Much of her early story focussed on her violent struggle against the governor, which was far more brutal and personal that in the tv show. Being rich has to be the greatest superpower of all. Strong female characters such as power girl, storm, captain marvel and vixen all draw huge inspiration from wonder woman. The 20 richest comic book characters of all time 2020 wealthy. Having inherited a fortune that can be trace back to the 17th century, wayne is the epitome of old money. He is also one of the wealthiest fictional characters of all time. The forbes fictional 15 was a list from forbes business magazine that listed the 15 richest people in the realm of fiction produced between 2002 to 20. For others, their true worth has never actually been mentioned.
There are six new characters on the 2010 edition of fictional 15, our annual ranking of. We know that magneto is one of the richest comic book characters ever because he has control of all of the metal, plus he stole a lot of nazi gold from hydra including platinum, gold, silver, copper, and vibranium, which is the rarest metal known in the comic book world. The 25 wealthiest comic characters, officially ranked 25 magneto net worth. Emma frost is another marvel comics character with immense wealth and riches. King tchalla of wakanda, better known by his superhero alias as the black panther. The 20 richest comic book characters of all time 2020. Bruce wayne may be the best known billionaire in comic books, but hes not the richest. Because of this, accounts of each character s wealth tend to differ.
The greatest comicbook characters in the canon have been debated and argued over for decades. Calculating who the richest comic book characters are can be extremely difficult. Given your knowledge of these characters as well as the realworld performance of their respective industries and assuming all the characters live in the same universe. The wakandan king isnt just the richest superhero either. May 22, 2016 scroll down and check out our list of the top 5 richest comic book characters.
Heres a quick recap of the 20 richest comic book characters of all time. You can answer predark reign and batman rip and postdark reign and batman rip. There are six new characters on the 2010 edition of fictional 15, our annual ranking of fictions richest, with an average. It is amazing how some of these characters manage to run multinational corporations, have illustrious love lives, and still keep cities safe from crime. Most everyone immediately thinks of bruce wayne batman when they think of wealthy comic book heroes, but a new list at tells a different tale, looking at the top 20 wealthiest comic book characters. Whether youre a marvel fan or dc, or you get your comic book fix from another source, which character is the strongest. The 15 most powerful comic books characters ever created. The 5 richest comic book characters comics, comic books. Feb 01, 2018 and when it comes to fortunes, no one compares to black panther.
On top of that, people who have money often seem to be able t. Money put together the definitive list of the richest, wealthiest, and most economically powerful superheroes including male and female comic book heroes from marvel and dc comics. Some of us might automatically assume its bruce wayne of the batman franchise, but its not an easy proposition to determine the wealth. Sep 29, 2019 comic book characters often have a lot of gadgets, inventions, soupedup vehicles, and loadedup secret bases to go to. When you flip through a comic book, youre looking at a medium that has existed for less than a century. Sure, strange earned his powers, but someone had to give. Top 10 richest comic book characters top 10 youtube.
For years weve dreamt about swapping lives with the worlds richest people, just to see how the other half lives, even for a day. The black panther is also, without a doubt, the richest character in the marvel or any other comic book universe. Here are 15 comic book characters that we think are the most powerful characters ever created. Rich enough to have been described as a billionaire in the 50s and 60s, he owns several mansions, a luxury steam liner and a robot maid, as well as his son owning two of. Based on anecdotal evidence from the comics, realworld comparisons, and outright stated facts, here is our list of the 12 richest characters in marvel comics. Janet van dyne and hank pym have such a long and storied comic book history, its easy to forget how they started. Or tony stark to build the iron man suit and stark indistries. Also, placed her 26th among the 50 greatest avengers. Richest superheroes and villains in marvel and dc comics. She was the heir to the frost fortune, and she has used it to invest in several companies over the years. When you first try to think about who are the richest comic book characters of all time, you dont immediately think of scrooge mcduck or richie. Heres why black panther is the richest superhero ever. Ign ranked the wasp 99th among 100 of the most popular comic book characters of.
