• Top 10 Most Powerful Superheroes of All Time

  

  Written by Zeromage 3,675 Comments
  Last Updated:: May 23, 2008

  6. The Martian Manhunter
  

  The Martian Manhunter’s chief super power is super strength. Super strength and durability. His two powers are super strength, durability and flight. His three powers are super strength, durability, flight and shapeshifting. Amongst his many powers are super strength, durability, flight and shapeshifting… I’ll come in again. The Martian Manhunter is basically the Swiss army knife of Superheroes. Along with all those powers, he has super speed and “Martian” vision, both at levels close to those of Superman himself. He not only can turn invisible but also alter his density to become incredibly strong, tough and ultimately intangible. In addition to his physical powers, J’onn is also a very powerful telepath. He also possesses 9 different senses, though these are ill defined and often forgotten by comic book writers. And if superhuman physical strength and mental powers aren’t enough, J’onn also has the ability to regenerate. In the past he’s even regenerated his entire body from only his severed hand.

  5. Doctor Strange

  Earth’s Sorcerer Supreme, Doctor Steven Strange, has unparalleled sagicity of the mystic arts, and stands as humanity’s first and last line of defense against all magic-based menaces that threaten our dimension. I think Doc Strange is probably one of the more powerful characters in the Marvel Universe, and light years ahead of any of the crappy sorcerers from DC (although Zatanna is way hotter). Given that he can do pretty much anything that the person who is currently writing him can imagine, he could potentially beat any of the other characters in this list. In fact, he could probably beat some of them by simply wiggling his finger. Of course this assumes that he would enough time to do so. The problem is that most of the other heroes on this list won’t give him even that small amount of time. His lack of super speed, super reaction time, super senses and any sort of super human invulnerability, make Dr. Strange one of the easiest characters to defeat on this list. For this reason alone we put Dr. Strange at #5. If he had unlimited prep time before each fight, he could easily be number one on this list.
  
  4.Captain Marvel
  
  What do you get when you cross Superman with Doctor Strange? The answer is Captain Marvel. This guy is a beast. He has the magical abilities much like Dr. Strange (although he rarely uses them) and doesn’t have the drawback of being a mere human. Captain Marvel has often been shown to be equal to Superman, physically, at least when they’re not directly fighting. And with his other unique abilities his power is quite close to Superman. Occasionally he’s even shown as seemingly superior to Superman, but this is almost entirely when there’s something mystical involved, and it’s typically because Captain Marvel’s mystical properties screws up whatever he’s facing (Such as the time he was able to surround his fists in mystical energy to help disrupt a force-field that a mage had created). He also has a “lightning” bolt which he uses as an offensive weapon along various other abilities. His lightning bolt is not actually lightning, it’s energy from The Source, coupled with the spell that creates Captain Marvel. It can be used to heal, and it is so fast, it was able to catch the Flash, even after he changed direction.

  3. The Silver Surfer

  The Silver Surfer is the on-again, off-again herald of Galactus. These two are the Ross and Rachel of the cosmos. And like all heralds of Galactus, the Silver Surfer possesses the power cosmic, an energy source capable of doing almost anything, from re-arranging molecules, to energy blasts, to time travel, to bringing people back from the dead. With the Silver Surfer it’s more of a question of what he can’t do, than what he can. Going by his powers alone the Silver Surfer is a beast. The only thing that keeps him out of the top spot on this list is how wildly inconsistent he has been written. In one comic we see him defeating a couple of primordial elder gods who are each supposed to be a match for Galactus himself, and in another he is getting KO’ed by the Thing. We are told in one comic that the power cosmic he wields makes him the most powerful non-cosmic level entity in the universe, yet in another comic we see that even with his powers augmented to “the most powerful they’ve ever been” by Loki, he is only able to draw against Thor, with the Surfer himself claiming that his power cosmic is no match for Thor’s mystical powers. Even with his inconsistency, the Surfer is one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel Universe, and more than deserving of the #3 spot on our list.

