powerful characters in any given series. Think of Thor,&nbsp;Darkseid, or Zeus. Those recognized as gods usually far outrank mere mortals in terms of both power and prestige. And then there's comic book characters that became gods - like Jean Grey, for instance, or Superman. Their struggles with their own potential led to some gripping storylines.While it’s never easy to achieve godhood in comics, several characters have ascended to these rarified ranks over the years. Maybe <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/disturbing-future-versions-of-superheroes/stephanroget?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">your favorite superhero</a> (or villain) is among them.

15 Comic Book Characters Who Achieved Godhood

Comic Book Character

Liam Ross

Deadpool 2 is a film with a lot of promise but fans are perhaps mostly anticipating&nbsp;the on-screen debut of&nbsp;a long-awaited Marvel character – Cable. There aren't many <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-superheroes-all-time" target="_blank">superheroes more&nbsp;beloved</a> than Nathan Summers who have yet to appear in a live-action comic book film, but the backstory for Cable is incredibly complex and convoluted, which has likely made it difficult to fit into any movie’s plot. With a story full of time-travel, evil clones, and outrageously oversized weaponry, Cable is, in many ways, the ‘90s at Marvel Comics personified.Cable’s backstory is so complicated that even the most cursory list of “What to Know About Cable Before Deadpool 2” seems absolutely insane to anyone who’s not a veteran reader of comic books; that’s probably why he’s slated to appear in the Deadpool sequel, instead of one of the X-Men films or New Mutants. Not only does Cable and Deadpool have a lengthy, intertwined <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/deadpool-trivia-facts/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">comic book history</a>, the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/deadpool-easter-eggs/coy-jandreau" target="_blank">world of Deadpool</a> might just be the perfect fit for the gun-toting mutant messiah with a bizarre and often nonsensical origin.

Deadpool 2's Cable Has An Uncannily Convoluted Comic Book History

General

Stephan Roget

Supervillains

Most Marvel Comics fans assume they know the gist of Venom&rsquo;s backstory, but the character&#39;s origin is more complicated than many&nbsp;readers realize. Venom&#39;s gooey black costume is actually an alien symbiote known as a&nbsp;Klyntar, and it needs to form a symbiotic relationship with a host body&nbsp;to thrive and reach <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/unexpected-marvel-venom-powers-and-abilities/tyler-mitchell" target="_blank">the full extent of its powers</a>.

It isn&rsquo;t until this particular symbiote pairs up with Eddie Brock that the symbiotic fusion takes on the name &ldquo;Venom,&rdquo; but Brock is&nbsp;far from its first host. The Venom symbiote had a <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/violent-and-disturbing-venom-comic-moments/jonathan-kantor" target="_blank">lengthy series of adventures</a> and partners before encountering Peter Parker - or any other Earthling - and the entire <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-venom-comics-storylines/stephanroget" target="_blank">tale of the Klyntar race</a> is one that goes back billions of years.&nbsp;

The Real Origin Story Of The Venom Symbiote Is Much More Complicated Than You Think

The Complicated Comic Book Origin Of The Venom Symbiote

Originally known as Timely Publications and then as Atlas Comics, the comic book publishing company known as Marvel began in 1961 when it launched The Fantastic Four.

The Universe of Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics has long been the kind of company that honors its fans&#39; requests in a number of fun and interesting ways. Back in 1977, the company tried something new by releasing a series titled&nbsp;What If...?&nbsp;with each issue focusing one or more stories related to their previously published titles. Instead of Spider-Man getting rejected from the Fantastic Four in&nbsp;The Amazing Spider-Man&nbsp;#1, why not see&nbsp;What If... Spider-Man JOINED The Fantastic Four?&nbsp;

Titles like that explored how the Marvel Universe might have turned out differently if just one thing was altered from how it actually played out. Each comic essentially created what would become Marvel&#39;s Multiverse in that each issue was <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/main-timelines-marvel-universe/ranker-comics" target="_blank">basically a separate universe</a> depicting a slight change (or sometimes <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/craziest-marvel-what-if-stories/stephanroget" target="_blank">a wild change</a>) from what happened in Marvel&#39;s prime universe, otherwise known as Earth-616. Some of the stories were so successful and beloved, parts of a few found their way into canon eventually.

