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Who are the top 10 most popular black comic characters in DC?

#1 Posted by jhazzroucher (12411 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio

I'm not exposed to DC Comics so I'd like to know who their top 10 most popular black comics characters are.

This is also a way to celebrate the Black History Month, this month of February. I would appreciate posting your opinions. : )

#2 Edited by jhazzroucher (12411 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio

Alright, I will try but i know my top 10 is not arranged well cos like i said, i'm not exposed much on DC Comics. Please feel free to correct my top 10 or maybe removed somebody and add somebody who you think is in the top 10. or better yet, make your own top 10 to make it easier for you all.

1. Static

2. Cyborg

3. Firestorm

4. Black Lightning

5. Batwing

6. Vixen

7. Mr Terrific

8. Doctor Mist

9. The Spectre

10. Aqualad

#3 Edited by Teerack (2889 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio
  1. Cyborg
  2. Green Lantern (John Steward)
  3. Static
  4. Bat Wing
  5. Black Manta
  6. Icon
  7. Black Lighting
  8. Aqualad
  9. Firestorm
  10. Steel
#4 Posted by jhazzroucher (12411 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio

@Teerack said:

  1. Storm
  2. Cyborg
  3. Black Panther
  4. Static
  5. Robbie Robertson
  6. Bat Wing
  7. Falcon
  8. Black Lighting
  9. Aqualad
  10. Firestorm

only black characters from DC Comics.

#5 Posted by Teerack (2889 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio

@jhazzroucher: Fixed.

#6 Posted by colonyofcells (1895 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio

Mal Duncan, Black Lightning, John Stewart, Vixen, Cyborg, Jacques Foccart Invisible Kid, Dr Mist, Impala, Steel, Batwing.

#7 Posted by mpierce2690 (291 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio

1. John Stewart

2. Black Manta

3. Amanda Waller

4. Cyborg

5. Steel

6. Black Lightning

7. Static Shock

8. Mister Terrific, Michael Holt version

9. Icon

10. Lucius Fox

#8 Posted by Blood1991 (8098 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio

@Teerack said:

  1. Cyborg
  2. Green Lantern (John Steward)
  3. Static
  4. Bat Wing
  5. Black Manta
  6. Icon
  7. Black Lighting
  8. Aqualad
  9. Firestorm
  10. Steel

I'd replace Aqualad for Vixen, but other wise I agree.

#9 Posted by Teerack (2889 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio

@Blood1991: I put Aqualad mostly because of how popular Young Justice is.

#10 Posted by Blood1991 (8098 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio

@Teerack said:

@Blood1991: I put Aqualad mostly because of how popular Young Justice is.

Yeah, but Vixen has earned a spot somewhere. She is a great character that DC plain doesn't give a sh!t about most of the time.

#11 Posted by sethysquare (3806 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio

@jhazzroucher said:

Alright, I will try but i know my top 10 is not arranged well cos like i said, i'm not exposed much on DC Comics. Please feel free to correct my top 10 or maybe removed somebody and add somebody who you think is in the top 10. or better yet, make your own top 10 to make it easier for you all.

1. Static

2. Cyborg

3. Firestorm

4. Black Lightning

5. Lightning Lad

6. Vixen

7. Mr Terrific

8. Doctor Mist

9. The Spectre

10. Aqualad

lightning lad is white.

#12 Edited by Teerack (2889 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio

@Blood1991: Only thing I've ever seen of her was Justice League International and all she did was get put in a comma in that :P

#13 Posted by jhazzroucher (12411 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio

@sethysquare: thank you and fixed. : )

@Teerack: thank you. : )

#15 Posted by Blood1991 (8098 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio

@Teerack said:

@Blood1991: Only thing I've ever seen of her was Justice League International and all she did was get put in a comma in that :P

She was a member of the Justice League for a good while and was epic in Justice League Unlimited.

