Captain america s rogues gallery is most likely the least well known on this list with the exception of aquamans. This collects the classic and overlooked run on captain america by writer roger stern and artist john byne. I mean, he is a major marvel hero, part of the avengers, illuminati and the ultimates, and recently got a major boost in popularity thanks to captain america. We asked you to tell us who the greatest avengers enemies were, and you answered. Captain america rogues gallery we all now the rogues galleries of batman, the flash and spiderman.
Superhero rogues galleries ranked from weakest to most powerful. The rogues gallery is the term for the various villains that batman has faced over the years. Dormammu, shumagorath, kaluu, silver dagger, umar, the dweller in darkness, baron mordo, mephisto, nightmare, urthona. Hence, captain americas personal rogues gallery is chock full of fascists, tyrants, wouldbe. On the other hand, audiences can never get attached to villains if they never come back again. Luckily, as in the comics, the hero tends to win the day, so everythings been working out just fine. Rogues galleries by jerry whitworth for the american comic book, superheroes reign supreme. Jun 23, 2015 the spyfi, highflying adventures of sam wilson the allnew captain america begin here. Published by timely comics, the brand would eventually become marvel. The winter soldier and place it in our ranking of the mcu movies to date. Captain americas rogues gallery is most likely the least well known on. Captain americas rogues gallery is most likely the least well known on this list with the exception of aquamans. Here is a rogues gallery that contains at least 1 of the top 5 greatest supervillains of all time, at least 2 of the top 20 and at least 4 or 5 of the top 50. Top rogues galleries of heroes, villains, villainesses, foes in comics.
Hitler in the comics, commanded the allegiance of several supervillians who became lifelong enemies of captain america. An american supersoldier premiering at the height of world war ii tensions was an instant hit and has been in constant publication since 1964. Ranking captain americas villains from least to most lame cbr. While zemo is normally defined as part of caps rogues gallery, this instance. The second villain black panther ever fought in comics was an iteration of baron zemo when he met captain america. The rogues are three great threats the top,weather wizard and miror master. Malekith destroyer amora the enchantress skurge hela lorelei surtur. She really doesnt like it when her allies go off of her strictly made plans. Ironman will bomb the rogues to hell and take whatever survives into custody. The leader of the worlds worst tyranny, hitler was captain america s first target. Slaughterhouse 9 worm vs batmans rogues gallery dc close.
Even the least developed among them has a good premise that could shine with just a bit of spit and polish. This means some of the best heroes in the marvel universe have stellar villains in their respective comics, but out. The spyfi, highflying adventures of sam wilson the allnew captain america begin here. Since he is more of a big bad for streetlevel superheroes in general, kingpin. Marvel studios is misusing the best villains from captain americas rogues gallery by. Jan 20, 2016 and if youre up for a more timeless take, with captain america facing off against hydra and his classic rogues gallery, steves book will be just the thing for you. Marvel brings back original captain america in new steve. We all now the rogues galleries of batman, the flash and spiderman. The trial of captain america omnibus is another fine continuation of ed brubakers run on captain america for bucky barnes and steve rogers.
It has some great villains and adversaries that run the gamut of evil to antihero with varying motives. Started out fighting the hulk, then moved to become one of captain america s longrunning dance partners. Originally introduced as a captain america villain, she later became a spidey villain, with a backstory introduced which tied her to his rogues gallery. Here is a rogues gallery of captain america s greatest villians and foes. Thats the question this infographic asks as it implores us to take a moment to appreciate the nefarious villainstrusty foils of the mcu. Subscribe to comicsalliance which of captain america s villains gets to take home the crown for being the stickiest thorn. The rogues gallery is the cast of colorful and numerous recurring characters that show up to torment the heroes week after week. Spiderman, xmen and fantastic four have a great and diverserse rogues gallery, daredevil has some good villains but it still leaves something to be desired out of some of the characters. Click here to see this thread with all of the graphics, features, and links.
