The 100+ Best DC Comics Heroes Of All Time, According To Fans

The 100+ Best DC Comics Heroes Of All Time, According To Fans

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What makes a hero? DC Comics easily answers that inquiry with a stable of great, iconic heroes on their roster, and while fans of Marvel would vehemently disagree – some of the best, coolest, and most powerful cartoon characters of all time. Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman are all top DC heroes, and they have been and will remain as some of the most iconic and important superheroes of all time. Pick your choices for the best DC characters and rank them as you see fit, or just vote for your faves! Take a look at this list of DC comic book characters, namely the strongest superheroes that always show up to save the day from those diabolical villains!

You won't find every DC.superhero on this list, though you'll find that it's fairly comprehensive, ranking the most famous and beloved DC heroes we've collectively come to love. New and old, prominent and obscure, male or female — this list is full of the many classic DC characters we've come to love since they first hit comic books, TV, and movies. You'll also find a description and pictures alongside each of the legends on this list.

Who are the top DC characters? Do you prefer Flash over Batman or Green Arrow? Let us know! Vote up the greatest superheroes from the DC Universe or make your own ReRank of this DC heroes list with your personal favorites listed as the top 10 DC heroes. From popular names to lesser known good guys, these are the very best DC heroes ever. 

Most divisive: Power Girl
Over 53.6K Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of DC's Greatest Heroes of All Time
  • Batman
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    Batman

    28,535 votes
    Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, as well as its associated media. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and first appeared in Detective Comics #27. Originally named "the Bat-Man," the character is also referred to by such epithets as "the Caped Crusader," "the Dark Knight," and "the World's Greatest Detective." Batman is the secret identity of Bruce Wayne, an American billionaire, industrialist, and philanthropist.
  • Flash (Barry Allen)
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    The Flash is a fictional superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in Flash Comics #1. Nicknamed the Scarlet Speedster, the "Crimson Comet" and "The Blur", all incarnations of the Flash possess "super speed", which includes the ability to run and move extremely fast, use superhuman reflexes, and seemingly violate certain laws of physics. Thus far, four different characters—each of whom somehow gained the power of "super-speed"—have assumed the identity of the Flash: Jay Garrick, Barry Allen, Wally West, and Bart Allen. Before Wally and Bart's ascension to the mantle of the Flash, they were both Flash protégés under the same name Kid Flash. The second incarnation of the Flash, Flash, is part of the Silver Age of comic books. On May 6, 2011, IGN ranked the third flash, Wally West, #8 on their list of the "Top 100 Super Heroes of All Time", stating that "Wally West is one of the DC’s greatest heroes, even if he doesn’t rank as the original "Scarlet Speedster".
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  • Superman
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    Superman

    24,286 votes
    Superman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, as well as its associated media. Superman is widely considered an American cultural icon. The Superman character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, high school students living in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1933; the character was sold to Detective Comics, Inc. in 1938. Superman first appeared in Action Comics #1 and subsequently appeared in various radio serials, newspaper strips, television programs, films, and video games. With the success of his adventures, Superman helped to create the superhero genre and establish its primacy within the American comic book. Superman's appearance is distinctive and iconic. He usually wears a blue costume, red cape, and stylized red-and-yellow "S" shield on his chest. This shield is used in a myriad of media to symbolize the character. 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.
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  • Wonder Woman
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    Wonder Woman

    19,679 votes
    Wonder Woman is a fictional superhero who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character is a warrior princess of the Amazons and is known in her homeland as Princess Diana of Themyscira. When outside her homeland, she is sometimes known by the secret identity Diana Prince. She is gifted with a wide range of superhuman powers and superior combat and battle skills.
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  • Nightwing
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    Nightwing

