Random Most Powerful Comic Book Characters (73 items)

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  (#1) One-Above-All

  First Appearance: Doctor Strange #13

  The One-Above-All is the creator of everything in the Marvel omniverse. He represents all of the creators (or the efforts of all the creators) who have contributed to the Marvel legacy. In his rare appearances, he's been drawn with an appearance similar to that of legendary artist Jack Kirby.
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  (#2) Doctor Manhattan

  • Watchmen, Watchmen

  First Appearance: Watchmen #1

  In the world of Watchmen, Doctor Manhattan is the only super-powered character and it's the implications of his powers that make him so frightening. The most shocking of his powers is on display after his body is disintegrated and he is able to reform his atoms in under a minute. He can also teleport, manipulate matter with his mind, project energy, disintegrate people, duplicate himself, and exist outside of time. He can do almost anything except identify with the rest of humanity. 
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  (#3) Presence

  • DC Universe

  First Appearance: More Fun Comics #52

  The Presence is the omnipotent omniscient, and omnipresent God and creator of the DC Universe. He appears very rarely, but in his first appearance, he was responsible for the creation of The Spectre.
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  (#4) Living Tribunal

  First Appearance: Strange Tales #57

  The Living Tribunal is Marvel's cosmic arbiter and subservient only to The One-Above-All. He is responsible for judging realities and enforcing justice throughout the Marvel multiverse. Though he doesn't appear very often he is feared and revered enough that he doesn't even care if his three-faced head is connected to his body.
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  (#5) Death

  • Marvel Universe
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  (#6) Beyonder

  • Marvel Universe

  First Appearance: Secret Wars #1

  The Beyonder is a mutant, an Inhuman victim of the Terrigen Mists, and the totality of his own Universe. When he is accidentally brought to the Marvel-616 Universe he exhibits reality bending powers that let him do whatever he wants. Strangely, what he wants most often is to wear all-white outfits and force Marvel's top-selling heroes to fight each other. 
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  (#7) Superman Prime One Million

  First Appearance: DC One Million #4

  Superman Prime One Million is a version of Superman who spent 15,000 years inside Earth's yellow sun, meaning he is much more powerful than the traditional Superman. In addition to amplified Kryptonian characteristics, he can bend reality, give his powers away to future Supermen, and does not die. He is also more tan than the traditional Superman.
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  (#8) Franklin Richards

  • Marvel Universe

  First Appearance: Fantastic Four Annual #6

  Appraisals of Franklin Richards's power oscillate wildly from "helpless baby" up to "most powerful being in the Marvel universe." At times, he has commanded the powers of time travel and telepathy, manipulated energy and molecules with his mind, created a pocket universe, and made Galactus work for him. At other times, he's needed his diapers changed by Mr. Fantastic and The Invisible Woman.
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  (#9) Eternity

  First Appearance: Strange Tales #138
   
  Eternity is Marvel's personification of time. In his absence, nothing can happen. He controls the consciousness of all living things, but is subservient to The Living Tribunal and dependent on Galactus.
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  (#10) Galactus

  • Marvel Universe

  First Appearance: Fantastic Four #44
  
  It's fair to think of Galactus as the most powerful character in the Marvel Universe who actually does stuff. While most of the ethereal entities ranked above him remain behind the scenes, Galactus gets around the galaxy on his chair-shaped spaceship that helps him eat planets. That's right, he eats planets.
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  (#11) Phoenix

  First Appearance: X-Men #101

  The Phoenix Force embodies the primal potential of life and is a cosmic entity of unbridled power in the Marvel Universe. Its fiery desire has burnt planets and laid waste to civilizations and will do so again. Its most notable host was the X-Men's Jean Grey, who wore much tighter outfits after becoming possessed. 
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  (#12) Odin

