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Who is your favorite superhero?

yoda313 posted 2006 Oct 18 17:28

Ok the last few polls I've done have gotten the votes but not too many posts. Here's a topic I'm sure will go to at least 2 pages long :D Who is your favorite superhero? I guess when it comes down to it Superman would probably be my number 1. Though the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles would be a close second :) :D Ok let the debate begin!!!!

compuser posted 2006 Oct 18 17:36

I would go with those two as well, in the same order.

Bodyslide posted 2006 Oct 18 17:41

Batman

Xylob the Destroyer posted 2006 Oct 18 17:42

Hal Jordan. With Kal El as an extremely close 2nd.

gadgetguy posted 2006 Oct 18 17:44

Is, was, and always will be Batman. He has the best toys, the most money, and awesome skills.

Epicurus8a posted 2006 Oct 18 17:58

Stripperella

3Simon7 posted 2006 Oct 18 18:04

The guy with the cape and tights, and his little Boy Wonder. :o Looking back, I'm surprised that so many big names actually appeared on that show. Frank Gorshin Lee Merriweather Ertha Kitt Cesar Romero Burgess Meredith By the way, Batman was originally supposed to be broadcast with a laugh track.

gadgetguy posted 2006 Oct 18 18:16

Batman the Comic book hero not Batman the 60s camp comedy show. (Although I enjoyed watching it as a kid, he's not what i think of when I think Batman.) Also not that lame George Clooney movie either.

3Simon7 posted 2006 Oct 18 18:20

gadgetguy : Batman the Comic book hero not Batman the 60s camp comedy show. (Although I enjoyed watching it as a kid, he's not what i think of when I think Batman.) Also not that lame George Clooney movie either. Heeeeeey Yoda, Which Batman did you mean in your poll? :?

steveryan posted 2006 Oct 18 18:23

Hmm, no Eric Cantona. A worthless poll.

edDV posted 2006 Oct 18 18:28

System Administratorman ! (one who knows his/her stuff).

JohnnyMalaria posted 2006 Oct 18 18:37

Henry The Mild-Mannered Janitor, aka.....

tlegion posted 2006 Oct 18 18:39

Legion of Super-Heroes (before Zero Hour)

Safesurfer posted 2006 Oct 18 18:44

Gotta be Dangermouse! :lol:

Noahtuck posted 2006 Oct 18 18:49

Where are all the good one's :? Like Thor, Iron Man, Ghost Rider, The Vision, Captain America, DareDevil ect. :P

laspis59 posted 2006 Oct 18 18:49

Freddy Krueger. :lol: If you consider him a superhero (Superkiller)?

3Simon7 posted 2006 Oct 18 19:06

My superhero.....!!! :P :P

MJA posted 2006 Oct 18 19:10

Optimus Prime :)

yoda313 posted 2006 Oct 18 19:26

3Simon7 : gadgetguy : Batman the Comic book hero not Batman the 60s camp comedy show. (Although I enjoyed watching it as a kid, he's not what i think of when I think Batman.) Also not that lame George Clooney movie either. Heeeeeey Yoda, Which Batman did you mean in your poll? :? Batman. The guy with cape and the bat on the uniform. All versions are what I'm getting at. We all have our favorites and least favorites but its still the guy with the mask that you want to see stick it to the bad guys. :)

MJA posted 2006 Oct 18 19:27

Batman from the 60's looks gay.lol

3Simon7 posted 2006 Oct 18 19:45

MJA : Batman from the 60's looks gay.lol Yes, he was very happy! :lol: :uglylol:

dwill123 posted 2006 Oct 18 20:00

Dv8ted2 posted 2006 Oct 18 20:05

Green Lantern

laspis59 posted 2006 Oct 18 20:24

Fred.

xib posted 2006 Oct 18 20:44

From the choices listed: Wolverine - and I was reading X-Men back in the early '80s so it has nothing to do with the movies. I was very pleasantly surprised with how well Hugh Jackman played Wolvie...can't wait for the Wolverine movie next year! If Sandman had been up there that would be my choice (the whole Endless Family, actually - especially Death). Neil Gaiman is a genius. (whoops, missed the 'Write in option' before I voted...ah well)

jagabo posted 2006 Oct 18 20:50

redwudz posted 2006 Oct 18 20:56

It's gotta be the 'Man of steel': Or Duck Dodgers of the 24 1/2 century:

Nitemare posted 2006 Oct 18 21:20

I used to hate Batman because of the TV show. The only redeeming thing the show had was the car. In 1986 my brother bought me the Frank Miller classic "The Dark Knight Returns". From then on my opinion of Batman as a boy-scout-in-a-bat-suit was forever changed and he still reigns as #1.

lordsmurf posted 2006 Oct 18 22:16

Green Lantern (especially Hal) Batman (black and gray costume eras, 40s and 2000s) Superman (40s vigilante) X-MEN (classic 60s or 90s teams) I cannot choose a "best" from those.

