these are the actions that take the hero
out of superhero welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten worst
things superheroes have ever done before
we begin we publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re looking at
some of the most appalling and unheroic
things our comic book heroes have ever
done for our purposes we’re only looking
at actions performed within the comic
books and only in the main continuity so
events like Deadpool shooting Spidey in
the face or for that matter killing the
entire Marvel Universe will not be
included number 10
Batman basically murders the cagey Beast
it’s pretty common knowledge that in the
early days of the characters publication
our beloved Caped Crusader often got
lethal but this particular act of
Cruelty doesn’t hail from the 1940s this
happened in freakin 1988 sure it was a
gritty time for Batman but having him
locked and filming a way to starve to
death
feel seriously out of character as part
of the 1989 Batman year 3 story arc it
would later be clarified by a different
writer that Batman had alerted the
authorities of the KGB’s whereabouts but
in the initial moment and for over a
year after that it was strongly implied
that Batman had essentially buried
Anatole Kenya Seb alive
number 9 Prince Namor invades the
surface world repeatedly we get it
international relations can be hard to
manage especially when a body of water
separates you from each other in a very
literal way but Prince Namor really
needs to make up his mind already does
he want to serve as an ally or is he
trying to topple terrestrial
civilization in the name of Atlantis
because honestly he’s been given a lot
of leeway thus far and there’s only so
many times you can forgive someone for
bringing war to earth and it’s heroes
apparently the capes that protect earth
disagree however as this antihero slash
conflicted world leader just keeps on
getting invites to join superhero teams
despite his recurring transgressions
number 8 Superman emotionally devastates
Jimmy Olsen in a world full of brooding
heroes Superman has often served as a
model do-gooder when you dig a little
deeper into the back issues however you
find some pretty messed-up stuff in one
particularly odd story Supes adopts
Jimmy Olsen
so as to thwart a prophecy that he would
kill his own son he doesn’t let Jimmy in
on his motivations though he proceeds to
just be a straight-up dick to his
vulnerable and earnestly excited new
adoptive son through mind games and ammo
will abuse his eventual apology and
explanation make no sense and leave you
with the impression that Superman might
just be a manipulative sadist looking
for excuses number seven the Justice
League embraces torture in the DC
Universe
there is no superhero team more
respected than the Justice League it is
a name that inspires trust though their
corruption has been explored in a number
of what-if type storylines and alternate
universes sadly this cruel turn took
place in the main continuity in the
limited series Justice League cry for
justice an offshoot of the Justice
League involving core members like Green
Arrow Green Lantern and the atom decided
to aggressively take the fight to the
criminals under this new philosophy Ray
Palmer shrinks down and enters the skull
of a villain expanding until the man
stalks
it’s brutal upsetting and deeply
unheroic number six the flash forces his
nemesis to relive all his worst memories
repeatedly look no incarnation of the
flash is perfect Barry Allen basically
broke the space-time continuum after
trying to change history and save his
mom but hey at least that was an honest
mistake something that can’t be said
about this wally west solution what he
did to hunter zolomon aka zoom not to be
confused with Professor zoom was
seriously messed up it was a personal
tragedy that turns solomon into a super
villain and what’s his wally west to
shove his head into a window in the
timestream
to immobilize him where he is forced to
watch helplessly as that damaging
personal tragedy plays on repeat but hey
wally west saved the day right number 5
hank pins domestic abuse with great
power comes great responsibility that’s
a lesson that comic book writers should
take to heart before committing anything
controversial to the page though
according to writer Jim shooter the
famous hit was written as an accidental
blow artist Bob Hall is the one who
turned it into assault regardless of the
artistic intentions comic book history
remembers Hank Pym as a wife beater
because in 1981 in Avengers number 213
that’s exactly what he did accompanied
by the exclamatory phrase shut up Hank
Pym dressed in his Yellow Jacket costume
delivered a vicious backhand to his wife
for the frequent failure of an Avenger
it has unsurprisingly gone on to define
his legacy number 4 beast proves his
point by destroying timelines are you
sick of people not listening to your
brilliant wisdom with your superior
intellect
they sure
always defer to your opinion well why
not take the beast approach to teach
them a lesson by plucking a younger
version of them and their friends from
the past to set them straight
sure by doing that you’re basically
putting the entire space-time continuum
out of whack and potentially altering
the past present and future in
unforeseeable ways but hey you can’t put
a price on being right yes Cyclops is
militaristic turned needy correcting but
bringing the young x-men from the past
to the present was not a solution
befitting your intelligence Hank number
three so tannaz mind white Batman has
weathered more than his fair share of
hardships during his lifetime many of
which went on to shape him both as a man
and a hero but usually these shots to
the chest came at the hands of villains
and criminals not those he considered to
be his friends and allies during the
events of identity crisis it is revealed
that cetana
with the blessing of many fellow Justice
League members effectively magically
lobotomized a super villain named dr.