    19,772 votes
    Richard John "Dick" Grayson is a fictional superhero that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger and illustrator Jerry Robinson, he first appeared in Detective Comics #38 in April 1940. The youngest in a family of acrobats known as the "Flying Graysons", Dick watches a mafia boss kill his parents in order to extort money from the circus that employed them. Batman takes him in as his legal ward and eventually as original incarnation of the crime-fighting partner Robin. He is written by many authors as the first son of Batman. Many, including OMAC, state that he is the one that Batman cares about the most. Throughout his adolescence, Batman and Robin are inseparable. As he grows older and spends more time as the leader of the Teen Titans, however, Grayson retires as Robin and takes on his own superhero identity Nightwing to assert his independence. His Nightwing persona was created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Pérez, and first appeared in Tales of the Teen Titans #44. As Nightwing, he leads the Teen Titans and later the Outsiders.
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  • Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
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    Hal Jordan is a fictional superhero known as Green Lantern, who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Hal Jordan was created in 1959 by writer John Broome and artist Gil Kane. He is a science fiction reinvention of a previous DC Comics character who was also called Green Lantern. Hal Jordan is a member of an intergalactic police force called the Green Lantern Corps. He fights evil across the Universe with a ring fueled by willpower that grants him a variety of superpowers.
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  • Green Arrow (Oliver Queen)
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    Green Arrow is a fictional superhero who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Morton Weisinger and designed by George Papp, he first appeared in More Fun Comics #73 in November 1941. His real name is Oliver Queen, a billionaire businessman and owner of Queen Industries, as well as a well-known celebrity in his locale of Star City. Sometimes shown dressed like Robin Hood, Green Arrow is an archer who uses his skills to fight crime in his home cities of Star City and Seattle, as well as alongside his fellow superheroes as a member of the Justice League. Though much less frequently used in modern stories, he also deploys a range of trick arrows with various special functions, such as glue, explosive-tipped, grappling hook, flash grenade, tear gas and even kryptonite arrows for use in a range of special situations. At the time of his debut, Green Arrow functioned in many ways as an archery-themed analogue of the very popular Batman character, but writers at DC subsequently developed him into a voice of progressivism very much distinct in character from Batman.
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  • Flash (Wally West)
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    Flash (Wally West)

    12,749 votes
    Wally West is a fictional superhero that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. He is the first Kid Flash and the third Flash. On May 6, 2011, IGN ranked Wally West #8 on their list of the "Top 100 Super Heroes of All Time", stating that "Wally West is one of the DCU’s greatest heroes, even if he doesn’t rank as the original Scarlet Speedster".
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  • Martian Manhunter
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    Martian Manhunter

    13,352 votes
    The Martian Manhunter is a fictional superhero who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Joseph Samachson and artist Joe Certa, the character first appeared in Detective Comics #225 "The Manhunter From Mars" in November 1955. He is known for being one of the core members of the Justice League of America. J'onn J'onzz has featured in other DC Comics-endorsed products, such as video games, television series, animated films, or merchandise like action figures and trading cards. He was ranked #43 on IGN's greatest comic book hero list.
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  • Robin (Dick Grayson)
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    Robin is the name of several fictional characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, originally created by Bob Kane, Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson, as a junior counterpart to DC Comics superhero Batman. The team of Batman and Robin is commonly referred to as the Dynamic Duo or the Caped Crusaders. The character's first incarnation Dick Grayson debuted in Detective Comics #38. Conceived as a vehicle to attract young readership, Robin garnered overwhelmingly positive critical reception, doubling the sales of the Batman related comic books. The early adventures of Robin included Star Spangled Comics #65–130, which was the character's first solo feature. Robin made regular appearances in Batman related comic books and other DC Comics publications from 1940 through the early 1980s until the character set aside the Robin identity and became the independent superhero Nightwing. The character's second incarnation Jason Todd debuted in Batman #357. This Robin made regular appearances in Batman related comic books until 1988, when the character was murdered by the Joker in the storyline "A Death in the Family".
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  • Aquaman
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    Aquaman

