# Since we're all in a comic book mood: Who's your favorite comic character?

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**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")\
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**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/61 "2012-05-25T16:11:33Z")

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My all-time favorite comic character is Thor.

If you divvy it up between male / female and Marvel / DC, it would go like this :  
Favorite Marvel Superhero – Thor

Favorite Marvel Superheroine – the Wasp

Favorite DC Superhero – Superman

Favorite DC Superheroine – Wonder Woman

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**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, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/62 "2012-05-25T16:27:07Z")

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Magnus, Robot Fighter! Yeah…!

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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/63 "2012-05-25T17:08:46Z")

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[T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents](http://www.thunderagents.com/), especially NoMan.

Regards,  
Shodan

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**Author:** ![cormac262](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@cormac262](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cormac262)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/64 "2012-05-25T18:15:22Z")

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Mainstream:

- Conan
- Batman
- X-men (silver age)

Non-mainstream:

- Usagi Yojimbo
- Barry Ween

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**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, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/65 "2012-05-25T21:39:30Z")

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> [@Shodan](#):
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> [T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents](http://www.thunderagents.com/), especially NoMan.  
> (no, I’m not quoting that vapid sig thing…)

Hey, thanks! I’d forgotten all the hours I spent on a friend’s attic floor, gazing at those amazing Wally Wood pages… loved Noman transferring his brain into another body juat as he’s about to be creamed.

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/66 "2012-05-25T23:22:08Z")

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Betty or Veronica.

Or maybe Usagi Yojimbo.

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**Author:** ![Beastly\_Rotter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/45deac/32.png) [@Beastly\_Rotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beastly_Rotter)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/67 "2012-05-25T23:39:14Z")

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> [@Hogfather65](#):
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> 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

I’m still hanging out for a [Nemesis the Warlock](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_olThHR7YHPc/TExcyF_kGnI/AAAAAAAAAFM/I3f4Srn0HEc/s1600/Nemesis2.jpg) movie.

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**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964/68 "2012-05-25T23:52:19Z")

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The World’s Greatest Detective.

Guys with superpowers are technically cheating.

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