Panel President

Panel President was an after-interview segment that debuted in January of 2016 after Word Heavyweight Champion. It attempted to rank every comic book character ever, and ended in December of 2019 with a special reappearance in Episode 500. Listeners sent in lists of 5 comic book characters and they were placed on the list from best to worst.

The List

Spider-Man (Peter Parker) 287
Batman (Bruce Wayne) 287
Dr. Doom (Victor Von Doom) 294
Superman (Clark Kent) 294
Miyamoto Usagi
$crooge McDuck 399
Captain America (Steve Rogers) 299
The Thing (Ben Grimm) 294
Lois Lane 332
Sailor Moon (Usagi Tsukino)
The Flash (Wally West) 362
Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) (Oracle)
Thor (Thor Odinson) 452
Joker 330
James Bartholomew "Jimmy" Olsen 338
J. Jonah Jameson 325
Dick Grayson (Robin/Nightwing/Batman/Agent 37) 318
Hellboy 289
Forsythe Pendleton "Jughead" Jones III 292
Squirrel Girl (Doreen Green) 292
Magneto (Erik Lensherr) 351
Cobra Commander Episode 500
Lex Luthor 294
Catwoman (Selina Kyle) 332
Alfred Pennyworth (aka Alfred Beagle) 369
Daredevil (Matt Murdock) 355
Batwoman (Kate Kane) 315
Destro (Laird James McCullen Destro XXIV) 307
Darkseid (Uxas of Apokolips) 305
Big Barda (Barda Free) 307
Mr. Miracle (Scott Free) 459 originally 380
Wonder Woman (Diana of Themyscira) 332
Storm (Ororo Munro) 332
Loki (Loki Laufeyson) 452
Wolverine (Logan) (Lucky Jim) (James Howlett) 330
The Riddler 402
Donald Duck 385
Yotsuba Kiowai 466
Ray Smuckles (aka Son of Rodney) 296
Commissioner James W. Gordon 312
Amanda Waller 351
Renee Montoya (The Question)
She-Hulk (Jen Walters) 355
Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers) (Binary) (Ms. Marvel) (Warbird) (The Sentress) 357
Black Panther (T'Challa) 360
Talia al-Ghul
Granny Goodness 380
Nancy Ritz 452
Black Canary (Dinah Lance) 332
Rogue 332
Skurge the Executioner 466
Mary Jane Watson 299
Tim Drake (Robin/Red Robin) 318
Galactus (Galen of Taa) 391
Lucy Van Pelt 351
Dr. Octopus (Otto Octavius) 355
The Invisible Woman (Sue Storm) 357
Spider-Man (Miles Morales)
James Buchanan Barnes (Bucky / Winter Soldier / Captain America)
Red Skull (Johann Schmidt) 477
Ra's al-Ghul 357
Green Goblin (Norman Osborn) 294
Charlie Brown 296
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Sabrina Spellman) 385
Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) 391
The Punisher (Frank Castle) 377
Snake-Eyes (Real Name: CLASSIFIED) 366
Veronica “Ronnie” Lodge
Archie Andrews 349
Kitty Pryde (Shadowcat) (Sprite) (Ariel) 315
Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) 332
Dracula (Marvel Comics) 289
Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) 325
Luke Cage (Carl Lucas) (Power Man) (Hero For Hire) 351
Roast Beef (Cassandra Kazenzakis) 307
Nick Fury Sr. 340
Jonah Hex 472
Elsa Bloodstone
Becky Burdock, Vampire Reporter 312
Hawkeye (Kate Bishop) 328
Ms. Marvel (Kamala Kahn) 325
Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) 315
Amadeus Cho (The Totally Awesome Hulk, Master Mind Excello, Iron Spider, Prince of Power, et cetera)
America Chavez (Miss America)
The Squire / Knight III (Beryl Hutchinson) 360
Kim Pine 349
Jubilee (Jubilation Lee)
Hawkeye (Clint Barton) (Hawkguy) 362