#16 Posted by Teerack (2889 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio

@Blood1991: Oh yeah I remember her in JLU. I hated her in that :P

#17 Posted by Yung ANcient One (2675 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio
I. Cyborg II. Aqualad III. GL  Um  Ahhhh  IV. J'onn J'onnz V. Static  This is a toughy  VI.Vixen cuz mannnnn  VII.Bumble Bee VIII.Black Lighting    *thinking*  IX. Does Simon Baz count? X.That one hero, and the other one whose name escapes me.  (+)
#18 Edited by sethysquare (3806 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio

@jhazzroucher said:

Alright, I will try but i know my top 10 is not arranged well cos like i said, i'm not exposed much on DC Comics. Please feel free to correct my top 10 or maybe removed somebody and add somebody who you think is in the top 10. or better yet, make your own top 10 to make it easier for you all.

1. Static

2. Cyborg

3. Firestorm

4. Black Lightning

5. Batwing

6. Vixen

7. Mr Terrific

8. Doctor Mist

9. The Spectre

10. Aqualad

oh and the spectre is also white, u might consider steel

#19 Posted by sethysquare (3806 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio

For me, my personal top 10

1. Cyborg

2. Steel

3. John Stewart

4. Batwing

5. Black Lightning

6. Black Manta

7. Firestorm

8. Aqualad

9. Vixen

10. Doctor Mist.

#20 Posted by jhazzroucher (12411 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio

who else?

#21 Posted by Big_Nasty (322 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio

1.John Stewart

2.Static

3.Steel

4.Cyborg

5.Vixen

6.Mr.Teriffic

7.Aqualad

8.Black Manta

9.Black Lightning

10.Firestorm

#22 Posted by jhazzroucher (12411 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio

so the most popular is between Static, Cyborg and John Stewart?

#23 Posted by SmashBrawler (3816 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio

@Yung ANcient One said:

IV. J'onn J'onnz

In what universe does a martian count as a black person?

#24 Posted by serpent222 (305 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio

@jhazzroucher said:

so the most popular is between Static, Cyborg and John Stewart?

I'd contend that Manta is in the running for top 3, especially if Static makes the cut.

#25 Posted by xtremekidx (525 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio

1.john stewart

2.static

3.black lightning

4.cyborg

5.Mal duncan.

6.bumble bee (i think)

7.black manta and kaldur(if he is)

8.Icon (

9.Vixen

10.Steel

#26 Posted by jhazzroucher (12411 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio

I guess it's too early to conclude since there are only a few people who have posted their top 10. let's wait for more top 10 posts.

#27 Posted by serpent222 (305 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio

Well I'll go ahead with my top ten:

  1. John Stewart
  2. Black Manta
  3. Crispus Allen (AKA The Spectre)
  4. Kaldur (if we really consider him eligible)
  5. Cyborg
  6. Static
  7. Killer Croc. If we count him as an animal, Black Spider
  8. Amanda Waller
  9. Black Lightning
  10. Fatality
#28 Posted by Manhunter2070 (97 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio
#29 Posted by SmashBrawler (3816 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio
#30 Posted by evilvegeta74 (3494 posts) - 3 months, 19 days ago - Show Bio

@jhazzroucher: You know you skipped two of the strongest ,both alien, Icon and Earth 23 Superman who doesn't have a weakness to green krptonite!

#31 Posted by jhazzroucher (12411 posts) - 3 months, 18 days ago - Show Bio

more participants please.

#32 Posted by SNascimento (315 posts) - 3 months, 16 days ago - Show Bio

The first one I think of is John Stewart because of the JL series.

#33 Posted by danhimself (18745 posts) - 3 months, 16 days ago - Show Bio

I feel like having Black Manta on any list is grasping at straws

1. I didn't know he was actually Black up until the said that Aqualad was his son and

2. Black Manta isn't the most popular anything

#34 Posted by serpent222 (305 posts) - 3 months, 16 days ago - Show Bio

@danhimself said:

I feel like having Black Manta on any list is grasping at straws

1. I didn't know he was actually Black up until the said that Aqualad was his son and

2. Black Manta isn't the most popular anything

Manta is one of the most iconic villains in DC...

