“Lots of people don't get along with their father-in-laws. But when that father-in-law is partly responsible for turning you into a giant green monster where every time you stub your toe or someone cuts you off in traffic and you get really mad, things could become a little strained at Thanksgiving.<” read more
“Born William Baker, Flint Marko is one of Spider-Man's biggest foes: Sandman. As his name would imply, Sandman's body is formed with sand, allowing him to manipulate his body into any shape.Victim of a poor environment, Marko grew up in the slums and quickly found his way into organized crime. Long ” read more
“The villainous Clayface is one of Batman's oldest foes. The first iteration of the character, Basil Karlo, first appeared in Detective Comics #40 (1940).Perhaps the Caped Crusader has been unable to rid Gotham of this threat because he doesn't know where to start. There have been more versions of ” read more
“Once, the Saint of Killers was just a man. After serving in the Confederate Army - he was feared for his mercilessness on the battlefield - the grizzled man became a bounty hunter in the West. It was there that he met a woman who cracked his harsh exterior. The two made a life together and had a chi” read more
“First appearing in the Elseworlds mini-series Kingdom Come, Magog is a kind of semi-villain who works for the cause of good, but with few boundaries.In Kingdom Come, Magog's rise as a postmodern "hero" is contrasted with Superman's fall. He kills the Joker (who is in custody for the killing of Loi” read more
“We can't really pronounce his name either, but this little trans-dimensional circus carnie pest is just as trying on our patience as he is on Superman's. Mxyzptlk is not one of Superman's most interesting or dynamic rogues, but he is one of the most consistent and annoying ones the Man of Steel face” read more
“Kevin MacTaggert, son of Dr. Moira MacTaggert and her politician husband Joseph, is better known as Proteus or even Mutant X. Kevin was born out of some rather dire circumstances. His father raped his mother and then forced her to marry him. This led to Kevin's birth and Moira ran away before John c” read more
“She could have just been a one-off character, having been introduced in an issue of Daredevil and seemingly forgotten afterward. Instead though, Yuriko Oyama would go on to become one of the most formidable threats the X-Men and Wolverine would face.The daughter of the man who invented the process” read more
“This is one guy that you don't want to run into in that funhouse at the fair. Mirror Master, a recurring enemy of the Flash. There have actually been two incarnations of the villain: Sam Scudder and Evan McColluch -- because he is just that cool.Scudder's Mirror Master has the power of (you guesse” read more
“Prometheus (real name unknown) was the son of a pair of hippie criminals - Bonnie and Clyde types - who went on a robbery and killing spree before being gunned down by the police. His hair turned white from the shock of the event. It was then and there that he vowed to destroy all forces of justice.” read more
“The Mandarin's father died when he was very young. In China, he was extremely wealthy, as well as a descendant of Genghis Khan. Raised by a resentful aunt, she taught him to hate the world. With his inheritance, he studied hard and became a high government official. But when the Communist revolution” read more
“Doctor Thaddeus Bodog Sivana first appeared in the February 1940 Whiz Comics #2. He's been the bane of Captain Marvel's existence ever since, even affectionately calling him "Big Red Cheese". The quintessential mad scientist, his trademark phrase "Curses! Foiled again!" is legendary. He's short, h” read more
“Based on the Russian mystic of the same name, Rasputin is a principle villain in Mike Mignola's Hellboy series.After being assassinated in 1916, Rasputin is revived by the Ogdru Jahad -- the biblical Dragon of Revelation -- who intend to use him to help bring about their release from captivity and” read more
“Dr. Light started out as a lark - a joke of a villain - but thanks to Identity Crisis, he earned his day of infamy and caused a ripple effect throughout the core of DC heroes. He forced their hand to do something they had never done before, to protect the greater good, and to protect their identiti” read more
“Mysterio, who first came on the scene in Amazing Spider-Man #13, has made it his life goal to piss off Spider-Man, and he's done a good job of it. Also known as Quentin Beck-he faked Aunt May's death, scared her into thinking she was being attacked by aliens, convinced Spider-Man he was 6 inches tal” read more
“Max Dillon's father left when he was eight years old. His mother became overprotective, which led to an inferiority complex. But we'll get to that later. He took a job as a lineman for an electric company to someday become an electrical engineer. One day, while he was repairing a power line and hold” read more
“There aren't very many people who can rock a top hat and not come off looking like a complete idiot. In fact, unless you're Fred Astaire, Slash, or Johnny Depp, we would absolutely advise against it. Just don't tell The Shade, one of DC Comics' oldest supervillains, that we bagged on his headwear of” read more
“Nevermind that he looks like a really pissed off cockroach, this sentient organism made of fear is responsible for turning one of DC's most beloved heroes into an intergalactic mass murderer.The original storyline to position Green Lantern Hal Jordan as a villain was so controversial (in a good way)” read more
“It's all about the 'stache. Omni-Man, the former premier superhero-turned-villain in Image Comics' Invincibleuniverse, is notable not only for his superhuman abilities (strength, speed, and invulnerability), but also for his sweet moustache. Moustaches, as it turns out, are customary among males of” read more
“Once upon a time, an advanced humanoid species was planting seeds with life spores. A meteor hit one of their ships and hurled it into the planet Arthros. Generations later, one of the spores evolved into an insect-like creature, which somehow was extremely intelligent and found a knowledge transfer” read more
“It depends on who you ask, but Omega Red, aka Arkady Rossovich, was just your average Russian soldier/serial killer/child rapist. One story says he was captured by Interpol agent and X-Man Banshee. Another tells that his fellow soldiers executed him for his child-related transgressions and he someho” read more
“He bathed himself in the Flame of Py'tar and is fueled by an all-consuming hatred for the Justice League. What's not to love to hate?Despero has undergone as many variations as the very group he wishes to inflict fatal injury upon, which accounts somewhat for his lower status on the totem pole. His ” read more
“The number one cause of coulrophobia (the abnormal or exaggerated fear of clowns) is not, as you might initially think, a bad childhood experience at a birthday party or the circus. Mental health experts believe it may have more to do with children seeing sinister portrayals of clowns in the media. ” read more
98. Mastermind (Jason Wyngarde)
“Jason Wyngarde, better known as Mastermind, was one of the more important members of Magneto's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. The only thing known about his past, though, is that he was a mentalist at carnivals. Carnies are pretty screwed up, right?Mastermind's powers include casting illusions causing” read more
“Fin Fang Foom, by all superficial accounts, is a dragon. He came to earth from his alien world of Kakaranathara, aka Maklu IV in the Maklu system of the Greater Magellanic Cloud, whatever that means, to conquer planets with the help of other members of his race. So where's the best place to go to st” read more
“How can you not love a villain whose name is an acronym for Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing? One of the more bizarre looking characters in the Marvel Universe (and that's saying something), AIM technician George Tarleton found himself transformed into a living computer by the group he work” read more
“I’ve always found Sophia Loren’s status as an actor a little overlooked. A genuine performer, she provided the raven-haired, sophisticated European answer to America’s Monroe-esque blonde bombshell obsession. But that hardly does her justice. Seen as a sex symbol for much of her career, she wa”