Which comic book characters would end up in People's Most Beautiful issue?

[Interrobang!?]

Most superheroes and heroines are drawn to be fairly attractive people, of course. But I'm wondering which comic characters are considered to be exceptionally attractive by the standards of their fictional universe. Who's going to end up in the 50 Most Beautiful issue of People on Earth-616 or whatever DC's Earth is called these days?

Are Marvel boys putting up posters of Mary Jane Watson-Parker? Bruce Wayne: rich and a studmuffin? Are Betty and Veronica actually the sexiest girls in Riverdale? Is Power Girl considered exceptionally attractive, or just exceptionally well-endowed?

Note: I'm not looking for who you (generic you) consider the sexiest hero/heroine. I want to know the equivalents of Brad Pitt or Scarlett Johansson -- people widely acknowledged to be hot, hot, hot.

[Reloy3]

One character, Looker, was a member of the Outsiders. She was a model and part of her "power" was that she was jaw-droppingly beautiful, which distracted men. Strangely, she was drawn is a particularly unattractive way.

IIRC, Mary Jane Watson was a very successful supermodel in the Marvel Universe.

The Avenger Starfox was supposedly attractive, but it was hard to tell because his power could make people attracted to him.

Some of the comments made by the Flash, Blue Beatle, Booster Gold, and others, makes me think Wonder Woman is extremely attractive. Also Fire.

Jean Grey had every male in the school drooling over her in the early issues of the X-Men, including the Prof. (ick, glad they dropped that story line.)

There were a few issues of the X-men in the early 90's where Callisto, of all people, was transformed by Masque into a drop dead gorgeous supermodel.

Dazzler was, supposedly a real looker, which helped her music/acting career. And Psylocke in her Revanche body was supposed to be quite attractive.

Then, every once in a while, there is the obligatory X-men, Avengers, JLA, etc scene where they are in public in a bar or something, and get hit on frequently.

[Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor]

Storm? Both gorgeous and married to a Prince of Wakandia?
People.
Wasp? Ex-fashion model, Avenger, heiress, her own clothes/perfume/accesories lines?
People.
She-Hulk? Gorgeous, muscular, athletic, great figure.
Women's Weightlifter Weekly.

Well, we gotta draw the line somewhere!
:D

[DrDeth]

Power Girl.

Black Canary.

Wonderwoman.

[ddgryphon]

I don't have 50 so I'll do 10/10 Female/male and not limit it to any particular Universe:

Female:

Wonder Woman (http://www.ifi.uio.no/~thomas/lists/images/wonderwoman02.jpg )
Black Canary (http://www.theartofcomics.com/renaud/images/prb40.jpg)
Scarlet Witch (http://www.samruby.com/Heroes/ScarletWitch/scarlett_witch.htm )
The Enchantress
Betty (from Rocketeer) ( http://www.moviepoopshoot.com/comics101/images/2005/may11/tiedup.jpg )
Phantom Lady ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_Lady)
Supergirl (http://supergirl.astraldream.net/covers-newkara/superman223.jpg )
Laura Croft (http://www.bluecherrydoughnut.com/curiousfinds/scans.php)
Fathom ( http://tattoo.sexybrat.com/images/comic5.jpg )
She-Hulk ( http://www.moviepoopshoot.com/comics101/images/2005/jan5/she-hulk.jpg )

(I note a prejudice towards brunettes -- oh, well, sue me) No Enchantress images either.

Men

Bruce Wayne/Batman (No good bruce pictures--jut think of Christian Bale)
Wonderman (http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/f/f5/200px-Wonderman1.jpg )
Pietro (Quicksilver) (http://perso.wanadoo.es/powerful/quicksilver.jpg )
Thor ( http://www.marvelmasterworks.com/essentials/images/pre_thor1.jpg )
Dick Grayson (Nightwing) ( http://www.moviepoopshoot.com/comics101/images/2003/dec10/nightwing.jpg )
Captain America (Steve Rogers) ( http://www.marveldatabase.com/wiki/images/1/1b/Captainamerica.jpg )
Doc Savage ( http://www.markbsplace.net/DocSavage/DocSavage.html )
Hal Jordan (Green Lantern) ( http://www.marksparacio.com/images/graphics/greenlanternhaljordan.gif )
T'challah (Black Panther) ( http://i.photo.empas.com/gatzpipin/NzQzMTY0/gatzpipin_1/MQ==/*/sp.tsp/200001f/black%20panther.jpg )
Tony Stark (Iron Man) ( http://georgiawebpro.com/ebay/iron_man3_pg05.jpg )

[Revenant Threshold]

What, no Mystique?

