# Coolest Superhero's **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 11, 1999, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-superheros/10192 "1999-10-11T05:21:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Peyote_Coyote)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 1999, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-superheros/10192/21 "1999-10-12T04:15:00Z")
As I said on another thread, the first is the best: Long live the Man of Bronze, the Arch Enemy of Evil DOC SAVAGE!!! With the fightin’ five and Pat, of course. I also like Shang Chi, Master of Kung Fu, and the Wonder Wart Hog. ---
**Author:** ![\_00\_The\_Fool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/ed655f/32.png) [@\_00\_The\_Fool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_00_The_Fool)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 1999, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-superheros/10192/22 "1999-10-12T05:09:00Z")
Jesse Custer, the Preacher. He speaks with the Voice of God. Whoever hears him **must** do what he tells them to do. That doesn’t begin to describe the amazing coolness of this comic. You must read it to understand. BTW it is **NOT** a Christian comic. It’s very sacreligious. 😉 * * * “Oh we were brought up on the Space-Race, now they expect us to clean toilets. When you have seen how big the world is how can you make do with this?” Pulp, “Glory Days” ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 1999, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-superheros/10192/23 "1999-10-12T05:10:00Z")
I think his name was ‘The Cockroach’ from Cerebus the Aardvark. He was cool. In a totally braindead way. * * * “Waheeey! ‘Duck!’ Get it?” “Errr… No…” “Duck! Sounds almost exactly like fu-” ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 1999, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-superheros/10192/24 "1999-10-12T05:49:00Z")
_pop_ Ambush Bug Rules! _pop_ ---
**Author:** ![ellis555](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e36b37/32.png) [@ellis555](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ellis555)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 1999, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-superheros/10192/25 "1999-10-12T05:53:00Z")
he’s not exactly a hero, but i’ve always been a fan of Doom. again in the pseudo-hero category, Gaiman’s Sandman. for a classic hero, i’d have to choose batman. ellis ---
**Author:** ![Neobican](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Neobican](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neobican)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 1999, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-superheros/10192/26 "1999-10-12T06:02:00Z")
To CMKELLER: I don’t know about the rest of the group, but I for one am still picking up Spiderman, Spidergirl, and any other pertinent title that relates to Spidey including guest appearances. Yes, some of the ones I mentioned were strong back in 90-94 but that was when I had enough dough to afford 20 titles… and I still say they were excellent back then. Johnny Angel says: > [@](#): > > But, of course, I don’t read Spider-Man anymore, and consequently I don’t read comic books at all. It got to where every pissant in tight pants had some nerve gas or sonic ray that screwed with Peter’s Spider-Sense. And all those Venom knockoffs? And Peter turned out to be a clone? Say it ain’t so! You don’t read Spidey anymore?! Let me give you some straight dope on that whole mess… true, the clone storyline was dragged out longer than even the writers expected, I believe they did not have a definite ending and they were trying to resolve it but ended up taking too darn long. Yes, at one point it was presumed that ever since Amazing Spiderman #149 (Oct. 1975) Peter was indeed the clone. You can imagine the turmoil from the fans who dispised the notion that for the past 20 years (our time silly) their favorite hero was some cheap copy created by the Jackal. Yeah, they lost some fans over that alright, but it was supposed to cast doubt, I mean every hero gets in a situation of almost certain death to lure you to buy the next comic but you really know he will live, you just want to see how he gets out of the predicament. This kind of story has never benn done… nearly your whole life as a hero stolen?? But if you had kept with the book and I think you did not based on your comment that you still believe Peter is the clone, you would have found out that Peter was indeed the original. Hey, complain to the writers for their plot-twists! Pick up Peter Parker: Spiderman issue #75 if you can, thats pretty much where everything comes together, even the sub-plots. If you would rather I just tell you, drop me an email request. I will say that there were a lot of unexplained parts to the whole story, which also led me to believe even the writers did not know where they were going, usually they iron all that stuff out but it seemed like issue #75 was more of a quick lets get it over with in one issue kind of a deal so we can move on with other things and hope the fans forgive us. Sorry guys, that was a long-winded way of saying that Ben, not Peter, was really the clone all along. ---
**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 1999, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-superheros/10192/27 "1999-10-12T20:17:00Z")
[list][li]The Flash (Barry Allen)[/li][li]Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)[/li][li]Firestorm, when he had _two_ alter egos[/li]Starfire, aka Princess Koriand’r ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 1999, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-superheros/10192/28 "1999-10-12T20:29:00Z")
Off subject, but I think the corniest superhero of all time: Ice Man When he tells the bad guys to “Freeze,” he MEANS it. ---
**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 1999, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-superheros/10192/29 "1999-10-12T20:42:00Z")
I gotta second the vote for Jesse Custer. He just kicks that ass. _Preacher_ also gets the award for the coolest super villian: The Saint of Killers. This guy is like Clint Eastwood’s and Charles Bronson’s spawn. His guns never miss, he never has to reload, and he’s invincible. When he had a nuke dropped on him, his quote was “Not enough gun.” Sub Mariner is cooler than Aquaman? You must not read DC titles, like JLA. Aquaman has super strength, a gadget hook(his hand got bit off), and he has enhanced night vision. The Sub Mariner is Mr. Spock with ankle wings. The Elementals, back when the title was under Comico. All the heroes in Astro City. Batman. The X Men, around the time of the Phoenix. Superman, back when John Byrne was in charge of his revamping. Spiderman. Now if only he’d get some decent super villians. The Flash. Iron Man. Remember Cyborg, from the Teen Titans? I really thought he was cool. I see that he’s back, but now he’s some sort of morpher, a la T1000. He was much cooler as an updated Mr. Gadget. Dr. Fate, just for the helmet alone. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. I want Green Lantern’s ring! * * * You say “cheesy” like that’s a **BAD** thing. ---