FulciLives posted 2006 Oct 18 22:59

I voted for BATMAN because these days (and for a long time now) I have been a bigger fan of THE BATMAN than any other comic book character. A close runner up for me and my first love as a kid ... SPIDER-MAN Best comic book ever ... Frank Miller's THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS - John "FulciLives" Coleman

doppletwo posted 2006 Oct 19 01:45

Batman is all about the gadgets. Donatello was the best Ninja turtle.

vico1 posted 2006 Oct 19 04:08

Batman! Got the look...got the mansion (with underground "Bat Cave")...Got money...got the "Bat Toys"... got friends wth shared interests (Robin,Alfred,Bat Girl)...last but not least...the "Bat Mobile" Tho as a kid growin' up with comics, Superman was my favorite then Batman.

dvdguy4 posted 2006 Oct 19 06:56

I voted for "I don't like superheros or not enough to care to vote" but if anyone came to mind it would be a villian. Darth Vader would be my choice cause he looked to cool . The Darth Maul only cause he can wield one hell of a lightsabre. As far as good guys Duck Dodgers works for me.

dwill123 posted 2006 Oct 19 08:15

There's no need to fear ...

träskmannen posted 2006 Oct 19 08:19

Bicycle repairman! "Whenever bicycles are broken, or menaced by International Communism, Bicycle Repair Man is ready!"

SingSing posted 2006 Oct 19 08:44

I vote for Asterix. See : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterix

SatStorm posted 2006 Oct 19 09:19

Frank Miller's DareDevil

laspis59 posted 2006 Oct 19 14:37

So far I've chosen Freddy,but he's more like a superkiller rather than a superhero.If I have to choose a superhero then I'd have to go with the very strong,green giant.

AlecWest posted 2006 Oct 19 17:10

Dv8ted2 : Green Lantern Make that two votes.

Xylob the Destroyer posted 2006 Oct 19 17:58

Dv8ted2 : Green Lantern NOOOOOO!!! not the pretender...... he's such a complete blithering idiot! Kyle Rayner was just a cheap attempt at drawing in 10 to 12 year old kids during that horrid time period when anything that wasn't "EXTREME!!!!!" wasn't cool. Sidebar: "Extreme" was by far the most overused word of the 90's. THIS GUY is Green Lantern: BTW, John Stewart is a nimrod & a crybaby. He reminds of that crybaby nimrod from DS9. In fact, I've never been able to figure out if DS9 was a rip-off of Mosaic, or if Mosaic was a rip-off of DS9. I think Benjamin Sisko was a rip-off of John Stewart and Mosaic was a rip-off of DS9. All crap. This dude's pretty alright though and this guy is the shiznit

ricky1756 posted 2006 Oct 19 17:59

jenna jameson, let's see batman do what she does

Grain posted 2006 Oct 19 18:07

Ghost Rider

julitomg posted 2006 Oct 19 21:14

what about Speedy Gonzalez? (surely would get banned by the Bush administration...let´s think of others... :wink: ) - ULTRAMAN - ULTRASEVEN - GOJIRA (& friends) - FANTOMAS - MORTADELO & FILEMON - (and for mexican fellow readers...)CHANOC, KALIMAN, MEMIN PINGUIN!!!! :D

jagabo posted 2006 Oct 19 21:47

julitomg : what about Speedy Gonzalez? (surely would get banned by the Bush administration...) No, he'd be invited in as a guest worker.

redwudz posted 2006 Oct 19 21:58

Careful, fellows, those are very close to political comments and those will get you in trouble here. :( Moderator redwudz Please continue with only on topic comments. Fair warning.

SingSing posted 2006 Oct 20 07:39

Yak, Speech police.

sven_pether posted 2006 Oct 20 11:35

It HAS to be The Phantom aka Mr Walker. Gustis [/img]

träskmannen posted 2006 Oct 21 14:10

: jenna jameson, let's see batman do what she does By all means - please don't show us Batman doing what she does!

