Top Ten Greatest American Superheroes

The Top Ten
1 Batman Batman aka Bruce Wayne is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and first appeared in Detective Comics #27. In film, he has been portrayed by Lewis Wilson, Robert Lowery, Adam West, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Christian Bale and Ben Affleck. He has been voiced by a variety of voice actors, including Olan Soule, Kevin Conroy, Rino Romano, Diedrich Bader, and Jason O'Mara.

Batman, just like Superman, was one of the first superheroes as well and helped start a new chapter in American culture. But Batman was also a pioneer in something else; he was the first dark superhero. Nobody had ever seen a character like that before - not just in comics, but in adventure stories in general. Batman's dark personality captivated the audience. That is why he is one of the most popular superheroes ever.

Batman is the best because he has no superpowers but still makes a difference this gives children something to look up to.

2 Superman Superman is a comic character. And probably the first powerful superhero in the fictional world. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, high school students living in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1933. It was published by DC comics. The first animated superhero movie was superman. The origin story of Superman relates that he was born Kal-El on the planet Krypton, before being rocketed to Earth as an infant by his scientist father Jor-El, moments before Krypton's destruction. Discovered and adopted by a Kansas farm couple, the child is raised as Clark Kent and imbued with a strong moral compass. Very early on he started to display various superhuman abilities, which, ...read more.

Superman is THE #1 hero because he was the first superhero to ever exist and set the standard for everyone after him. The word superhero even originated from him. And that's only part of it. He also has an interesting character. Despite his limitless power, he is completely selfless and loyal to mankind. And what's most interesting about Superman is that his superhero identity is his actual self. Superheroes like Batman and Daredevil dress up like superheroes but they're vigilantes. However, for Superman, Clark Kent is the disguise - not Superman himself. This character has become an icon in pop culture as well. And he has an epic movie which came out this summer - Man of Steel!.

Superman is the best, just think if there was no superman the lex and his pals would stomp everyone. Plus Superman was created by two Jewish guys, awesome.

3 Iron Man Iron Man is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, as well as its associated media. The character was created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. He made his first appearance in Tales of Suspense #39. In The Marvel Cinematic Universe, he was portrayed by Robert Downey Jr.

Iron Man is also one of those "just awesome" superheroes. He has awesome hi-tech gear in his suit and he's really fun to watch when in action. At one point I was skeptical about placing him in the top 5 because I doubted just how virtuous he is. But then I saw "Iron Man 3" and thought "wow, he's not nearly as mean as I thought."

One of the funniest members of the avengers, laugh out loud him and the hulk r just crackup!

Robert Downey Jr. is so handsome!

4 Captain America Captain Steven Grant Rogers, most known as Steve Rogers or Captain America, is a fictional superhero appearing in the American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was a World War II veteran and is known as the world's first superhero. The character was created by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon and was portrayed by Chris Evans in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

He has the best heart of them all. Need I say more?

Captain America is the real American hero.

5 Batman Beyond

Batman Beyond is just really awesome. He is not well-known at all, but he is just awesome. If you don't know about him, he is a teenager named Terry McGuiness who goes into training with Bruce Wayne when Wayne is about 60. And then he learns to kick butt against all of Bruce's former arch enemies. "Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker" is a great movie to watch if you want to learn more about him.

6 Nightwing Dick Grayson is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Batman.

Awesome costume, awesome personality, awesome looks, awesome weapons, awesome fighting style, awesome back story, awesome supporting characters, awesome everything.

7 Spiderman Spider-Man is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics existing in its shared universe. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko, and first appeared in the anthology comic book Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962) in the Silver Age of Comic Books. In films, Spider-Man has been portrayed by actors Tobey Maguire (2002–2007), Andrew Garfield (2012–2014) and Tom Holland (2016–present), who has portrayed the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2016.

He is what personifies the struggle of young people.

8 The Flash The Flash is the name of several superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in Flash Comics #1.

It's just amazing how helpful super speed can be. When I first learned about Flash I thought that he was just a random guy in a red and yellow costume running all over the place - why is he so popular? But then I started reading up on him and I found that super speed was a lot broader than what I originally suspected, and it actually helps him out a lot. He has fast reflexes and can think fast as well. So he technically also has super intelligence. He's funny, fun to watch, fun to use in video games (i.E., "LEGO Batman 2") and to top it off I think he has the #2 comic book franchise after Batman. And I still left off millions of things.

9 Wolverine Wolverine is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly associated with the X-Men. His powers and abilities include a healing factor and his signature adamantium claws and adamantium skeleton.
10 Green Lantern Green Lantern is the name of a number of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

It's fascinating how Green Lantern can create anything with his ring. His powers are will, will, will, will, will, and will. That just shows that superpowers aren't everything in the comic book world. He's also got a cool story and supporting cast.

The Contenders
11 Catwoman Catwoman is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. ...read more.

Well, what can I say? She's part of the Batman universe. Anne Hathaway's performance in "The Dark Knight Rises" totally blew me out of the water and really showed the character's good side. Everyone thinks Catwoman is a villain which is wrong. But she deserves this spot in the top ten.

12 Daredevil Daredevil is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Daredevil was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby. The character was first portrayed in live action by Rex Smith in the 1989 television movie The Trial of the Incredible Hulk. He was played by Ben Affleck in the 2003 film Daredevil, and is portrayed by Charlie Cox in the Marvel Television productions Daredevil and The Defenders on Netflix for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Cool character with lots of cool background stories. Plus he's blind!

13 Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a fictional superhero created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter, appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character is a founding member of the Justice League, a goddess, and Ambassador-at-Large of the Amazon people. In her homeland, the island nation ...read more.
14 Hellboy Hellboy is a fictional superhero created by writer-artist Mike Mignola. The character first appeared in San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2.
15 The Hulk Robert Bruce Banner, also known as The Hulk or Bruce Banner, is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and was portrayed by Edward Norton and Mark Ruffalo in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
16 Shazam Captain Marvel, also known as Shazam, is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker created the character in 1939. Captain Marvel first appeared in Whiz Comics #2, published by Fawcett Comics.
17 Spawn Spawn is a fictional character, an antihero and hellish Superhero that appears in a monthly comic book of the same name published by American company Image Comics.
18 Ghost Rider Ghost Rider is the name of several fictional supernatural antiheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
19 Batgirl Batgirl is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, depicted as female counterparts to the superhero Batman.
20 Raven
21 Deadpool Deadpool is a fictional antihero created by Marvel who appears in their comics. Deadpool's first appearance was in New Mutants #98 by Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza in February of 1991. His powers include self-healing and super strength. He is regarded as one of the funniest characters in comics due ...read more.
22 Thor Thor Odinson is a fictional superhero appearing in the American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, based on the Norse mythological deity of the same name, is the Asgardian god of thunder and possesses the enchanted hammer Mjolnir, which grants him the ability of flight and weather ...read more.
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