Luthor is one of the richest comic book characters because he never seems to run out of money, no matter what kind of ridiculous plan hes. Oh yes, game time who doesnt love a good video game. Over the years, bruce wayne has been known as one of the most wealthy characters in all of comics, paying for the newest. In 2014, ign ranked the wasp 99th among 100 of the most popular comic book characters of all time.
Official strength comparison of marvel comic book characters duration. We all have to agree that world domination isnt actually a great investment of the money and were lucky that bill gates. A horde of wealth can either buy you enough fancy gadgets to become a superhero, or try to take over the world. Therefore, except for rare cases, superheroes have to have an abundant source of income. But our day dreams may be misplaced, considering the fictional world is full of crazy rich characters who also get to live their lives as vampires, or superheroes, or animated. Many comic books have been heavily influenced by her and she is widely considered to be the archetype for the superheroine. Ten of the richest comic book characters ever worthly. Top 10 comic book millionaires and billionaires youtube. These godlike creatures inspire our wildest dreams and fantasies and make us wonder what it.
Jun 26, 2018 8 wealthiest comic book characters in existence, officially ranked. Bruce wayne has the honour of being the richest man in the dc comics universe. Jul 25, 2014 with the 2014 san diego comic con in full swing, we take a look at the most richest comic book characters in history. And when it comes to fortunes, no one compares to black. Kicking off our list is one the most famous villainsantiheroes in all of comic book historymagneto. Dec 09, 2018 you dont get to be the biggest rival of stark industries unless you are seriously big news yourself, as is the case with justin hammer, ceo of hammertech the 4th richest comic book character in the marvel universe. Over the years, bruce wayne has been known as one of the most wealthy characters in all of comics, paying for the newest technology for his suits and buying entire banks without a second thought. It is amazing how some of these characters manage to run multinational corporations, have illustrious love lives, and still keep. The 20 richest comic book characters ever money inc. One of the lesserknown figures in the comic world, black panther, or tchalla, is a monarch of the fictional african country known as wakanda. These inexperienced marvel fans dont know who is the richest character in the world. Mar 22, 2016 based on anecdotal evidence from the comics, realworld comparisons, and outright stated facts, here is our list of the 12 richest characters in marvel comics. Mcfarlane entertainment is the businessminded creators other venture, which produces toys, animations and video games, making him the richest comic book creator. Top 15 richest fictional characters richest characters.
At least it answers the question of how they can afford all their weapons, keep their costumes fresh and not worry about how horribly beaten up they get while on a mission. He is the most richest person in all of publishing comic books even marvel. With the 2014 san diego comic con in full swing, we take a look at the most richest comic book characters in history. When you wield massive amounts of money, people do whatever you want. Top 10 comic book characters who use magic duration.
That means its time to rank the richest comic book characters. The wasp also made a short appearance in the 2015 movie antman. The richest fictional character may be right here on this list of comic book characters, though, were not sure how much lucy made at that psychiatry booth she has no paper trail. The former, owner of wayne enterprises, uses much of the revenues gained through the many branches of the company wayne steel, wayne shipping, wayne industries, wayne technologies, wayne medical, etc.
You might have thought that a million dollars is a lot of money, and for those that wont see that amount in their lifetime youre very right. The creations of bon kane, bill finger, jerry siegel, joe shuster, stan lee and co. As the title says, the list features only superheroes, including some bad ones who later turned good. Sep 06, 2016 father to the worlds richest kid, richard rich sr. These are the 20 richest comic book characters of all time. All comic book characters have the potential, but only the top 20 marvel villains and superheroes here and dc made it here. Heres why black panther is the richest superhero ever fandom. Imagine the amount of money lex luther must have had to let the kryptonite coming in. From ballpark figures based on backstories to net worths actually mentioned within the pages of funnybooks, weve complied a list of the most loaded comic book characters going today. With this list we have looked through every comic book company and every fictional universe and decided to answer that very question.
Aug 08, 2015 you dont have to be fabulously wealthy to be a comic book star, but it sure as hell cant hurt. The 100 best comic book characters of all time paste. His business ventures have included shipping, chemicals, manufacturing, construction, electronics. Comic book characters list many various ways to make money, but theyre keeping those kinds of secrets to themselves.
