Comic Book Supers: Can You Identify Which Are Heroes and Which Are Villains?

By: Ian Fortey
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
Comic Book Supers: Can You Identify Which Are Heroes and Which Are Villains?
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About This Quiz

Did you know that Marvel Comics claims to have a library of over 8,000 different characters ranging from the big guns like Spider-Man to the weird ones like Stilt-Man to the utterly baffling Throg, a frog who wields Thor's hammer Mjolnir? DC Comics has several thousand as well that even include the Warner Bros characters like Elmer Fudd and Tasmanian Devil, who have crossed over with Batman and Wonder Woman in the past. And if you want to factor in the books published by smaller publishers like Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Valiant Comics, IDW, Boom, Aftershock and every other indie, we can probably get over 100,000 characters in total. That's just a heck of a lot of comic book characters.

Even if you go to just by the ones that have shown up in movies, you're looking at everyone from Aquaman to Hellboy to Supergirl to Wonder Woman. With so many heroes and villains to try to keep straight, you be forgiven if you overlooked a few, forgot a few others and just couldn't remember what side everyone was fighting on. But now's your chance to show off your superhero and supervillain knowledge chops by taking the quiz and figuring out who's who on each side of the hero and villain divide.
Question 1
Marvel Entertainment/ TSG Entertainment/ Bad Hat Harry Productions/ The Donners' Company/ Kinberg Genre/ 20th Century Fox/ Dune Entertainment/ Ingenious Film Partners/ 20th Century Fox
Only one of these X-Men characters was a hero; the rest are villains. Who's the good guy?
Apocalypse
Juggernaut
Bishop
Bolivar Trask
Question 2
Marv Films/ Plan B Entertainment/ Lionsgate/ Universal Pictures
One of these characters is a hero who's also a teenage girl. Which is it?
Hit-Girl
Hela
Sorceress
Killer Frost
Question 3
Marvel Entertainment Group/ The Donners' Company/ Bad Hat Harry Productions/ 20th Century Fox
Mystique has appeared in numerous X-Men movies. Is she more often a villain or a hero?
She's a villain.
She's a hero.
She's been each evenly.
She's almost always a hero with a couple villainous spots.

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Question 4
Marvel Studios/ Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/ Columbia Pictures/ Marvel Entertainment/ Arad Productions/ Matt Tolmach Productions/ Sony Pictures Releasing/ Columbia Pictures/ Marvel Studios/ Crystal Sky Pictures/ Relativity Media/ Sony Pictures Releasing/ New Line Cinema/ Marvel Enterprises/ Amen Ra Films/ Imaginary Forces/ Shawn Danielle Productions Ltd./ New Line Cinema
Who's the villain in this crew of mysterious beings?
Morbius
Mordo
Ghost Rider
Hannibal King
Question 5
20th Century Fox/ Marvel Entertainment/ TSG Entertainment/ Kinberg Genre/ Hutch Parker Productions/ The Donners' Company/ 20th Century Fox
What the heck is an X-23?
Hero
Villain
Neither
Both
Question 6
Marvel Studios/ Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/ Marvel Entertainment Group/ The Donners' Company/ Bad Hat Harry Productions/ 20th Century Fox/ DC Entertainment/ De Line Pictures/ Warner Bros. Pictures/ Marvel Studios/ Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Only one of these characters has always been a hero; the others have strayed to villain. Who is it?
Magneto
Sinestro
Falcon
Winter Soldier

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Question 7
Marvel Studios/ Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
One of these oddly named characters is a good guy, but who?
Ulysses Klaue
Dormammu
Groot
Kurse
Question 8
Columbia Pictures/ Marvel Entertainment/ Tencent Pictures/ Arad Productions/ Matt Tolmach Productions/ Pascal Pictures/ Sony Pictures Releasing
Venom has made two appearances on the big screen. Hero or villain?
Hero
Villain
One of each
Neither
Question 9
Marvel Studios/ Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/ Hellboy/ Marvel Studios/ Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/ Marvel Studios/ Amen Ra Films/ Imaginary Forces/ New Line Cinema
There's a villain in here, but who is it?
Abe Sapien
Baron Zemo
Wong
Whistler

