Top 10 Greatest DC Comics Supervillains

The Top Ten
1 The Joker The Joker is a fictional super villain created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson who first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book Batman (April 25, 1940) published by DC Comics. Credit for the Joker's creation is disputed; Kane and Robinson claimed responsibility for the Joker's design,... read more

Joker is my favorite dc comics character of all time. He's Better than every villain & hero in DC Comics.

Joker is such an interesting supervillain. He has a whole bunch of fun tricks for Batman and never put us in boredom. Joker is awesome

He is as genius as the batman... He is not protected with technology only...

2 Darkseid Darkseid is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer-artist Jack Kirby, the character made a cameo appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 before making his full first appearance in Forever People #1. He is the father of Orion, Kalibak,... read more

Darkseid has an army that grows with each new capture, taking that beings abilities and putting them to use to serve him. Count in the Omega beams, super technology, and the mind capable of ruling his own planet, and you get a bad guy who should be number 1

Darkseid is the most evil and powerful villain of the entire universe. He is the reason why there is a justice league.

Bad ass to the core, super powerful, super intimidating, evil in it's physical form. Easily deserves top notch!

3 Lex Luthor Alexander "Lex" Luthor is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

In many ways more interesting then the usual number 1 Joker, Lex Luthor is more diverse by being part billionaire, part mad scientist, all mixed together with a large ego. What makes him interesting is that he sees himself as a hero and that he believes he could save the world if it wasn't for Superman (there is some small truth to this). Capable of being a large threat for the Justice League or a personal one for Superman, Lex Luthor has evolved from the simple mad scientist to being one of the most innovative and impressive villains of comics and pop culture. With moments like curing his own ill sister only to reverse it and refusing to explain how he did it as long as Superman lives to spending $75 million on a fake presidential campaign to tick Superman off, I would say he is the best villain there is.

4 Deathstroke Deathstroke is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Marv Wolfman and George Perez. He is a mercenary and assassin who first appeared in The New Teen Titans #2.

Took down several members of the Justice League (including Green Lantern) by himself at the same time! Almost beat Batman and he's badass!

Since Joker will forever remain #1, I'll vote for everyone's favorite DC super soldier. Deathstroke is amazing.

Deathstroke is not the antithesis of Batman he is a supersoldier. He is the evil Captain America.

5 Sinestro Thaal Sinestro is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by John Broome and Gil Kane, and first appeared in Green Lantern (vol.

Sinestro... smart, most indomitable will of the universe, role model for other villains, even the Guardians give him a lot of chaces for redemption due to his value...
"In Blackest day, In Brightest night,
beware your fears made into light!
Let those who try to stop what's right,
burn like my power, Sinestro's might! "

Sinestro is the best super villain of all time.

Sinestro shows great fear in the universe.

6 Catwoman Catwoman is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman.


Catwoman has been featured in many media adaptations related to Batman. Actresses Julie Newmar, Lee Meriwether, and Eartha Kitt introduced her to... read more
7 Bane Bane is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman.

Bane is the best DC Villain EVER! He challenges Batman in both strength, Combat, Speed and Intelligence and he even, Discovered his identity and broke his back And in the Injustice timeline he defeated Doomsday with aid of Superman.

Nearly destroyed Gotham, the only villain to take control of the entire city and nearly blow it in pieces! He is the most powerful and greatest villain in Batman!

Broke Batman's back and almost killed him. Very strong and if his strength isn't enough, he's also very smart.

8 The Riddler The Riddler is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman.

Yes! The Riddler is my personal favourite DC villain but I love how he is still in the Top Tens. He is extremely intelligent, calculating, twisted, insane, sophisticated and awesome! While he's not the type of villain to go head on into a fight unless he gets desperate, it's his intelligence which is what makes him unique. He tests Batman's detective skills and has even went toe-to-toe against the Flash, Green Arrow and even the Justice League!

The Riddler's intelligence rivals Batmans. I see no reason why he is not #1. He is eccentric, mysterious and just downright amazing. He wears a suit covered in? , he has a? cane. He isn't even violent. He will forever be my favorite.

9 Doomsday Doomsday is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, usually depicted as an adversary of Superman.

He killed Superman (for a while) and makes chaos everywhere he goes. So he's pretty scary.

The only that came close to killing Superman.

10 Poison Ivy Poison Ivy is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman.

She's able to outwit the majority of her opponents, she can wield her charms unlike most others, she can kill you if you TOUCH her. She has control over all (ALL) plant life, can manipulate men into doing her bidding with ease, can generate vines from virtually anywhere... lest I go on? How is she not higher on this list?