FulciLives posted 2006 Oct 21 14:17

träskmannen : : jenna jameson, let's see batman do what she does By all means - please don't show us Batman doing what she does! Since you asked for it ... Who's your daddy? :P - John "FulciLives" Coleman

träskmannen posted 2006 Oct 21 14:20

You're ruining my childhood memories!

FulciLives posted 2006 Oct 21 14:23

träskmannen : You're ruining my childhood memories! You think that picture is bad you have to see the other pics ---> CLICK HERE - John "FulciLives" Coleman

träskmannen posted 2006 Oct 21 14:25

In this specific case I would prefer to see Jenna Jameson do what Batman does...

Bondiablo posted 2006 Oct 21 19:36

Silver Surfer especially the Jim Starlin and Ron Lim years.

jagabo posted 2006 Oct 21 20:04

Max (played by Jessica Alba) in Dark Angel is worth mentioning.

ssj2_goha posted 2006 Oct 22 02:54

Personally I perfer Robin then nightwing then batman, followed by Kyle as GL. But hey thst is just my opinon :-D

Dv8ted2 posted 2006 Oct 22 10:46

Xylob the Destroyer : Dv8ted2 : Green Lantern NOOOOOO!!! not the pretender...... he's such a complete blithering idiot! Kyle Rayner was just a cheap attempt at drawing in 10 to 12 year old kids during that horrid time period when anything that wasn't "EXTREME!!!!!" wasn't cool. Sidebar: "Extreme" was by far the most overused word of the 90's. THIS GUY is Green Lantern: BTW, John Stewart is a nimrod & a crybaby. He reminds of that crybaby nimrod from DS9. In fact, I've never been able to figure out if DS9 was a rip-off of Mosaic, or if Mosaic was a rip-off of DS9. I think Benjamin Sisko was a rip-off of John Stewart and Mosaic was a rip-off of DS9. All crap. This dude's pretty alright though and this guy is the shiznit I can't argue with that, but my favorite storyline was emerald twilight.

marvel2020 posted 2006 Oct 22 11:05

For me it's Banana Man....

Xylob the Destroyer posted 2006 Oct 22 12:11

Banana Man, Duckula, and Danger Mouse!!!!

Xylob the Destroyer posted 2006 Oct 22 12:15

Dv8ted2 : ...my favorite storyline was emerald twilight. I gotta admit, I haven't read it yet! Rebirth was awesome though. I never read 'super hero' comics until I was a junior in high school and the first one I picked up was Emerald Dawn #1. I was hooked immediatly. Shortly after that I got into Superman and later Spawn. When I was a kid, I mostly read Uncle $crooge, Donald Duck, Goofy, Richie Rich, Hot Stuff, and Archie comics.

Capmaster posted 2006 Dec 03 16:37

Superman

Gojira posted 2009 Apr 28 19:40

julitomg : what about Speedy Gonzalez? (surely would get banned by the Bush administration...let´s think of others... :wink: ) - ULTRAMAN - ULTRASEVEN - GOJIRA (& friends) :D Got to agree here, Ultraman and Gojira! :D :D

freebird73717 posted 2009 Apr 28 20:23

Well this is a very old poll but it is worthy of resurrecting. Gotta say for me it is a very close tie between Superman and Batman. Superman is just the epitome of the superhero genre. But Batman is great in his own way. No powers just lots of smarts and some great gadgets. But I think you know who got my vote.

Gojira posted 2009 Apr 28 20:36

Why Superman though when Kryptonite can weaken him?

freebird73717 posted 2009 Apr 28 21:09

Almost all popular heroes have at least one weakness. To me that doesn't make them less of a hero. It makes them "just a little more human". I don't think I'd like a hero that was "perfect" and had no weakness. Plus it would take away from the storyline possibilities. What kind of story would it be if the hero just beat the bad guys ass with no problems. "Hey nothing can hurt me!" Not very interesting if you ask me. Thats where a lot of your storylines come from is the vilians exploiting the weaknesses of the heroes and the heroes finding a way to overcome those said weaknesses. Damn I'm getting way to philosophical about comics and heroes. Just read the damn things/watch the damn movies and enjoy them!