    13,701 votes
    Aquaman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in More Fun Comics #73. Initially a backup feature in DC's anthology titles, Aquaman later starred in several volumes of a solo title. During the late 1950s and 1960s superhero-revival period known as the Silver Age, he was a founding member of the Justice League of America. In the 1990s Modern Age, Aquaman's character became more serious than in most previous interpretations, with storylines depicting the weight of his role as king of Atlantis. Later accounts reconciled both facets of the character, casting Aquaman as serious and brooding, saddled with an ill reputation, and struggling to find a true role and purpose beyond his public side as a deposed king and a fallen hero. The character will appear in the 2016 film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, portrayed by Jason Momoa, with a solo film following in 2018.
  • Red Hood (Jason Todd)
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    Jason Peter Todd is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Jason first appeared in Batman #357 and became the second character to take up the Robin identity, sidekick to the superhero Batman, when Dick Grayson went on to star in The New Teen Titans. Though initially popular, following a revamping of his origin by Max Allan Collins, the character as written by Jim Starlin was not well received by fans. For 1988's "Batman: A Death in the Family" storyline, DC Comics held a telephone poll to determine whether or not the character would die at the hands of the Joker, Batman's nemesis. He was killed off by a vote of 5,343 to 5,271. Subsequent Batman stories dealt with Batman's guilt over not having been able to prevent Jason Todd's death. However, in 2005's "Under the Hood" story arc, the character was resurrected, eventually becoming the second character to take up the Red Hood alias and assuming a new role as an antihero who resembles Batman in many ways, except with a willingness to use lethal force and weapons.
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  • Doctor Fate
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    Doctor Fate

    8,560 votes
    Doctor Fate is the name of several fictional characters in the DC Universe who are a succession of sorcerers. The original version of the character was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Howard Sherman, and first appeared in More Fun Comics #55.
  • Shazam
    14

    Shazam

    12,476 votes
    Shazam, known until 2011 as Captain Marvel, is a fictional superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, and in a number of television and video game adaptations. The character was created in 1939 by artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker, and first appeared in Whiz Comics #2, published by Fawcett Comics. Shazam is the alter ego of Billy Batson, a boy who, by speaking the magic word "Shazam", can transform himself into a costumed adult with the powers of superhuman strength, speed, flight, and other abilities. His name is an acronym of the six figures from whom his magical powers derive: Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury. Based on book sales, the character, then known as Captain Marvel, was the most popular superhero of the 1940s, outselling even Superman, and Fawcett expanded the franchise to include other "Marvels", primarily Marvel Family associates Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr., who can share Billy's powers. Captain Marvel was also the first comic book superhero to be adapted into film, in a 1941 Republic Pictures serial titled Adventures of Captain Marvel.
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  • Raven
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    Raven

    10,502 votes
    Raven is a fictional character from the tv series Teen Titans Go!.
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  • Zatanna
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    Zatanna

    10,602 votes
    Zatanna Zatara is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Murphy Anderson, Zatanna first appeared in Hawkman #4. The character, both a stage magician and a real magician like her father Giovanni "John" Zatara, is known for her involvement with the Justice League, her retconned childhood association with Batman, and her crossing of the Vertigo line with characters such as romantic partner John Constantine and protégé Timothy Hunter. She was ranked fourth in Comics Buyer's Guide's "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list.
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  • Batgirl (Barbara Gordon)
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    Barbara Gordon is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. The character was created by William Dozier, Julius Schwartz, and Carmine Infantino.
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  • Cyborg
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    Cyborg

    9,512 votes
    Cyborg is a fictional superhero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Pérez, and first appears in a special insert in DC Comics Presents #26. Cyborg is best known as a member of the Teen Titans. However, in September 2011, Cyborg was established as a founding member of the Justice League as part of DC's 2011 reboot of its continuity.
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  • Black Canary
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    Black Canary

    10,973 votes
    Black Canary is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by the writer-artist team of Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino, the character debuted in Flash Comics #86 (August 1947).
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  • John Constantine
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    John Constantine

    9,660 votes
    John Constantine is a fictional superhero, appearing in comic books, film, and television. He is played by Keanu Reeves in the 2005 film Constantine and by Matt Ryan in the CW series Legends of Tomorrow and Constantine.
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  • Catwoman
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    Catwoman