Nightcrawler and Nocturne could appear as a more "exotic" pair (Not together, though. Ew.) Plus they're both supposed to be pretty attractive anyway.

Both Supergirl and Power Girl, though SG is more like the general body type modelling-wise. Nightwing and Superboy likewise.

[Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor]

The She-Dragon, from Savage Dragon, is in the running against She Hulk, in the same way that Jayne Mansfield was in the running against Marylin Monroe.

[Skald the Rhymer]

Mary-Jane Watson, definitely, at least at one point in her life. I'm not sure where her career is now, but she used to be a model and was fairly famous. On the other hand, she and Peter never reached the point of being fabulously rich, and she still has to audition for parts rather than having her people set up the deal, so I'm not sure how famous she is.

The non-masked heroes are all a lock, with the (possible) exception of the Martian Manhunter. Even the Beast, at one point, was thought sexy by the general public; he got a LOT of play when he was an Avenger and used to take Wonder Man out to give him advice on picking up women.

Anyway--non-masked DC heroes like Superman & Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Sue & Johnny Storm, would make it. Likewise T'Challa; he wears a mask but doesn't have a secret identity, and I'm sure there are thousands of pictures of him unmasked at corporate meetings, diplomatic functions, etc.

None of the BatCan; they're all too secretive.

And I'm out.

[Interrobang!?]

Just to clarify: the People thing was mostly a metaphor. I'm really wondering which superheros and major comics characters are considered exceptionally attractive by many other people in their universe.

So the other elements of People candidacy -- fame, current popularity, etc. -- are interesting, but ultimately tangential to my question. And the people you consider attractive is also a different question. (I mean, Zatanna would be near the top of my list, but I don't get the sense she's considered exceptionally attractive by other DC dwellers.)

This is my fault for getting all metaphorical with my thread title, of course.

Was Gwen Stacy, by the way, supposed to be more attractive than MJ? On par? Even more beautiful?

[JohnT]

Jessica Rabbit would probably make the cut... or have an "E! True Hollywood Stories" expose about her.

[Push You Down]

I imagine Wonder Woman and She-Hulk are more debatable in terms of hotness in their respected 'verses. But ladies like Jean Grey, Mary Jane and Supergirl are more accepted as pretty hot.

I think characters like Black Canary, Sue Storm and Wasp are thought of as milfs.

About Gwen and MJ.. I always thought that Gwen would have been high school hot while MJ was just gorgeous regadless. Like Gwen would have peaked lookswise at 17 but then just ended up being really pretty for the rest of her life.

[kunilou]

Jessica Rabbit would probably make the cut... or have an "E! True Hollywood Stories" expose about her.

She's not bad. She's just drawn that way.

[Tangent]

Emma Frost is always portrayed as being beautiful.
Elektra, too, for her exotic beauty.

[Kamino Neko]

Nightwing (AKA Dick Grayson, the first Robin) is apparently way hot - based both on his ability to score with almost every female he meets (and every male if you believe certain fans *cough*), and the fact his most recent girlfriend (a fashion designer) tapped him as a model (ironically for a line based on his costume).

Speaking of Nightwing and his parade of girlfriends: Starfire tends to turn heads (although her always skimpy clothing and casual attitudes towards nudity probably helps).

Fire is another former model.

Vixen is also a model.

Wonder Woman is supposed to be a major beauty.

[Lightray]

Isn't one of Mary Marvel's powers from Shazam explicitly "Beauty" -- from Selene or Aurora, maybe?

If your superpower includes beauty, I'm thinking you'd make the Most Beautiful People issue.

[Little Nemo]

A few that haven't been mentioned:
Ms Marvel (http://www.popmatters.com/comics/images/ms-marvel-1.jpg)
Omaha (http://www.deniskitchen.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/PC_OCD.B.GIF)
Susan Storm (http://www.comicartcommunity.com/gallery/data/media/169/ULTFF025_cov_col.jpg) (Ultimate version - definitely not a MILF)
Ultra (http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~aahobor/Lucy-Day/Images/Covers-50/Ultra.jpg)
Maureen Vonnegut (http://www.actuabd.com/IMG/jpg/ConcreteSA.jpg)
Julie Winters (http://skyscraper.fortunecity.com/analogue/347/julie1.jpg)
Zantanna (http://www.mikegrell.com/images/commissions/zantanna-h645.jpg)

[Ranchoth]

For my "nuclear land mine" nomination (i.e., "devastating, but completely left-field"), I'll say SHIELD-agent Daisy Johnson (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_Johnson), for a reason that is readily obvious. (http://www.milehighcomics.com/cgi-bin/backissue.cgi?action=page1&issue=72795506030%205)

:D

All right, after that...

