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(#1) Batman
- Superman/Batman, Identity Crisis, Batman Confidential, Detective Comics, Batman, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, Batman, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Day job: Billionaire and busy socialite
No day to day obligations. You're not expected to be anywhere. In fact, being a pompous, spoiled rich kid allows you certain excuses and freedoms to NOT be anywhere and everyone expects you to be constantly out of town.
As an added bonus, with regard to keeping your secret identity a secret, no one thinks you're smart enough to be a hero. Imagine if Paris Hilton was Batgirl - no way.
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(#2) Flash
Day job: Police officer, forensic scientist, and rescue worker
It helps if your superhero day job keeps you informed of all criminal activity that goes down around in the city and if you accidentally slip info while under your civilian alias, it would seem less out of place. You have much more access to resources and information than any other superhero day jobs offer and get to save lives both on and off the superhero clock.
The only negative would be people noticing you run off to change when things got too serious.
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(#3) Iron Man
- Iron Man (vol. 4), Iron Man: Extremis Motion Comic, Civil War
Day job: Genius, billionaire, playboy, and philanthropist
This job allows Tony to be as eccentric as he needs to be, doesn't have any work obligations whatsoever, and being a noted scientist adds a certain credibility. Oh, and he's Iron Man, publicly. -
(#4) Green Arrow
- Identity Crisis, More Fun Comics, Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters
Day job: Billionaire and busy socialite.
No day to day obligations. You're not expected to be anywhere. In fact, being a pompous, spoiled rich kid allows you certain excuses and freedoms to NOT be anywhere and everyone expects you to be constantly out of town. As an added bonus, with regard to keeping your secret identity a secret, no one thinks you're smart enough to be a hero.
That pretty blonde Abercrombie model-looking guy is a superhero? Psshhht, no way.
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(#5) Daredevil
- Daredevil, Volume 2, Daredevil: The Man Without Fear
Day job: Lawyer
This guy gets to play BOTH sides. If a case goes wrong and a bad guy is freed, he can track them down as DD and put 'em away himself. If he captures a baddie, he can make sure they get put away for a good long time as an attorney. Plus, it's a VERY public job that further illustrates he's completely blind, and a blind guy could never get around like the Man Without Fear does. -
(#6) Spider-Man
- Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man, Dying Wish, Ultimate Spider-Man, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Untold Tales of Spider-Man
Day job: Photographer
Spider-Man has a sweet gig. He gets paid to take photos of HIMSELF. The first mainstream selfie photographer, he always knows just where and how Spider-Man is going to show up and nails the perfect shot. He has a great excuse to suddenly disappear, and no one really questions too much as to why he's always at the scene of a crime.
Plus, it's freelance so there are no 9 to 5 obligations.
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(#7) Hulk
Day job: Nuclear physicist
The Hulk is basically smart for a living, which isn't a bad gig. A leader in his field (gamma radiation), he got a Ph.D. in nuclear physics and thanks to his career, found a like minded, smart wife as well. Grants from the government and access to the best tech money can buy is great for a guy with a very special transformation issue. -
(#8) Nightwing
Day job: Police officer and rescue worker
It helps if your superhero day job keeps you informed of all criminal activity that goes down around in the city and if you accidentally slip info while under your civilian alias, it would seem less out of place. You have much more access to resources and information than any other superhero day jobs offer and get to save lives both on and off the superhero clock.
The only negative would be people noticing you run off to change when things got too serious.
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(#9) Wolverine
- Marvel Comics Presents, The New Avengers
Day job: Headmaster and teacher at the Jean Grey school for higher learning
What better job for a guy who's been around forever and seen some sh*t than to teach? He's seen so many changes over the years, he'd make a great educator and adviser, especially in history class and he's great with kids (Jubilee). For right training there'd be none better. -
(#10) Wonder Woman
Day job: Army nurse, and intelligence officer
Depending on who was writing the character, she had one of two very different day jobs (or none at all). No matter which job, Diana Prince had far more access to information and resources to take down bad guys than she would ordinarily. It also put her in situations with an easy escape and return as Wonder Woman, and most importantly, kept her helping people 24/7. -
(#11) Superman
- Superman/Batman, Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?, Action Comics, Superman: War of the Worlds, The Superman Madman Hullabaloo, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Day job: Reporter
Clark Kent is always on the pulse of where the action is. His job allows him to be around and blend in with people. It also gives him a steady alibi and reason to be at exciting crime scenes. -
(#12) Thor
- Journey into Mystery
Day job: Medical student, nurse, and surgeon
In those continuities where Thor is Donald Blake, he is an accomplished med student and then eventually a surgeon. Not only is this an extremely prestigious job, it also keeps him in the thick of humanity, studying and learning about the people he's saving. It also lets him save lives both with and without the cape. -
(#13) Green Lantern
Day job: Stoner
Before he was chosen by the ring, Kyle Rayner was a "Freelance Graphic Artist" in Los Angeles. Read: homie was gainfully unemployed. What better superhero profession is there? -
(#14) Moon Knight
Day job: Taxi Driver and billionaire
Moon Knight has many different identities. His main gig (Marc Spector) is as a billionaire allowing for a lot of flexibility. Another (Jake Lockley) took up a job as a cabbie to seek out the underworld, learning the streets and the secrets of the nightlife. De Niro in Taxi Driver meets Batman? Not too shabby. -
(#15) Banshee
Day job: Inspector
One of the few mutants who actually lived a full adult life before deciding to don the tights, Banshee was a Chief Inspector taking freelance cases all over Europe.
Yes - before he was an X-Man Banshee was basically Sherlock Holmes (corn cob pipe and all). What better prep for superheroism? That knowledge would be infinitely useful in the field. -
(#16) Silk
Day job: Intern
Silk, aka Cindy Moon, was recently introduced to the Marvel universe as also being bit by that pesky radio-active spider the same day as Peter Parker during the Original Sin crossover. Having been sheltered from the real world for years, she's now taking on an unpaid internship at The Fact Channel, where J. Jonah Jameson is a on-air reporter, as a way to use the information at her disposal to track down her missing parents.
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Many superheroes in the Marvel universe are dedicated to maintaining peace, but fighting against the bad guys is not the thing that needs to be done every day. In normal life, every superhero has his own day job. We can know that all superheroes did not choose to entertain and rest in daily life after joining the Avengers, such as Captain America, who choose to stay in the army, and apart from daily training, he did charity activities.
Every superhero has a certain superpower that makes him or her unique. This random tool explains the 16 best day jobs of your favorite superheroes.
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