    9,137 votes
    Catwoman is a fictional character who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics and is associated with the Batman franchise. Historically a supervillainess and often an antiheroine, the character was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, partially inspired by Kane's cousin, Ruth Steel, as well as actress Jean Harlow. The original and most widely known Catwoman, Selina Kyle, first appears in Batman #1 in which she is known as The Cat. She is usually depicted as an adversary of Batman, known for having a complex love-hate relationship with him. In her first appearance, she was a whip-carrying menace with a taste for high-stake capers.
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  • Robin (Tim Drake)
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    Timothy Jackson "Tim" Drake-Wayne is a fictional superhero that appears in comic books published by DC Comics and in related media. The character was created by Marv Wolfman and Pat Broderick. From 1989 to 2009, he was known as the third character to take up the Robin identity in the Batman comics. Tim Drake made his first comic book appearance in Batman #436. Following the events in Batman: Battle for the Cowl, he has taken up the identity of Red Robin. According to writer Scott Lobdell, after the continuity changes after the DC Comics relaunch, it was said that Tim Drake never took up the Robin mantle officially, but rather was Batman's sidekick under the name Red Robin. This goes against his own stories as well as stories by Scott Snyder and Peter J. Tomasi, which all make references to Tim Drake's time as Robin. The first trade paperback of the New 52 Teen Titans series alters the issue to remove the reference to him as Robin, but the Batman collection contains no alteration. In 2011, Tim Drake was ranked 32nd in IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes.
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  • Green Lantern (John Stewart)
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    John Stewart is a fictional comic book superhero known as Green Lantern, in an ongoing series published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Green Lantern vol. 2, #87, and was created by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams.
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  • Starfire
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    Starfire

    8,525 votes
    Starfire (Princess Koriand'r) is a fictional superheroine appearing in books published by DC Comics. She debuted in a preview story inserted within DC Comics Presents #26 (October 1980) and was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez.
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  • Kid Flash (Wally West)
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    Kid Flash is a superheroine in the alternate future of Kingdom Come in the DC Comics universe. She first appeared in Kingdom Come #3.
  • Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)
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    Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)

    6,814 votes
    Blue Beetle is a fictional character, a superhero who appears in several comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appears in Infinite Crisis #3. He was created by writers Keith Giffen and John Rogers, along with artist Cully Hamner. Jaime Reyes is the third character to assume the mantle of Blue Beetle, but he is substantially different from his predecessors. Introduced in 1939, the original Blue Beetle, Dan Garret, was a Fox Comics police officer who fought crime with superpowers gained by ingesting Vitamin 2X. A revamped version of this character, archaeologist Dan Garrett, introduced in 1964 by Charlton Comics drew mystical abilities from an ancient Egyptian scarab. Published by Charlton Comics and later DC, 1966 creation Ted Kord was Garrett's student who continued his legacy of costumed crime-fighting, although he had no superpowers. DC's introduction of Jaime Reyes in 2006 retconned and expanded upon the Blue Beetle mythos. Revealed to be alien in origin, the scarab bonds with Reyes and provides him with a suit of extraterrestrial armor shortly after Kord's death.
  • Batman (Terry McGinnis)
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    Terry McGinnis is the protagonist of Batman Beyond, a futuristic continuation of the Batman legacy. He's a high school student who takes up the mantle of Batman under the guidance of an elderly Bruce Wayne, using advanced technology and a new, sleek Batsuit. With a mix of youthful vigor and innovative gadgets, Terry battles the evolving threats of a futuristic Gotham.

  • Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)
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    Supergirl is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics and related media. The character was created by writer Otto Binder and designed by artist Al Plastino. Going by the real name Kara Zor-El, Supergirl is the biological cousin and female counterpart to DC Comic's iconic superhero Superman, created by writer Jerome Siegel and designed by artist Joseph Shuster. The Supergirl character first appeared in a story published in Action Comics #252 titled "The Supergirl from Krypton." Since the character's comic book debut, Kara Zor-El's Supergirl has been adapted into various media relating to the Superman franchise, including merchandise, television, and feature film. However, during the 1980s and the revolution of the Modern Age of Comics, Superman editors believed the character’s history had become too convoluted, and desired to re-establish Superman as "The Last Son of Krypton." Supergirl was thus killed during the 1985 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths and retconned out of existence. Since Crisis, several characters unrelated to Superman have used the alias "Supergirl."
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  • James Gordon
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    James Gordon

