# Whos the best... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 28, 2000, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best/15482 "2000-03-28T05:58:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Nu\_Vo\_Da\_Da](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/97f17d/32.png) [@Nu\_Vo\_Da\_Da](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nu_Vo_Da_Da)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best/15482/21 "2000-03-28T17:26:00Z")
Does John Constantine count? ---
**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:** [March 28, 2000, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best/15482/22 "2000-03-28T17:38:00Z")
The first superhero is still the best. Long live Doc Savage, the Arch Enemy of Evil. ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Joe\_Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Cool)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best/15482/23 "2000-03-28T17:49:00Z")
No way. You’re all wrong. the best of all of them is Daredevil. Sure, he’s not invulnerable and he can’t fly, but the guy is BLIND for cryin out loud, and he can still catch the bad guys. * * * ## If you say it, mean it. If you mean it, do it. If you do it, live it. If you live it, say it. Joe Cool ---
**Author:** ![Balduran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cc9497/32.png) [@Balduran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balduran)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best/15482/24 "2000-03-28T17:52:00Z")
Concrete, but maybe he’s not really a superhero. * * * pweetman ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best/15482/25 "2000-03-28T19:36:00Z")
Dangermouse, for that foxy English accent! * * * Adrock, light up the place And if you pull my card you pull the ace And if you ask me turn up the bass And if you play Defender I could be your hyperspace ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best/15482/26 "2000-03-28T19:44:00Z")
Krikies, DM! ---
**Author:** ![aschrott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aca169/32.png) [@aschrott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aschrott)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best/15482/27 "2000-03-28T20:15:00Z")
Spiderman, with his symbiotic black costume from the Marvel Secret Wars series–that thing was the coolest. My other favorite is Batman from the very early comic series–before he was turned into such a nice guy. Dark, brooding, violent…all the best of power and revenge fantasies in one guy. * * * “I never forget a face, but in your case I’ll make an exception” –Groucho Marx ---
**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:** [March 28, 2000, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best/15482/28 "2000-03-28T21:40:00Z")
I gots lots of favorites; here’s a couple: **Daredevil** - pretty much what’s been said before. Blind superhero, with ultimate awareness of all that’s around him. And if you think Spiderman has problems, you never read the Miller series, starting with DD #227, when the Kingpin decided to tear Matt Murdock’s life apart. **Wonder Man** - because he’s as strong as the Hulk, but he can control it. Plus, his skin is tougher than The Thing’s. He used to wear flak jackets and let himself be shot with a bazooka so that he could report on the jacket’s effectiveness. That’s just too cool… And I’ll mention my own character from my Villains & Vigilantes days: **Spectre**. His wings allowed him to fly at speeds in excess of 1100 MPH. Plus, he had the Vision-like power of non-corporealness. He was way way fun to play with. ---
**Author:** ![rubes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@rubes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rubes)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best/15482/29 "2000-03-28T21:44:00Z")
I am a huge fan of Super Chicken (and Fred, his assistant) from the George of the Jungle cartoons. any superhero who gets his powers from drinking Super Sauce out of a martini glass has already won me over * * * Nothing is so bad that it can’t get worse. ---
**Author:** ![G.B.H.Hornswoggler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c67d28/32.png) [@G.B.H.Hornswoggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G.B.H.Hornswoggler)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best/15482/30 "2000-03-28T21:45:00Z")
**Moon Roach!** “Unorthodox…economic…revenge!!! Hsssss.” * * * I’m your only friend I’m not your only friend But I’m a little glowing friend But really I’m not actually your friend But I am ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best/15482/31 "2000-03-28T21:50:00Z")
And lest I forget… **THE MIGHTY HEROES!** Diaper Man! Strong Man! Tornado Man! Rope Man! Cuckoo Man! Who remembers these guys? Esprix * * * [Ask the Gay Guy!](http://boards.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/001376.html) ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best/15482/32 "2000-03-28T22:15:00Z")
Angloman! * * * Rigardu, kaj vi ekvidos. ---
**Author:** ![Sassy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@Sassy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sassy)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best/15482/33 "2000-03-28T23:20:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by rubes: > \*\*I am a huge fan of Super Chicken (and Fred, his assistant) from the George of the Jungle cartoons. any superhero who gets his powers from drinking Super Sauce out of a martini glass has already won me over > > \*\* “You knew the job was dangerous when you took it…” I quote this often. ---
**Author:** ![missdavis102](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7feea3/32.png) [@missdavis102](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missdavis102)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best/15482/34 "2000-03-28T23:22:00Z")
It’s a toss up between Danger Mouse and El Hombre. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best/15482/35 "2000-03-28T23:49:00Z")
**The Spirit** ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2000, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best/15482/36 "2000-03-28T23:56:00Z")
I’ve always been incredibly partial to Cyclops, the original X-Man. Read X-Factor #69 for a clear example of why. What I never figured out was how they kept making his personal life more complex. I mean all that crap with his wife (Marvel Girl/Jean Grey) being cloned (or being Madelyn Pryor), and his daughter (Dark Phoenix) who came from the future, and his son (who last I checked was still dead, but you never know with this guy), and his brother (Havok). Democritus, what’s up with Archangel? He has real wings again? ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best/15482/37 "2000-03-29T00:11:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by tomndebb: > **The Spirit** Agreed. The Spirit is the coolest of cool. * * * _Eschew Obfuscation_ ---
**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:** [March 29, 2000, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best/15482/38 "2000-03-29T02:21:00Z")
_pop_ Yeah, well who’s got the coolest sidekick? Batman’s got that pervy “Robin”-what kind of name is “Robin”?? On the other hand, my hero Ambush Bug has _Cheeky The Wonder Toy!_ _pop_ ---
**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:** [March 29, 2000, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best/15482/39 "2000-03-29T02:22:00Z")
Crap, forgot a couple of my favorite comedy heros: **Gnatrat** **Groo the Wanderer** ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best/15482/40 "2000-03-29T02:43:00Z")
Forget the Meyer-Briggs test, it looks like people divide out by which superheroes rule. Definitely SpiderMan and Batman. Spidey because he’s so human. He has muscles to spare and a _sense of humor_ which most superheroes lack. Many do flip, macho oneliners, but Spidey is actually FUNNY and can do pathos, too. And did I mention his excellent build in that scarlet suit? And Batman, the vintage, dark avenger with more issues than National Geographic. (Though Robin always struck me as an obnoxious dork–unless he was another “issue” my juvenile mind missed.) Batman’s allure is his _lack_ of superpowers. He’s everyman, mutated into lethal achievement by pure will and effort. Oh, okay, and a few billion dollars. He’s the superhero for everyone who prefers Halloween to Christmas. (And my mom THREW AWAY my 6 year run of Batman comic books, along w/ the vintage National Lampoons. _sob_) Veb [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best/15482.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best/15482.md?page=3)