Saturday, June 29

The 20 Best Superheroes…Ever

Candy By Color Selection


20 – Mr. Fantastic (1961) Marvel

Real Name: Dr. Reed Richards

Powers: Superhuman Elasticity; Immunity to anything rubber is (blunt force, stabbing, electricity); Richards has a genius-level scientific intellect.

Notable Enemies: Doctor Doom; Galactus; Onslaught

Must See Appearances: Onslaught: Marvel Universe (1996 Book); Fantastic Four (1994 Animated); Fantastic Four (1961 Book)




19 – Yoda (1980) Lucas

Real Name: Yoda

Powers: Jedi-level Martial Arts; Wisdom; Lightsaber skills; Force-Based Powers (including Telekinesis)

Notable Enemies: The Emperor; Lord Dooku; Darth Vader; Carnival ride height requirements

Must See Appearances: Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy (1999 Movie); Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003 Animated); Yoda: Dark Rendevous (2004 Book), LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles (2013 Game)






18 – Savage Dragon (1982) Image

Real Name: Kurr

Powers: Super Strength, Stamina, and Durability; Healing

Notable Enemies: Overlord; Brute; Mako the Shark; Obscurity

Must See Appearances: Savage Dragon: Identity Crisis (2010 Book); Savage Dragon: United We Stand (2012 Book)






17 – Captain Planet (1991) Turner

Real Name: Captain Planet

Powers: Summoned by the combined powers of Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, and Heart - Planet has whatever powers are needed to defeat his enemies; Flight; Superhuman Strength, Stamina, Resilience, and Agility; Pollution hurts him.

Notable Enemies: Captain Pollution; Dr. Blight; Looten Plunder; Cigarette Butts

Must See Appearances: Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1993 Animated); Captain Planet (1994 Book)




16 – The Tick (1986) New England Comics

Real Name: The Tick

Powers: Superhuman Strength and Mass; Invulnerability; No Need to Breathe; Tick’s powers are amplified during high drama situations.

Notable Enemies: Sagin; The Ninjas; Chairface Chippendale; Insurance Companies

Must See Appearances: The Tick (Animated); The Tick (TV Series)





15 – Professor X (1963) Marvel

Real Name: Charles Xavier

Powers: Xavier is one of the world’s most powerful telepaths; Scientific Genius; Astral Projection; Mind Control and Possession; Psionic Shield.

Notable Enemies: Magneto; Apocalypse; Onslaught; Treadmills

Must See Appearances: X-Men: First Class (2011 Film); Astonishing X-Men (1995 Motion Comic); X-Men Legends II (2005 Video Game)






14 – Hellboy (1993) Dark Horse

Real Name: Anung Un Rama

Powers: Superhuman Strength and Endurance; Healing; Demonic Aging; Right Hand of Doom

Notable Enemies: Karl Kroenen; Baba Yaga; The Golden Army; Priests


Must See Appearances: Hellboy (2004 Film); Hellboy: Seed of Destruction (1993 Book)











13 – The Crow (1989) Caliber

Real Name: Eric Draven (also Joshua, Iris Shaw, Ashe Corvin, Michael Korby, Mark Leung, Jamie Osterberg, and an anonymous Holocaust Jew)

Powers: Invulnerability; Superhuman Reflexes, Agility, and Strength; Psychometrics; Clairvoyance; Draven can feel the pain and emotions of others; He’s driven by vengeance.

Notable Enemies: T-Bird; The Chinese Mafia; Happiness

Must See Appearances: The Crow (1994 Film); The Crow: Skinning the Wolves (2013 Book)
12 – Raphael (1984) Mirage
Real Name: Raphael

Powers: Martial Artist; Turtle Shell; Chi Gong; Skilled w/ Sais; Master Spy and Investigator.

Notable Enemies: Shredder; the Foot Clan; Baxter Stockman; Dogs

Must See Appearances: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 Film); TMNT (2007 Video Game)



11 – Doctor Strange (1963) Marvel

Real Name: Stephen Strange

Powers: Strange is a Sorcerer Supreme, w/ magical powers that would make Harry Potter shake in his boots; Immortality; Flight; Astral Projection; Telepathy; Teleportation; Power Absorbtion; Strange is also a skilled neurosurgeon.

Notable Enemies: Baron Mordo; Dormammu; Mephisto; Voldemort

Must See Appearances: Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth Online (2012 Video Game); Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme (2007 Film); Strange Tales (1987 Book)




10 – Doctor Manhattan (1986) DC

Real Name: Jonathan Osterman

Powers: Superhuman Strength; Telekinesis; Teleportation; Clairvoyance; Osterman was disintegrated and rematerialized as a glowing blue being; He has genius level scientific intelligence and doesn’t perceive time as linear.