  2. Superman

  Rocketed from the exploding planet Krypton by his scientist parents, and crash-landing on the planet Earth, Kal-El grew to adulthood on a small Kansas farm, raised by the wholesome Kent family. Raised as Clark Kent, once puberty set in he learned that his adopted planet’s yellow sun and weaker gravity gave him powers far beyond those a mere mortal man. Endowed with brazen strength, speed, and senses, not to mention flight, heat vision, and the ability to blow hurricane force winds and near-invulnerability, he moved to Metropolis and started calling himself Superman, where he fights for truth, justice and the American way! Superman practically has every super power you can imagine, or want (X-ray vision, wink wink, nudge nudge), which puts him in a league of his own. In addition to possessing all of these powers, time and time again, Superman has gone up against villains many times more powerful than himself, magic-wielders and even villains using kryptonite against him, and yet he always comes out on top. Somehow that square always finds a way to win.

  1. Thor

  The #1 most powerful superhero on our list is the Mighty Thor, the Norse god of Thunder himself. Besides being almost as strong as Superman, and probably just as durable, Thor also has energy manipulation powers that are on par with the Silver Surfer and magical abilities that have been shown, on occasion, to be as powerful as those of Dr. Strange himself. He is also armed with Mjolnir, the mystical warhammer that has been shown to be capable of opening passage ways through space and time, blocking all sorts of energy blasts, and bending the elements to its master’s will. Thor has been shown to be able to swing Mjolnir at twice the speed of light (and this was never even claimed to the fastest that Thor could swing it either). This guy is a Norse warrior god, trained and skilled in the arts of battle, and he’s been doing it for countless ages. While Thor has usually been normally shown to rely solely on his fighting ability, super strength, and well nigh invulnerability, he has so many other options available to him if a fight starts going badly that its really mind boggling. He has complete mastery over the weather, he can open chasms in the earth, he can even drain the soul out of his opponent’s body, or if worse comes to worse, use the dreaded godblast, an attack that has defeated even Galactus himself. While an argument can be made for any of the top 3 heroes to be #1 on our list, we chose Thor because of his vast power and versatility.

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3,675 Comments

1. #1 Banudorm says:
   February 9th, 2010 at 9:22 pm

   You guys seem to have forgotten about Dr. Manhattan
2. #2 Banudorm says:
   February 9th, 2010 at 9:40 pm

   I’m not sure where he would fall on the list, but he does possess considerable abilities. For instance he has the ability to break every hero on the list down into there individual atoms and spread them across the time spectrum. Every hero at once of course, or why else do it at all.

   I take that back…..He’d prob find it more challenging to keep his diner date with his woman and attempt that feat instead.
3. #3 ShadowHunter says:
   February 9th, 2010 at 10:19 pm

   Banudorm : Do you have a scan showing him taking out Superheroes as powerfull as Thor, Silver Surfer and Superman? If you do, we’ll add him to the list. If you don’t, Doctor Manhattan stay out of the list.
4. #4 Thorvan says:
   February 9th, 2010 at 11:19 pm

   I am a marvel fan most of the time ever since 1970’s. I am a collector of Avengers, Fantastic Four, Spiderman, Hulk, Silver Surfer and my favorite Thor comic issues. But I do believe for all this years that the most powerful of all Superman is too powerful for all Top 10 Superheroes combined. You never knew how powerful he is. I also had collected Superman comics before. The reason why they downgraded his power cause the comic sales aren’t that good compared to Batman and other superheroes due to the fact that Superman is too powerful for all his enemy whether human or a cosmic being. That’s why after that, he can be beaten so that there can be thrill on it.
5. #5 Chris says:
   February 9th, 2010 at 1:04 am

   Thorvan: You’re an idiot. Superman is too powerful than all ten of these heroes combined? First of all, the Silver Surfer by himself has defeated 2 Elder Gods at once. Thor has withstood Zeus, an extremely powerful skyfather. The Sentry has stalemated Galactus. And I don’t think I need to explain to anyone what Dr. Strange has done.