light after he raped sue did need a
Justice League ally and the wife of the
elongated man even worse she then wiped
a horrified Batman’s memories of the
event when he tried to interfere number
two spider-man makes a deal with the
devil and changes the world spider-man
is one of those heroes who like Batman
has a strong moral compass and at least
for the most part in contemporary comics
has certain lines which he does not
cross in the one more day storyline
spider-man’s character is largely thrown
out the window we get it he would do
pretty much anything for Aunt May giving
up his marriage with Mary Jane his
self-sacrificing but making a literal
deal with the devil Mephisto to alter
the memories of every person on the
globe to make his identity secret and
save me in the process that crosses a
line that the Peter Parker we know and
love would not worst retcon ever number
one Hal Jordan tries to kill everyone
this was one of the biggest falls from
grace in comic book history in the early
1990s the Emerald Twilight arc saw Hal
Jordan lose his mind with grief after
the destruction of his hometown ko City
after trying to recreate it using his
powers he’s ordered to give up the ring
rather than a wake-up call it served as
the final straw sending Jordan into a
murderous power-hungry rage after
working through old allies he took the
name parallax became a bonafide villain
and tried to destroy the universe so he
could recreate it as he saw fit though
this was later retconned
into a possession for years it was all
Hal Jordan do you agree with our picks
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these other great clips from WatchMojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
out of superhero welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten worst
things superheroes have ever done before
we begin we publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re looking at
some of the most appalling and unheroic
things our comic book heroes have ever
done for our purposes we’re only looking
at actions performed within the comic
books and only in the main continuity so
events like Deadpool shooting Spidey in
the face or for that matter killing the
entire Marvel Universe will not be
included number 10
Batman basically murders the cagey Beast
it’s pretty common knowledge that in the
early days of the characters publication
our beloved Caped Crusader often got
lethal but this particular act of
Cruelty doesn’t hail from the 1940s this
happened in freakin 1988 sure it was a
gritty time for Batman but having him
locked and filming a way to starve to
death
feel seriously out of character as part
of the 1989 Batman year 3 story arc it
would later be clarified by a different
writer that Batman had alerted the
authorities of the KGB’s whereabouts but
in the initial moment and for over a
year after that it was strongly implied
that Batman had essentially buried
Anatole Kenya Seb alive
number 9 Prince Namor invades the
surface world repeatedly we get it
international relations can be hard to
manage especially when a body of water
separates you from each other in a very
literal way but Prince Namor really
needs to make up his mind already does
he want to serve as an ally or is he
trying to topple terrestrial
civilization in the name of Atlantis
because honestly he’s been given a lot
of leeway thus far and there’s only so
many times you can forgive someone for
bringing war to earth and it’s heroes
apparently the capes that protect earth
disagree however as this antihero slash
conflicted world leader just keeps on
getting invites to join superhero teams
despite his recurring transgressions
number 8 Superman emotionally devastates
Jimmy Olsen in a world full of brooding
heroes Superman has often served as a
model do-gooder when you dig a little
deeper into the back issues however you
find some pretty messed-up stuff in one
particularly odd story Supes adopts
Jimmy Olsen
so as to thwart a prophecy that he would
kill his own son he doesn’t let Jimmy in
on his motivations though he proceeds to
just be a straight-up dick to his
vulnerable and earnestly excited new
adoptive son through mind games and ammo
will abuse his eventual apology and
explanation make no sense and leave you
with the impression that Superman might
just be a manipulative sadist looking
for excuses number seven the Justice
League embraces torture in the DC
Universe
there is no superhero team more
respected than the Justice League it is
a name that inspires trust though their
corruption has been explored in a number
of what-if type storylines and alternate
universes sadly this cruel turn took
place in the main continuity in the