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Question 10
DC Entertainment/ RatPac Entertainment/ Atlas Entertainment/ Cruel and Unusual Films/ Warner Bros. Pictures/ Todd McFarlane Entertainment/ New Line Cinema/ 20th Century Fox/ Marvel Entertainment/ Kinberg Genre/ The Donners' Company/ TSG Entertainment/ 20th Century Fox
One of these three is a villain and the rest are more like anti-heroes. Who's the villain?
Doomsday
Harley Quinn
Spawn
Deadpool
Question 11
Netflix/ Regency Enterprises/ Marvel Enterprises/ New Regency/ Horseshoe Bay Productions/ 20th Century Fox
Which of these Daredevil characters was a hero?
Bullseye
Stick
Kingpin
Madame Gao
Question 12
DC Entertainment/ De Line Pictures/ Warner Bros. Pictures
The Green Lantern had a rough go on the big screen. Which of these characters was still a good guy at the end of the movie?
Sinestro
Parallax
Hector Hammond
Kilowog

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Question 13
Marvel Studios/ Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Who's the bad guy from Thor's world here?
Heimdall
Volstagg
Fandral
Fenris
Question 14
Marvel Studios/ Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/ Warner Bros. Pictures/ DC Films/ The Safran Company/ Warner Bros. Pictures/ Columbia Pictures/ Marvel Studios/ Crystal Sky Pictures/ Relativity Media/ Sony Pictures Releasing/ 20th Century Fox/ Marvel Entertainment/ Kinberg Genre/ Maximum Effort/ The Donners' Company/ TSG Entertainment/ 20th Century Fox
You have one hero in this colorless mix; who is it?
Black Manta
Black Widow
Blackheart
Black Tom Cassidy
Question 15
Marvel Entertainment Group/ The Donners' Company/ Bad Hat Harry Productions/ 20th Century Fox/ Dune Entertainment/ Ingenious Film Partners/ 20th Century Fox/ Marvel Entertainment/ Kinberg Genre/ Maximum Effort/ The Donners' Company/ TSG Entertainment/ 20th Century Fox
One of these students from Xavier's Institute went rogue; who was it?
Iceman
Shadowcat
Colossus
Pyro

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Question 16
Constantin Film/ Marvel Enterprises/ 1492 Pictures/ 20th Century Fox
Hey, remember the Fantastic Four? Only three of these are heroes, and one is not, so who is it?
Reed Richards
Sue Storm
Victor Von Doom
Ben Grimm
Question 17
Marvel Enterprises/ The Donners' Company/ Bad Hat Harry Productions/ 20th Century Fox
Do you know which of these is not a villainous member of the Sinister Six from Spider-Man movies?
Electro
Nightcrawler
Vulture
Rhino
Question 18
Warner Bros. Pictures/ Paramount Pictures/ Legendary Pictures/ Lawrence Gordon / Lloyd Levin Productions/ Warner Bros. Pictures/ Paramount Pictures
The Watchmen have been on TV and the big screen, but which one was a villain?
The Comedian
Nite Owl
Dr. Manhattan
Hooded Justice

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Question 19
Warner Bros. Pictures
If you remember "Constantine," you know which of these characters was a good guy, right?
Gabriel
Balthazar
Papa Midnite
Lucifer
Question 20
Marvel Studios/ Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Which of these super powered women is up to no good?
Storm
Jubilee
Wonder Woman
Ghost
Question 21
Marvel Enterprises/ The Donners' Company/ Bad Hat Harry Productions/ 20th Century Fox
Just because you're older doesn't mean you can't be super. Which of these old-timers is a villain?
Magneto
Odin
Professor X
Caretaker

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Question 22 - Archangel
Marvel Entertainment/ TSG Entertainment/ Bad Hat Harry Productions/ The Donners' Company/ Kinberg Genre/ 20th Century Fox
One of these fly-boys is a villain, but which one is it?
Superman
Human Torch
Falcon
Archangel
Question 23
Constantin Film/ Marvel Enterprises/ 1492 Pictures/ 20th Century Fox/ GotG 2/ DC Entertainment/ De Line Pictures/ Warner Bros. Pictures
Who doesn't like an all-powerful cosmic character? Only one of these is a hero though; who is it?
Silver Surfer
Ego
Galactus
Parallax
Question 24
Marvel Studios/ Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
You thought they were dead, but they weren't! Which of these death-defying characters is a villain?
Deadpool
Superman
Red Skull
Black Panther

