By Hindustan Times
Batman have been named the best comic hero of all time in a poll conducted by a magazine.
The readers of Comic Heroes magazine voted for the caped crusader, the alias of billionaire Bruce Wayne, as their top comic hero, sooner than Spider-Man and Superman, who came second and third respectively.
The magazine isn't the first to rank heroes from the arena of comics. In 2008, Empire magazine put Superman on top, followed by Batman and John Constantine, the exorcist created by Alan Moore, while the person of Steel also topped a listing from IGN.
But Comic Heroes editor Jes Bickham said it was “no surprise” that Batman came in at #1 because the character, created in 1939 by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, was, “quite simply, the best and best superhero ever created”.
“Batman doesn’t have superpowers; he gets by together with his mind, his wit and his physical abilities,” the Guardian quoted Bickham as saying.
“He’s dark, conflicted and tragic, yet never not up to the most efficient folks. He’s got the most efficient costume and the best gadgets.
“His rogues’ gallery is probably the most frightening and freakish number of villains ever assembled; a cavalcade of criminality unmatched in modern comics.
“He’s also strong enough to suit almost any story, being constantly remoulded by writers and artists since his creation in 1939,” the editor added.
Wolverine, the adamantium-clawed mutant from X-Men, is available in fourth in Comic Heroes’ top 10, followed by Judge Dredd. Tintin makes a surprise appearance in sixth place, with the list rounded out by Captain America, a token woman within the shape of Wonder Woman, The Spirit and The Thing.
Comic Heroes’ top 10 comic heroes of all time are:
1. Batman
2. Spider-Man
3. Superman
4. Wolverine
5. Judge Dredd
6. Tintin
7. Captain America
8. Wonder Woman
9. The Spirit
10. The Thing