**Author:** ![Shadowfox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Shadowfox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfox)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 1999, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-superheros/10192/30 "1999-10-12T20:46:00Z")
I can’t believe you all forgot this one: **DUCKMAN!** * * * Shadowfox “Most people would succeed in small things, if they were not troubled with great ambitions.” - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 1999, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-superheros/10192/31 "1999-10-12T21:00:00Z")
Love Daredevil myself, but, just to mix it up, I’m gonna add a couple more: Wonder Man. You gotta love a guy who’s stronger than the Thing and has harder skin, too. WM used to test flak jackets by putting them on, standing in front of a wall, and getting shot with a bazooka. Now THAT’S tough. Also, anyone else like Ghost Rider? More tormented than even the Hulk, and more evil, too, cuz he’ll burn your soul, man… ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 1999, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-superheros/10192/32 "1999-10-13T03:33:00Z")
Captain Wedgie! Naw, I just know the guy who writes it. [http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Cavern/6347/wedgie.htm](http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Cavern/6347/wedgie.htm) * * * “The secret of life is, there ain’t no secret, and you don’t get your money back.” ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 1999, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-superheros/10192/33 "1999-10-30T05:46:00Z")
I saw this thread and just had to reply: although there hasn’t been a good animated series of this character since the 40’s, and the daily strip has pretty much tanked since the original creator died in 1938, Popeye has got to be one of the potentially coolest characters ever. He’s short, has no teeth, one eye, deformed, tattooed arms, smokes a pipe, dates an ugly woman, but can clean up a bar full of ruffians without breaking a sweat and, in a pinch, convert the calories in spinach into pure energy and fight like a lunatic on a bad PCP-trip. Oh yeah. Popeye is da man. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 1999, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-superheros/10192/34 "1999-10-30T05:50:00Z")
Hear, hear! Or should I say Arf, arf! Popeye lovers, unite! Good to see someone else who’s not dazzled by all these newfangled Heroes. Just thought I’d drop in and cast MY vote for…PLASTIC MAN! He stretches! He snaps! He has Woozy Winks for a best friend! * * * Uke ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 1999, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-superheros/10192/35 "1999-10-29T18:19:00Z")
I gotta agree with whoever said The Tick. Also, Nightcrawler and archangel. Does The Crow count? ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 1999, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-superheros/10192/36 "1999-10-29T19:09:00Z")
Geez … doesn’t anyone remember Herbie, the Fat Fury? * * * Saint Eutychus [www.disneyshorts.org](http://www.disneyshorts.org) ---
**Author:** ![MadPoet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8c91f0/32.png) [@MadPoet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadPoet)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 1999, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-superheros/10192/37 "1999-10-29T19:22:00Z")
Radioactive Man! Or Dawn and Daredevil, though I’m not sure if being a Goddess qualifies as being a superhero. * * * * * * The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. ---
**Author:** ![Flypsyde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@Flypsyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flypsyde)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 1999, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-superheros/10192/38 "1999-10-29T19:37:00Z")
Matter-eater Lad! Bouncing Boy! Shrinking Violet! For that matter, anyone in either the Legion of Substitute Heroes or the Green Lantern Corps. The former counted such greats as Chlorophyll Lad among it’s ranks, while the GLC had Ch’p, basically a large chipmunk, and Amanita, a walking fungus reminiscent of the mushrooms in _Fantasia_. And a planet; it’s ring was an atmospheric belt. Anyone can have a superhuman in their group, but a fucking _superplanet!!?!???!?_. Right on. * * * And the problem with small furry animals in corners is that, just occasionally, one of them’s a mongoose. Terry Pratchett, _Witches Abroad_ ---
**Author:** ![Zeb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/57b2e6/32.png) [@Zeb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeb)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 1999, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-superheros/10192/39 "1999-10-30T01:11:00Z")
As a reformed comic book collector (it was just too time consuming), there are only two things I still look at: Preacher- what a great book. As an added bonus, Tulip is my dream woman. Independent and handy with firearms. What a combo. Milk and Cheese- alcoholic dairy products with a mean violent streak. ---
**Author:** ![krish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c57346/32.png) [@krish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/krish)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 1999, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-superheros/10192/40 "1999-10-30T01:16:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Anything Greg Proops, Ryan Stiles, or Tony Slattery came up with on “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” They still have some pretty funny ones in the American version. Greg Proops and Ryan Stiles are usually on it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-superheros/10192.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-superheros/10192.md?page=3)