Thor
Thor placed 14th on IGN’s list of “Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time” in 2011, and first in their list of “The Top 50 Avengers” in 2012.
Wolverine
Wolverine is typical of the many tough antiheroes that emerged in American popular culture after the Vietnam War; his willingness to use deadly force and his brooding nature became standard characteristics for comic book antiheroes by the end of...
Martian Manhunter
J’onzz eventually reveals his existence to the world, after which he operates openly as a superhero and becomes a charter member of the Justice League.
The Joker
The Joker possesses no superhuman abilities, instead using his expertise in chemical engineering to develop poisonous or lethal concoctions and thematic weaponry, including razor-tipped playing cards, deadly joy buzzers, and acid-spraying lapel...
Lex Luthor
Lex Luthor was originally a mad scientist, but since the late 1980s, he has more often been portrayed as a power-mad business magnate, the CEO of LexCorp.
Ultron
Ultron’s physical body is made of a very durable alloy, and he has manifested various superpowers
The Fantastic Four
Since their 1961 introduction, the Fantastic Four have been portrayed as a somewhat dysfunctional, yet loving, family.
The Scarlet Witch
Scarlet Witch is first depicted as a reluctant supervillain along with her twin brother Pietro Maximoff (Quicksilver), both founding members of the Brotherhood of Mutants.
The X-Men
Most of the X-Men are mutants, a subspecies of humans who are born with superhuman abilities activated by the “X-Gene”.
Marvel Comics
Marvel was started in 1939 by Martin Goodman under a number of corporations and imprints but now known as Timely Comics, and by 1951 had generally become known as Atlas Comics.
DC Comics
DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies.