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Top 10 Comic Book Character Rivalries


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death rays welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 comic book character
rivalries I have waited an eternity for
this for this list we’re focusing on
superheroes and their greatest evil
counterparts rather than the rivalries
between heroes there anything else yeah
I want to bloody cost you number 10
Wolverine versus Sabretooth you got
insurance in this place sure no too bad
it’s brute strength versus brute
strength and this super-powered showdown
while neither Wolverine nor his
arch-nemesis are known for their ability
to think through situations they share a
primal overpowering urge to rip things
to shreds
tell me something Jimmy you even know
how to kill me I’m gonna cut your
goddamn head off because they also both
boast enhanced healing ability their
battles often make four hours of fine
spectacle
though many agree that saber-tooth is
faster and stronger Wolverine has a
skeleton of adamantium to back them up
so what now no I own your ass come on
number nine Green Lantern versus
Sinestro who wins in a battle between
fear and courage and destroy evil
wherever it may hide it comes down to
who’s fighting on one side Sinestro
wielding the awesome power of Terror and
on the other house Orden with the
combined might of the Green Lantern
Corps at his fingertips
you thought I was green before Jordan
though courage will always overcome fear
Sinestro was once a Green Lantern
himself and therefore knows all the
tricks
you know who I am you don’t know where I
am
and you’ll never see me coming
number eight iron man versus Mandarin
technology battles mysticism in this
epic face-off
that you sure that’s not one of his
predates any known Mandarin attack the
incident was the use of a bomb to assist
a suicide although both Tony Stark and
his fiendish foe are genius level
thinkers adept in both science and
technology the latter has a distinct
advantage with knowledge of alien
technology and the mystical arts will
respect the demands of the mandarins new
word are you positive to enjoy glorious
status in original appearances the
Mandarin was capable of destroying Iron
Man’s suit with his bare hands but this
has been retcon to give both opponents
an equal footing Tony Stark Oh number 7
Captain America vs. Red Skull 70 million
live out like brief candles that Captain
America can do nothing about it
good old American values clash with
fascist totalitarianism when these two
meet on the battlefield initially a Nazi
no-goodnik the Red Skull became head of
an analogous comic-book group called
Hydra and attempted over and over to
take over the world
hail Hydra
luckily cap is always there to save the
day with a superhuman abilities
indestructible shield and winning can-do
attitude mr. president thanks number six
Thor versus Loki tall holding son
my air
my firstborn it’s the trickster god
versus the god of thunder in this battle
for Earth and Asgard brains don’t always
overcome brawn when the stakes are so
high
Thor may look like a roided-out muscle
freak with a big hammer but he has the
well-being and protection of all
innocent people’s at heart
and while his adopted bro is clearly
more of a thinker than a fighter
Loki’s evil schemes tend to be over
complicated and easily foiled by a god
you dull creature and I will not be
buddy by number five the Fantastic Four
versus Doctor Doom painful you don’t
know the meaning of the word when this
fantastic family foursome does battle
with their avidly evil arch-nemesis
worlds collide Reed Richards and his
brood have been enhanced by cosmic rays
but their world-saving activities often
put them at odds with the aptly named
Victor Von Doom a technological genius
and practitioner of mystical arts Reed
and Victor are constantly vying to prove
which one is smartest so tell me what
happens when you superheat rubber
itsy-bitsy spider went up the water
spout down came the Goblin and took the
spider out number four spider-man vs
Green Goblin where Peter Parker is
actively trying to make a difference and
save lives
Norman Osborn aka the Green Goblin is
just out to cause havoc and do evil
there aren’t any humanizing motivations
here gobby is just a nutty bad guy and
spider-man is just trying to stop him
things kind of get out of hand though
when on one of his daily rampages Goblin
effectively murders Gwen Stacy Peter
Parker’s girlfriend at the time you’re
an amazing creature spider-man you and I
are not so different I’m not like you
you’re a murderer Wow to each his own
number three professor Eck’s vs. magneto
doesn’t it never wake you in the middle
of the night the feeling that Sunday
they will pass that foolish law or one
just like it and come for you the most
mortal enemies are often friends at
first they share similar values and even
fight for the same thing how does it
look from their jobs still fighting the
good fight from here it doesn’t look
like they’re playing by your rules but
what makes Magneto and Professor X
interesting is that there are two sides
to the same coin and want the same thing
for their species their difference lies
in how they attempt to bring about this
betterment you have
family dinner he thinks your power is
too great for you to control panic I
don’t believe your mind games are gonna
work a little Jones so you want to
control me no he does No
number two Superman versus Lex Luthor
amazing too good to be true it’s too
good to be true he’s six foot four has
black hair blue eyes doesn’t drink
doesn’t smoke and tells the truth this
is another brain versus brawn match with
an interesting twist Luthor is only
human
whereas Superman has all of the powers
luckily for q-ball Supes doesn’t usually
go out of his way to kill his villains
and Luthor is too rich to stay behind
bars at how a warped brain like yours
gets its kicks by planning the death of
innocent people no by causing the death
of innocent people their conflicts often
boil down to the Big Blue Boy Scout
asking Luthor politely to stop doing
whatever he’s doing
before we unmask our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
oh crap oh no more
number one Batman vs. the Joker real
fighting you I like that representing a
duality that has existed since the birth
of man Batman and his nemesis forever
reenact the battle between good and evil
tell me something my friend ever dance
with the devil in the pale mind what
while one refuses to kill the other both
are fighting for opposite ideologies
they are perhaps the most famous example
of Kaos versus order in pop culture
today and will continue to be for a long
time you see this is how crazy Batman’s
made Gotham if you want order in Gotham
Batman must take off his mask and turn
himself in Oh every day he doesn’t
people will die do you agree with our
list I hate you what’s your favorite
hero archenemy combo oh yeah for more
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