MERGE: Marvel's Big Three

[chariset]

Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man

[Kn1ghtmare]

I see that DC have a trio of characters who are considered the DC trinity(Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman). My question is, would there be any trio of characters from the Marvel universe who would be considered for the trinity moniker?

My guess would be Captain America, Iron Man & Thor.

[Songbird/Diamondback]

I keep saying, it's not he big three, it's the big six with Marvel.

Spider-Man, Wolverine, Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor.

These six control everything in the Marvel Universe. Excluding Thor, if anything happened to the rest of these five, you will not stop hearing about it in your other comics, ever.

[Hockstatter]

Sentry, Osborn, Jessica Jones

[ceroxide]

Wolverine, Wolverine... and... Wolverine :)

I meant it seriously think of how many books this guy shows up in, I had hope some of the weight would be put off from him with X-23 but it just got worst :(

[C. Earl]

I don't think it's so much a trinity of characters as of franchises (in no particular order):

• Avengers
• Spider-man
• X-Men

As far as individual characters, there's definitely more than a big three, IMO, but if there had to be a trinity, I'd say:

• Iron Man
• Spidey
• Wolverine

The only problem with lists like this is things change often as far as popularity goes at Marvel.

[Steward Ace]

Captain America, Spider-Man, Wolverine

The three big franchise stars. I wavered on Cap vs. Iron Man due to the movies, but I think Cap is more iconic and instantly recognizable.

[dbcb314]

I don't think it's so much a trinity of characters as of franchises (in no particular order):

• Avengers
• Spider-man
• X-Men

Pretty much this. You have the three big franchises that everything branches from which is Marvel's "Trinity" F4 is important but they aren't always directly related to the metaplot like these three.

Marvel has many many more popular heroes than DC but no real Trinity that is recognized by everyone in the world.

If I had to pick three, I would go Cap, Spidey, and Wolverine. 99% of people know those three I would say. The movie may have pushed Iron Man in there instead of Cap but I still think Cap is more iconic.

[Revengeance]

No chance of cap being part of the trinity.

Hulk >>> Cap
Thor >>>> Cap
Iron Man >>>>>> Cap
Spider-Man >>>>>>Cap
Whoreverine >>>>>>>>>>> Cap

Avengers Trinity = Iron Man, Thor and Hulk

Marvel Trinity = Iron Man, Spider-Man and Whoreverine

[Steward Ace]

No chance of cap being part of the trinity.

Hulk >>> Cap
Thor >>>> Cap
Iron Man >>>>>> Cap
Spider-Man >>>>>>Cap
Whoreverine >>>>>>>>>>> Cap

Avengers Trinity = Iron Man, Thor and Hulk

Marvel Trinity = Iron Man, Spider-Man and Whoreverine

You might have something there. Hulk just might edge Wolverine out of a trinity. Hulk's synonomous with rage and anger, while Wolverine might lack the years to really be the third leg.

[dbcb314]

You might have something there. Hulk just might edge Wolverine out of a trinity. Hulk's synonomous with rage and anger, while Wolverine might lack the years to really be the third leg.

Hulk is only in one book these days (2 if you count Av Assemble). He isn't involved in any of the metaplot anymore. Red Hulk has completely replaced him.
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Wolv on the other hand is literally everywhere.

[Steward Ace]

Hulk is only in one book these days (2 if you count Av Assemble). He isn't involved in any of the metaplot anymore. Red Hulk has completely replaced him.
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Wolv on the other hand is literally everywhere.

But if you're thinking of a Trinity similar to DC's, then you're balancing popularity, historical significance, and iconic nature.

Superman= first and most important, Batman =most popular for years and years, Wonder Woman= 1st major female hero. They're not all the most popular, they're the ones you can't imagine DC not publishing.

Marvel's Trinity is slightly hampered by having it's most popular charcters pop up in the '60s, but I think Spider-Man is an easy pick as the most important solo hero in Marvel's history. Captain America has been a popular character for 70 years, has one of the greatest, most recognizable costumes ever, and everyone knows what he's about- he's America. Wolverine is a great character with a huge presence since the early '90s, but I think he lacks longevity- he just hasn't been around long enough to get the pop culture familiarity that Hulk has. Wolverine is bigger now, no doubt, but he's just not as basic and iconic as the Hulk. Hulk has been on TV since the '70s, appeared in multiple books for almost 50 years, and is easy to grasp- "You wouldn't like me when I'm angry" resonates in a way that Wolverine doesn't. Iron Man is a pretty strong fifth wheel, but doesn't have the name recognition and instant visual recognition of the top 3 or the popularity of Wolverine. His huge push is a factor of the last ten years, not one of natural progression since the '60s.

[manymade1]

I miss when the big three was Spider-Man, Hulk, and Captain America.

Right now I think its Wally Webs, Wolvie , and Iron--Man.

[Matt Murdock's Swagger]

I keep saying, it's not he big three, it's the big six with Marvel.

Spider-Man, Wolverine, Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor.

These six control everything in the Marvel Universe. Excluding Thor, if anything happened to the rest of these five, you will not stop hearing about it in your other comics, ever.

I agree these are the Big 6......like 3A - Spidey,Wolvie & Hulk and 3B - Cap,Iron Man & Thor.

[Whirlwind Dinamo]

As far as individual characters, there's definitely more than a big three, IMO, but if there had to be a trinity, I'd say:

• Iron Man
• Spidey
• Wolverine

The only problem with lists like this is things change often as far as popularity goes at Marvel.

This and these days I'd still rank Spider-Man above Tony, Wolverine is still more popular than Hulk but its amazing how strong Thor has come with strong movies and modern stories from Kieron Gillian and JMS