Cyclops (Scott "Slim" Summers) 338
Orion of New Genesis 380
Gladiator (Kallark) 360
Plastic Man (Eel O'Brien) 302
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) 302
Deadpool (Wade Wilson) 289
Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)
Huntress (Helena Bertinelli) 355
Tommy Monaghan (Hitman) 351
Herbie Popnecker 472
Gwenpool (Gwendolyn Poole)
Dr. McNinja 366
John Constantine (Hellblazer) 340
Robot Man (Cliff Steele) 398
Swamp Thing (Alec Holland) 332
Beast (Henry "Hank" McCoy) 355
Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) 305
The Hulk (Bruce Banner) 377
Beta Ray Bill (Thor) 391
Kraven the Hunter (Sergei Kravinoff)
The Penguin (Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot) (P.N. Gwynn)
Colossus (Piotr Nikolaeivitch Rasputin)
Gran'ma Ben (Rose Harvestar) 466
Jesse Custer 325
Cable (Nathan Summers) 315
Marvel Boy (Noh Varr) 391
Starman (Jack Knight) 289
Abe Sapien
Robo 307
Ninjette 366
Black Cat (Felicia Hardy) 299
Emma Frost 294
Zatanna (Zatanna Zatara)
Vixen (Mari McCabe)
Mystique (Raven Darkholme) 355
Hercules (Herakles) 307
Spectrum (Monica Rambeau) 351
Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) 302
Mysterio / Ultimate Mysterio (Quentin Beck)
Mia "Maps" Mizoguchi 472
Sleepwalker (Sandman done right)
Molly Hayes (Princess Powerful / Bruiser) 466
Batroc the Leaper (Georges Batroc)
Phoney Bone (Phoncible P. Bone) 399
Fin Fang Foom 375
Dr. Dinosaur 302
Raphael 307
Ninjak (Colin King) 354
Michelangelo 302
Gambit (Rembrandt Etienne LeBeau) 399
Tintin 472
The Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
Rocket Raccoon 402
Two-Face (Harvey Dent)
Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) 362
Damian Wayne (Robin) 338
Jean Grey (Marvel Girl, Phoenix, The Phoenix, Jean Grey) 389
Martian Manhunter (John Jones/J'onn J'onzz) 459
Faith Herbert (Zephyr) 466
Flex Mentallo (Hero of the Beach, the Man of Muscle Mystery) 398
Caitlin Fairchild 354
Misty Knight 351
Bane (Bane)
Red Tornado (Abigail "Ma" Hunkel) 477
Wildcat (Ted Grant) 332
Taskmaster 346
MODOK (Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing) (George Tarleton) 354
Howard the Duck 402
Boy Blue 472
Cassidy (Proinsas Cassidy) 470
Corsair (Christopher “Chris” Summers) 391
KGBeast (Anatoli Knyazev) 338
Rorshach (Walter Kovacs) 330
Orphan (Cassandra Cain) 310
Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner) 330
Impulse (Bart Allen, Kid Flash) 406
Green Lantern (John Stewart) 330
Virginia "Pepper" Potts (Rescue)
Bullseye (Real Name: UNREVEALED) 456
Booster Gold (Michael Carter) 325
The Atom (Ryan Choi) 328
Carrie Kelly (Robin) 318
T. Rex (Dinosaur Comics)
Crazy Jane (Kay Challis) 393
Silver St. Cloud
Mister Sinister (Nathaniel Essex)
Shane Sexcastle 325
Marvel Godzilla (Gojira) (Leviathan) 375
Prez Rickard 477
Ralph Dibny, the Elongated Man 351
Volstagg 357
Storm Shadow (Thomas "Tommy" Arashikage) 366
Hot Rod (aka Rodimus)
Groot 375
Donatello 402
Paul Crocker (D-Ops) 380
Takeo Goda (My Love Story!!) 452
Animal Man (Buddy Baker) 369
The Atom (Ray Palmer) 332
Swerve 362
The Wasp (Nadia Van Dyne) 452
Valkyrie (Brunhilde) 367
X-23 (Laura Kinney, Wolverine) 456
Mister Tawky Tawny
Zartan
Desaad 380
Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E.
