Worst Comic Book Villains

[Artemis1]

Inspired by Best Comic Book Villains. Here's my list(not in order):

Crook Man: One thing can only be said. WHAT A LOSER! HAHAHAHAHAHA!

Green Goblin 3: Bart was the worst Goblin period.

Rocket Racer: Spidey wasn't even harmed when beating the crud out of Rocket Racer.

Frog Man: He was a lucky crap.

Rocket Racer: You're kidding, right?

[Paradox]

Pink Pearl from Alpha Flight - Basically, shes....fat (and named after a damned eraser).

Fabian "Mechano-Marauder" Stankowicz - He just sucks...but at least that was the point of him, he was supposed to.

Frog Man - 'nuff said

Stilt Man - What the...

[Sir Tim Drake]

The Master of the World, who had a really cool name but repeatedly failed to live up to it.

[Artemis1]

Stilt-Man may seem silly, but he is still a threat to Daredevil.

[Angel of Sorrow]

Green Cigarette owns all of your choices for the worse villian.

[Artemis1]

No. Crime Man is MUCH worse.

[Cei-U!]

Parallax.

Cei-U!
I summon the ten character minimum!

[devildinosaur]

Anybody recall Pierce...cybernetic member of the Hellfire Club? I seem to remember him being a dandy...with a robotic arm. He was cool...but very, very useless.

[TheHistorian]

Everybody that Scourge knocked off (thankfully) back in the day.

[Artemis1]

Anybody recall Pierce...cybernetic member of the Hellfire Club? I seem to remember him being a dandy...with a robotic arm. He was cool...but very, very useless.

He was tougher than Crap Man. Oops, I mean "Crime Man".

[Matt_K]

What about the Matador? He will wave his cape at you.

[gentlesatirist]

...is inclomplete without mentioning the ridiculous majesty of the Ten-Eyed Man.

That was a character whose only alleged power had more drawbacks then benefits. I think he battled Batman once (and I use the word "battled" in a very loose sense) and Man-Bat once then was killed off during Crisis.


- FE

[Cei-U!]

...is inclomplete without mentioning the ridiculous majesty of the Ten-Eyed Man.

That was a character whose only alleged power had more drawbacks then benefits. I think he battled Batman once (and I use the word "battled" in a very loose sense) and Man-Bat once then was killed off during Crisis.

Believe it or not, this loser and Batman rumbled at least *three* times that I can recall. I don't have the issue numbers handy but I know I have all three in my collection. Yeah, he's definitely in the running.

Cei-U!
I summon the turkey shoot!

[Sir Tim Drake]

...is inclomplete without mentioning the ridiculous majesty of the Ten-Eyed Man.

That was a character whose only alleged power had more drawbacks then benefits. I think he battled Batman once (and I use the word "battled" in a very loose sense) and Man-Bat once then was killed off during Crisis.


- FE

His "power" was that his optic nerves were connected to his fingers, right?

I wonder how he was able to type.

[JeffreyWKramer]

His "power" was that his optic nerves were connected to his fingers, right?

I wonder how he was able to type.

With his toes.

[JeffreyWKramer]

Believe it or not, this loser and Batman rumbled at least *three* times that I can recall. I don't have the issue numbers handy but I know I have all three in my collection. Yeah, he's definitely in the running.


He also fought Man-Bat in one of the two issues of the MAN-BAT series. Complete with a really ugly, new costume. Predictably, he lost.

Ten-Eyed Man is one of those characters that makes one wonder what the writers and editors were smoking back then.

[Matt_K]

What about The Gladiator whose original special concept was that he could put on a costume?

[Paradox]

Well, the freakin' spinning buzz-saws on the backs of his fists kind of brought him up a notch from that, I think.

Or are we discussing some other Gladiator?

[Brian R]

Guys... THE KANGEROO!

Honestly, one of my favorite comic moments from a few years back includes him. At the end of an issue of ASM, they had the tagline "Next, the Kangeroo!" and I was like "who the hell is that?". So the next month, as promised, the first page or two shows a newly upgraded Kangeroo hopping down the stree and talking about how much more badass he was now, so I turn the page... and he gets one-punched by Spidey. Classic.

