TOP FIVE: SUPER VILLAINS

5) Doomsday
A creature of immense strength, first burst onto the comics scene in epic fashion, fighting and killing Superman. Created on Krypton about 250,000 years ago, Doomsday has actually existed in various iterations, each being better than the last. His Kryptonian heritage gives him the power to hurt Superman far more than most creatures. Doomsday has also been manipulated by other Superman villains such as Brainiac, Lex Luthor and Darkseid.

4) Venom
Crazed, powerful, and maniacal all come to mind with one thinks of Venom. Venom isn’t a person per SE, rather the costume is the villain in this case. The Venom costume is a symbiotic creature that attaches itself to a host, granting super strength, speed, agility, and web slinging powers. In every instance, the prime motivation of the costume has been to take down Spider-Man. Fortunately for us, that hasn’t happened yet.

3) Magneto
The Yin to Professor X’s Yang, Magneto will not rest until humanity takes its rightful place, behind that of the world’s superior race, mutants. Magneto has been the leader of a group of mutants whose sole mission is to make a world where mutants rule and humans are left behind on the road of evolution. Adding to the fact that he is arguably one of the most, if not the most powerful super beings in the Marvel universe, Magneto is one of the greatest, tortured villains of all time.

2) Lex Luthor
Genius, ex-president, criminal mastermind, businessman, sociopath. Superman’s number one bad guy is right near the top of the list of the all-time best super villains. While Lex doesn’t have magical powers, super strength, or any of the other things that make up the common super villain, he more than makes up this with his superior intellect and utter ruthlessness. Don’t get on his bad side. If you do, you can bet you won’t last long.

1) The Joker
The Joker is mad. Maybe that is what is so appealing about this character. Pain, morality, logical thinking, and every other normal human trait go out the window when one thinks of the Joker. Combine his sanity with his penchant ability with toxic chemicals, and you have the makings of an unpredictable madman that can bring those around him to their knees.

Note: all of the writing is taken from comicbooks.about.com. Again, I didn't want to write all of this out.