# Since we're all in a comic book mood: Who's your favorite comic character? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 24, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964 "2012-05-24T16:34:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/21 "2012-05-24T19:11:08Z")
Herschel Clay. I know I’m not the only PS238 reader here. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/22 "2012-05-24T19:15:24Z")
I stopped reading comics not long after Spiderman, Iron Man, the F4 came out. (Curse you parents.) But my favorite character of all is [Herbie.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Popnecker) “You want I should bop you with this here lollipop?” Herbie could take on and beat all the Avengers without breaking a sweat. In fact Herbie never broke a sweat. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/23 "2012-05-24T19:42:37Z")
> [@Reverse](#): > > [The Coyote](http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=486). For a minute there I thought you meant [the Coyote.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wile_E_Coyote.gif) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/24 "2012-05-24T20:42:02Z")
**Kamandi, The Last Boy On Earth** that’s gotta be in the top 10. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/25 "2012-05-24T21:18:16Z")
_Shitagi Nashi_. Or _Tall Slut, No Panties_ with sidekick _Strong Bowling Girl Talks A Lot_. I find the “reverse-anime” eyes of Strong Bowling Girl to be an interesting take on Dreama Walker, who seems to have real-life anime eyes. It also has better artwork than June Colburne’s _Adventures of Sissy and Trina_. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/26 "2012-05-24T21:35:54Z")
> [@BMalion](#): > > **Kamandi, The Last Boy On Earth** > > that’s gotta be in the top 10. Oh man! I was trying to think of that one. Bringing back some memories. Speaking of which, there was a superhero who I remember getting into for a brief period but I can’t remember very much about him - he might even have been a supervillain. I’m not even sure if he was Marvel or DC. As far as I can remember, he was composed of four different elements, each quarter of his body (one arm and upper chest, one leg and lower abdomen, that sort of thing). And he could manipulate the elements, like he could make his arm a big iron hammer and his foot shoot flame or something like that. Ringing any bells for anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Satchmo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/satchmo/32/4223_2.png) [@Satchmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satchmo)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/27 "2012-05-24T21:42:41Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > Oh man! I was trying to think of that one. Bringing back some memories. > Speaking of which, there was a superhero who I remember getting into for a brief period but I can’t remember very much about him - he might even have been a supervillain. I’m not even sure if he was Marvel or DC. As far as I can remember, he was composed of four different elements, each quarter of his body (one arm and upper chest, one leg and lower abdomen, that sort of thing). And he could manipulate the elements, like he could make his arm a big iron hammer and his foot shoot flame or something like that. > > Ringing any bells for anyone? That’d be metamorpho, probably. > **[Metamorpho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamorpho)** > > Metamorpho (Rex Mason) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Bob Haney and Ramona Fradon, the character debuted as the lead feature in The Brave and the Bold (January 1965). > Originally an adventurer, he was converted into a man made of a shifting mass of chemicals after being cursed by an ancient artifact while on an expedition. He is a founding member of the Outsiders, and has also joined multiple incarnations of the Justice League. > Anthony Car... ---
**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:** [May 24, 2012, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/28 "2012-05-24T21:44:23Z")
Toss up between The Phantom Stranger and Man-Thing. ---
**Author:** ![Slade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@Slade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slade)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/29 "2012-05-24T21:45:48Z")
Maggie Chascarrillo. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/30 "2012-05-24T21:48:43Z")
> [@Satchmo](#): > > That’d be metamorpho, probably. > [Metamorpho - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamorpho) Or, possibly, [Ultra](http://www.angelfire.com/ar/hellUSA/Ultrathemultialien.html) the [Multi-Alien](http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=ultra). ---
**Author:** ![Satchmo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/satchmo/32/4223_2.png) [@Satchmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satchmo)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/31 "2012-05-24T21:55:49Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Or, possibly, [Ultra](http://www.angelfire.com/ar/hellUSA/Ultrathemultialien.html) the [Multi-Alien](http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=ultra). Yep, could be. My favorite for a long time was[Adam Warlock](http://marvel.com/universe/Warlock,_Adam): ---
**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/32 "2012-05-24T23:37:47Z")
Not Wolverine. I don’t have a single favorite, but I’ve always had an affinity for funny characters like Jubilee (see Generation X) and Spider-Man. Growing up, my favorite was Cyclops because he wore glasses like me and had a similar personality. Now I find him a little too intense and angsty for my taste, but I still like him. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/33 "2012-05-25T00:06:51Z")
> [@Satchmo](#): > > That’d be metamorpho, probably. > [Metamorpho - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamorpho) > [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Or, possibly, [Ultra](http://www.angelfire.com/ar/hellUSA/Ultrathemultialien.html) the [Multi-Alien](http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=ultra). All seem very familiar. I’m thinking it was probably Metamorpho, but I remember him drawn a bit more crudely – which could be the case … I was in my prime comic reading range in the mid-70’s. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/34 "2012-05-25T02:14:29Z")
Magneto. ---
**Author:** ![Apollyon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/apollyon/32/4238_2.png) [@Apollyon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollyon)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/35 "2012-05-25T02:27:51Z")
_Green Arrow_. For reasons that I cannot quite enunciate. And I will admit to having, when rather a lot younger, something of a crush on _Kitty Pryde / Shadowcat_. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/36 "2012-05-25T02:45:11Z")
Superman, mainly because my mom dated his co-creator, Jerry Siegel, in high school. He could have been my dad, kinda making Clark Kent my brother. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Prize](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@Sir\_Prize](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Prize)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/37 "2012-05-25T02:59:21Z")
Concrete Cutter Zot Nexus With my user name I shouldn’t forget Dream Girl ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/38 "2012-05-25T03:00:24Z")
I have always had an affinity for Professor X. And, I have always had a crush on Jean Grey. ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/39 "2012-05-25T04:36:08Z")
It only made the transition from TV show to comic book recently, but Xander from Buffy the Vampire Slayer is my favorite comic book character ever. He has no super powers at all, but he’s still the most resilient one there. Nobody has suffered as much as him, and he’s always overlooked when it’s crunch time, but he pulls through and often ends up being a critical part of the group’s success. Recently he hasn’t had nearly as much page-time as he deserves. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/40 "2012-05-25T05:21:30Z")
Wha’ th’… no one’s mentioned [Mike Murdock](http://www.theothermurdockpapers.com/2009/11/oh-karen-4-still-guest-starring-mike-murdock/) yet? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964.md?page=3)