[Dizzy D]

Anybody recall Pierce...cybernetic member of the Hellfire Club? I seem to remember him being a dandy...with a robotic arm. He was cool...but very, very useless.

He had more than just a cybernetic arm, both his arms, legs and a large part of his body were cybernetic, making him superhumanly strong and fast. Hardly useless.

It's hard to beat Seanbaby's list of Ten-Eyed Man, Turner D. Century, the Big Wheel, Kite-Man and the Rainbow Raider.

[Matt_K]

I know it's easy to keep picking on DD but The Plunderer anybody? The 17th century style pirate who can transform into a high tech raygun firing space captain or something equally assinine?

[JeffreyWKramer]

Well, the freakin' spinning buzz-saws on the backs of his fists kind of brought him up a notch from that, I think.

Exactly. A big, burly guy with buzz-saws on his hands is a hell of a lot scarier than the Ten-Eyed Man ever even thought about being.

[Red Oak Kid]

This guy.

http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/824/400/824_4_119.jpg

[Matt_K]

Ah the Rabble Rouser wasn't so bad. HT had worse villains. Plantman took him on with acorns on more than one occassion.

[Kaskratiski]

What about The Gladiator whose original special concept was that he could put on a costume?


LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kaskratiski]

Turner D Century

[thehod]

Crazy Quilt.

I mean, for Christsakes.

[Roquefort Raider]

Hellrazor, from a Marvel team-Up issue.

His claim to fame is that he wears wristbands with blades attached to them, making it extremely dangerous for him to keep his arms close to his body.

He also wears a yellow skintight disco outfit.

[gentlesatirist]

...could have had spinning bifocals on the back of his hands, just to keep pace with the Gladiator.

Also like that - if memory serves - DC actually went to the trouble to kill this guy off in Crisis. Like he was such a threat to DC storytelling that he wasn't allowed to live.

I think about 10 years ago there was a Batman storyline about several lame villains - Killer Moth, Calculator, Calendar Man, Cat-Man - banding together, in full knowledge of their status as second-stringers.

Kevin Smith included this same self-knowledge in his first Daredevil storyline through the Mysterio character.


- FE

[twilight]

Guys... THE KANGEROO!

Honestly, one of my favorite comic moments from a few years back includes him. At the end of an issue of ASM, they had the tagline "Next, the Kangeroo!" and I was like "who the hell is that?". So the next month, as promised, the first page or two shows a newly upgraded Kangeroo hopping down the stree and talking about how much more badass he was now, so I turn the page... and he gets one-punched by Spidey. Classic.

lol I remember this one Fever.

"Duck and cover New York because the Kangaroo is back...and he's hopping mad"

[Sir Tim Drake]

Hellrazor, from a Marvel team-Up issue.

His claim to fame is that he wears wristbands with blades attached to them, making it extremely dangerous for him to keep his arms close to his body.

He also wears a yellow skintight disco outfit.

That reminds me of Razor-Fist, who seemed like a pretty effective opponent for Shang-Chi, but was also severely handicapped in that he had swords instead of hands. I believe his Marvel Universe Handbook entry said that he needed assistance in order to eat, get dressed, etc.

[comicartfan]

Dreadlox from the pages of The Secret Defenders
:eek:

[JeffreyWKramer]

That reminds me of Razor-Fist, who seemed like a pretty effective opponent for Shang-Chi, but was also severely handicapped in that he had swords instead of hands. I believe his Marvel Universe Handbook entry said that he needed assistance in order to eat, get dressed, etc.

Going to the toilet would have to suck if you were him.

[Dizzy D]

That reminds me of Razor-Fist, who seemed like a pretty effective opponent for Shang-Chi, but was also severely handicapped in that he had swords instead of hands. I believe his Marvel Universe Handbook entry said that he needed assistance in order to eat, get dressed, etc.

