Who is the best comic-book supervillain? (Choose as many as you like)

Who are the BEST super-villains in comic books? Pick your favorites from the list below! You can choose as many as you like.

For our purposes, the characters must have appeared in comic books, be recurring or significant villains, and have some element of superhuman ability or weaponry.


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THIS POLL WILL CLOSE ON SEPTEMER 30, 2024. Vote before then!

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Abomination (Marvel Comics/Hulk)
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Absorbing Man (Marvel Comics/Hulk)
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2 votes
Agatha Harkness (Marvel Comics/Scarlet Witch)
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3 votes
Amanda Waller (DC Comics/Suicide Squad)
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Amazo (DC Comics/Justice League)
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1 votes
Annihilus (Marvel Comics/Fantastic Four)
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1 votes
Anti-Monitor (DC Comics)
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1 votes
Anton Arcane (DC Comics/Swamp Thing)
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2 votes
Apocalypse (Marvel Comics/X-Men)
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2 votes
Ares (DC Comics/Wonder Woman)
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Ares (Marvel Comics/Avengers)
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Arnim Zola (Marvel Comics/Captain America)
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3 votes
Bane (DC Comics/Batman)
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Baron Mordo (Marvel Comics/Doctor Strange)
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1 votes
Baron Zemo (Marvel Comics/Avengers)
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1 votes
Bizarro (DC Comics/Superman)
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Black Adam (DC Comics/Shazam)
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Black Hand (DC Comics/Green Lantern)
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1 votes
Black Manta (DC Comics/Aquaman)
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2 votes
Brainiac (DC Comics/Superman)
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Brother Blood (DC Comics/Titans)
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Brother Eye (DC Comics)
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Bullseye (Marvel Comics/Daredevil)
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Captain Boomerang (DC Comics/The Flash)
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1 votes
Captain Cold (DC Comics/The Flash)
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1 votes
Carnage (Marvel Comics/Spider-Man)
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1 votes
Cheetah (DC Comics, Wonder Woman)
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Cheshire (DC Comics/Titans)
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1 votes
Circe (DC Comics/Wonder Woman)
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2 votes
Clayface (DC Comics/Batman)
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1 votes
Cyborg Superman (DC Comics/Superman)
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Damian Darklord (Image Comics/Savage Dragon)
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1 votes
Dario Agger (Marvel Comics/Thor)
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3 votes
Dark Phoenix (Marvel Comics/X-Men)
2%
2 votes
Darkseid (DC Comics/Justice League)
1%
1 votes
Deadshot (DC Comics/Suicide Squad)
1%
3 votes
Deathstroke (DC Comics/Titans)
2%
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Despero (DC Comics/Justice League)
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3 votes
Doctor Doom (Marvel Comics/Fantastic Four)
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3 votes
Doctor Octopus (Marvel Comics/Spider-Man)
2%
2 votes
Doomsday (DC Comics/Superman)
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1 votes
Dormammu (Marvel Comics/Doctor Strange)
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Dr. Sivana (DC Comics/Shazam)
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1 votes
Dracula (Marvel Comics)
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Druig (Marvel Comics/The Eternals)
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1 votes
Eclipso (DC Comics)
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Enchantress (DC Comics/Suicide Squad)
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0 votes
Enchantress (Marvel Comics/Thor)
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0 votes
Felix Faust (DC Comics)
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2 votes
Galactus (Marvel Comics/Fantastic Four)
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General Zod (DC Comics/Superman)
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1 votes
Goblin Queen (Marvel Comics/X-Men)
1%
2 votes
Gorilla Grodd (DC Comics/The Flash)
1%
1 votes
Gorr the God Butcher (Marvel Comics/Thor)
1%
2 votes
Green Goblin (Marvel Comics/Spider-Man)
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Grim Reaper (Marvel Comics/Avengers)