•The Baroness, from G.I. Joe, technically is a comic character...
•Ultimate Mary-Jane, oddly enough, looks pretty good in my book.
•May "Mayday" Parker, aka Spider-Girl, is another Dark Horse, I'd say.
•...ditto for "Stem Cell" from Livewires (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livewires).
•What, no love for Cassandra Cain and Barbara Gordon?

What can I say? I guess I just have a soft spot for nerdy, and/or ruthlessly violent shadow-op girls. :D

[Selkie]

Adam and Julia Kadmon, the married monster-fighting couple at the center of Vertigo's Midnight, Mass, are so widely acknowledged as beautiful that according to canon they've even appeared in People magazine.

[bouv]

I can't believe no one has mentioned 'Psylocke' yet. After she got the Asian body, that is.

And Rogue is a lock for appearing in like a 'Southern Belle' issue of Playboy or Maxiom.

[Push You Down]

I can't believe no one has mentioned 'Psylocke' yet. After she got the Asian body, that is.



mentioned in the second post sir.

[Skald the Rhymer]

I can't believe no one has mentioned 'Psylocke' yet. After she got the Asian body, that is.


She was hot even before--a fashion model, I'll remind you. 'Sides, the beauty of any character is ultimately dependent on the skill of the artists and their desire to present her as beautiful.

But Psylocke was also vaguely--shall we say--inappropriate. Am I the only one who remembers that she had a serious liking for Doug Ramsey? He saw her naked at least once (okay, the nakedness wasn't her doing,but she didn't object until others came on the scene) and she had a few interesting thoughts about him.

Not that she dared do anything. She knew that Kitty Pryde was in at least one way very like Sam Gamgee.

Also, how can no one have mentioned theBlack Canary (http://associazioni.monet.modena.it/glamazonia/immagini/canary.jpg)?

[ddgryphon]

Also, how can no one have mentioned theBlack Canary (http://associazioni.monet.modena.it/glamazonia/immagini/canary.jpg)?


Skald:

Check post 2 (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7654710&postcount=5) right there with a link. (Black Canary (http://www.theartofcomics.com/renaud/images/prb40.jpg))

Right between Wonder Woman and Scarlet Witch (which is a triple decker I'd order anytime).

[ddgryphon]

http://www.theartofcomics.com/renaud/images/prb40.jpg

Sorry, copied the link wrong.

[Cervaise]

Most superheroes and heroines are drawn to be fairly attractive people, of course.I have to wonder if "unattractive comic-book heroes" wouldn't make an interesting thread in its own right.

[Skald the Rhymer]

Skald:

Check post 2 (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7654710&postcount=5) right there with a link. (Black Canary (http://www.theartofcomics.com/renaud/images/prb40.jpg))


How many times must I tell you to stop bothering me with facts? If the facts don't support my position, I don't want to hear them.


Right between Wonder Woman and Scarlet Witch (which is a triple decker I'd order anytime).

Right. Because Wonder Woman is straight. :rolleyes:

I'm not calling her a lesbian, by the way (not that there's anything wrong with that). I'm just saying she's pretty asexual.

[Licentious Ectomorph]

Dream Girl was considered the most beautiful Legionnaire, and Sun Boy was a chick magnet.

One of Jade's many careers was fashion model, but I always saw her more as medium-pretty/girl next door.

Kyle Rayner is quite the stud muffin.

Jericho was a himbo.

[DrDeth]

How many times must I tell you to stop bothering me with facts? If the facts don't support my position, I don't want to hear them.
.

Not to mention my Post #4.

[Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor]

•The Baroness, from G.I. Joe, technically is a comic character...




DOH! :smack:

What are we thinking?!

Cover Girl, of the GI Joe Team, was a fashion model, prior to joining the Army!

I think her file card even mentioned People!

:smack: :smack:

[Ranchoth]

And Rogue is a lock for appearing in like a 'Southern Belle' issue of Playboy or Maxiom.

Or the "goth" issue, depending on the incarnation. (http://x-men.toonzone.net/gallery/rogue.php) Yow. Statuesque.