And that reminds me of Number One Fan from X-factor who, to avenge his brother, turned himself into a cyborg with razor-sharp propellors for hands. Then noticed that he could no longer open the door of the room where the operation had taken place (he had already destroyed the robot performing the operation to test his new powers.)

Feeling really stupid already, he slapped his head in a "d'oh"-gesture, forgotting that he had razorsharp blades for hands...

Unfair though, because N.O.F. was a joke-villain.

[Matt_K]

Oh yeah, Crazy Quilt. Now he was a shocker.
Death Throws anybody?

[DDM]

Anybody recall Pierce...cybernetic member of the Hellfire Club? I seem to remember him being a dandy...with a robotic arm. He was cool...but very, very useless.

Donald Pierce, at the time of his first appearance, possessed cyborg arms & legs. Now virtually all of his body is mechanical with only his head & neck being organic.

[Satana Hellstrom]

Space Turnip?

[Paradox]

Well, yeah, just about every Howard villain from Dr. Bong on down to the Kidney Lady, but they're kind of supposed to be like that.

SUDD, the scrubbing bubble that walks like a man! "Clean youse! Scour youse!" :D

[thehod]

Not so much a villain, but The Super Moby Dick of Space (http://silverage.greatnow.com/reviews/Adventure_Comics_332a.htm) must been very high on the list.

[Matt_K]

Well I think Gumbor (the killer gumball machine I retconned into the MU for my "summarise the MU project", who is later revamped into a giant sentient gobstopper) was pretty awesome.
But I can't believe you guys have got this far without mentioning Egg Fu. And his moustache trap.

[Matt_K]

Well I think Gumbor (the killer gumball machine I retconned into the MU for my "summarise the MU project", who is later revamped into a giant sentient gobstopper) was pretty awesome.
But I can't believe you guys have got this far without mentioning Egg Fu. And his moustache trap.

[Cei-U!]

How about that sinister fashion threat Mr. Polka Dot (from Detective #300)?

Cei-U!
I summon the Visine!

[Lone Ranger]

Also from the 'Batman has both the best and the worst Rogues Gallery' file, may I present the Origami man from Brave and the Bold #178.

You know things are bad when the Creeper calls you a 'Weirdo'!

[gentlesatirist]

...was truly awful. Just looked ridiculous. But in spite of that - and in spite of the overall issue being one of the weaker B&Bs - it was picked for DC's Best Team-Up Stories TPB that came out about 10 years ago. The Creeper is one of my favorite characters, but this one stunk...


- FE

[Sir Tim Drake]

...was truly awful. Just looked ridiculous. But in spite of that - and in spite of the overall issue being one of the weaker B&Bs - it was picked for DC's Best Team-Up Stories TPB that came out about 10 years ago. The Creeper is one of my favorite characters, but this one stunk...

"Paperchase" is notable in that it's by Alan Brennert, but it's certainly the weakest of the five Batman stories he'd written by that time. "Time, See What's Become of Me" (the Batman/Hawk & Dove teamup) would have been a much better choice for that Greatest Team-Up Stories book. It was retconned away very soon after it was written, though, and maybe DC didn't want to reprint it for that reason.

[DDM]

The Rainbow Raider (originally, a Booster Gold villain)
The Glob (Manthing villain)
Zzzzzzax (Hulk villain)
Elf Queen (Avengers villain)
The Weathermen (Avengers villains)

[Kirayoshi]

The Mad Mod(although the version from the Teen Titans cartoon was at least entertaining in an Austin Powers parody sort of way)
The Hypno Hustler
The Big Wheel
Starfinger(pre-crisis LSH villain)

[Artemis1]

Whoops! I mean Crook Man, not Crime Man. There is no Crime Man.

[Cei-U!]

The Rainbow Raider (originally, a Booster Gold villain)
The Glob (Manthing villain)
Zzzzzzax (Hulk villain)
Elf Queen (Avengers villain)
The Weathermen (Avengers villains)

Rainbow Raider was originally a Flash villian and the Glob a Hulk villain.

Cei-U!
I straighten the record!

[Slam_Bradley]

I can't believe there hasn't been any love for Funky Flashman and Houseroy.