What If...?&nbsp;has been a popular series for Marvel Comics for decades, and it&#39;s even going to be made into a new animated TV show&nbsp;for Disney&#39;s new streaming service, Disney+. That&#39;s going to hit the platform within the first year of release, but before that happens, why not take a look at the many&nbsp;What If...?&nbsp;titles Marvel has published over the years and rank up your absolute favorite to see which one rises to be the best of them all!

All The Marvel What If…? Stories

Comic Book Series

All Marvel What If Comics, Ranked By Non-Canonical Awesomeness

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Superheroes

The latest epic Batman-centric event to take DC Comics by storm is Dark Nights: Metal&nbsp;– created by legendary Bat-talents Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo&nbsp;–&nbsp;and it’s introduced fans to what some are calling the Evil League of Batmen&nbsp;(a concept that sounds terrifying without any context). The group –&nbsp;which includes names like The Red Death, The Murder Machine, The Dawnbreaker, and The Batman Who Laughs, along with other evil versions of Batman –&nbsp;has now invaded the DC Universe, and that’s not a good thing for its citizens. After all, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/times-batman-was-a-dick/ranker-comics" target="_blank">the Dark Knight was already terrifying</a> enough when he was just one, singular, justice-obsessed vigilante.While Dark Nights: Metal is, at its core, a Batman story, it’s also a Justice League tale, and that’s reflected in the Evil League of Batmen. Each of the group’s members appears to be a dark reflection of Bruce Wayne combined with the abilities of some other <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-dc-comics-heroes?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">DC Comics heroes</a> and even <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-batman-villains/ranker-comics" target="_blank">the best Batman villains</a>. This is definitely Batman as we’ve never seen him before, and the world of DC Comics may never be the same.

With Dark Nights: Metal, DC Has Introduced Us To The League Of Evil Batmen

With Dark Nights Metal, DC Has Introduced Us To The League Of Evil Batmen

The best and worst characters, scenes, lines, moments, costumes, etc. in all your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man properties.

Spider-Man, Spider-Man

Spider-Man&rsquo;s rogues gallery is&nbsp;a veritable who&#39;s-who of monsters&nbsp;and misanthropes. Over the course of his decades-long career, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/spider-man-villains-who-ruined-his-life/stephanroget" target="_blank">Peter Parker</a> has faced some of the most unhinged&nbsp;homicidal menaces New York City (and the world at large) has to offer. It&rsquo;s not surprising, then, that some of Spider-Man&rsquo;s villains have taken things <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/worst-things-marvel-villains-have-done/williamsbrianjake" target="_blank">entirely too far</a> in their efforts to add more chaos to this&nbsp;cruel and indifferent world.

The enemies Spider-Man has fought have done some&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/most-violent-spider-man-comics/jacobybancroft?ref=rltdlsts&amp;pos=17&amp;a=1&amp;ltype=l&amp;l=2493823&amp;g=1">really messed up things to him</a> that mark them as undeniably evil, but even then there&rsquo;s a limit. There have been times over Spidey&rsquo;s career where the reader has been forced to witness acts that can only be called demented or holy-balls-can-you-believe-that-guy-just-stole-Peter-Parker&#39;s-body&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/what-happened-doc-ok-spider-man/stephanroget" target="_blank">became the Superior Spider-Man</a>?

While other heroes have it hard, the worst things that Spider-Man villains have ever done would make Wolverine run back to Canada. &nbsp;&nbsp;

The 13 Most Villainous Things Spider-Man Villains Have Ever Done

The Most Evil Things Spider Man Villains Have Ever Done In The Comics

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Ranking the best novels and non-fiction books of every genre.