The 20 richest book characters ever who are the richest characters in a comic book. With a net worth totalling more than the batman and iron man combined, black panther is the richest comic book character of all time. The wealth of some of these characters would need to be adjusted for inflation. The 20 richest fictional movie characters of alltime. Without counting the number of lives saved, there are many ways to measure a superheros worth. The 20 richest fictional movie and tv characters of alltime. Comics have seen their fair share of billionaires over the years, some good, some evil, and here are ten of the absolute richest comic book characters ever. May 06, 2010 most everyone immediately thinks of bruce wayne batman when they think of wealthy comic book heroes, but a new list at tells a different tale, looking at the top 20 wealthiest comic book characters. As batman told flash in justice league, being rich was his only super power. The comic book world is full of genius rich inventors who have made a fortune using their brilliance. Mar 17, 2017 as one of the most popular characters in the walking dead series of comic books, michonne has gone from being a lone warrior to a leading figure in rick grimes ragtag band of survivors. Just in time for iron man 2s release this week, rankers put up a list of the 20 richest comic characters of all time. Aug 01, 2019 the greatest comic book characters in the canon have been debated and argued over for decades.
As the saying goes, money makes the world go round. Owner of wayne enterprises, billionaire bruce wayne is the richest selfmade superhero on this list. From ballpark figures based on backstories to net worths actually mentioned within the pages of funnybooks, weve complied a. It also helped that she was a psychic, and that helped her when it came to investments and business deals. The comic book hero better known as batman, bruce wayne inherited his fortune when his parents were gunned down in front of him when he was only a kid. Dec 18, 2014 bruce wayne may be the best known billionaire in comic books, but hes not the richest. Top 12 richest marvel characters ranking their net worth. The 50 greatest comicbook characters movies empire. There are a few ceos on this list, but perhaps none more well known that bruce wayne. Old comic books, vintage comic books, vintage cartoon, vintage comics, comic book covers, comic book characters, cartoon art, desenhos hanna barbera, nostalgia.
Comic book characters often have a lot of gadgets, inventions, soupedup vehicles, and loadedup secret bases to go to. Without further ado, here are the top twelve richest marvel characters in. So lets get started on 14 of the richest superheroes of the popular marvel and dc comic universes. Apart from the awesome fighting powers, the men and women who grace our comic book covers and headline blockbuster action movies also get spiffy outfits, cool names, dashing good looks, and, in many cases, a huge fortune to help fund their crimefighting adventures.
Just imagine the crazy home amenities wed have at our disposal. The first thing that comes to your mind when you think about comic books is probably marvel or dc comics. Dec 14, 2017 as batman told flash in justice league, being rich was his only super power. Eloise at the plaza pippi longstocking fair games bedroom murals time to celebrate orphan funny comics comic strips paper.
You dont have to be fabulously wealthy to be a comic book star, but it sure as hell cant hurt. Jun 23, 2018 that means its time to rank the richest comic book characters. Janets father was a successful businessman who left her a very healthy inheritance. June 26, 2018 lists by vasu sharma june 26, 2018 the comic book world is full of genius rich inventors who have made a fortune using their brilliance. Mar 21, 2020 top 10 richest characters in the world in a bad way duration. The members are characters from movies, books, cartoons, television, video games, and comics. There are many great comic book publishers, but these two are simply the best of the best. Heres a list of the richest superheroes, comic book characters and wealthiest villains of all time, ranked from richest to notsorichest, and whose favorite color is green. Dec 21, 2018 mcfarlane entertainment is the businessminded creators other venture, which produces toys, animations and video games, making him the richest comic book creator. This is true in marvel comics and dc, and the truth is that this costs a lot of money.
Scroll down and check out our list of the top 5 richest comic book characters. From ballpark figures based on backstories to net worths actually mentioned within the pages of funnybooks, weve complied a list of the most loaded comic book. Jun 08, 2009 when most people think of rich comic book characters, they naturally flock to two notable superheroes. Because of this, accounts of each character s wealth tend to.
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