[Cei-U!]

I can't believe there hasn't been any love for Funky Flashman and Houseroy.

I'm in the middle of indexing the Secret Society of Super-Villains series. Funky is all over those books. It was interesting to note which artists drew him to look exactly like Stan Lee (Rich Buckler obviously used photo reference) and which went with a less specific look. Sometimes he's a credible asset to the team and sometimes he's the comic relief but he's never portrayed as anything less than a weasel.

Cei-U!
I summon the Citadel Sinister!

[Matt_K]

Has anyone covered Angleman and Signalman yet? Or Louie The Lilac? "It's lilac time!"

[spoon_jenkins]

Not so much a villain, but The Super Moby Dick of Space (http://silverage.greatnow.com/reviews/Adventure_Comics_332a.htm) must been very high on the list.
Come on, he's like Lightning Lad's arch-nemesis. ;)

I thought the Enforcers were pretty lame.

[Matt_K]

They were better than The Terrible Trio, who were virtually identical- fast guy, strong guy, guy with rope, only The TT had a fellow with a moustache named Yogi. But the king of crappy supervillain groups was the New Enforcers...

[Cei-U!]

They were better than The Terrible Trio, who were virtually identical- fast guy, strong guy, guy with rope, only The TT had a fellow with a moustache named Yogi. But the king of crappy supervillain groups was the New Enforcers...

Neither of DC's Terrible Trios were too inspired either. The first Trio was the Fox, the Shark and the Vulture, criminal scientists who wore doofy animal-head masks and got clobbered by Batman a lot. The other Trio were three robots imported into the Aquaman title from the '60s Filmation cartoons. Thet were named Claw, Magneto and Torpedo-Man.

Oh, and about the Marvel TT: Handsome Harry Phillips' shtick wasn't speed, it was super-sensitive hearing.

Cei-U!
Lame bad guys come in threes!

[Matt_K]

Originally it was super-hearing so he could defeat Invisible Girl's power but in subsequent appearances that soon seems to be forgotten and he becomes a nimble dashing gun-slinger, like Fancy Dan from The Enforcers. I didn't mean he had super speed, he's just quick.
Oh and there was Marvel's other totally rubbish trio, The Unholy Three which consisted of Apeman, Catman and Birdman. They had a Frogman at the start and were called something else but he was soon dropped.
There was also that other totally pants trio of Mr Fear, Eel and Ox, who was also in the Enforcers. Looks the third time was charmless for Silver Age marvel.

[Cei-U!]

There was also that other totally pants trio of Mr Fear, Eel and Ox, who was also in the Enforcers. Looks the third time was charmless for Silver Age marvel.

Here now! That's my favorite issue of Daredevil!

Cei-U!
I summon the huff!

[Matt_K]

Are you serious? Why?

[Cei-U!]

Are you serious? Why?

Nostalgia, mostly, but also the gorgeous, moody Wood art.

Cei-U!
I summon the short answer!

[Matt_K]

There's nothing wrong with the art, I agree, but he sure is drawing some silly hokey scenes which I think robs the overall issue of much of its appeal.
Or maybe I'm just bitter because I wish with all my heart that Bill Everett had stayed on DD. I thank WW for the much better red costume design, but if he coulda thought that up and handed it to BE before letting BE continue on his merry way...

[Reptisaurus!]

Ladies and Gentlemen...

Lord LaZee, the World's Laziest Supervillain.

http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=20592&zoom=4

Also Note: Script: Joe Simon (!)
Pencils: Wally Wood (!!!)

[Metamorpho]

I can't believe nobody has mentioned...Mr Mind. He's a worm for Pete's sake!! A WORM!!

[Babylon23]

Generally, I'd go with every lame single-appearance cyborg freak from the 90's.

I have to agree with everybody that mentioned Kite-Man, Crazy Quilt, the 10-Eyed Man, the Kangeroo and the Hypno-Hustler.

Some more:

Asbestos Man
The Gibbon
The Spot
Fusion the Twin Terror

[Bicycle-Repairman]

Here are some more lame villains:

Mouse Man: A tiny villain in a mouse costume who was an enemy of the Silver Age Wonder Woman.

