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Greatest Supernatural Characters in the Marvel Universe: Top 25

  • Oct 25, 2010
Well, it's October and that means Halloween and all things spooky and supernatural...
Marvel Comics has been the publisher of some of the most iconic and popular comic titles of all time and they are known for having charismatic and colorful (often literally) characters. Among my favorites are the slightly darker characters tinged with supernatural or mystical elements. With that in mind, here are my top 25 supernatural characters in the Marvel Universe.

Please, note that these characters aren't in order of preference, but rather in the order in which they first appeared.
1
Doctor Doom
Doctor Doom
Created by: Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
First appearance: Fantastic Four, issue #5 (July 1962)
2
Thor (Donald Blake)
Thor (Donald Blake)
Created by: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby
First appearance: Journey into Mystery, issue #83 (Aug. 1962)
3
Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange)
Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange)
Created by: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko
First appearance: Strange Tales, issue #110 (July 1963)
4
Baron Mordo
Baron Mordo
Created by: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko
First appearance: Strange Tales, issue #111 (Aug. 1963)
5
Mandarin
Mandarin
Created by: Stan Lee & Don Heck
First appearance: Tales of Suspense, issue #50 (Feb. 1964)
6
Dormammu
Dormammu
Created by: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko
First appearance: Strange Tales, issue #126 (Nov. 1964)
7
Eternity
Eternity
Created by: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko
First appearance: Strange Tales, issue #138 (Nov. 1965)
8
Mephisto
Mephisto
Created by: Stan Lee & John Buscema
First appearance: Silver Surfer, issue #3 (Dec. 1968)
9
Man-Thing
Man-Thing
Created by: Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway & Gray Morrow
First appearance: Savage Tales, issue #1 (May 1971)
10
Morbius, the Living Vampire
Morbius
Created by: Roy Thomas & Gil Kane
First appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man, issue #101 (Oct. 1971)
11
Werewolf by Night (Jack Russell)
Werewolf by Night (Jack Russell)
Created by: Gerry Conway & Mike Ploog
First appearance: Marvel Spotlight, issue #2 (Feb. 1972)
12
Dracula, Lord of Vampires
Dracula, Lord of Vampires
Created by: Gerry Conway, Gene Colan & based upon the character created by Bram Stoker
First appearance: The Tomb of Dracula, issue #1 (Apr. 1972)
13
Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)
Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)
Created by: Roy Thomas, Gary Friedrich & Mike Ploog
First appearance: Marvel Spotlight, issue #5 (Aug. 1972)
14
John (Johnny) Blaze
John (Johnny) Blaze
Created by: Roy Thomas, Gary Friedrich & Mike Ploog
First appearance: Marvel Spotlight, issue #5 (Aug. 1972)
15
Zarathos
Zarathos
Created by: Roy Thomas, Gary Friedrich & Mike Ploog
First appearance: Marvel Spotlight, issue #5 (Aug. 1972)
16
Blade (Eric Brooks)
Blade
Created by: Marv Wolfman & Gene Colan
First appearance: The Tomb of Dracula, issue #10 (July 1973)
17
Daimon Hellstrom (a.k.a. Son of Satan, Hellstorm)
Daimon Hellstrom (a.k.a. Son of Satan, Hellstorm)
Created by: Gary Friedrich & Mike Sutton
First appearance: Ghost Rider (vol. 1), issue #1 (Sept. 1973)
18
Deacon Frost
Deacon Frost
Created by: Marv Wolfman & Gene Colan
First appearance: The Tomb of Dracula, issue #13 (Oct. 1973)
19
Hannibal King
Hannibal King
Created by: Gene Colan & Marv Wolfman
First appearance: The Tomb of Dracula, issue #25 (Oct. 1974)
20
Moon Knight (Marc Spector)
Moon Knight (Marc Spector)
Created by: Doug Moench & Don Perlin
First appearance: Werewolf by Night, issue #32 (Aug. 1975)
21
Morgan le Fay
Morgan le Fay
Created by: Marv Wolfman & Carmine Infantino
First appearance: Spider-Woman, issue #2 (May 1978)
22
Brothers Grimm
Brothers Grimm
Created by: Marv Wolfman & Carmine Infantino
First appearance: Spider-Woman, issue #3 (June 1978)
23
Blackheart
Blackheart
Created by: Ann Noncenti & John Romita, Jr.
First appearance: Daredevil, issue #270 (Sept. 1989)
24
Ghost Rider (Dan Ketch)
Ghost Rider (Dan Ketch)
Created by: Howard Mackie & Javier Saltares
First appearance: Ghost Rider (vol. 2), issue #1 (May 1990)
25
Lilith, Mother of All Demons
Lilith, Mother of All Demons
Created by: Howard Mackie & Andy Kubert
First appearance: Ghost Rider (vol. 2), issue #28 (Aug. 1992)

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November 01, 2010
Fun List. I'm not that familiar with most of them but I do love Doc Strange. He was the first comic I started to read on a regular basis back in the 60s.
November 02, 2010
He, Ghost Rider and Blade are my favorites. Those early Lee/Ditko stories of Strange are amazing.
 
October 26, 2010
Fun list for Halloween, Sean. :)
October 26, 2010
Danke!
October 27, 2010
welcome. :)
October 30, 2010
So do you read any of these?
October 31, 2010
I used to read some of the Strange Tales and Amazing Spider Man ones. :)
October 31, 2010
"Strange Tales" was great.
October 31, 2010
Yeah, I agree!
November 01, 2010
I liked the titles that didn't have a regular protagonist. I also really dug "Marvel Spotlight" and "What If?"
November 01, 2010
Yeah, they were always different, which I liked. I read/own some of the "What If" ones too. :)
 
October 25, 2010
You did very well, my friend. Oh, just as an update, Iron Fist is now considered a supernatural being since he was birthed of the fire of the dragon's heart that he is one of the few who can hold the eye of agamotto without any harm befalling him. Agamotto also couldn't touch him--this detail was revealed very recently.
October 25, 2010
Yeah, there were a bunch I couldn't fit in and a number that sort of straddled the lines between science fiction and supernatural. Of course, being the die-hard Spider-Woman fan I am, I also wanted to include Jessica Drew and Nekra too. I almost included The Ancient One, but so many Dr. Strange characters were already on here.
October 25, 2010
I missed Meat-Market but happy to see Lilith here.
October 25, 2010
Yeah, I also wanted to include Caretaker, Outcast, Blackout, Nightmare, and Centurious. Like Dr. Strange, ol' flame head has too many cool villains,.
October 30, 2010
I'm working on a draft for DC and Vertigo too.
 
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