  • Thor: The Dark World, Thor, Ultimate Avengers 2, Marvel Universe

  First Appearance: Journey Into Mystery #86

  Odin is the King of Asgard and the Norse Gods of Marvel mythology. He wields the Odinforce, which is capable of shattering galaxies, and is practically immortal, yet still wears an excessive amount of armor.
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  (#13) Infinity

  First Appearance: Thor #184

  Infinity is the living embodiment of space in the Marvel Universe. Without her, nothing can exist. A version of her exists in every universe and is overseen by The Living Tribunal.
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  (#14) Superman

  • Smallville, Superboy, Adventures of Superman, Justice League Unlimited, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Superman Returns, Superman, Superman IV: The Quest For Peace, Superman: Brainiac Attacks, The Bulleteers, Hindsight Is 20/20, A Uniform Used to Mean Something..., Justice League: Doom, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2, The Lego Movie, Superman III, Superman: Doomsday, Volcano, Superman vs. The Elite, Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam, Justice League: New Frontier, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, Superman, Superman and the Mole Men, Hot Shots!, Batman vs. Superman, Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics, A Man Who Was Superman, Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut, Man of Steel, Superman II, Superman
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  (#15) Thor

  • Thor: The Dark World, The Incredible Hulk Returns, Thor, Hulk Vs, Thor: Tales of Asgard, Ultimate Avengers 2, The Avengers, Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow, Marvel Universe
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  (#16) Goku

  • Dragon Ball Series
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  (#17) The Celestials

  First Appearance: Eternals #1

  In Marvel's cosmology, the Celestials are a race of robot-shaped cosmic Gods responsible for guiding the evolution of life across the galaxy. Their power is best exemplified by their impenetrable armor which has withstood attacks from the likes of Odin and Zeus.
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  (#18) Darkseid

  • DC Universe

  First Appearance: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 

  Darkseid is the New God who rules Apokolips, a hellish planet forever at war with its rival, New Genesis. Darkseid's Omega Beams and eventual mastery of Anti-Life equation give him the power to erase free will and life itself from the universe.
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  (#19) Hulk

  • The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Ultimate Avengers 2, Hulk Vs, Ultimate Avengers, Planet Hulk, The Incredible Hulk, The Death of the Incredible Hulk, The Avengers, Hulk, The Incredible Hulk Returns, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Trial of the Incredible Hulk, Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow, Marvel Universe
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  (#20) Dormammu

  • Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme, Marvel Universe
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  (#21) Thanos

  • Marvel Universe

  First Appearance: Iron Man #55

  With a Nihilist attitude, the Infinity Gauntlet and the personification of Death on his side, Thanos the Mad Titan is built for genocide. The Gauntlet lets him wield the Infinity Gems's reality-warping powers which he mostly uses to wipe out populations in hopes of hooking up with Lady Death.
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  (#22) Anti-Monitor

  • DC Universe

  First Appearance: Crisis on Infinite Earths #2

  The Anti-Monitor is the controller of the Anti-Matter Universe and its ability to negate universes makes him responsible for more deaths than any other villain in DC comics. 
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  (#23) Scarlet Witch

  • The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Marvel Universe
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  (#24) Spectre

  • DC Universe

  First Appearance: More Fun Comics #52

  The Spectre is DC's Spirit of Vengeance. He is nearly invulnerable and can bring any reality to fruition once he has passed judgment. His only limitations are his mortal host and his directive to exact vengeance. Only "The Voice," an aspect of The Presence holds sway over the Spectre.
  
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  (#25) Sentry

  • Marvel Universe

  First Appearance: The Sentry #1

  The Sentry possesses the power of one-million exploding suns, but he also must contend with a dark alter-ego called The Void which threatens to consume reality. To save existence, The Sentry was forced to erase himself and The Void from the memory of every living thing. He is kept alive only in the memory of real-life comic book writer Paul Jenkins, a fictional version of whom resurrects The Sentry in Brian Michael Bendis' New Avengers... follow?
  