#35 Posted by SuperSlayin (35 posts) - 3 months, 16 days ago - Show Bio

I'm gonna test myself to see if I can even name 10 off the top of my head.

1. Black Lightning

2. Thunder

3. Lightning

4. Static

5. Cyborg

5. John Stewart

6. Mister Terrific

7. Killer Croc (At least he was in Joker)

8. Catwoman (occasionally)

9. Jason Rusch

10. Batwing

Woo! I did it

#36 Posted by danhimself (18745 posts) - 3 months, 16 days ago - Show Bio

@serpent222 said:

@danhimself said:

I feel like having Black Manta on any list is grasping at straws

1. I didn't know he was actually Black up until the said that Aqualad was his son and

2. Black Manta isn't the most popular anything

Manta is one of the most iconic villains in DC...

says who?

#37 Posted by serpent222 (305 posts) - 3 months, 16 days ago - Show Bio

@danhimself:

Well me, evidently. There is not an objective list or anything, but he's certainly one of DC's upper tier. Just because you aren't that aware of him doesn't change that.

#38 Posted by danhimself (18745 posts) - 3 months, 16 days ago - Show Bio

@serpent222: upper tier? really? what has he done that puts him in the same class as Lex Luthor, Joker, Brainiac, or other well known DC villains?

#39 Posted by serpent222 (305 posts) - 3 months, 16 days ago - Show Bio

@danhimself said:

@serpent222: upper tier? really? what has he done that puts him in the same class as Lex Luthor, Joker, Brainiac, or other well known DC villains?

He's not a world ender by any means, and couldn't ever cut it as a Superman villain or anything. But in terms of evil success and heinous actions, he certainly ranks.

For what he's done? He freaking killed Aquaman's baby. Not only is that one of the most disturbing things a villain has ever done, but he essentially succeeded in destroying his enemy's life.

#40 Posted by danhimself (18745 posts) - 3 months, 16 days ago - Show Bio

@serpent222 said:

@danhimself said:

@serpent222: upper tier? really? what has he done that puts him in the same class as Lex Luthor, Joker, Brainiac, or other well known DC villains?

He's not a world ender by any means, and couldn't ever cut it as a Superman villain or anything. But in terms of evil success and heinous actions, he certainly ranks.

For what he's done? He freaking killed Aquaman's baby. Not only is that one of the most disturbing things a villain has ever done, but he essentially succeeded in destroying his enemy's life.

while I do concede that is impressive and I had forgotten about that when I asked that question and it didn't help me prove my point at all lol but I've still got to say that Black Manta is not one of the top ten villains of the DC Universe....I wouldn't put him in the top 20....maybe the top 30

#41 Posted by serpent222 (305 posts) - 3 months, 16 days ago - Show Bio

No, he's not in the top 10, but he certainly ranks in the upper level still. And I feel I need no more evidence than this:

This is clearly the DC A-list.

#42 Posted by lilben42 (1078 posts) - 3 months, 16 days ago - Show Bio

@jhazzroucher:

  1. Static- He had his own tv show that was very popular and he is popular in the comics.
  2. Cyborg- The new 52 made him more popular than before plus the teen titans show was a major hit
  3. John Stewart- Only second popular to Hal Jordan in the Green Lantern corps but, alot of people think he is boring.
  4. Black Lightning- Just a popular character
  5. Steel- Same as Black Lightning
  6. Vixen- Has a really cool power and the show made her more popular.
  7. Firestorm- Cool character
  8. Amanda Waller- Made a great antagonist with Cadmus
  9. Aqualad- No comment
  10. Mister Teriffic- Not that popular.
#43 Posted by jhazzroucher (12411 posts) - 3 months, 13 days ago - Show Bio

who else?

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