Bibliophilia

Graphic Novels

A list of the best graphic novels and collected editions (trade paperbacks). The best graphic novels and collected editions are generally fan favorites and regarded highly by readers and collectors of graphic novels. If you're looking to read graphic novels that will keep your head in the pages long after you've stopped reading, these are some of the greatest graphic novels and collected editions to check out.This list includes some of the best graphic novels for kids and teens, the top graphic novels for adults, and some collected editions for any age. Some of the greatest graphic novels, like Watchmen, have become some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-superhero-movies-ever-made">best superhero movies</a> and the Hollywood obsession to turn graphic novels and collected editions into franchise movies. For the purposes of this list of the best graphic novels and collected editions, multi-volume works with a clear beginning and end should be treated as one entry. Adaptations should generally be omitted. If you don't see your favorite graphic novel or collected edition on the list, feel free to add more so other collectors and new readers can get dialed in to what you think the top graphic novels are. And once you do add your choice for greatest graphic novel, make sure to vote it up so it gets to the top of the list of the greatest graphic novels and collected editions.

V for Vendetta

The Greatest Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

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Lists of the best (and worst) times superheroes and villains took their fights off the pages of comic books and onto the big screen.

For the Fanboys and Fanatics

Entertainment

These days, it seems a month doesn&#39;t go by without a comic book movie hitting the silver screen, and with so many Marvel and DC films being released over the years, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/20-worst-marvel-movies/ranker-comics" target="_blank">some are bound to upset fans</a>. It would be hard to argue that characters like Captain America, Batman, or the Silver Surfer weren&#39;t all amazing characters, but that doesn&#39;t mean they always translate perfectly from the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/impossible-comic-book-character-live-adaptations/tyler-mitchell" target="_blank">page to the screen</a>.

These actors certainly did their best with the material they were given, and while some of the performances were certainly better than others, most fans agree that these&nbsp;movie versions of <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-female-comic-book-characters/ranker-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">comic book characters</a> were rather awful.

15 Times Comic Book Movies Almost Ruined Great Characters

Jonathan H. Kantor

Any superhero worth their salt has at least one greatest enemy, and some are even special enough to have an entire rogues&rsquo; gallery full of them - but the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-superheroes-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">list of superheroes</a> who have actually killed their <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/superhero-friends-turned-enemies/stephanroget" target="_blank">arch-nemesis</a> is a pretty short one. And it&rsquo;s not hard to see why - sure, putting a baddie in the ground might be the only way to permanently end the threat they represent, but it also makes it difficult to tell more stories featuring that villain, and so the lethal option is almost always avoided. Almost always, but not always.

Sometimes, the <a href="/list/best-dc-archenemies/ranker-comics" target="_blank">most vile and violent comic book archenemies</a> take their acts of evil too far, and an extreme response is warranted. Even when the victim is someone as despicable as the Joker or the Red Skull, handing out fatalities is still always a difficult prospect for most caped crusaders - and that&rsquo;s part of what sets them apart as heroic individuals. Superheroes don&rsquo;t slay because they want to, they do it because they have to.&nbsp;

All The Times That Comic Book Superheroes Actually Put Their Arch-Nemeses In A Body Bag

Every Time Superheroes Put Their Arch-Nemeses In A Body Bag

All about a bunch of a-holes (and Groot).