[Selkie]

Elizabeth Chandra of Rising Stars is not only a former model, her power is to appear to everyone in the form of their "ideal" woman.

[Skald the Rhymer]

Dream Girl was considered the most beautiful Legionnaire[


Yeah, but I never believed it. Give me Shadow Lass any day. Or, if you prefer someone who doesn't dress like a stripper, Imra Ardeen.

[Evil Captor]

Tsk, tsk. You guys just don't GET pulchritude.

My nominees:

First of all, my personal fave:

Budd Root's Cavewoman (http://www.basementcomics.com/)

and of course

Bettie Page, Queen of the Nile (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://images2.darkhorse.com/common/salestools/previews/bpqn1/bpqn1p1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/preview.php%3Ftheid%3D47-618%26p%3D1&h=619&w=400&sz=87&hl=en&start=13&tbnid=Ch4I_kgxBOxNHM:&tbnh=134&tbnw=86&prev=/images%3Fq%3DBetty%2BPage,%2BQueen%2Bof%2Bthe%2BNile%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Doff%26s a%3DN)

[Ranchoth]

Bettie Page, Queen of the Nile (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://images2.darkhorse.com/common/salestools/previews/bpqn1/bpqn1p1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/preview.php%3Ftheid%3D47-618%26p%3D1&h=619&w=400&sz=87&hl=en&start=13&tbnid=Ch4I_kgxBOxNHM:&tbnh=134&tbnw=86&prev=/images%3Fq%3DBetty%2BPage,%2BQueen%2Bof%2Bthe%2BNile%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Doff%26s a%3DN)

Heh. How about Betty from Rocketeer (http://www.flickr.com/photos/99796131@N00/43527957), too? :D

[Little Nemo]

Something for the Rogue (http://comicartcommunity.com/uploaded/115498089344d79c1da05c0.jpg) fans.

[ddgryphon]

Heh. How about Betty from Rocketeer (http://www.flickr.com/photos/99796131@N00/43527957), too? :D


Post 2 (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7654710&postcount=5)


Between The Enchantress and Phantom Lady (did I hear someone order a triple club?)

[ddgryphon]

And I have to add Arwyn from Sojourn (one of the Crossgen books I miss the most) http://members.aol.com/whoclix/arwyn.gif

[Ranchoth]

Post 2 (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7654710&postcount=5)

Apologies...she slipped into my blind spot. :smack:

[Arnold Winkelried]

Emma Frost is always portrayed as being beautiful.

From her official bio (see also her picture)
http://www.marvel.com/universe/Frost%2C_Emma
When she learned that the [Hellfire] club was hiring dancers, she promptly auditioned and used her telepathic talents to enhance her performance in their eyes. Unlike the other females in the Club, Emma was never uncomfortable with the strict dress code that required female members to wear lingerie at all times. She believed her revealing wardrobe to be one of many weapons in her arsenal, one that gave her an instant advantage over men.So at least she thinks she is beautiful.

But my favourite has always been Laureline the time-travelling agent.
http://dugueta.club.fr/images_laureline.htm
Not only charming, but the brains behind the Valérian / Laureline team.

[BrainGlutton]

Which comic book characters would end up in People's Most Beautiful issue?

Of course, Little Miss Cherry Poptart! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_Poptart) :)

[Krokodil]

Most comics artists only know how to draw one female body and one female face. The last time there was a Badger comic, the artist was so embarrasing in this regard that I actually had to ask "Was that supposed to be Daisy or Mavis?" (For those unamiliar with the series, the two characters are very dissimilar-looking. Mavis, the Badger's wife, is Asian and model-pretty, like Ziyi Zhang, while Daisy is plain and very much like Peggy Hill, with smaller breasts).

Among the Love and Rockets casts, I'd go with Pipa as the standout babe (think Eva Longoria), with Tonantzin as a close second among Beto's women. For Jaime's cast, Penny Century is in a class by herself, though Terry Down is sexy in an icy sort of way.

The men that women in the Marvel U. find most irresistable are Namor, Tony Stark and Hercules. Among the women, I'd guess Black Widow and Clea. Wasp and M are sort of the Paris Hilton celebutantes, and She-Hulk is sort of a fetish item. Squirrel Girl is oddly fetching.

In the DCU, Power Girl and Catwoman. My personal favorite is Triad/Triplicate Girl, but that's not purely on looks.