Gojira posted 2009 Apr 28 21:32

freebird73717 : Damn I'm getting way to philosophical about comics and heroes. Just read the damn things/watch the damn movies and enjoy them! Haha! :lol: It's okay. ;) The Superman movies are very good to watch! :)

lordsmurf posted 2009 Apr 29 01:32

Anybody seen this guy? http://www.wlwt.com/cnn-news/19305002/detail.html There's a video of him on CNN today.

the_man_one posted 2009 Apr 29 06:06

e2 supes, e22 supes, e2 flash (gay garrick), e1 flash (barry allen), favorite book of all time Watchmen & Kingdom come, favorite group justice society (e2 version)

PuzZLeR posted 2009 Apr 29 06:37

MJA : Batman from the 60's looks gay.lol I have all 120 episodes captured from my dish, which is NOT available on DvD (which I would have bought instead). It is the most cheesiest and corniest show ever - yet surprisingly entertaining. This stuff gets lots of playtime with friends over, and is great after a few beers for a good laugh. And there's a reason why DC Comics never allowed a release of this series on DvD - it would DESTROY the image of Batman totally. It just would not work today like it did back then. Ironically, although DC did bring the world spotlight to the Batman name into pop culture with the series, in turn, DC has made a killing with him being the dark sentry, and urban warrior of the night, of the later decades - the total opposite perception. Seeing footage of him ordering orange juice at a bar, wearing yellow shorts over his uniform surfing with a can of "Bat Shark Repellent" or going on "fishing trips" with "Robin the Boy Wonder" (who's a minor) would kill the franchise today.

PuzZLeR posted 2009 Apr 29 06:48

Favorite TV series ever: The Incredible Hulk (70's and 80's). It still works for me today. Favorite comic books growing up: mostly Marvel, like The Incredible Hulk, Fantastic Four, etc. However, secretly I've always had a fascination for the classic B&W of old and the traditional clown villains - the famous "puzzlers" - The Joker and The Riddler. That psycho-laughter is still top-notch. Favorite super-hero/super-villain of the modern world: The resurrected Bucky.

lacywest posted 2009 Apr 29 07:01

Remember ... The Green Hornet .... with Bruce Lee as Kato ... it was decent .... people actually got killed in that TV show ... gunned down and stuff. http://www.thegreenhornet.com/home.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81k_34ouQhM <<<< Bruce Lee as Kato ... fight scene http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbblyaEO7B8&feature=related <<<< The Green Hornet vs The Batman

gadgetguy posted 2009 Apr 29 07:07

PuzZLeR : I have all 120 episodes captured from my dish, which is NOT available on DvD (which I would have bought instead). It's not? :?: http://www.tvdvdboxsets.com/product.php?productid=38200

freebird73717 posted 2009 Apr 29 08:46

gadgetguy : PuzZLeR : I have all 120 episodes captured from my dish, which is NOT available on DvD (which I would have bought instead). It's not? :?: http://www.tvdvdboxsets.com/product.php?productid=38200 That site looks shady to me. : Some of these DVD's haven't even been released yet. How is it possible that you sell them? There is a section of the American copyright law known as "The Berne Act" that Clearly states: films unreleased in the United States, including original versions of films altered and/or edited for release in the United States, are NOT protected by American copyright; thus, they are considered public domain. The entire purpose of our website is to provide otherwise unavailable films or television shows to the serious collector : Will the DVD's work on my DVD player? The DVD's are region free which means they will play on over 99% of DVD players : DVDs with Custom Artwork. Looks like someone selling burned dvd's. They might look good but I don't think they are legitimate.

gadgetguy posted 2009 Apr 29 10:14

You may be right, I don't know anything about the site. I just recalled seeing an ad for the show's DVD set at some point and that was the first of several sites a google search turned up.

Seeker47 posted 2009 Apr 29 13:44

Does "Wonder Warthog" count ? (I think that was the name . . . . ) From "underground" comix. (X-rated.) Circa 1970s ?

bmwracer posted 2009 Apr 29 14:18

Iron Man.

Number Six posted 2009 Apr 29 16:28

freebird73717 : gadgetguy : PuzZLeR : I have all 120 episodes captured from my dish, which is NOT available on DvD (which I would have bought instead). It's not? :?: http://www.tvdvdboxsets.com/product.php?productid=38200 That site looks shady to me. : Some of these DVD's haven't even been released yet. How is it possible that you sell them? There is a section of the American copyright law known as "The Berne Act" that Clearly states: films unreleased in the United States, including original versions of films altered and/or edited for release in the United States, are NOT protected by American copyright; thus, they are considered public domain. The entire purpose of our website is to provide otherwise unavailable films or television shows to the serious collector : Will the DVD's work on my DVD player? The DVD's are region free which means they will play on over 99% of DVD players : DVDs with Custom Artwork. Looks like someone selling burned dvd's. They might look good but I don't think they are legitimate. I have to agree with you on this freebird - I checked these sites out years ago when I wanted to buy Superman and The Addams Family before they were officially released - definitely not legit. And now to my answer to this poll - Absolutely SUPERMAN - the TV series with George Reeves :) First runner up is WONDER WOMAN - Lynda Carter for obvious reasons :) Second runner up is BATGIRL - Yvonne Craig also for obvious reasons :)

