Random Richest Comic Book Characters (20 items)

(#17) Kingpin

Having a street-level fortune built on crime, murder, extortion, bribes, and power, Wilson Fisk has amassed his fortune all by himself. He is almost the Batman of supervillains (even though he's in the Marvel universe).
After being bullied around as a kid, Wilson Fisk made himself into a powerhouse later in his life – both physically and socially.
Bringing down crime boss after crime boss, taking all their money and power and making them his, he has truly earned the name Kingpin of crime.
He pulls plenty of schemes that aren't thwarted by Daredevil or Spider-Man, and they have made him one of the richest characters in all of comic books, coming in just below that of Gods (since the Gods don't really have physical currency as much as they do "worth" and "riches").
(#15) Thor
- Journey into Mystery
Thor, Norse Thunder God and son of Odin, King of Asgard, has never had to worry about money. Even as Donald Blake, Thor's Earthly alter ego, he often goes on humanitarian healing journeys to various places in the world: not something a financially-struggling person does.
In the latest run of Thor, we open with Blake helping out in Africa until Asgard starts slowly coming back to Earth.
After this, Thor not only has everything he did before, but has the kingdom of Asgard all to himself. With an army of Gods, a kingdom, a castle, and no need for human currency, Thor is one of the richest characters in Marvel... just a little bit richer than Hercules due to his edge on that whole "stability" thing.
(#16) Hercules

Hercules has recently re-won his fortune in a poker match with the villain The Constrictor. Having the same demi-God status as Thor, he is all powerful, extremely strong, and not to be meddled with.
He is Marvel's take on the classic character from Greek mythology who has never had to worry about anything other than his quests, until recently.
With all the hardships he's gone through lately though, it puts him just a notch below Thor.
(#10) Green Arrow (Oliver Queen)
- Identity Crisis, More Fun Comics, Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters
Much like Stark, Green Arrow (otherwise known as Oliver Queen) inherited the company that made him rich from his parents shortly after their untimely death and decided to become a superhero with the money the company was bringing in.
Definitely the worst businessman on this list, Queen let his fortune get away from him after a while, as he started running the company out of obligation and took up being a vigilante due to his empathy for the working people of the world.
Bruce Wayne, on the other hand, allocated all of the funds in his inheritance very carefully and Stark is a scientific genius who only improved on his father's work.
Queen treated his fortune more like an escapist teenager in that he spent it on luxuries like gadgets, cars, travel, and women. Eventually, Oliver lost his whole fortune and sold the company before his death (later retconned). He continues to be remembered as one of the wealthier superheroes in history, as he is known as that rich kid who decided to do good with his inheritance along with all of his high livin'.
(#1) Black Panther

Being the first Black superhero in mainstream American comic books, Black Panther tops this list as the most realistically rich superhero (or supervillain) in either DC or Marvel.

Why is this? Well, for one, he runs the entire country of Wakana\da (a fictional African country in the Marvel universe), which just happens to be the world's only deposit of the most precious metal: Vibranium.

You know that indestructible tough metal that Wolverine's bones are incased in? Vibranium is is even stronger than that, and T'Challa (the Black Panther's real identity) owns all of it and often has to protect it.

So, from the perspective of natural resources, supply vs. demand, and how much he has at his disposal, if he just sells a tiny bit of it, T'Challa, the Black Panther, is arguably the richest superhero in comics.

BONUS: He's considered one of the eight smartest people in the entire Marvel Universe.
(#11) Professor X

Professor Charles Xavier is one of the most well-known leaders in all of comic books, running Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, otherwise known as the place that houses and trains the X-Men.
This institution not only houses some of the coolest, most unimaginable gadgets in all of comics (Um, the Danger Room!!!), but has a steady stream of seemingly insane resources that are ostensibly under Charles's control.
Xavier is not only well off, but actually came from money. He inherited a mansion and the entire estate where the school exists from his also-genius father.
Xavier's genius (and mastery of telepathy) help him get everything he needs in life, and this includes all the cash in the world to fund one of the most oppressed and misunderstood superteams in all of comics.