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2 votes
Harley Quinn (DC Comics/Suicide Squad)
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3 votes
Hela (Marvel Comics/Thor)
2%
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Helspont (Wildstorm/Wildcats)
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1 votes
High Evolutionary (Marvel Comics/Avengers)
1%
2 votes
Homelander (Dynamite/The Boys)
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James Jaspers (Marvel Comics/Captain Britain)
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3 votes
Kang the Conqueror (Marvel Comics/Avengers)
2%
1 votes
Kid Miracleman (Eclipse Comics/Miracleman)
1%
1 votes
Killmonger (Marvel Comics/Black Panther)
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1 votes
Kingpin (Marvel Comics/Daredevil)
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Klaw (Marvel Comics/Black Panther)
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1 votes
Kraven the Hunter (Marvel Comics/Spider-Man)
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3 votes
Lex Luthor (DC Comics/Superman)
2%
3 votes
Loki (Marvel Comics/Thor)
2%
4 votes
Magneto (Marvel Comics)
3%
0 votes
Malekith (Marvel Comics/Thor)
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0 votes
Maximus the Mad (Marvel Comics/Inhumans)
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1 votes
Maxwell Lord (DC Comics/Justice League)
1%
3 votes
Mephisto (Marvel Comics/Doctor Strange)
2%
0 votes
Mirror Master (DC Comics/The Flash)
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3 votes
Mister Sinister (Marvel Comics/X-Men)
2%
1 votes
MODOK (Marvel Comics)
1%
1 votes
Mongul (DC Comics/Superman)
1%
1 votes
Mordru (DC Comics/Legion of Super-Heroes)
1%
1 votes
Mr. Freeze (DC Comics/Batman)
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Mr. Mind (DC Comics/Shazam)
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0 votes
Mysterio (Marvel Comics/Spider-Man)
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3 votes
Mystique (Marvel Comics/X-Men)
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3 votes
Nebula (Marvel Comics/Avengers)
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1 votes
Nekron (DC Comics/Green Lantern)
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Nightmare (Marvel Comics/Doctor Strange)
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Ocean Master (DC Comics/Aquaman)
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Omega Red (Marvel Comics/X-Men)
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Omni-Man (Image Comics/Invincible)
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3 votes
Ozymandias (DC Comics/Watchmen)
2%
1 votes
Parallax (DC Comics/Green Lantern)
1%
2 votes
Penguin (DC Comics/Batman)
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3 votes
Poison Ivy (DC Comics/Batman)
2%
1 votes
Purple Man (Marvel Comics/Jessica Jones)
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2 votes
Ra's Al Ghul (DC Comics/Batman)
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2 votes
Red Skull (Marvel Comics/Captain America)
1%
1 votes
Reverse Flash/Professor Zoom (DC Comics/The Flash)
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1 votes
Riddler (DC Comics/Batman)
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1 votes
Sabretooth (Marvel Comics/X-Men)
1%
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Scarecrow (DC Comics/Batman)
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0 votes
Sebastian Shaw (Marvel Comics/X-Men)
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3 votes
Sinestro (DC Comics/Green Lantern)
2%
2 votes
Solomon Grundy (DC Comics, Justice Society of America)
1%
1 votes
Starro the Conqueror (DC Comics/Justice League)
1%
1 votes
Stryfe (Marvel Comics/X-Men)
1%
2 votes
Superboy Prime (DC Comics)
1%
3 votes
Talia Al Ghul (DC Comics, Batman)
2%
1 votes
Taskmaster (Marvel Comics/Avengers)
1%
2 votes
Thanos (Marvel Comics/Silver Surfer)
1%
0 votes
The Fury (Marvel Comics/Captain Britain)
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0 votes
The Hood (Marvel Comics/Avengers)
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2 votes
The Joker (DC Comics/Batman)
1%
1 votes
The Leader (Marvel Comics/Hulk)
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The Mandarin (Marvel Comics/Iron Man)
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1 votes
The Void (Marvel Comics/Avengers)
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The Wizard (Marvel Comics/Fantastic Four)
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Titania (Marvel Comics/She-Hulk)
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Tombstone (Marvel Comics/Spider-Man)
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1 votes
Toyman (DC Comics/Superman)
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1 votes
Trigon (DC Comics/Titans)
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3 votes
Ultron (Marvel Comics/Avengers)
2%
2 votes
Vandal Savage (DC Comics/Justice Society of America)
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Violator (Image Comics/Spawn)
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0 votes
Viper (Marvel Comics/Captain America)
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Other
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