Who's the 2nd most popular Marvel hero next to Spidey?
Who's the 2nd most popular Marvel hero next to Spidey?
John Roberts
Oliver Martinez
It varies but these days that spot is probably Iron Man or Deadpool. Back in the 90s-00s I would've traded out Iron Man for Wolverine.
Chase Bennett
60s - FF
70s/80s - Hulk
80s/90s - X-men
00s - Wolverine
10s - Avengers
Cameron Wright
Interesting question. There was a time when I would have said Wolverine, but I'm pretty sure that's not true anymore. Deadpool maybe? Or Punisher? The traditional guys -- Cap, Iron Man, Hulk, don't seem to be right.
Luis Gray
Iron Man because of the MCU.
If we're talking just comics it's probably Deadpool given his publicity. He's pushed everywhere.
Punisher? Maybe among certain subcultures but not in the greater public consciousness.
Asher Ramirez
>Punisher
Really? I don't see it desu. Especially nowadays with the MCU. I've always viewed him as a tier below the A-listers.
Connor Diaz
If you bring in the MCU, then it's arguable if Spidey is on top. It would be either Iron Man or Captain America.
Camden Anderson
he's pretty well-known tho
John Evans
Iron Man has probably overtaken Spider-Man at this point.
Dominic Sanders
Yeah, but not on the same level as Hulk and Wolverine pre-MCU, or Iron Man, Cap and Thor post-MCU.
Oliver Scott
He really hasn't
Matthew Hill
Fuck no.
Thomas Bennett
Used to be Wolverine, now it's Iron Man.
Jordan Taylor
I feel like any character who can only manage a monthly instead of a biweekly is automatically excluded from the running
Lincoln Thomas
Carson Hill
Spot on answer
Gabriel Long
Captain america
Ayden Diaz
Lol
Dylan Brooks
Just behind Iron Man, I'm sure, which is a feat in itself considering he has "America" in his name.
Parker Gutierrez
If we're talking individually then I'd say Wolvie gets the 90s as well since he was the most popular X-Man during that period.
Nathan Morales
True, but the other X-men still enjoyed a respectable amount of fandom. It's sorta like how Ironman is the clear cut popular Avenger but the others are still pretty popular in their own right. It wasn't until around the movies and Wolverine appearing on every fucking team during the 2000s Wolvie cannibalized all the other X-men characters.
Henry Gomez
It's probably Deadpool, but his audience is so broad now I'm sure a lot of his fans don't even think about the comics
After that, it's probably Iron Man or Captain America currently, because of the Avengers
Followed by the other major Avengers and then some of the X-Men
It's really been dictated by the non-comic mediums for the last few decades, so it's gonna be whatever film/show is most popular at the time you ask. The only real exception is Spidey, since even with the breaks between movies/shows he's still constantly everywhere. No idea why he's the one to stand out to all generations though, but I guess it's the same with Batman.
You're also gonna have that one Batman fan who's going to claim that Batman is the most popular Marvel Hero, despite him obviously not being Marvel, because 'Batman is already so popular, he even wins against other comic companies!'
Jayden Ortiz
>It's probably Deadpool
It definitely isn't Deadpool
Owen Diaz
Wolverine
Jack Cox
It's debatable, he has a lot of casual appeal because of "lel s0 whacki XD" and gratuitous violence and cursing.
Jason Evans
ur mom lol
Xavier Harris
But he's not a household name like some of the others.
Kayden Richardson
I can adjoin to this with of anecdotal evidence. My mom is totally clueless on pop culture. Whenever I bring up a superhero name, these are the ones she knows exactly who I'm talking about.
Superman
Batman
Wonder Woman
Spidey
Ironman
Captain America
Austin Watson
How is it not Gambit, Machine Man, or The Whizzer?
Jason Rogers
Wolverine or Cap, depending on who you ask.
Venom and Gambit used to be up there.
Jonathan Brown
Yeah that sounds about right.
Oliver Hall
That reminds didn't Ghost Rider used to be a big deal back in the days, to the point that he was one of the first to get a movie out.