Guardians of the Galaxy

Against all odds, the Guardians of the Galaxy have swept the world as one of <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/superheroes-ranked-by-most-comic-book-appearances/ranker-comics?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the most popular superhero</a> teams, on par with the Justice League and the Avengers. They rose up from obscurity in a dark horse sort of way. You may not know this, but <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/guardians-of-the-galaxy-trivia/ranker-comics" target="_blank">Guardians of the Galaxy</a>&nbsp;debuted&nbsp;as a comic book team&nbsp;in 1969.&nbsp;The group has featured in various&nbsp;books and their solo series have&nbsp;gone in&nbsp;and out of print on numerous occasions, and they&rsquo;ve had more roster changes than a minor league baseball team.&nbsp;

Prior to their introduction in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Guardians of the Galaxy&nbsp;had been around for decades and went through various dark times. Both the original team, led by individuals like Yondu and Starhawk, and <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-group-and-acute_s-of-super-heroes" target="_blank">the modern ragtag group</a>, with megastars Groot, Star-Lord, and Rocket Raccoon, share extraordinarily tragic backstories. While the MCU&#39;s&nbsp;Guardians of the Galaxy&nbsp;are certainly no strangers to heartbreak, Disney and Marvel wisely chose to keep the very worst of the Guardians&rsquo; comic book canon from the big screen.&nbsp;

Things From 'Guardians of the Galaxy' That Were Cut From The Movies

15 Things Marvel Cut From The Guardians Of The Galaxy Movies

Ranking comic book characters by their powers, strength, physical traits, affiliations, and other features, like how just goshdarn super they are.

Heroes and Villains

Superheroes have never been more mainstream, but some costumed crusaders are so ubiquitous they were household names long before the Marvel Cinematic Universe was born. Characters like Superman, Spider-Man, and the Incredible Hulk are all recognizable worldwide, but casual fans might be surprised to learn that even some of the most&nbsp;famous <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/unrealistic-super-powers/ranker-comics" target="_blank">superpowers</a> may be a lot <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/villain-superpowers-that-work-different-than-you-think/williamsbrianjake" target="_blank">more complicated than they appear on the surface</a>.

Longtime fans are well aware that comic book continuity is complex and difficult to parse; they have made peace with the fact that not every detail in these superhero mythologies will end up making it to the big screen. Regardless, fans of all stripes would probably claim to understand the full story behind some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/superpowers-we-wish-we-had/benjamin-dunn" target="_blank">more popular superpowers</a>, like flight or wall-crawling - but they&rsquo;d be wrong.

Famous Superpowers That Don't Work The Way You Think They Do

Villains

They don’t call them <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/greatest-graphic-novels-and-collected-editions">graphic novels</a> for no reason. Comic books and graphic novels are works of visually and textually explicit scenarios, but one of the things that make&nbsp;them so intriguing is the fact that one-dimensional characters simply don’t exist between the pages. For this reason, there have been countless times <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-15-scariest-villains-in-comics">comic book villains</a> were sweet, even borderline sentimental, if you will.It’s easy to miss these few-and-far-between instances of comic book villains being nice. Moreover, it’s easy to forget the times our favorite heroes began as villains, despite the fact that this is a recurring comic book theme.&nbsp;If all it takes to become a villain is one bad decision, the opposite must also be true. One good deed has been known to send some of the most sinister baddies over the line into benevolence, even if just for a frozen, solitary moment.Now, to be clear, in this context, we’re not talking about characters that have a dark side.&nbsp;We’re not discussing the now-infamous antihero trope. We're talking about characters who are the dark side, the certified psychopaths who will laugh gleefully while detaching your head from your body and simultaneously humming the National Anthem. Even they might save a puppy or two along the way.From feeding orphans to rescuing superheroes, from healing plagues to sacrificing their own souls in order to save the lives and souls of others, here are some examples of unexpected supervillains who do good.