yoda313 posted 2009 Apr 29 17:13

lacywest : people actually got killed in that TV show ... gunned down and stuff. Really?? Wow I wonder what the lawsuits and legal fees ended up being??? :D :D :D

Ai Haibara posted 2009 Apr 29 17:21

PuzZLeR : And there's a reason why DC Comics never allowed a release of this series on DvD - it would DESTROY the image of Batman totally. It just would not work today like it did back then. ...but they allowed the movie, though? :shock:

yoda313 posted 2009 Apr 29 17:26

Ai Haibara : PuzZLeR : And there's a reason why DC Comics never allowed a release of this series on DvD - it would DESTROY the image of Batman totally. It just would not work today like it did back then. ...but they allowed the movie, though? :shock: It's called a "cash cow". If it'll make money they do it.

PuzZLeR posted 2009 Apr 29 18:10

gadgetguy : PuzZLeR : I have all 120 episodes captured from my dish, which is NOT available on DvD (which I would have bought instead). It's not? :?: http://www.tvdvdboxsets.com/product.php?productid=38200 I was referring to an official, real, commercial release from the actual holders of its rights and from those that are in possession of the source. This does not exist. What those shown there are bootlegs. They're actually just TV rips, with all station logos, even badly edited (with ads still there) and some bad low compression encodes in order to "fit". Never tried them myself, and not sure about this particular set, but I've read the posts about series like them sold... BTW - I bet my version of the series is lots better in video, and overall, quality than that crap.

gadgetguy posted 2009 Apr 29 18:16

Yup, I stand corrected. Turns out there's a whole bunch of copyright issues surrounding the '60s Batman series. It may never make it to "official" release.

PuzZLeR posted 2009 Apr 29 18:28

Ai Haibara : PuzZLeR : And there's a reason why DC Comics never allowed a release of this series on DvD - it would DESTROY the image of Batman totally. It just would not work today like it did back then. ...but they allowed the movie, though? :shock: yoda313 : Ai Haibara : PuzZLeR : And there's a reason why DC Comics never allowed a release of this series on DvD - it would DESTROY the image of Batman totally. It just would not work today like it did back then. ...but they allowed the movie, though? :shock: It's called a "cash cow". If it'll make money they do it. Yes, it's deemed a "classic" alright that does indeed sell well. But did you actually see how they indirectly promote it? Like a cheezy cornball comedy actually. If they were to release a whole TV series just like that, this indirect reference to "the humor" would fade badly after 120 straight episodes of it...

usually_quiet posted 2009 Apr 29 18:44

If I have to pick only one, my favorite super hero is Spiderman, mostly because he struggled in his "real" life, and was sometimes guilty of serious errors in judgement, but managed to do the right thing eventually. I never read the comic books, and only became interested in him because of the original animated series from the late 1960's. Even so, I've been a big Superman and Batman fan all my life. I started reading DC comic books as soon as I could read, and loved "The Adventures of Superman" TV series. Strangely, the Batman books of that era that I read did not feature super villans, and the only one of Superman's super villians that I remember seeing at the time I read the comic books was Lex Luthor.

mrswla posted 2009 Apr 29 18:55

My favorite superhero? Orgasmo :wink: http://www.mediawhorenetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/orgazmo_film.jpg

jagabo posted 2009 Apr 29 19:04

What about Tofu the Vegan Zombie?

freebird73717 posted 2009 May 02 17:24

PuzZLeR : I have all 120 episodes captured from my dish, which is NOT available on DvD (which I would have bought instead). It is the most cheesiest and corniest show ever - yet surprisingly entertaining. This stuff gets lots of playtime with friends over, and is great after a few beers for a good laugh. edit it didn't show the right video give me a minute. edit 2 okay it's fixed now. [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d2NogbArCs[/video]

PuzZLeR posted 2009 May 03 22:36

What's scary is that that link is intentionally trying to be cheezy... as for the actual show? .... like I said - scary.

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