    5,094 votes
    Commissioner James "Jim" W. Gordon, Senior is a fictional character, an ally of Batman who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Detective Comics #27, and was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Gordon made his debut in the first panel of this comic, making him the first Batman supporting character to be introduced. In most incarnations of the Batman mythos, James Gordon is the Police Commissioner of Gotham City. He shares Batman's deep commitment to ridding the city of crime. In Golden and Silver age comics and on the 1960s Batman television show, Gordon fully trusts, and is even somewhat dependent on Batman. In most modern stories, he is somewhat skeptical of Batman's vigilante methods, but nevertheless believes that Gotham needs him. The two have a mutual respect and tacit friendship. He has been married twice: to Barbara Kean Gordon, and then to Sarah Essen Gordon. Gordon is also the father of James Gordon, Jr. and the father or adoptive father, depending on the continuity, of Barbara Gordon, the first modern Batgirl and, for a time, the information broker Oracle.
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  • Green Lantern Corps
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    The Green Lantern Corps is an intergalactic police force in the DC Comics universe, wielding power rings fueled by willpower, which allow them to create anything their mind can imagine. Comprising members from across the cosmos, they are tasked with maintaining order and justice, fighting evil, and protecting the universe under the mantra, “In brightest day, in blackest night.”

  • Beast Boy
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    Beast Boy

    7,647 votes
    Beast Boy is a fictional character from the 2007 animated film Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo.
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  • Flash (Jay Garrick)
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    Jay Garrick is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe and is the first superhero to bear the name Flash.
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  • Firestorm
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    Firestorm

    6,309 votes
    Firestorm is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein, the first Firestorm, debuted in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man No. 1 and was created by Gerry Conway and Al Milgrom. Martin Stein, by himself as Firestorm, debuted in Firestorm the Nuclear Man vol. 2 No. 100, and was created by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake. Jason Rusch, the third Firestorm, debuted in Firestorm vol. 3 No. 1, and was created by Dan Jolley and ChrisCross.
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  • The Atom
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    The Atom

    5,971 votes
    Ray Palmer is a fictional character from the 2012 American television series Arrow, based on the character from DC Comics. In the comics, Ray Palmer becomes the superhero Atom.
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  • Lobo
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    Lobo

    4,068 votes

    Lobo is a ruthless interstellar bounty hunter from DC Comics, known for his superhuman strength, regenerative healing, and immortality. Portrayed with a biker aesthetic, he's the last Czarnian, having eradicated his own species. With a love for violence and mayhem, Lobo navigates the universe on his space motorcycle, taking on any job that promises enough thrill or profit.

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  • Robin (Damian Wayne)
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    Damian Wayne is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. He is the illegitimate son of Batman and Talia al Ghul, and thus the maternal grandson of Batman villain Ra's al Ghul. The character originally appeared as an unnamed infant in the 1987 story Batman: Son of the Demon, which was at that time not considered canon. Following this, various alternate universe stories dealt with the character's life, giving him various names. In 2006, the character was reinterpreted as Damian Wayne by Grant Morrison, and reintroduced into the main continuity in Batman #655, the first issue of the "Batman and Son" story arc. Having grown up in a laboratory, Damian Wayne as a pre-adolescent is left by his mother in the care of his father, who previously was not aware of his son's existence. He is violent and self-important and was trained by the League of Assassins, learning to kill at a young age, which troubles the relationship with his father, who refuses to kill. However, the Dark Knight does care for his lost progeny.
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  • Huntress
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    Huntress

    5,093 votes

    Huntress, a vigilante in the DC Comics universe, is often portrayed as Helena Bertinelli, the sole survivor of a mob family wiped out in a gangland massacre. Swearing vengeance, she becomes a skilled fighter and marksman, using her talents to wage a personal war on crime. Operating out of Gotham, she occasionally aligns with Batman and the Birds of Prey.