   If Superman can defeat all ten of these heroes at once, then I’d say that’s why Marvel consistently outsells DC by about 4-1.
6. #6 ShadowHunter says:
   February 9th, 2010 at 2:39 am

   Chris : Superman took out 4 Elder Gods at once and he’s ”weak” against magic. Superman withstood the blast of Imperiex Prime, survived in a fight between Superboy Prime and him, against the Anti-Monitor, won against Emperor Joker, etc…

   Seriously, Supergirl is supposed to be a cosmic being. Zauriel told her that (can’t remember in which comic). Even Brainiac (the most intelligent being in the Universe) said that Superman was a cosmic being, even if Supes doesn’t want to.
7. #7 Alberto says:
   February 9th, 2010 at 4:00 am

   @DARRYL

   Again with the fanboy crap.

   Ok, let me tell you this.

   Looking at the feats of FULL ODIN FORCE THOR and compararing them to ODIN’S FEATS, They actually look like shit. Odin has waaaaaay better feats than OF THOR. Looking at the feat accomplised by OF THOR, I’m still not sure that OF THOR can defeat Superman, BUT, since I know Thor has the Full Odin Force at his disposal and I read somewhere that ODIN destroyed a galaxy, I then assume that Thor MAY or MAY NOT be able to the same thing as his father, SO, Therefore, I assume that FULL ODIN FORCE THOR IS MORE POWERFUL THAN SUPERMAN. There is no way arround it, logic points at FULL OF THOR MORE POWERFUL THAN SUPERMAN.

   If you bring me facts like this, I concede that Superman is less powerful than your favorite superhero, That is why I have not said Superman is more powerful than FULL OF THOR, because then I will look like:

   a) A Thor hatter
   b) A Fanboy
   c) A dumbass

   That is why I don’t say that, because I know Full OF THOR is more powerful than Superman. I do not wishfull think, That Superman defeat Full OF Thor, because the fact is He can’t and if he does then it will be PIS.

   So you see, If you bring hard evidence, I will believe you, the same way I believe Hulk is stronger than Classic Thor, evidence points at it.

   E-V-I-D-E-N-C-E
8. #8 Banudorm says:
   February 9th, 2010 at 4:00 am

   ShadowHunter, I’m sorry i thought this was a list of most powerful heroes of all time. Every Toon on this list is either DC/Marvel. I’m just trying to broaden the search for the most powerful is all.
   Based on skill set:

   * Complete awareness and control of basic atomic particles including the particles that construct his own body.
   * Size alteration.
   * Can change the coloration of his skin, as well as the composition of his clothing.
   * Density Control.
   * Can reverse entropy.
   * Precognition/Post cognition (in terms of his perception of time).
   * Does not appear to age.
   * Does not seem to require food, water, or air.
   * Immortality.
   * Invulnerable.
   * Can create copies of himself which act independently of each other, but operate in an intelligent collective fashion.
   * Creation of Force Fields.
   * Can transmute matter into different states or even different types of matter.
   * Can create matter.
   * Teleportation of himself or other individuals over incredible distances (possibly other galaxies)
   * Telekinesis
   * Intangibility
   * Disintegration

   Dr. Manhattan Has a case.
9. #9 ShadowHunter says:
   February 9th, 2010 at 4:14 am

   Banudorm : Is that from Wiki? First of all, I know everything Doctor Manhattan can do. When I came here, I did the same as you did. I screamed out loud that Doctor Manhattan was a god and that he could defeat anyone in the list. But the truth is : I didn’t even know who he was. You know who placed me back on the track? Delta. That guy is a brute. I wasn’t even a Superman fan back then. The guy is just so good at giving arguments that I became a deadly fan of the Red Blue Blur. Why? Because he simply is too good. Each time that I read a new comics, I see BIGGER AND BIGGER feats everytime. People who claim that he shouldn’t be in the list are just fanboys. I agree, I might sound like one but I’m open minded. Dr. Manhattan list of powers might sound incredible but he hasn’t showed anything that could put him in the list. Anyway, we can consider Dr.Manhattan as a cosmic being. I still don’t understand why Zeromage hasn’t answered my question about Sodam Yat (Ion) that isn’t in the list. Just so you know, Ion is Omniscient, Near Omnipotent, etc.