Captain america collectibles, comics, figures, cards, more. He had red skull, serpent society, machinsmith, crossbones, batroc, scourge, sin, flag smasher, and others. Now obviously batman has fought a lot of guys as a member of the justice league that would crush cap, but im talking about batmans rouges gallery in gotham. Spiderman rogues gallery, a to h characters tv tropes. Marvel to revive steve rogers for new captain america series. We all know that spiderman has what could be the best rogues gallery in comics aside from batman. Gruenwald was the steward of countless captain america stories in the 1980s, and his run is marked by an incredible surplus of wild ideas, big adventures, and an attempt to give captain america a. Does iron man have the weakest rogues gallery of all major characters. Throw a cape or mask on someone and you got a much better shot than virtually anything else. The flash, in his comicbook incarnation, has an impressively large rogues gallery, the most recognizable of which include captain cold, the trickster, mirror master, captain boomerang, weather wizard, the shade, gorilla grodd, heat wave, golden glider, the top, the reverseflashes, etc. This eightissue run pits marvels super soldier against some of the characters larger rogues gallery, from mister hyde to batroc the leaper and baron blood. While many of these enemies are exclusive foes of iron man, quite a few of these rogues are also enemies of iron mans friends and allies, particularly the supergroup he helped found, the avengers.
And yet, the only villain of his i could remember of is klaw, but there are others like killmonger and manape and. On the other hand, audiences can never get attached to villains if they never come. Captain america and the falcon are in for the fight of th. Mar 30, 2020 the sentinel of liberty, whether he is usagent, the captain, or leading the avengers as captain america he is the one and only. Due to this, the marvel rogues galleries are absolutely on par with that of dc. Top ten captain america villains longbox graveyard. He would later be attacked by the organization for ratting them out to captain america. How crossbones will return for avengers 4 cinemablend. It doesnt matter if its dc, marvel, image, or any of the indies. Art for animated spiderman series teases rogues gallery as. Annihilus benefitted by being used in the cosmic books during and after annihilation, but thats the case with most characters involved with the ff doom, thing, and human torch are all better on their own. Think you know all there is to know about the starspangled avenger. Not only do i see this as a great comic book film, but a great film in.
The rogues gallery is the cast of colorful recurring characters that show up to torment the heroes week after week. Does iron man have the weakest rogues gallery of all major. People read his comic books to watch the jade giant do battle with. The rogues is a group of supervillains from the comic book superhero the flash, currently led by captain cold and including the mirror master, heat wave, the weather wizard, the trickster, the pied piper, the top, and captain boomerang.
Wilson fisk, the kingpin, was introduced as a spiderman villain, and although very much still a part of spideys rogues gallery, youd be hardpressed to say that the character is not best known for being a nemesis of daredevil, taking the place of the owl who is a lot harder to take seriously among his enemies. The first avenger, marvel studios has introduced quite a few of the heros villains, including red skull, arnim zola, crossbones, batroc the leaper, and doctor faustus from agent carter. Stellar story telling, great art, and all in usual marvel omnibus form. Having only a single antagonist can work, but as a series goes on it can become boring.
Caps new partnership with nomad is tested as they race to uncover the sect of the unknown, but hydra gathers steve rogers old rogues gallery to take down the new heroes. Today was just the tip of the iceberg of my rogues gallery, i hope it gave you a glimmer of the kinds of foes the head designer has to face every day. Marvel suffer at all for having her first foe be the inventor, a brand new creation. But i wanted to see who you think has the worst one. Technically, this rogues gallery does include hitler in a round about kinda way.
A rogues gallery is incredibly important, all of the iconic heroes have at least a couple iconic villains. Who has the worst rogues gallery in the marvel universe. Sure an story or two might not be as strong as others, but its still a worthy addition to the capbrubaker run. The prime ones are magneto, and apocalypse but then you have. Captain america used to have a good rouges gallery back in the day, but that kind of fell off when steve rogers basically just became cap 247 with no life outside of that. Does sam wilson as captain america simply adopt steves whole roster of evildoers. Comic book milestones a celebration of captain america vol. No, this makes the inventor her villain, this is a good thing. All captain america villains list of captain america enemies. Classic editor history talk 0 share arson fiend aunt minerva black adam blaze captain nazi chain lightning doctor sivana. People generally think of cap as a team player, being the leader of the avengers and working alongside other early superheroes like namor and the human torch in the invaders. Feb 25, 2020 marvel studios is misusing the best villains from captain america s rogues gallery by giving them to other heroes in the mcu.