Swarm: A Nazi scientist whose body was transformed into a swarm of mutant killer bees.

Dr. No-Face: An obscure Batman villain whose facial features were accidentally erased when he tried to remove a scar with an experimental skin rejuvenating ray. But if Dr. No-Face has no eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, how can he see, hear, breathe, and speak? Plus, despite his name he wasn't really a doctor.

[Anthony Palmer]

Swarm: A Nazi scientist whose body was transformed into a swarm of mutant killer bees.

Man, I love Swarm. He's like my favorite Spider-villain on concept alone. Nazi scientist.. Made of bees. It's crazy and silly and entirely appropriate for comic books. He's no more lame than Doc Ock or the Vulture are upon first glance.

Plus, there are plenty of terribly lame Spider-Man villains. Venom. Carnage. Jack O'Lantern.

Just kidding. I love Jack O'Lantern too.

[spoon_jenkins]

I can't believe nobody has mentioned...Mr Mind. He's a worm for Pete's sake!! A WORM!!
But isn't that what makes him incredibly cool.

[Calamas]

I can identify one of the Ten-Eyed Man issues. I found it a couple a months ago. And as bad as it was, I actually liked it in a way. I didn’t realize how starved I was for an honest-to-goodness, full-and-complete story.

Ten-Eyed Man (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=24205&zoom=4)

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

The Kite Man!

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ericzorn/weblog/archives/kite-man.jpg

Oooh! Scary!

[/Count Floyd]

[Roquefort Raider]

From Captain America #183...who can ever forget Gamecock?

http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/gamecockcap1.jpg


He's basically a cheap hood disguised as a rooster. He also used to have a few henchmen wearing poultry-esque suits and wide floppy hats.

All drawn by Frank Robbins, much to this board's collective delight!!!


I read somewhere that Gamecock actually managed to escape the Scourge of the Underworld. That is no mean feat.

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

From Captain America #183...who can ever forget Gamecock?


Can you say that on CBR?

[Simon Garth]

But isn't that what makes him incredibly cool.

"Incredibly cool" and "Mr Mind" - now there's a juxtoposition I never expected to see.

[BeastieRunner]

No. Crime Man is MUCH worse.

Indeed and I agree.


The Spot


I actually like the Spot. I think he had/has much potential.

[Jolly Mon]

From Captain America #183...who can ever forget Gamecock?

http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/gamecockcap1.jpg


He's basically a cheap hood disguised as a rooster. He also used to have a few henchmen wearing poultry-esque suits and wide floppy hats.

All drawn by Frank Robbins, much to this board's collective delight!!!


I read somewhere that Gamecock actually managed to escape the Scourge of the Underworld. That is no mean feat.

He's a giant chicken I tell ya! He'll peck my eyes out! "He wears a disguise to look like human guys, but he's not a man, he's a Chicken Boo!"

[Blemangeman]

For shame; no-one remembers the Hypno-Hustler? Wait; I see one ol'-tme reader mentioned him.

As for the Tatermedalion, I only saw this character in Marvel's old "characters index" comicbook. This was a guy who didn't take a bath... so he smelled bad. Yep, I kid you not. He also dressed badly... on purpose. He did have one "power": his tattered gloves he wore had the ability to dissolve paper money. Because he had contempt for money, you see, and he was making a statement. What kind, I'm not sure; I think, maybe, that it's hip to be poor and smell bad. Stop laughing. I'd like to see you sit next to this guy on a long bus trip.

For sheer lunacy, Bob Burden's Mysterymen villains had to be the worst: The Melon Master, anyone? (he throws melons, very accurately. The Polecat? He's a guy dressed like a cat, who carries a pole, see.....)

For some reason, I always could not stand Graviton, from Marvel, even tho he is not technically a villain. His costume was lame, and the reasons for his power were extremely lame. Basically, he can do anything he wants gravitationally, without limit (including crushing any opponent instantly and lifting and moving ANY weight) and yet no-one seems to notice what a potential threat he is. They just fight him and get crushed. Pretty bad...and annoyingly senseless.