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  (#26) Doomsday

  • DC Universe
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  (#27) Martian Manhunter

  • Justice League Unlimited, Young Justice, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, Justice League: Doom
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  (#28) Apocalypse

  • Marvel Universe

  First Appearance: X-Factor #5

  Apocalypse is the oldest mutant in the Marvel Universe. He has complete control over every molecule in his body allowing him to change size and shape, project energy from his hands and eyes and live forever. He controls the techno-organic virus which is embedded in his body and also owns a time traveling spaceship where he can take extremely long naps.
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  (#29) Hela

  • Marvel Universe
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  (#30) Trigon

  • Teen Titans Go!
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  (#31) Zeus

  • Wonder Woman, Marvel Universe
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  (#32) Mephisto

  • Original Sin, Ghost Rider, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Marvel Universe
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  (#33) Shazam

  • Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
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  (#34) Wonder Woman

  • Justice League Unlimited, Wonder Woman, Batman vs. Superman, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, Justice League: Doom, Wonder Woman, Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics, Movie 43, Wonder Woman, Justice League: New Frontier, DC Universe
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  (#35) X-man

  X-Man is an Omega-level mutant genetically created by Mr. Sinister from the Age of Apocalypse timeline. He shares the same genetic history as Cable. After returning from the dead Nate has joined the New Mutants and started a relationship with Dani Moonstar.
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  (#36) Guardians of the Universe

  
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  (#37) Legion

  • Marvel Universe

  First Appearance: New Mutants #25

  Legion is the schizophrenic mutant son of Professor Charles Xavier. Each of his personalities is a super hero with a unique power including The Chronodon who controls time, The Origamist who can fold time and space, and The Weaver who can rewrite reality. Like Proteus, it is only a lack of control that keeps him lower on the list.
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  (#38) Mister Mxyzptlk

  First Appearance: Superman #30

  Mr. Mxyzptlk uses technology from the fifth dimension, which for all intents and purposes, appears to be magic to any 3rd dimension observer. Though he is capable of vast destruction, his only desire is to irritate Superman.
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  (#39) Hope Summers

  
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  (#40) Captain Universe

  • Marvel Universe
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  (#41) The Source

  First Appearance: New Gods #1

  The Source is the sentient consciousness of the DC Universe and probably responsible for the "Godwave" which empowered DC's other gods, superheroes, and supervillains.
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  (#42) Man of Miracles

  First Appearance: Spawn #150

  The Man of Miracles is responsible for the creation of God and Satan in the Spawn Universe. He gave them Heaven and Hell to rule and is also well known in his human form as "Jesus Christ."
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  (#43) Nova (Richard Rider)

  • Marvel Universe
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  (#44) Ares

  • Wrath of the Titans
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  (#45) Molecule Man

  • Marvel Universe
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  (#46) Black Bolt

  First Appearance: Fantastic Four #45

  Black Bolt is the most powerful of the (non-mutated) Inhumans whose super-powered voice is powerful enough to kill. His whisper can destroy cities while his shout can crack planets.
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  (#47) Proteus

  First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #125

  Proteus is the mutant son of influential geneticist Moira MacTaggert. His mutant ability gives him the power to alter reality much like The Beyonder and some of the other Godlike characters at the top of the list. What keeps Proteus from ranking higher (and what kills him) is a lack of control. 
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  (#48) Surtur

  • Marvel Universe
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  (#49) Red Hulk

  • Marvel Universe
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  (#50) General Zod

  • Smallville, Man of Steel, Superman II, Superman, Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
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  (#51) Emperor Joker

   Joker steals Mister Mxyzptlk's reality-altering capabilities and remakes the entire world into a twisted caricature, with everyone in it stuck in a loop. The conflict focuses on the fate of Batman in this world, with the Joker torturing and killing his adversary every day, only to bring him back to life and do it over and over again
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  (#52) Nekron

  • DC Universe
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  (#53) The Watchers
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  (#54) Firestorm

  • Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, DC Universe
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  (#55) Parallax

  • Green Lantern, DC Universe

  First Appearance: Green Lantern, Volume 3 #50

  While the first version of Parallax is an insane Hal Jordan turning on the Green Lantern Corps, it was later written that Hal was possessed by a powerful yellow parasite. Parallax wields all of the construct creation capabilities of a Green Lantern ring plus an infinite capacity to generate and exploit fear.
  
