Who Is The Greatest Comic Character Of All Time?

It has to be Superman. The name is synonymous with comics. He is an icon, a symbol. He is comics. 

This is about money, movies, popularity, just anything about each character.  I want to know. Who's the greatest of them all?
 
 
Just wanted to add more:
 
For Wizard Magazine's 200 greatest comic characters of all time:
1. Wolverine
2. Batman
3. Spiderman
4. Superman
 
For empireonline.com's The 50 greatest comic characters
1. Superman
2. Batman
4. Wolverine
5. Spiderman
 
 
For comicbooks.about.com 's Top 10 comic book superheros:
1. Superman
2. Spiderman
3. Batman
4. Wolverine

Gotta be Superman, I've always considered him the most famous super-hero, everyone knows who he is, even if they've never looked at a comic and he's been used so much in pop culture and sayings ect..

Financially, a tie between Spidey and Bats, but as far as most inspirational? it's definitely Superman.

" Superman... its not even close "

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" @Final Arrow: The only thing that I've ever read with him in it was 52, but it was amazing. 

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Despite the fact that he dies :( 

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How the heck is Spider-man THIRD and Batman LAST?! O___O 
 
Both of em are better than Wolverine...

" It has to be Superman. The name is synonymous with comics. He is an icon, a symbol. He is comics.  "

" @courtney12490 said:

" @Final Arrow: The only thing that I've ever read with him in it was 52, but it was amazing. 

SPOILER WARNING: Click here to reveal hidden content.

Despite the fact that he dies :( 

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You've missed out, he is one of the very few comic characters that I fully enjoy. Annoys the hell out of Batman (never a bad thing) if your interested in him I can point you in the direction of a few comics. "

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I really can't believe that batman is last and superman is first.
( i know some that there are some people that really hate him )
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Superboy ?? "

" @spidey 15 said:

"I really can't believe that batman is last and superman is first. ( i know some that there are some people that really hate him ) =] "

i really hate superman but he was like the first comicbook character and is considered the greatest inoo WTF batman last he should be sceond wolverine third and spidey last "

" @courtney12490 said:

" @Final Arrow: The only thing that I've ever read with him in it was 52, but it was amazing. 

SPOILER WARNING: Click here to reveal hidden content.

Despite the fact that he dies :( 

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You've missed out, he is one of the very few comic characters that I fully enjoy. Annoys the hell out of Batman (never a bad thing) if your interested in him I can point you in the direction of a few comics. "

spider-man only has so many votes because there are people who only read marvel. Batman should be two and wolverine 3 and then spider-man.

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One of the greatest.
 

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Wow, I'm amazed you didn't put Storm as an option.

To have this as a poll is dumb. There is no single greatest comic book character. Most popular? Sure but the most popular religion in the world is Christianity? Is it the best religion? Depends on whether you're asking a Christian or a Muslim or an Atheist. However IMO, Superman is 1) probably the most popular 2) the most powerful here 3) the least interesting. Granted I'm not a superman expert, but from what I've read his character seems mediocre at best, his inability to use more than one power at a time (except on rare occasions) is annoying, and he is just too friggin powerful. but then most DCs are too friggin powerful. that's why Imma Marvel:)

Batman and Spider-man

" Wow, I'm amazed you didn't put Storm as an option. "

" @InnerVenom123 said:

" Wow, I'm amazed you didn't put Storm as an option. "

He knows that we won't pick her.=] "

I wonder why is Wolverine there and not Wonder woman?

" @rbysjti: lol
 
@Primmaster64: Wolverine is better imo. =] "