I think the Jester deserves to be on the list (he's a bad actor who...well...throws things at you and tackles you), but the Ten-Eyed Man is a MUST; one collector hated him so much he devoted a web-page on his site to how lame he was! Now that's hate.....

[Cei-U!]

Psst. It's "Tatterdemalion."

Cei-U!
I summon the Human Spellchecker!

[Alan2099]

The Clock King. The guy has a huge clock for a face topping off one of the ugliest costumes ever. "oh no! It's fifteen minutes after three. Run for your lives!"

Sportsmaster. Anybody that goes up against Green Lantern or the Justice Society with nothing but sporting goods has got balls of steel. and a brain to match. The guy didn't even have a cool costume. He was like a lame villainous Casey Jones.

Bull's Eye. No, not the Daredevil enemy. He's cool. The original Bull's Eye was a Nick Fury foe. He also wore a huge bullseye right on the front of his costume. Guess where he ended up getting shot. :D

Lucifer, the guy that originally crippled Xavier. You'd think that would have made a bigger impression, but the guy wore a bad magneto inspired costume, carried on in typical villainous rantings, and was an alien from space that only looked like a human. Not exactly X-enemy material. Plus with Xavier in and out of that wheelchair so often, he's lost the one thing that would have made him standout.

Oddball. He fights his foes by juggling at them ... nuff said.

Gaard: An alternate reality Human Torch who instead of going on the famous mission that gave the FF their powers, ended up getting nearly blown up and becoming a hockey themed cosmic villain. Well, somebody thought that was a good idea.

Ace: A glorified street punk that looks like the Bad era Micheal Jackson. Except in his case, Bad really does mean "not good". He fought Spider-man once.

[Grazzt]

The Clock King. The guy has a huge clock for a face topping off one of the ugliest costumes ever. "oh no! It's fifteen minutes after three. Run for your lives!"

Have they ever tried to bring the animated character concept into the comics? That was probably the best revamp Timm and company did, with the possible exceptions of the Mad Hatter and Toyman.

[Nightstar1441]

Eight-Ball.

The guy had a head of an eight ball with a rocket powered pool cue. Needless to say he was a Sleepwalker villian.

[Nightstar1441]

Good guy in the corner pocket...oops I scratched...take me to jail

[Alan2099]

Have they ever tried to bring the animated character concept into the comics? That was probably the best revamp Timm and company did, with the possible exceptions of the Mad Hatter and Toyman.

I don't think they have. I would have greatly preferred the animated Clock King and Mad Hatter taking the place of their normal DC counterparts. They were much more thought out.

I mean, if they can steal animated Mr. Freezes origins for the character and bring in Harley Quinn, I don't know why they couldn't copy those two.

[earl]

I've been reading through the entire run of Amazing Spider-man off of the DVD collection and when I came across Kangaroo's origin in ASM #81, I cracked up.

"I remember how I'd spend my vacations-- studying Kangaroos.

I lived in Kangaroo Country-- Eating what they ate -- Going where they went-- working--TRAINING.

My power didn't come easy! I worked for it! I EARNED it! And then, at last- I decided to CASH in on it."


That is funny to me.

[Hatut Zeraze]

I'm going on the record saying I think the following villains are cool:

Swarm, Tatterdemalion, and Mr. Mind.

And, if it hasn't already been mentioned, even an obvious goofus like the Ten-Eyed Man can be turned into something interesting. Did anyone read 52? The Ten-Eyed Men are part of some mystical trial Bruce Wayne had to go through to cleanse himself of the dark side that was threatening to overcome him during his year away from Gotham. I'm pretty certain that particular revision was thanks to Grant Morrison.

[Sir Tim Drake]

I'm surprised no one mentioned this guy:

http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/2540/400/2540_4_268.jpg

[Stéphane]

Mercurio!
(second-rate Eclipso??)


http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd52/Spagulax/Comics/Captain%20Marvel/1861_4_51.jpg