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  • Krypto
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    Krypto

    3,395 votes
    Krypto also known as Superdog is a fictional character. He is Superman's pet dog in the various Superman comic books published by DC Comics. Krypto's first appearance was in a Superboy story in Adventure Comics #210 in March 1955. Although Krypto's breed is never specifically stated in the comic books, Krypto was drawn as a white dog of generic pedigree.
  • Hawkgirl
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    Hawkgirl

    6,620 votes
    Hawkgirl is the name of several fictional superhero characters, all owned by DC Comics; the original Hawkgirl is one of the first costumed female superheroes.
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  • Arsenal (Roy Harper)
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    Roy Harper is a fictional character from 2012 television series Arrow.
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  • Superboy (Kon-El)
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    Superboy (also known as Kon-El or Conner Kent) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. A modern variation on the original Superboy, the character first appeared as Superboy in The Adventures of Superman #500 (June 1993) and was created by writer Karl Kesel and artist Tom Grummett.
  • Wonder Woman (Earth-Two)
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    Wonder Woman of Earth-Two is a fictional DC Comics superheroine retconned from original stories by Wonder Woman writer and creator William Moulton Marston and his wife Elizabeth Holloway Marston. This version of Wonder Woman first appeared in All Star Comics #8. This was after DC Comics established a multiverse in their published stories to explain how heroes could have been active before World War II and retain their youth and origins during the 1960s. The Earth-Two Wonder Woman was first featured as a character separate from Wonder Woman in the second Jay Garrick and Barry Allen comic. Earth-Two Wonder Woman had appeared several months earlier in one comic-book panel. Like most of the older Earth-Two incarnations of the DC characters, this version of Wonder Woman was semi-retired when she reappeared in later stories. She appeared in many later Earth-Two features, including the multigenerational Infinity, Inc. series featuring her daughter Fury. She were eliminated in a company-wide storyline, Crisis on Infinite Earths. After this series she ascended to her world's Mount Olympus with her husband, General Steve Trevor, reaching godhood.
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  • Impulse
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    Impulse

    4,066 votes
    Bartholomew Henry "Bart" Allen II is a superhero in the DC Comics Universe. Allen first appeared as the superhero Impulse, a teenage sidekick of the superhero the Flash, before later on becoming the second hero known as Kid Flash. The character first made a cameo appearance in The Flash #91 in 1994, while his first full appearance in issue #92, and appeared as the lead character in Impulse and The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive. In the latter series, the character became the fourth hero to assume the identity of The Flash. Bart also prominently features in the superhero team titles Young Justice and Teen Titans. As the Flash, Bart was also a core character in 10 issues of Justice League of America. As first conceived by writers, Bart was born in the 30th century to Meloni Thawne and Don Allen, and is part of a complex family tree of superheroes and supervillains. His father, Don, is one of the Tornado Twins and his paternal grandfather is Barry Allen, the second Flash. His paternal grandmother, Iris West Allen, is also the adoptive aunt of the first Kid Flash, Wally West. Additionally, Bart is the first cousin of XS, a Legionnaire and daughter of Dawn Allen.
  • Green Arrow (Connor Hawke)
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    Connor Hawke is a DC Comics superhero who operated as the second Green Arrow, created by Kelley Puckett and Jim Aparo. Connor is the son of Oliver Queen, the original Green Arrow, and his former girlfriend Sandra "Moonday" Hawke. Connor Hawke first appeared in Green Arrow #0. Following the Flashpoint crossovers and New 52 reboot, Connor appears in Earth 2, a series set in a parallel universe to the main "Prime Earth" DC continuity, and is an operative of the World Army under the alias Red Arrow.
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  • Miss Martian
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    Miss Martian

    3,705 votes
     

     

    Miss Martian is a fictional superhero in the DC Comics Universe. Miss Martian was created by Geoff Johns and Tony Daniel and first appeared in Teen Titans #37. Miss Martian is named "Megan Morse" after Marvel Comics editor Ben Morse's wife, Megan. Morse is a friend of Johns'.
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  • Superboy
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    Superboy

