# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/41 "2012-05-25T05:23:26Z")
Deadpool. Deadpool by far. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/42 "2012-05-25T05:23:48Z")
Segar’s comic strip Popeye, not to be confused with the cartoons. Just got the final volume, #6, of the recent reprints. Really makes today’s strips look bad. ---
**Author:** ![Mann\_Slaughter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@Mann\_Slaughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mann_Slaughter)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/43 "2012-05-25T05:56:27Z")
Spider-Man, no question. So much, that my all-time favorite movie is Spider-Man 2. So much, that as an aspiring comic book artist in the early 80’s who created characters based on people I knew in real life I based MY OWN super-hero on Spider-Man! 😃 ---
**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:** [May 25, 2012, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/44 "2012-05-25T06:22:49Z")
Judge Dredd. Though I’d like to see either a _Halo Jones_ or a _Rogue Trooper_ movie. They’re also from UK comic **2000AD** , in case you were wondering. ---
**Author:** ![MostlyClueless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@MostlyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyClueless)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/45 "2012-05-25T06:34:13Z")
[Digger](http://www.diggercomic.com/?p=3). Strong, smart, doesn’t take crap from anybody. ---
**Author:** ![magnusblitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@magnusblitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magnusblitz)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/46 "2012-05-25T07:17:50Z")
Mainly an X-Men guy. So, short list of favorite characters probably include Magneto, Cyclops, Cable, and Deadpool (though only under certain writers). ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/47 "2012-05-25T08:03:55Z")
Starman (Jack Knight). ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/48 "2012-05-25T08:46:11Z")
Sgt. Rock of Easy Company Lt. Jeb Stuart of the Haunted Tank (when he still commanded an M-3 Stuart) Hans von Hammer, aka “Enemy Ace” Sarge, Gunner, and Pooch, USMC Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge (Carl Barks era) Mickey Mouse and Goofy (1950s–early '60s) Little Lulu Dennis the Menace Popeye Sad Sack Gabby Gob Herbie Popnecker Golden Age Batman and Superman ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/49 "2012-05-25T08:56:27Z")
Spider Jerusalem, with Death (of the Endless) a close second. ---
**Author:** ![Hogfather65](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7bcc69/32.png) [@Hogfather65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hogfather65)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/50 "2012-05-25T09:10:32Z")
Ony 2 that would be on my must have list are Judge Dredd and Spider-man been reading them for over 35 years ---
**Author:** ![Suil\_Dubh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@Suil\_Dubh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suil_Dubh)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/51 "2012-05-25T09:11:13Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Judge Dredd. Came in here to post just that. Mega City One, and the rest of the world that he lived in, was such a chaotic place. It could be goofy, it could be cruel, it could be heartbreaking, it could be mind-boggling. No matter what it was like, Dredd was in the midst of it all, doing what he always did: UPHOLDING THE LAW. This made him such a perfect foil. For a guy with no character, he sure had a lot of character. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/52 "2012-05-25T09:47:00Z")
Enid Coleslaw. ETA: Closely followed by Hammerstein from ABC Warriors. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/53 "2012-05-25T10:37:48Z")
I remember having a thing for [Shado](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shado_(DC_Comics)) (Japanese tattooed archer lady) from Green Arrow at one point. ---
**Author:** ![Hogfather65](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7bcc69/32.png) [@Hogfather65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hogfather65)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/54 "2012-05-25T10:41:00Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Judge Dredd. > > Though I’d like to see either a _Halo Jones_ or a _Rogue Trooper_ movie. They’re also from UK comic **2000AD** , in case you were wondering. Would love to see a Rogue Trooper movie… or a [Ro-Busters](http://www.denofgeek.com/books-comics/5841/the-complete-ro-busters-review) Movie ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/55 "2012-05-25T13:16:46Z")
> [@Apollyon](#): > > _Green Arrow_. For reasons that I cannot quite enunciate. This is pretty much my answer. I can’t quite pin down why I’m a fan, but he’s definitely my top pick. (It doesn’t hurt that I also really like most of his supporting cast.) Superman and Batman are also high on my list, especially when they appear together. The two make great foils fo one another and, despite highlighting very different aspects of what being a hero is about, are both excellent and entertaining characters. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/56 "2012-05-25T13:23:20Z")
Ambush Bug and the Phantom Stranger. I like people who can break the fourth wall. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/57 "2012-05-25T13:36:41Z")
For major superhero comics, probably Daredevil, though I mainly liked Marvel ensemble comics, like X-men or the Avengers. Also The Badger Maggie and Hopey from _Love and Rockets_, at least the early issues. My favorite is probably Reid Fleming, World’s Toughest Milkman. “I was under the impression fish liked milk.” ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/58 "2012-05-25T13:39:07Z")
Sam and Max Ambush Bug Cerebus up to the point he comes back from the moon and Dave Sim goes slowly off the rails. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/59 "2012-05-25T13:44:11Z")
How about Sugar and Spike? ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/60 "2012-05-25T14:19:37Z")
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