Notable Enemies: The Russians; Ozymandias; Fruit of the Loom

Must See Appearances: Watchmen (1986 Book); Watchmen (2009 Film) 




9 – The Doctor (1963) BBC

Real Name: Doctor

Powers: The Doctor travels through time and space in his TARDIS ship; Genius Intellect; Resourcefulness; Pacifism; Sonic Screwdriver

Notable Enemies: CyberMen; Daleks; The Master; Curiosity

Must See Appearances: Doctor Who (2005 TV Series); Who-ology (2013 Book)




8 – Anonymous (2003) Anon

Real Name: Anonymous

Powers: Numbers - Anonymous is a hivemind that constantly evolves based on its opponent; Internet Communications; Super Speed, Stamina, and Agility.

Notable Enemies: Corrupted Corporations; Oppressive Governments; Religious Fanatics; Trolls

Must See Appearances: YourAnonNews (2013 Website); Anonymous (2013 Idea); We Are Anonymous (2012 Book); We Are Legion (2012 Film)




7 – Super Saiyan Goku (1984)

Real Name: Son Goku

Powers: Skilled Martial Artist; Ki-Based Energy Attacks; Super Strength and Speed; Transformation; Flight.

Notable Enemies: Omega Shenron; Cell; Majin Boo; Puberty

Must See Appearances: Dragon Ball Z (1989 Animated); Dragon Ball GT (1996 Animated); Super Saiyan Wig (2013 Memorabilia)




6 – Cole Macgrath (2009) Sony

Real Name: Cole Macgrath

Powers: Electrokinesis; Psychic Vision; The ability to slow time and act with Precision; Electric drain; Electric Bolts; Electromagnetism; Ionic Storm; Pyrokinesis; Cryokinesis; Festival of Blood; Detonation Jump.

Notable Enemies: Kessler; The Beast; Joseph Bertrand; Other video games

Must See Appearances: inFAMOUS 2 (2011 Video Game); inFAMOUS: Second Son (2013 Video Game)




5 – Iron Man (1963) Marvel

Real Name: Tony Stark

Powers: Genius intellect; A self-designed Armor suit granting Superhuman Strength, Flight, and Weaponry to include Energy Repulsors and Missiles.

Notable Enemies: Mandarin; Stane International; Alcohol

Must See Appearances: Iron Man (2008 Film); Iron Man 2 (2010 Film); Iron Man (1970 Song);




4 – Spawn (1992) Image

Real Name: Jim Downing (formerly Al Simmons)

Powers: Superhuman Strength, Stamina, Agility, Weight, and Healing; Simmons wears a symbiotic suit giving him a demonic cape and chains that can be controlled by his mind; Spawn is invulnerable to everything but holy weapons and the power of his own necro-plasm.

Notable Enemies: Clown/Violator; Mammon; Malebolgia; The Christian Right.

Must See Appearances: Soul Caliber II (2006 Video Game), Spawn (1998 Film), Spawn (2008 Action Figure), Todd McFarlane’s Spawn: The Animated Collection (1998 Animated)







3 – Wolverine (1974) Marvel


Real Name: James Howlett (aka Logan)

Powers: Accelerated Self-Healing; An Indestructible Adamantium Skeleton; Logan’s healing allows him to age (physically) gracefully, although his mental and emotional wounds don’t heal quite so easily; Logan often reverts to a feral state.

Notable Enemies: Sabretooth; Magneto; Lady Deathstrike; Himself

Must See Appearances: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009 Video Game); Marvel vs Capcom 3 (2011 Video Game); Wolverine: Weapon X (2009 Book)




2 – Batman (1939) DC

Real Name: Bruce Wayne

Powers: Money; Fortitude; Determination; Investigative Skills; Resourcefulness; Ability to Resist Pain; Martial Arts; Wayne is also a genius scientist and inventor who will find your weakness and exploit it.

Notable Enemies: The Joker; Ra’s Al Ghul; Penguin; Chris Hansen (when shopping for Robins)

Must See Appearances: The Dark Knight (2008 Film); Batman Under the Red Hood (2010 Animated); Arkham Origins (2013 Video Game); Batman: The Killing Joke (1988 Book)







1 – Spider-Man (1962) Marvel


Real Name: Peter Parker (also Ben Reilly, Dr. Otto Octavius)

Powers: Super Strength & Agility; The ability to cling to most surfaces; Spider-sense (predicting impending danger); Parker is also a genius scientist who invented web-shooters which attach to his wrists and allow him to shoot spider webs.

Notable Enemies: Doctor Octopus; Green Goblin; Venom; Kingpin; Love

Must See Appearances: The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 Film), Spider-Man 2 (2004 Video Game), Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994 Animated), Ultimate Spider-Man (2000 Book)




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