   I might sound like a FANBOY but people are making me laugh everytime I hear that Full OF Thor is STRONGER AND MORE POWERFULL then Gold Superman Prime. Gold Superman Prime should be considered as one of the most powerfull being in both Universes. Darryl is going to post about that, maybe BERSERKR will too but I don’t give a shit. I still think there is 2 Superheroes that should leave the list : Professor X and Black Bolt. What about we replace Professor X by Wonder Woman?… Again.. someone will post. I’ll be waiting then
10. #10 Alberto says:
    February 9th, 2010 at 4:17 am

    HAHAHAHAHA

    I have this guy on you tube saying that “death in the family”, “the killing joke” and “the unauthorized biography of Lex Luthor” are not canon.

    Wait did Jason Todd died? Yes in death in the family
    Did Batgirl is paraplegic, yes!!! because Joker shot her in the killing joke
    Did Lex Luthor became rich because He killed his parents and comited insurance fraud? Yes it happened in the unauthorized biography of Lex Luthor
11. #11 Alberto says:
    February 9th, 2010 at 4:22 am

    Love you comment Shadowhunter

    Ahhhhhh the good ‘ol days of Delta.

    I just don’t have the patience of Delta to write to every single noob that comes and bless us with their knowledge in comics

    I just don’t have it
12. #12 Alberto says:
    February 9th, 2010 at 4:25 am

    I agree with Shadowhunter

    Professor X should go out of the list, There is to much sausage on this list and no a single female.

    WE WANT SOME BOOTY!!! ;D
13. #13 Banudorm says:
    February 9th, 2010 at 4:25 am

    To answer the slightly demeaning wiki reference, No, that was copy/pasted from my comic blog.

    I don’t even think Doctor Manhattan is #1

    I just said that he could possibly be considered.

    The one who I think belongs at the top is Altwaal.
14. #14 Banudorm says:
    February 9th, 2010 at 4:27 am

    But you’d of course have to leave dc/marvel again to read up on him
15. #15 ShadowHunter says:
    February 9th, 2010 at 4:28 am

    God! Just thought about a Superheroes that could actually make it to the list : Captain Atom. That guy should definitely be there. His strenght is such that he was able to go toe to toe against being as strong as Superman.
16. #16 Alberto says:
    February 9th, 2010 at 4:30 am

    WTF?

    No Women!
    No Blacks!
    No Hispanics!
    No Arabs!
    No Jews!

    9 caucasians and 1 alien of unknow sexuality

    This list disgust me
17. #17 ShadowHunter says:
    February 9th, 2010 at 4:31 am

    Alberto : You agree with me that Captain Atom just be in the list?
18. #18 Alberto says:
    February 9th, 2010 at 4:35 am

    He could,but… I like better Firestorm, the veteran, not the rookie.
19. #19 Banudorm says:
    February 9th, 2010 at 4:54 am

    That or if we want to say most powerful hero in dc/marvel…..Franklin Richards would prob have to be in top 5 atleast
20. #20 Banudorm says:
    February 9th, 2010 at 4:56 am

    Whatever the kid think ….happens…..nuff said?
21. #21 Banudorm says:
    February 9th, 2010 at 5:02 am

    To name one feat of Franklin’s….

    He brought Galactus back to life just so he could use him against Abraxas.
22. #22 ShadowHunter says:
    February 9th, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    Banudorm : Again, Cosmic being. Read the full text of Zero.