Top One Hundred Comic Book Villains

In 2009, IGN.com combed the Golden, Silver, Bronze, Dark, and Modern Ages to gather the best of the worst in comics; the villains we love to hate. A more comprehensive version of the list can be found here.

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• 100. MODOK; Captain America (comics), among others.
• 99. Fin Fang Foom; Marvel Universe in general.
• 98. Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde); X-Men
• 97. Violator; Spawn
• 96. Despero; Justice League of America
• 95. Omega Red; Wolverine, X-Men
• 94. Annihilus; Fantastic Four
• 93. Omni-Man; Invincible
• 92. Parallax; Green Lantern
• 91. The Adversary; Fables
• 90. Carnage; Spider-Man
• 89. Shade; The Flash
• 88. Hunter Rose, aka Grendel; Batman
• 87. Electro; Spider-Man
• 86. The Governor; The Walking Dead
• 85. Mysterio; Spider-Man
• 84. Doctor Light; Justice League of America, Teen Titans
• 83. Grigori Rasputin; Hellboy
• 82. Doctor Sivana; Shazam
• 81. Mandarin; Iron Man
• 80. Prometheus; Justice League of America
• 79. Mirror Master; The Flash
• 78. Lady Deathstrike; Wolverine, X-Men
• 77. Proteus; X-Men
• 76. Mister Mxyzptlk; Superman
• 75. Magog; Kingdom Come
• 74. Saint of Killers; Preacher (Comic Book)
• 73. Clayface; Batman
• 72. Sandman; Spider-Man
• 71. Thunderbolt Ross; Incredible Hulk
• 70. William Stryker; X-Men
• 69. Cheetah; Wonder Woman
• 68. Lucifer Morningstar; The Sandman
• 67. Mr. Freeze; Batman
• 66. Herr Starr; Preacher (Comic Book)
• 65. Kang the Conqueror; Fantastic Four, The Avengers
• 64. Poison Ivy; Batman
• 63. The Leader; Incredible Hulk
• 62. Lizard; Spider-Man
• 61. Parasite; Superman
• 60. Amanda Waller; Justice League of America
• 59. The Riddler; Batman
• 58. Scarecrow; Batman
• 57. Hobgoblin; Spider-Man
• 56. Dormammu; Doctor Strange, among others.
• 55. Sebastian Shaw; X-Men
• 54. Abomination; Incredible Hulk
• 53. Kraven the Hunter; Spider-Man
• 52. Metallo; Superman
• 51. The Penguin; Batman
• 50. Cassandra Nova; X-Men
• 49. Anti-Monitor; DC Universe
• 48. Mephisto; Marvel Universe
• 47. Thanos; Marvel Universe
• 46. Doomsday; Superman
• 45. Harley Quinn; Batman
• 44. Sabretooth; Wolverine, X-Men
• 43. Deadshot; Batman
• 42. Talia Al Ghul; Batman
• 41. Mongul; Superman, various other Justice Leaguers.
• 40. Baron Zemo II; Captain America (comics)
• 39. Shredder; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• 38. The Sentinels; X-Men
• 37. Zoom; The Flash
• 36. Vandal Savage; DC Universe
• 35. Gorilla Grodd; The Flash
• 34. Bane; Batman
• 33. Cyborg Superman; Superman
• 32. Deathstroke; Teen Titans
• 31. Professor Zoom; The Flash
• 30. General Zod; Superman
• 29. Mr. Sinister; X-Men
• 28. Doctor Octopus; Spider-Man
• 27. Captain Cold; The Flash
• 26. Kid Miracleman; Miracleman
• 25. Bizarro; Superman
• 24. Apocalypse; X-Men
• 23. Ultron; The Avengers
• 22. Venom; Spider-Man
• 21. Ozymandias; Watchmen
• 20. Bullseye; Daredevil
• 19. Juggernaut; X-Men
• 18. Mystique; X-Men
• 17. Brainiac; Superman
• 16. Black Adam; Shazam
• 15. Sinestro; Green Lantern
• 14. Red Skull; Captain America (comics)
• 13. Norman Osborn (Green Goblin); Spider-Man
• 12. Two-Face; Batman
• 11. Catwoman; Batman
• 10. The Kingpin; Daredevil, Spider-Man
• 9. Dark Phoenix; X-Men
• 8. Loki; The Mighty Thor, The Avengers
• 7. Ra's Al Ghul; Batman
• 6. Darkseid; DC Universe
• 5. Galactus; Fantastic Four, Silver Surfer
• 4. Lex Luthor; Superman
• 3. Doctor Doom; Fantastic Four
• 2. The Joker; Batman
• 1. Magneto; X-Men