We are living in the age of superheroes.
But who among them truly rules?
We gave each category, except “cultural impact,” a maximum score of 10 points.
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Those composite category scores were then added together to create an overall power total for each character.
This determined our final 50 and each character’s position on the list.
The result, we believe, is the most precise and comprehensive superhero ranking ever created.
Marvel
We’ve already revealed Wonder Woman as ourNo.
1 pick, but now, we’re taking a look at the top 10.
(Interestingly,42actorChadwick Bosemanportrayed both men.)
(Black Pantherhit screens in 2018.)
Black Panther and his homeland stand apart.
They stand for hope.
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After all, in terms of the company’s modern relevance, no character is more important.
From his earliest days, Iron Man was an unlikely hero.
Then there is Wolverine.
The final Wolverine installment, titledLogan, featured Jackman donning the muttonchops and metal claws one last time.
No figure has represented or influenced the cultural perception of superheroes more than Batman.
Ben Rothstein
The pop-artAdam WestTV series?
Kids' stuff.Frank Miller’sThe Dark Knight Returns?
TV’sGothamwas goofy gothic cynicism.
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Zack Snyder’s brutal avenger wallows in fanboy nihilism.
What will he show us in the years to come?
His powers are gross and grand: He spins gray webs (ewww!)
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to swingTarzan-style through the urban jungle (whoa!).
), and laundry problems.
The down-to-earth spirit transcends Spidey’s original alter ego.
Photographed atop One World Trade Center by Mettie Ostrowski
There’s a reason the character inspires such passion.
So, it makes sense that he’s No.
2 on our list.
Most superheroes are aspirational.
Spidey is the hero who aspires.