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Question 25
Marvel Entertainment/ The Donners' Company/ Seed Productions/ 20th Century Fox
Ryan Reynolds is the ultimate superhero, except for the one time he played a villain. Who was that again?
Green Lantern from "Green Lantern"
Hannibal King from "Blade: Trinity"
Deadpool from "Deadpool"
Deadpool from "X-Men Origins: Wolverine"
Question 26
Dune Entertainment/ Marvel Entertainment/ The Donners' Company/ Ingenious Film Partners/ 20th Century Fox
Armor really makes a hero, except for the one villain on this list, which is whom?
Iron Man
Juggernaut
Colossus
War Machine
Question 27
Marvel Entertainment/ TSG Entertainment/ Bad Hat Harry Productions/ The Donners' Company/ 20th Century Fox/ Marvel Studios/ Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/ New Line Cinema/ DC Films/ The Safran Company/ Warner Bros. Pictures
You know which one of these characters is a hero, right?
Beast
Malekith
Dr. Sivana
The Collector

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Question 28
Columbia Pictures/ Marvel Studios/ Pascal Pictures/ Sony Pictures Releasing/ DC Films/ LuckyChap Entertainment/ Kroll & Co. Entertainment/ Clubhouse Pictures/ Warner Bros. Pictures/ Dimension Films/ Miramax Films/ Marvel Studios/ Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Look, up in the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's a bird. Which bird is a villain here?
Black Canary
The Crow
The Falcon
Vulture
Question 29
DC Universe/ Warner Bros. Pictures/ DC Comics/ Legendary Pictures/ Syncopy/ Patalex III Productions/ Warner Bros. Pictures
Someone here is not a Batman villain. But who?
Ra's Al-Ghul
Bane
Nightwing
Scarecrow
Question 30
Marvel Studios/ Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Who's the heroic alien on this list of otherworldly beings?
Ronan
Yondu
Thanos
Laufey

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Question 31
Netflix/ DC Films/ RatPac Entertainment/ Atlas Entertainment/ Warner Bros. Pictures/ Marvel Enterprises/ The Donners' Company/ Bad Hat Harry Productions/ 20th Century Fox/ Warner Bros. Pictures
One of these no-nonsense ladies is a hero. Who is it?
Jessica Jones
Enchantress
Lady Deathstrike
Poison Ivy
Question 32
Columbia Pictures/ Marvel Enterprises/ Laura Ziskin Productions/ Sony Pictures Releasing
Which of these green supers is just no good?
Green Lantern
Green Goblin
Green Arrow
Green Hornet
Question 33
Marvel Studios/ Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures/ Marvel Entertainment/ TSG Entertainment/ Bad Hat Harry Productions/ The Donners' Company/ Kinberg Genre/ 20th Century Fox
Can you spot the hero?
Vision
Ultron
Whiplash
Sentinel

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Question 34 - Mr. Mind
New Line Cinema/ DC Films/ The Safran Company/ Warner Bros. Pictures
You don't need to be human to make a difference, but who's the inhuman villain here?
Rocket Raccoon
Groot
Hellboy
Mr. Mind
Question 35
20th Century Fox/ Marvel Entertainment/ The Donners' Company/ Bad Hat Harry Productions/ Dune Entertainment/ Ingenious Film Partners/ 20th Century Fox/ Marvel Entertainment/ Kinberg Genre/ Maximum Effort/ The Donners' Company/ TSG Entertainment/ 20th Century Fox
The Summers family are all heroes or villains. Who's the villain here?
Havok
Cyclops
Phoenix
Cable
Question 36
DC Films/ RatPac Entertainment/ Atlas Entertainment/ Cruel and Unusual Films/ The Safran Company/ Warner Bros. Pictures/ Marvel Entertainment/ TSG Entertainment/ Bad Hat Harry Productions/ The Donners' Company/ Kinberg Genre/ 20th Century Fox
Can you spot the hero here?
Steppenwolf
Black Manta
Apocalypse
Flash

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Question 37 - Surtur
Marvel Studios/ Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Three of these are Avengers, but one sure isn't. Who?
Captain America
Surtur
Hawkeye
Iron Man
Question 38 - Domino
20th Century Fox/ Marvel Entertainment/ Kinberg Genre/ Maximum Effort/ The Donners' Company/ TSG Entertainment/ 20th Century Fox
These ladies are all cool as cucumbers but only one is a hero. Who is it?
Domino
Poison Ivy
Lady Deathstrike
Dark Phoenix
Question 39 - Arrow
The CW
Are you still super if you have no real powers? Yes! Who's the powerless hero here?
Lex Luthor
Riddler
Green Arrow
Two-Face

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Question 40
Marvel Studios/ Valhalla Motion Pictures/ Universal Pictures/ Constantin Film/ Marvel Enterprises/ 1492 Pictures/ 20th Century Fox/ Marvel Studios/ Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
There's one villain here. Who are they?
The Thing
The Hulk
The Falcon
The Abomination