She's /seriously/ 21 on this list? She can manipulate men into doing her bidding, has genius-level intellect, has control over ALL plant life, uses her wiles to distract '" she can kill you if you so much as TOUCH her. HOW is she so low on the list?

The Contenders
11 Black Adam Black Adam is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, and is a primary adversary of the superhero Shazam, formerly known as Captain Marvel.
12 Harley Quinn Harley Quinn is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as a sidekick of the Joker.

In my opinion she is one of the most psychologically intriguing characters in comics, from her obsession with the Joker, to how she walks the line between silly and sinister. My favorite version of her is definitely the Batman: the Animated Series version.

Harley Quinn is under the love of Joker. She is brave enough to love him with no love returned.

YES! So happy she is 10! Although she could be ahead of a few others.

13 Two-Face Two-Face/Harvey Dent is a fictional villain from DC Comics. Harvey Dent was one of Gotham's most trusted citizens until he had acid poured on his face making him go insane and become a criminal by the name Two-Face. In film, he has been portrayed by Billy Dee Williams in Batman, Tommy Lee Jones in Batman... read more

Either you die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

He has a good backstory and I like the whole coin flipping concept. He looks evil as well.

14 Scarecrow The Scarecrow is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman.

Come on 18? scarecrow is a main nemesis of batman

There is nothing to fear but fear itself.

My favorite batman villain. not including joker or deathstroke

15 Mr. Freeze Mr. Freeze, real name Victor Fries, is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman.
16 General Zod

My favorite villain! Nearly destroyed earth to rebuild krypton and kill every human..

17 Ares
18 Mister Mxyzptlk
19 Professor Zoom Eobard Thawne, otherwise known as Professor Zoom and the Reverse-Flash, is a fictional supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics.

He is the ultimate bad guy, who started out with good intentions, then got muddled up by a time paradox so crazy it would make his own head hurt. He turned evil and it is so FUN to see the mind games played against his nemesis the Flash, especially considering the history the two characters have. This should be much, MUCH higher on the list!

I mean Seriously, he's basically The Flash but even FASTER. He set up one of my favorite superhero arcs, without him, Barry Allen's mother wouldn't have been killed, if she hadn't been murdered, Barry Allen wouldn't have become the Flash.

20 Deadshot Deadshot is a fictional character who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of Batman . He has traditionally been portrayed as a supervillain, but has more recently taken the role of an antihero .
21 Mad Hatter
22 Atrocitus Atrocitus is a fictional alien supervillain and anti-hero in the DC Comics Universe. Created by Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver, Atrocitus is an enemy of the Guardians of the Universe and Sinestro, their former Green Lantern.

He's a complete badass and he is in the Red lantern corps so yeah I vote this dude

23 Killer Frost Killer Frost is a name used by several fictional supervillainesses appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
24 Reverse Flash Reverse-Flash is a name which has been used by several fictional supervillains in American comic books published by DC Comics. Each iteration is an enemy of the hero known as The Flash.
25 Penguin The Penguin is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman.

Why are we forgetting about him? He is a great villain. Many villains above him should actually be below him. Poison Ivy and Catwoman were in terrible films, but the Penguin helped make his live action movie memorable. While I don't dislike Harley Quinn, she is a bit too new on the comics scene, while Penguin has been around since 1941. Star Sapphire is a cheesy concept and Bizzaro is dumb. He can foil a smart superhero like Batman, unlike Black Adam who mostly loses to Billy Batson. Meanwhile, Ares was taken from Greek mythology, whereas this guy is original. Two Face's coin flipping is annoying and the Scarecrow is a laughable rogue. Penguin has more street cred than the Riddler. General Zod and Ra's al Ghul got killed in their movies, but Penguin didn't, yet Zod and Ra's are still above him. Who are Starro and Scorpion anyway? Deadshot is not really a villain since he fights villains on the Suicide Squad. Gorilla Grodd is weird since in the JLU show, he tried making everyone apes. Finally, Great White Shark is not an original idea since the creators brought onto the Jaws frenzy and made a shark bad guy. Only villains who should be above him are the Joker, Lex Luthor, Darkseid, Doomsday (who killed the 1st comic book superhero), Deathstroke, Cheetah, Sinestro and Brainiac. Penguin is a great villain and you should vote for him higher.

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