12 Sweet Gestures by Otherwise Terrifying Comic Book Villains

Cynthia Griffith

Superman is probably the most famous superhero of all time. Despite his popularity, however, his forays onto the silver screen have been decidedly anti-cinematic and often straight-up terrible. The question is, if the character is so popular and beloved, why don't Superman's movies work? The answer is more complicated than you might imagine, and only mostly <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/zack-snyder-batman-superman-quotes/jacob-shelton">Zack Snyder's fault</a>.Most people think it's because he has a bland personality, but there have been plenty of stories that have proven otherwise. His wealth of empathy, compassion, and kindness actually give him a unique perspective that is&nbsp;sorely lacking in today's age of gritty superheroes.&nbsp;If that's the case, then, why are so many filmmakers struggling to capitalize on the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/offensive-superman-covers/lowe-saddler?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Big Blue Boy Scout</a>? It's worth noting that Richard Donner did a superb job adapting the character with Superman: The Movie - a film that wasn't afraid to be optimistic during the cynical 1970s. Granted, there have been some&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-of-batman-v-superman/jakebaumgart">cool moments</a> in modern Superman films, but it's all just so grim and depressing. If Hollywood has any hope of keeping the character alive for another generation, they need to tap into that optimism and exploit its sunny disposition. Otherwise, they'll continually be unable to translate the success of the comics to the screen.Even if they do that, though, there are still plenty of reasons you can't make good Superman films. &nbsp;&nbsp;

15 Reasons There Will Never Be A Good Superman Movie

15 Reasons Why There Will Never Be a Good Superman

Aaron Edwards

Amazing Comic Book Art

You can't judge a book by it's cover. Well, unless it's a comic book. The beauty and awesomeness of a comic book's cover is just a preview of the greatness inside. But which are the best and coolest comic book covers in the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/racist-comic-book-moments/ranker-comics?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">history of comics</a>? You can decide below.Comic book cover art is its own specialized form of entertainment. You need to catch the eye of the reader and show some of what's going on within the book's pages, all while not giving too much away.The most awesome comic book covers of all time do just that. Cast your votes for the&nbsp;greatest comic book covers below - those covers throughout history that had you captivated before you even turned a page.

The Greatest Superhero Comic Book Covers of All Time

1990s

The &#39;90s were a terrible time for comics. Major publishers were flooding the market with variant covers and expendable crossovers, while a gritty sensibility was grabbing the industry <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-songs-with-throat-in-the-title/ranker-music?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">by the throat</a>. But <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/why-the-90s-were-terrible-for-comics/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">the worst &#39;90s comics</a> came in the form of the Marvel Heroes Reborn universe, a pocket universe where your favorite characters received new backstories, which included getting wiped of their memories&nbsp;and edged up&nbsp;to boost sales. If this change were organic, Heroes Reborn could have been interesting, but instead, it became a joke almost immediately. Within a year, the whole thing imploded.&nbsp;

We&#39;ll look at why Marvel felt the need&nbsp;to make such a <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/90s-superhero-costumes/ranker-comics" target="_blank">drastic change to their creative strategy</a>, which&nbsp;helped the company usher along this weird storyline, and how it affected the company as a whole. If you&#39;re too young to remember Heroes Reborn, read on and thank your lucky stars that you weren&#39;t&nbsp;tricked into buying these comics. If you lived through this series, you can finally learn&nbsp;what Marvel was thinking when they rebooted their entire universe.&nbsp;

'Heroes Reborn' Is The Comic Book Storyline Marvel Wishes Everyone Would Just Forget

Marvel's Heroes Reborn Is The Storyline Marvel Wants You To Forget

Jacob Shelton

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This list of the best comic book movies ever, is ranked by fans of both comics and movies and needs your votes as well! This list includes some of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-superhero-movies-ever-made?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">greatest superhero movies</a> as well as great&nbsp;film adaptations of graphic novels, which may not necessarily feature traditional heroes.&nbsp;Road to Perdition&nbsp;is an awesome example of a comic book turned into a movie that has nothing to do with classic superheroes.&nbsp;These are the best of the best of the comic book movie genre, and many star some of the best actors in all of Hollywood. Furthermore, you&#39;ll find that this is far more than just a top ten comic movies list. Vote up your favorites to help them reach the top of the list.

Though not all comic book fans agree on the best comic book movies, some find a few of these comic inspired movies even better than the source material. Whether you prefer Marvel movies or DC movies, there&#39;s surely a comic book film on this list that you think is great.