[baronsabato]

Fun thread, I nominate (for the men) Kyle Rayner (Green Lantern) (http://osirah.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/kyle1-3.jpg) and Superboy (Conner Kent) (http://members.aol.com/whoclix/sboy.gif). Damn, they are hot.

It's a little weird to be that attracted to comic book characters, but damn.

[First Amongst Daves]

From her official bio (see also her picture)
http://www.marvel.com/universe/Frost%2C_Emma
So at least she thinks she is beautiful.


Back in the day when she was a major villain in the Hellfire Club, The White Queen was originally drawn as a woman in her late 30s possibly early 40s. See Byrne's artwork in the early issues of the Dark Phoenix Saga.

So while 30-odd years has passed for us, Emma Frost has lost 10 of them.

Rogue was similarly drawn as someone in her 30s, IIRC.

My vote would also have to go for Jade, who Jack Knight in Starman gets all weak-kneed over in a phone call.

Struggling to recall the name of the lass in Asterix who kept Obelix blushing...

[Cervaise]

Budd Root's Cavewoman (http://www.basementcomics.com/)Hey, if you can go that way, I get to throw Druuna into the mix. (No images; there isn't a single panel of her that's work safe. ;) Google her yourself.)

[ddgryphon]

Hey, if you can go that way, I get to throw Druuna into the mix. (No images; there isn't a single panel of her that's work safe. ;) Google her yourself.)


:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

OH my Goodness.

[Push You Down]

Back in the day when she was a major villain in the Hellfire Club, The White Queen was originally drawn as a woman in her late 30s possibly early 40s. See Byrne's artwork in the early issues of the Dark Phoenix Saga.

So while 30-odd years has passed for us, Emma Frost has lost 10 of them.


Frost has also been established as being heavily plastic surgeried (not a word I assume but I used it anyway).

Rogue was also very butch when introduced. I think the change happened when Jim Lee started drawing it. Silvestri drew her as very harsh looking.

[Sam Stone]

Since the OP didn't specify the type of comic, I'll vote for Betty and Veronica.

[gigi]

I always thought that Marvel woman Sheena was pretty hot.

[Evil Captor]

Hey, if you can go that way, I get to throw Druuna into the mix. (No images; there isn't a single panel of her that's work safe. ;) Google her yourself.)

To be fair, in the printed comics, Meriem the Cavewoman is never seen naked (or if she did, vegetation or arms obscure her naughty bits) and she isn't seen having sex, and there's an actual storyline that does't involve sex in her stories. Still, she is awfully naked and awfully sexy, and so Cavewoman comics may have gone "that way" but not nearly to the extent Druuna has.

Thanks for the link, though.

[Evil Captor]

Hey, if you can go that way, I get to throw Druuna into the mix. (No images; there isn't a single panel of her that's work safe. ;) Google her yourself.)

To be fair, in the printed comics, Meriem the Cavewoman is never seen naked (or if she did, vegetation or arms obscure her naughty bits) and she isn't seen having sex, and there's an actual storyline that does't involve sex in her stories. Still, she is almost naked and awfully sexy, and so Cavewoman comics may have gone "that way" but not nearly to the extent Druuna has.

Thanks for the link, though.

[foolsguinea]

One character, Looker, was a member of the Outsiders. She was a model and part of her "power" was that she was jaw-droppingly beautiful, which distracted men. Strangely, she was drawn is a particularly unattractive way.Not every man is into a 5'10" redhead with a cleft chin. But I'll guess you weren't reading the Alan Davis stuff. Yowza.

[Tangent]

Since the OP didn't specify the type of comic, I'll vote for Betty and Veronica.

The OP actually mentions Betty and Veronica. :cool:

[Krokodil]

I always thought that Marvel woman Sheena was pretty hot.

That would be Shanna the She-Devil. Sheena was published by Fiction House (although Marvel did publish the movie adaptation in the early 80s).

[gigi]

That would be Shanna the She-Devil. Sheena was published by Fiction House (although Marvel did publish the movie adaptation in the early 80s).
:smack: Yep, that's who I meant. No wonder there weren't many images of Sheena and Marvel!!

[Skald the Rhymer]

Blondie Bumstead is quite the hottie; and opinions may vary, Arlo's Janis is supposed to be a looker too, I think.

[Guinastasia]

From Star Wars comics, I'd vote Mara Jade and Jedi Master Fay.

And of course, for the boys, the slave dancer, Oola. Maybe Jedi Aayla Secura.