Top One Hundred Comic Book Villains

In 2009, IGN.com combed the Golden, Silver, Bronze, Dark, and Modern Ages to gather the best of the worst in comics; the villains we love to hate. A more comprehensive version of the list can be found here.


 * 100. MODOK; Captain America, among others.
 * 99. Fin Fang Foom; Marvel Universe in general.
 * 98. Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde); X-Men
 * 97. Violator; Spawn
 * 96. Despero; Justice League of America
 * 95. Omega Red; Wolverine, X-Men
 * 94. Annihilus; Fantastic Four
 * 93. Omni-Man; Invincible
 * 92. Parallax; Green Lantern
 * 91. The Adversary; Fables
 * 90. Carnage; Spider-Man
 * 89. Shade; The Flash
 * 88. Hunter Rose, aka Grendel; Batman
 * 87. Electro; Spider-Man
 * 86. The Governor; The Walking Dead
 * 85. Mysterio; Spider-Man
 * 84. Doctor Light; Justice League of America, Teen Titans
 * 83. Grigori Rasputin; Hellboy
 * 82. Doctor Sivana; Shazam
 * 81. Mandarin; Iron Man
 * 80. Prometheus; Justice League of America
 * 79. Mirror Master; The Flash
 * 78. Lady Deathstrike; Wolverine, X-Men
 * 77. Proteus; X-Men
 * 76. Mister Mxyzptlk; Superman
 * 75. Magog; Kingdom Come
 * 74. Saint of Killers; Preacher (Comic Book)
 * 73. Clayface; Batman
 * 72. Sandman; Spider-Man
 * 71. Thunderbolt Ross; Incredible Hulk
 * 70. William Stryker; X-Men
 * 69. Cheetah; Wonder Woman
 * 68. Lucifer Morningstar; The Sandman
 * 67. Mr. Freeze; Batman
 * 66. Herr Starr; Preacher (Comic Book)
 * 65. Kang the Conqueror; Fantastic Four, The Avengers
 * 64. Poison Ivy; Batman
 * 63. The Leader; Incredible Hulk
 * 62. Lizard; Spider-Man
 * 61. Parasite; Superman
 * 60. Amanda Waller; Justice League of America
 * 59. The Riddler; Batman
 * 58. Scarecrow; Batman
 * 57. Hobgoblin; Spider-Man
 * 56. Dormammu; Doctor Strange, among others.
 * 55. Sebastian Shaw; X-Men
 * 54. Abomination; Incredible Hulk
 * 53. Kraven the Hunter; Spider-Man
 * 52. Metallo; Superman
 * 51. The Penguin; Batman
 * 50. Cassandra Nova; X-Men
 * 49. Anti-Monitor; DC Universe
 * 48. Mephisto; Marvel Universe
 * 47. Thanos; Marvel Universe
 * 46. Doomsday; Superman
 * 45. Harley Quinn; Batman
 * 44. Sabretooth; Wolverine, X-Men
 * 43. Deadshot; Batman
 * 42. Talia Al Ghul; Batman
 * 41. Mongul; Superman, various other Justice Leaguers.
 * 40. Baron Zemo II; Captain America
 * 39. Shredder; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
 * 38. The Sentinels; X-Men
 * 37. Zoom; The Flash
 * 36. Vandal Savage; DC Universe
 * 35. Gorilla Grodd; The Flash
 * 34. Bane; Batman
 * 33. Cyborg Superman; Superman
 * 32. Deathstroke; Teen Titans
 * 31. Professor Zoom; The Flash
 * 30. General Zod; Superman
 * 29. Mr. Sinister; X-Men
 * 28. Doctor Octopus; Spider-Man
 * 27. Captain Cold; The Flash
 * 26. Kid Miracleman; Miracleman
 * 25. Bizarro; Superman
 * 24. Apocalypse; X-Men
 * 23. Ultron; The Avengers
 * 22. Venom; Spider-Man
 * 21. Ozymandias; Watchmen
 * 20. Bullseye; Daredevil
 * 19. Juggernaut; X-Men
 * 18. Mystique; X-Men
 * 17. Brainiac; Superman
 * 16. Black Adam; Shazam
 * 15. Sinestro; Green Lantern
 * 14. Red Skull; Captain America
 * 13. Norman Osborn (Green Goblin); Spider-Man
 * 12. Two-Face; Batman
 * 11. Catwoman; Batman
 * 10. The Kingpin; Daredevil, Spider-Man
 * 9. Dark Phoenix; X-Men
 * 8. Loki; The Mighty Thor, The Avengers
 * 7. Ra's Al Ghul; Batman
 * 6. Darkseid; DC Universe
 * 5. Galactus; Fantastic Four, Silver Surfer
 * 4. Lex Luthor; Superman
 * 3. Doctor Doom; Fantastic Four
 * 2. The Joker; Batman
 * 1. Magneto; X-Men