Vote up your favorite movies from comics to move them up the list, or press rerank to create your own list of the best comic movies of all time and further affect the order of this ultimate list.

Batman

The Greatest Comic Book Movies Of All Time

The Greatest Comic Book Movies of All Time, Ranked

Best Characters

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 &quot;superhero&quot; can be quite slippery, and often encompasses characters with questionable morals and behavior (giving rise to the notion of the &quot;anti-hero.&quot;) If you love these superheroes, you&#39;ll also be interested to know that a few of them have really <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-10-lamest-super-hero-origins/ihateeverything">lame origin stories</a>.

Traditionally, a &quot;superhero&quot; 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 <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/unexpected-superhero-day-jobs/stephanroget" target="_blank">even while maintaining day jobs</a>. Though the word &quot;superhero&quot; began to be used as early as the 1910s, the concept really took hold in the public&#39;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 &quot;human&quot; than the noble alien from Krypton, using their intelligence (such as Iron Man or Batman) to create a superheroic persona.&nbsp; Some <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-10-greatest-disabled-superheroes-of-all-time/saintmort">superheroes also have disabilities</a> that counteract their skills, weapons or unique talents.&nbsp;

Because of the massive popularity of superheroes &ndash; particularly at the start of the 21st Century, when <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-superhero-movies-ever-made">superhero films</a> reigned at the box office &ndash; a number of deconstructions and analyses of the genre have also been done, culminating in the creation of &quot;meta-superheroes&quot; who comment on the concept of superheroism itself.&nbsp;So take a look at this list, decide who your favorite comic book superheroes are, and vote them up.&nbsp;We have your top 50 superheroes, your top 100 superheroes of all time&hellip; we don&rsquo;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&rsquo;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&rsquo;s put these question to rest of who is the best super heroes to rest.

Captain America

The Best Comic Book Superheroes Of All Time

Fictional Character

The Best Superheroes Ever & Top Comic Book Heroes

List of animated <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-movies-based-on-marvel-comics/all-genre-movies-lists?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">movies based on Marvel Comics</a>. These are animated films that star Marvel characters and take place within the Marvel Universe. While Marvel Comics began in 1939 and entered its modern incarnation in 1961, movies based on Marvel Comics did not really begin being made until the turn of the 21st century.&nbsp; &nbsp;What are the best Marvel animated movies? While there had been a few flops and low budget films made, it wasn't until X-Men (released in 2000) that Hollywood really took notice and the animated movies started production. Since then, many animated Marvel movies have gone on to become quite popular. Marvel's relationship with Hollywood culminated in 2009 when The Walt Disney Company purchased Marvel Entertainment for $4.2 billion. &nbsp;This list of Marvel animated movies list include the best ones like Hulk Vs ranked to the worst ones like the Marvel animated movies in 2013, Iron Man &amp; Hulk: Heroes United. You won’t find the Marvel cartoons you’ll see on your TV set, because these found on this Marvel cartoon movies list were released on home video. &nbsp;

Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United

The Best Marvel Comics Animated Movies

The Best Marvel Animated Movies & Cartoons, Ranked

Superman

&quot;Superman is a d*ck&quot; is a concept originally conceived by the fine folks at <a href="http://www.superdickery.com/" target="_blank">Superdickery.com</a>. In one of the earliest great things on the Internet, they compiled over 300 examples of Superman being selfish, needlessly cruel, and an all-around jerk in old comics from the &#39;40s, &#39;50s, and beyond.

Here&#39;s the absolute best of the &quot;Superman is a d*ck&quot; concept, out of over 300 examples. And yes, these are all real. A lot of them are just from a time in which they were selling Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane comics by using a premise that doesn&#39;t actually apply to what is in the comic book itself. Some of these even say &quot;this is not a cop-out&quot; because most of them were. The contents of the inside of the comics most often had absolutely nothing to do with the covers. The covers where Superman is a d*ck were just ways for comic book companies and stores to entice readers to buy these probably horrible, yet now classic comic books.