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  (#56) Cyttorak

  • Marvel Universe
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  (#57) She-Hulk

  • Marvel Universe
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  (#58) Kronos

  
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  (#59) Maestro

  
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  (#60) Dream

  • Sandman

  First Appearance: Sandman #1
   
  Dream is the entity in charge of storytelling in Sandman which imbues him with the power to re-write any narrative. Isn't it funny how comic creators always cast writers and artists as the most powerful beings in existence? 
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  (#61) The Guardians of the Universe
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  (#62) Raiden

  • Mortal Kombat
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  (#63) Lucifer Demiurgos
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  (#64) Michael Demiurgos

  
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  (#65) The Mask

  Pity whoever finds this ancient mask, for whoever puts it on will gain miraculous powers, at the cost of their self control and sanity.
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  (#66) Imperiex

  • DC Universe
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  (#67) Optimus Prime

  • The Transformers, Transformers: Prime, Transformers: The Ride - 3D, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Transformers, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, The Transformers: The Movie, Transformers Prime: One Shall Stand, Transformers
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  (#68) Fulcrum
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  (#69) Zombie Hulk

  First Appearance: Ultimate Fantastic Four #22

  In an alternate universe where all of Marvel's heroes have become zombies, Zombie Hulk is the strongest of them all. He is not only made super-strong by his anger, but he attains the Power Cosmic as a result of biting off the Silver Surfer's head.
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  (#70) Phantom Stranger

  • DC Universe
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  (#71) Iron Man

  • Iron Man: Armored Adventures, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, The Super Hero Squad Show, The Incredible Hulk, Ultimate Avengers, Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow, Iron Man 3, Iron Man, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Avengers, Iron Man 2, Planet Hulk, The Invincible Iron Man, Ultimate Avengers 2, Marvel Universe
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  (#72) Omega Supreme

  • Transformers, Transformers: Energon, Transformers: Cybertron, Transformers: Animated, IDW Transformers

  Omega Supreme is an ancient transformer from Cybertron. Omega Supreme came online as one of the Guardian robots, sometimes refered to as Omega Sentinels. He is as tall as a commercial high rise building and considerably broader. Omega Supreme transforms into a rocket capable of interstellar travel, associated launch facility and a oversized tank. The Guardians were the last line of defence of the old Cybertron and on odd occasion used to put down riots and rebellions. By the time the Autobot/Decepticon war began, Omega was the last of the Guardians still active and he committed himself to the Autobot cause and Optimus Prime personally. Able to got toe-to-toe with Devastator, Bruticus and Pedaking, he has also been able significantly delay Trypticon, although at great personal injury. He has been the personification of indomitability within the Autobots.
  In the Unicron trilogy, Omega Supreme believes that unyielding resolve has no conqueror. He serves both Optimus Prime and Omega Sentinel. He is the combined form of the locomotive based weapons platform Omega Train and the warship Omega Battleship. He can powerlinx with Optimus Prime to become Optimus Supreme.
  In Transformers: Animated Omega Supreme was greviously wounded and has spent many years offline with part of his body forming the spaceship Omega.
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  (#73) The Brothers Yin and Yang

  First Appearance: Marvel vs. DC #1

  The Brothers Yin and Yang are the personifications of the Marvel and DC Universes in the horrible Marvel vs. DC crossover event from 1996. Each pitted his universe against the other and the winner was determined by a fan vote which created an Amalgam Universe. Things were set back to normal by a character named Access, who may have possessed an even greater power: common sense. 

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