# Whos your favorite super hero? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 13, 2002, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-super-hero/123646 "2002-08-13T06:23:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2002, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-super-hero/123646/21 "2002-08-13T22:17:56Z")
Superman for me. I’ve always been fond of the Justice Society heroes too. ---
**Author:** ![Albert\_Rose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Albert\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Albert_Rose)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2002, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-super-hero/123646/22 "2002-08-13T23:25:16Z")
I’ve always liked Daredevil, Swamp Thing and Spider Man. Regular guys with strange events happening to them, which make them stronger. Daredevil made himself into a superhero. What a role model! ---
**Author:** ![TheOnlySaneOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@TheOnlySaneOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheOnlySaneOne)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2002, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-super-hero/123646/23 "2002-08-13T23:44:03Z")
Spider-Man is definitly one of the coolest. Can you imagine how easy gym credits would be to get with those powers? I want his powers. [hijack] By the way, why hasn’t Magneto taken down Iron Man yet? [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Green\_Fool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@Mr.Green\_Fool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Green_Fool)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2002, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-super-hero/123646/24 "2002-08-13T23:52:58Z")
…Ironman either has de-magnetized his armor through some do-hickey… Or If memory serves his armor actually doesn’t include any real metals anymore (I seem to recall an issue of Avengers West Coast where he and Magneto discussed this) and in a related note… My favorite superhero: Quicksilver… One of the original Mutant villains, one of the second roster of Avengers. Part of one of the most powerful families in the Marvel universe (Magneto-father, Scarlet Witch-sister). Arrogant, racist/specist. A million times more compelling as a hero (when written correctly of course) than any other speedster. He’s great. ---
**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:** [August 13, 2002, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-super-hero/123646/25 "2002-08-13T23:55:45Z")
Superman. Always. As I said best in this thread– [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=22935&perpage=20&highlight=Superman&pagenumber=2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=22935&perpage=20&highlight=Superman&pagenumber=2) I’m proud of what may have been the best thing I ever said on this Board. ---
**Author:** ![Spudo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@Spudo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spudo)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-super-hero/123646/26 "2002-08-14T00:06:54Z")
David Dunn ---
**Author:** ![Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c67d28/32.png) [@Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weird_AL_Einstein)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-super-hero/123646/27 "2002-08-14T00:22:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ivylass \* > \*\*(ivylass…who still remembers watching Superfriends on Saturdays in her jammies.) \*\* Fighting for Truth, Justice, and Peace for all Mankind! 😃 How could you not like The Superfriends? One-stop shopping for all your superhero needs. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-super-hero/123646/28 "2002-08-14T01:06:47Z")
Spaceghost, of course. I even watched his cartoons before he became a talkshow host 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-super-hero/123646/29 "2002-08-14T01:32:45Z")
> [@](#): > > Wolverine… it has to be the claws. Just think how this would help you get through the express line at the grocery store… _snick_ Nitpick: Wolverine’s claws go “snikt”, not “snick”. Just like Nightcrawler goes “Bamf!” when he teleports, not “Bam!” as a friend once claimed. Anyway, Batman’s definitely the coolest. Not the most powerful, but definitely the coolest. Plus, doesn’t he keep detailed files on every superhero and villain in the world, making sure he has specific plans on how to kill them if necessary? ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_The\_Diver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Buck\_The\_Diver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_The_Diver)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-super-hero/123646/30 "2002-08-14T01:55:06Z")
Aquaman. Ah, how I envy him. No need for tanks, regulators or masks. Never worries about nitrogen narcosis or decompression sickness. As deep as he wants as long as he wants. Every divers favorite superhero. But that “communicating with fish” thing…meh. What’s a fish got to say? ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-super-hero/123646/31 "2002-08-14T03:28:49Z")
Batman. Impulse. Secret. Jesse Custer. Adam Destine. And Pete Wisdom. I always thought Namor had it all up on Aquaman, but neither one makes my top ten. Superman bites. ---
**Author:** ![gooti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eb8c5e/32.png) [@gooti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gooti)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-super-hero/123646/32 "2002-08-14T03:34:47Z")
My top three in this order: Wolverine Batman Black Orchid (any Gaiman fans out there?) ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-super-hero/123646/33 "2002-08-14T04:04:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by A wizard song for thee \* > \*\*John Constantine! Of course, he might not actually qualify as a _super_hero… \*\* It is questionable if he qualifies for the _hero_ part as well. 😃 As for my favorite, I think I have to go with Invisible Kid of the LSH. ---
**Author:** ![TheOnlySaneOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@TheOnlySaneOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheOnlySaneOne)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-super-hero/123646/34 "2002-08-14T08:08:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SPOOFE \* > \*\* > Nitpick: Wolverine’s claws go “snikt”, not “snick”. Just like Nightcrawler goes “Bamf!” when he teleports, not “Bam!” as a friend once claimed. > \*\* You know that he says ‘BAMF!’? But…but…nobody knows what I’m talking about when I say ‘BAMF!’ You are now my hero. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-super-hero/123646/35 "2002-08-14T12:50:41Z")
Spiderman- since I was a little kid. Batman- when the great graphic novels came out. The Tick- just because. The instant The Tick animated series comes out on DVD. . . . Spoooooooooooooon! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![sghoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@sghoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sghoul)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-super-hero/123646/36 "2002-08-14T14:11:12Z")
I would have to say: 1. Lobo (most probably don’t count him as a hero). 2. The Tick…he rules baby! ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-super-hero/123646/37 "2002-08-14T16:48:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gooti \* > \*\*My top three in this order: > > Wolverine > Batman > Black Orchid (any Gaiman fans out there?) \*\* Black Orchid debuted in Adventure Comics in the early 1970s… well before Gaiman was writing for DC. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Green\_Fool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@Mr.Green\_Fool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Green_Fool)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-super-hero/123646/38 "2002-08-14T19:35:01Z")
…but Neil Gaiman had the best take on the character. So phooey! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Green\_Fool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@Mr.Green\_Fool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Green_Fool)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-super-hero/123646/39 "2002-08-14T19:36:07Z")
…oh man am I going to get banned again for saying “phooey”? ---
**Author:** ![caveman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caveman/32/7242_2.png) [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2002, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-super-hero/123646/40 "2002-08-14T19:48:49Z")
The Phantom Stranger spooky-spooky, and a sharp dresser… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-super-hero/123646.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-super-hero/123646.md?page=3)