limited series Justice League cry for
justice an offshoot of the Justice
League involving core members like Green
Arrow Green Lantern and the atom decided
to aggressively take the fight to the
criminals under this new philosophy Ray
Palmer shrinks down and enters the skull
of a villain expanding until the man
stalks
it’s brutal upsetting and deeply
unheroic number six the flash forces his
nemesis to relive all his worst memories
repeatedly look no incarnation of the
flash is perfect Barry Allen basically
broke the space-time continuum after
trying to change history and save his
mom but hey at least that was an honest
mistake something that can’t be said
about this wally west solution what he
did to hunter zolomon aka zoom not to be
confused with Professor zoom was
seriously messed up it was a personal
tragedy that turns solomon into a super
villain and what’s his wally west to
shove his head into a window in the
timestream
to immobilize him where he is forced to
watch helplessly as that damaging
personal tragedy plays on repeat but hey
wally west saved the day right number 5
hank pins domestic abuse with great
power comes great responsibility that’s
a lesson that comic book writers should
take to heart before committing anything
controversial to the page though
according to writer Jim shooter the
famous hit was written as an accidental
blow artist Bob Hall is the one who
turned it into assault regardless of the
artistic intentions comic book history
remembers Hank Pym as a wife beater
because in 1981 in Avengers number 213
that’s exactly what he did accompanied
by the exclamatory phrase shut up Hank
Pym dressed in his Yellow Jacket costume
delivered a vicious backhand to his wife
for the frequent failure of an Avenger
it has unsurprisingly gone on to define
his legacy number 4 beast proves his
point by destroying timelines are you
sick of people not listening to your
brilliant wisdom with your superior
intellect
they sure
always defer to your opinion well why
not take the beast approach to teach
them a lesson by plucking a younger
version of them and their friends from
the past to set them straight
sure by doing that you’re basically
putting the entire space-time continuum
out of whack and potentially altering
the past present and future in
unforeseeable ways but hey you can’t put
a price on being right yes Cyclops is
militaristic turned needy correcting but
bringing the young x-men from the past
to the present was not a solution
befitting your intelligence Hank number
three so tannaz mind white Batman has
weathered more than his fair share of
hardships during his lifetime many of
which went on to shape him both as a man
and a hero but usually these shots to
the chest came at the hands of villains
and criminals not those he considered to
be his friends and allies during the
events of identity crisis it is revealed
that cetana
with the blessing of many fellow Justice
League members effectively magically
lobotomized a super villain named dr.
light after he raped sue did need a
Justice League ally and the wife of the
elongated man even worse she then wiped
a horrified Batman’s memories of the
event when he tried to interfere number
two spider-man makes a deal with the
devil and changes the world spider-man
is one of those heroes who like Batman
has a strong moral compass and at least
for the most part in contemporary comics
has certain lines which he does not
cross in the one more day storyline
spider-man’s character is largely thrown
out the window we get it he would do
pretty much anything for Aunt May giving
up his marriage with Mary Jane his
self-sacrificing but making a literal
deal with the devil Mephisto to alter
the memories of every person on the
globe to make his identity secret and
save me in the process that crosses a
line that the Peter Parker we know and
love would not worst retcon ever number
one Hal Jordan tries to kill everyone
this was one of the biggest falls from
grace in comic book history in the early
1990s the Emerald Twilight arc saw Hal
Jordan lose his mind with grief after
the destruction of his hometown ko City
after trying to recreate it using his
powers he’s ordered to give up the ring
rather than a wake-up call it served as
the final straw sending Jordan into a
murderous power-hungry rage after
working through old allies he took the
name parallax became a bonafide villain
and tried to destroy the universe so he
could recreate it as he saw fit though
this was later retconned
into a possession for years it was all
Hal Jordan do you agree with our picks
check
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
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