    4,248 votes
    Superboy is the name of several fictional characters that have been published by DC Comics, most of them youthful incarnations of Superman. These characters have also been the main characters of four ongoing Superboy comic book series published by DC. The first, and arguably best-known, Superboy was simply Superman as a boy, acting as a superhero in Smallville, where Kal-El lives under his secret identity, Clark Kent. The character was featured in several series from the 1940s until the 1980s, with long runs appearing in Adventure Comics and two eponymous series, Superboy and The New Adventures of Superboy. He developed a mythos and supporting cast of his own, including foster parents Ma and Pa Kent, love interest Lana Lang, and time traveling allies the Legion of Super-Heroes. When DC Comics rewrote much of its continuity in 1986, Superman's history was changed so that he never took a costumed identity until adulthood, erasing Superboy from the canonical history of Superman, although many aspects of the backstory created in Superboy comics, such as Clark's friendship with Lana Lang, remained.
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  • Black Lightning
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    Black Lightning

    4,186 votes
    Black Lightning was one of the first major African American superheroes to appear in DC Comics. He debuted in Black Lightning #1, and was created by Tony Isabella and first drawn by Trevor Von Eeden.
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  • Green Lantern (Jessica Cruz)
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    Green Lantern (Jessica Cruz)

    3,162 votes

    Jessica Cruz, one of the newer Green Lanterns in the DC Comics universe, wields a power ring with bravery and a strong sense of justice. Overcoming a traumatic event and her fears, she was chosen by her ring for her incredible willpower. Partnering often with fellow Lantern Simon Baz, Jessica protects Earth and the universe as a member of the Green Lantern Corps.

  • Katana
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    Katana

    4,149 votes
    Katana is a fictional character, a superheroine that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Her first appearance was in Brave and the Bold #200. and was created to be a member of the first Outsiders team by writer Mike W. Barr and artist Jim Aparo. In February 2013, Katana received her own series written by Ann Nocenti and with art by Alex Sanchez. This book is considered by DC as part of the "Fourth Wave" of New 52 titles. Katana lasted for ten issues. The final issue was released on December 11, 2013.
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  • Hawkman
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    Hawkman

    5,810 votes
    Hawkman is a fictional superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, the original Hawkman first appeared in Flash Comics #1, published by All-American Publications in 1940. Several incarnations of Hawkman have appeared in DC Comics, all of them characterized by the use of archaic weaponry and by large, artificial wings, attached to a harness made from the special Nth metal that allows flight. Most incarnations of Hawkman work closely with a partner/romantic interest named Hawkgirl or Hawkwoman. Since DC’s continuity was rewritten in the 1985 series Crisis on Infinite Earths, Hawkman’s history has become muddled with several new versions of the character appearing throughout the years, some associated with ancient Egypt and some with the fictional planet Thanagar. These versions of the character have starred in several series of various durations.
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  • Jason Blood / Etrigan the Demon
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    Jason Blood / Etrigan the Demon

    3,559 votes

    Jason Blood is indelibly bound to Etrigan, a powerful demon from Hell, through an enchantment by the wizard Merlin. This cursed union renders Blood immortal, periodically transforming into Etrigan under specific conditions. Etrigan speaks in rhymes and possesses immense strength, pyrokinesis, and vast mystical powers, while Blood is a skilled hand-to-hand combatant and expert in the occult. Together, they walk a fine line between heroism and malevolence.