Read on for my list of the top ten captain america villains, and then let me know how you think caps most dastardly enemies stack up. Deeper than that, villains will often have similar motivations and personalities to the hero as well. Looking more for marveldc but if there are non marveldc characters with impressive rogues galleries then dont hesitate to mention them. How id do villains in a series of wonder woman films accepting that like all superhero films its a new continuity and thus you can get creative with some of the villain origins to tie the plots together. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat.
The bad guy is not one thats found in the typical captain america rogues gallery, but a mind controlling fiend called the scarab. Mirro master can kill a person througth his reflection, not need to directly attack a person. Although captain america first appeared back in 1941, its really only the red skull that remains a recurring villain. A lighthearted, jokey hero will get lots of equally lighthearted villains to exchange insults with, while a dark, angsty hero will get a rogues gallery of emo villains to have dark, nihilistic discussions with midbattle. At the end of the day, if these rogues were facing a vigilante like arrow or punisher, they would be fodder. Superhero rogues galleries ranked from weakest to most. Slaughterhouse 9 worm vs batmans rogues gallery dc. Iron man has it the worst, his villains are terribly used, even the mandarin who stan lee obviously wanted to make 3 dimensional and interesting like dr doom. Mar 08, 2016 the spyfi, highflying adventures of sam wilson the allnew captain america begin here. Which dc marvel character has the best rogues gallery. Based on factors such as how interesting, powerful and compelling the villains are and the number of such interesting, compelling and powerful villains, who has the 3rd best rogues gallery. Would any of batmans enemies from gotham be able to defeat mcu captain america post winter soldier in a straight up one on one fight.
The slaughterhouse 9 have invaded gotham and managed to take out the dark knight. This is some of the lesser known rogues galleries of famous superheroes. But, superheroes are useless without another key component. Instead of bucky and, in later years, falcon, battlestar, diamondback, and various avengers he has an assistant named gail. Captain america was created in 1941 by legendary comic artists jack kirby and joe simon. Marvel is misusing captain americas best villains screen rant. John walker was captain america s replacement during the 1980s when his removal from the heroic role was orchestrated by the red skull. He was an unwitting rival to steve rogers but nonetheless a hero in his own right, and ultimately he became an ally to captain america as the renamed u. He was an unwitting rival to steve rogers but nonetheless a hero in his own right, and ultimately he became an ally to captain america. Super soldier is being penned by renowned comics writer christos gage, and we spoke to gage to find out how the game links to the. The complete list of captain americas rogues gallery is found below and contains images of each super villain as well. Jul 03, 2018 gruenwald was the steward of countless captain america stories in the 1980s, and his run is marked by an incredible surplus of wild ideas, big adventures, and an attempt to give captain america a.
Never really lasted long enough to become a permanent fixture in anyones gallery, although he tangled with captain america, the avengers, the defenders, spiderman, daredevil, and alpha flight one after another. In the comics universes, a listing of villians for one particular hero is often referred to as a rogues gallery, which is a term used here. Sep 05, 2017 art for animated spiderman series teases rogues gallery as villains. One of the great things about caps rogues gallery is that his bad guys can be used for any number of. A hero with an animal theme will end up being constantly annoyed by. A hero is defined by their villains, and the world of superhero comic books is filled with some of the scariest and silliest bad guys around. Almost a decade after the sentinel of libertys mcu debut in captain america. Doctor strange has a very solid rogues gallery, its highly underrated. These have ranged from costumed villains like the joker and twoface, crime bosses like rupert thorne and carmine falcone, to lesser known foes such as magpie and humpty dumpty. Captain america star chris evans never got slack from marvel studios over. Marvel is introducing a number of captain americas best villains. And instead of a mighty shield, he carries a pistol and thats about it. Byrnes june 15, 1842 may 7, 1910 was an irishborn american police officer, who served as head of the new york city police department detective department from 1880 until 1895, who popularized the terms rogues gallery.