Best Superhero/Villain rivalry

My personal favorite is Shazam and Black Adam. (:

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Wolverine and Sabretooth used to be the best but Now Creed is just a jobber :(

Charles Xavier and Stairs.

Goku and Consistancy.

Hulk and his punching bag *cough* Thing *cough*

superman and lex luthor

Superman and Lex. They are each others perfect antithetical reflection. In purely aesthetic terms, I'd also peg Doomsday. Those fights between them are damned legendary.

I would also say Batman and Joker, but Joker doesn't really hold Bats as a "rival" per say. I don't know who'd be Batman's perfect rival beyond that, because many of his opponents are like opposites of him in at least some regard. Ra's might be my vote here.

Invincible and Conquest is another favorite of mine, although it, er... came to a bitter and gruesome end. Mark never did have a rivalry like that tho, not even with Thragg.

Hal and Sinestro is another great one. The Sinetro Corps War still remains one of my favorite omic book arcs of all time. Loved that last fist fight they had with Kyle thrown in there.

Can't think of too many others. Very few heroes have that perfect villain.

EDIT: Charles and Magneto, Wolverine and Sabertooth. Can't believe I forgot about the X-Men

Reed Richards and Dr. Doom. It needs to be personal, otherwise it's just two dudes punching each other.

Dr. Doom once came to the Fantastic Four's aid because Onslaught kidnapped Reed's son, because only he may enforce such anguish upon his arch-nemesis. Luthor wouldn't care, Black Adam wouldn't care, Joker and Magneto might. Those rivalries are on another level.

Joker and batman

Supes/Lex

Bats/Joker

Spidey/Anyone

@havenless: I think Lex would probably care.

As of now for me, Falcon vs Baron Zemo. I can understand where Sam's coming from, with Zemo butchering Ian and all that stuff

Xavier/Magneto

Daredevil/Kingpin

Spider-Man and his rogues

Mr. Krabs and Plankton.

Batman and Joker.

Fantastic Four/Dr. Doom

Ultron/Avengers

Thanos and whoever.

Batman/Joker

Superman/Lex

Magneto/Xavier

Doom/Reed

Spider-Man & Green Goblin/Doctor Octopus/Venom (Brock)/Lizard/several others

Batman & Joker/Bane/Riddler/Ra's al Ghul/Two-Face

Hal & Sinestro

TMNT & Shredder

Superman & Brainiac/Lex Luthor

Hulk & Abomination

Captain America & Red Skull

Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow

Drizzt Do'Urden & Artemis Entreri

Goku & Vegeta

Xavier & Magneto

Wolverine & Sabertooth

That's all I can think of off the top of my head.

Xavier and Magneto

Doom and Reed

Reverse Flash and Flash

Batman and Joker

- Xavier and Magneto

- Spider-Man and Green Goblin

- Doctor Doom and Reed Richards

- Thor and Loki

Squirrel girl and Thanos.

thor and loki

batman and joker

Flash and Zoom

Few villains possess the pure hatred and obsession of Thawne

Superman & Lex

Batman & Joker

Captain America & Red Skull

Aquaman & Black Manta

The Flash & Reverse Flash

Nightwing/Redhood

Cyborg and Brother Blood

Deadpool/ Wolverine

Taskmaster/ Deadpool

Dick Grayson and Slade Wilson. I can't wait to see them fight in the New 52.

I have my favorites from both DC and Marvel.

Superman/Lex Luthor: This is arguably the most perfect hero/villain rivalry in comics, for comics. I could talk all day about the ways in which these characters play off each other perfectly.

Avengers/Ultron: I love the relationship between this team and Ultron. The regret and foreboding with which the Avengers regard their greatest foe is palpable. Ultron is a grim footnote from the glory days that refuses to go away, a sword hanging over the heads of the Avengers long after the team has disbanded. He's a bit of a taboo subject with the Avengers, and makes them wonder if all the happy coincidences that led to their founding the team were worth the perceived belittlement that led to Hank's breakdown and creating the monstrosity. And, due to the AI's frightfully malicious nature, you can bet that things are going to get serious real fast whenever he appears. What's more is that he's a very versatile villain. He can be anything from a "personal" enemy of Pym's family and friends to a world-ending threat.

Daredevil/Kingpin is my number 1.

Flash/Cold is another awesome rivalry, albeit of a different sort.

Batman/Joker

Brian Micheal Bendis vs Marvel (u decide who is the villian here)

Daredevil and Girlfriends

Batman and Bane.

A rival is "a person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority in the same field of activity." So as far as rivalry goes, I feel like it's Bane more than any other Bat-villain.

Reed and Doom

Kang and Immortus.

batman and joker

DD and Bullseye

Doom and Richards

Hmm, true. Maybe I need to rethink my mention of Ultron/Avengers. Pretty sure most of the Avengers don't want the same thing as Ultron.

My top two are:

Superman and Lex Luthor

Female Thor and MRA's.

Superman and Lex Luthor

Batman and Joker

Superman and Lex

Superman and Zod

BatFamily and Red Hood

Shazam and Black Adam

Xavier/Magneto

Daredevil/Kingpin

Laughing in the middle of the night is always welcome. Thank you, both.

Seriously, though. This.

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Seriously, though. This.

That's a questionable coloring choice.

@darthmummy: Gold and white?

@ms-lola: Correct. >_>

@dbvse7: This

Batman vs Bane

Batman vs Joker

Superman vs Zod

Batman vs butt hurt Deathstroke fans

Batman vs Joker - definitely one of the greatest comic rivalries of all time

Superman vs Lex Luthor

Ultron vs Hank Pym - The Oedipus complex dynamic and Pym's sorrow over creating Ultron make for a great rivalry. One of the few comic book rivalries where the villain comes across as more powerful

Captain America vs Red Skull

Xavier vs Magneto - The long friendship makes this an interesting rivalry

Thor vs Loki - brothers and eternal rivals