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    Hawkman

    1,167 votes
    Katar Hol is a DC Comics superhero, the Silver Age, Bronze Age, and current Hawkman. Created by Gardner Fox and Joe Kubert, he first appeared in The Brave and the Bold # 34.
  • Spectre
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    Spectre

    4,234 votes
    The Spectre is a fictional character, a superhero who has appeared in numerous comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in a next-issue ad in More Fun Comics #51 and received his first story the following month, #52. He was created by Jerry Siegel and Bernard Baily, although several sources attribute creator credit solely to Siegel, limiting Baily to being merely the artist assigned to the feature.
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  • Red Tornado
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    Red Tornado

    4,487 votes
    Red Tornado is a fictional superhero in the DC Comics universe. The character first appeared in Justice League of America #64, and was created by Gardner Fox and Dick Dillin.
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  • Batwoman (Kate Kane)
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    Batwoman is a fictional character, a superheroine who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. In all incarnations, Batwoman is a wealthy heiress who—inspired by the notorious superhero Batman—chooses, like him, to put her wealth and resources towards funding a war on crime in her home of Gotham City. The identity of Batwoman is shared by two heroines in mainstream DC publications; both women are named Katherine Kane, with the original Batwoman commonly referred to by her nickname Kathy and the modern incarnation going by the name Kate. Batwoman was created by Bob Kane and Sheldon Moldoff with writer Edmond Hamilton under the direction of editor Jack Schiff, as part of an ongoing effort to expand Batman's cast of supporting characters. Batwoman began appearing in DC Comics stories beginning with Detective Comics #233, in which she was introduced as a love interest for Batman in order to combat the allegations of Batman's homosexuality arising from the controversial book Seduction of the Innocent. When Julius Schwartz became editor of the Batman-related comic books in 1964, he removed non-essential characters including Batwoman, Bat-Girl, Bat-Mite, and Bat-Hound.
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  • Static
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    Static

    3,712 votes
    Static is a comic book superhero that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Milestone Comics founders Dwayne McDuffie. Denys Cowan, Derek Dingle and Michael Davis and initially written by McDuffie and Robert L. Washington III and drawn by John Paul Leon, Static first appeared in Static #1, one of the titles published by Milestone Comics, an imprint of DC Comics. After the closing of Milestone, Static became part of DC's mainstream universe and a member of the Teen Titans.
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  • Question
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    Question

    3,378 votes
    The Question is a fictional superhero that appears in comic books published by DC Comics, created by writer-artist Steve Ditko, and debuting in Charlton Comics Blue Beetle #1. The character was acquired by DC Comics in the early 1980s and incorporated into the DC Universe. Following the events of the 2006–2007 miniseries 52, his protégé Renee Montoya took up his mantle and became his successor. As conceived by Ditko, the Question was an adherent of Objectivism during his career as a minor Charlton hero, much like Ditko's earlier creation, Mr. A. In a 1987–1990 solo series from DC, the character developed a Zen-like philosophy.
  • Vixen
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    Vixen

    3,677 votes
    Vixen is a comic book character created by Gerry Conway and Bob Oksner. She first appeared in Action Comics #521, published by DC Comics.
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  • Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)
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    Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)

    5,401 votes
    Kyle Rayner is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by DC Comics, usually in those starring the Green Lantern Corps, an extraterrestrial police force of which Rayner is a member. Created by writer Ron Marz and artist Darryl Banks, Rayner first appeared in Green Lantern vol. 3, #48, as part of the "Emerald Twilight" storyline, in which DC Comics replaced Green Lantern Hal Jordan with Rayner, who was the sole Green Lantern for years until the late 1990s. During this period he was also briefly known as Ion. Following Jordan’s return to Green Lantern status in the 2004–2005 limited series Green Lantern: Rebirth, and the 2005 crossover event "Infinite Crisis", Rayner returned to his alias of Ion. After the events of the "Sinestro Corps War", Rayner returned to his original role as a Green Lantern officer, along with a promotion to Honor Guard Illustres of the Corps. Later on he becomes a White Lantern following the mastery of all seven lantern rings.
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  • Aqualad (Kaldur'ahm)
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    Aqualad (Kaldur'ahm)

    4,536 votes

    Kaldur'ahm, known as Aqualad, is a prominent member of the Young Justice team and the protege of Aquaman in the DC Comics universe. A hybrid Atlantean with the ability to manipulate water, create hard water constructs, and communicate with marine life, his strategic mind and leadership skills make him an invaluable ally. He navigates both the surface world and the depths of Atlantis with equal adeptness.