Fone Bone 399
The Mad Hatter (Jervis Tetch)
Man-Thing (Ted Sallis) 375
Excalibur (Dr. Faiza Hussain) 380
Doctor Aphra 380
Gladstone Gander 399
Murakami "Gen" Gennosuke 452
Nick Fury Jr. (aka Marcus Johnson) 340
Green Lantern (Simon Baz) 330
Danny the Street 393
Zorro (Don Diego de la Vega) 332
Miss Misery (Gretchen McDonald) 296
Hobbes 289
Moon Knight (Marc Spector) 380
Flash (Barry Allen) 302
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) 330
Iron Fist (Danny Rand) 315
Steel (John Henry Irons) 294
Diamondback (Rachel Leighton) 452
Sluggo Smith 463
Dazzler (Allison Blaire) 307
The Champion (Tryco Slatterus) 463
Lana Lang 344
Vandal Savage 357
Dr. Simon Hurt (The Black Glove) (Thomas Wayne) (Darkseid's Hyper-Adapter) (Mangrove Pierce) 312
Thanos of Titan 325
Shredder (Oroku Saki) 366
The Wasp (Janet Van Dyne) 452
Omega Red 346
Maggie Sawyer
Dodge (Locke & Key)
Ultron 355
Night Thrasher (Duane Taylor) 367
Ultimate Aunt May Reilly Parker 463
Thori 452
The Will (Saga) 391
Ultimate Spider-Man (Peter Parker) 302
Husk (Paige Guthrie) 299
Cheryl Blossom 354
Superman (President Calvin Ellis of Earth-23) 351
Firestorm (Ronnie Raymond + Martin Stein) 459
Sharon Carter 355
Annihilus 294
Krypto the Super-Dog 315
Star-Lord (Peter Quill)
Harvey Bullock
Shining Knight (Sir Ystin)
Eugene "Flash" Thompson (Agent Venom)
Dum-Dum Dugan 355
Extraño (re-ranked) 338 originally 289
Rebis (The Negative Spirit) 393
Garfield 338
Spider Jerusalem 289
Peter Venkman 377
Emily Aster 296
Starman (Mikaal Tomas) 294
Superboy (Kon-El) 294
Scandal (Scandal Savage) 456
Power Girl 315
Ice (Tora Olafsdottir) 377
Fire (Beatriz da Costa) 377
Rasputin (Grigori Rasputin [Hellboy] 459
Kei (The Dirty Pair) 463
Yuri (The Dirty Pair) 463
Armor (Hisako Ichiki)
Supergirl (Linda Danvers) 477, earlier 315
Reggie Mantle
Moonstone (Karla Sofen) 459
Jay Garrick (Flash I)
Starman (Ted Knight) 294
Harley Quinn 302
Jimmy Woo
Courtney Whitmore (Star-Spangled Kid II / Stargirl) 466
Triplicate Girl (Luornu Durgo) 380
Detective Chimp 402
Rick Jones (Bucky / Hulk / A-Bomb / Captain Marvel / Whisperer / Etc.)
Andromeda (Laurel Gand) 377
Ben Reilly (Spider-Clone/Scarlet Spider/Spider-Man II/The Jackal II)
Huey Duck 466
Dewey Duck 466
Louie Duck 466
Hank Pym 315
Klarion the Witch Boy 307
Prometheus 289
Nuke (Frank Simpson/Weapon VII) 459
Lord Death Man 344
Chamber (Jono Starsmore) 299
Mr. Freeze (Dr. Victor Fries) 456
Vampirella (of Drakulon) 479
Gentleman Ghost (“Gentleman” Jim Craddock)
M (Monet St. Croix) 299
Karnilla the Norn Queen (Mrs. Hela) 459
Rage (Elvin Haliday) 380
Dormammu 342
Whirl 362
Power Man II (Victor Alvarez) 367
Mephisto 342
Boom-Boom (Tabitha Smith) 307
Spoiler (Stephanie Brown) 310
Lightning Lass (Ayla Ranzz) 354
Parker 321
The Goon 377
Flash Gordon 391
Popeye the Sailor Man 355
Gesicht 466
Blacksad
Aunt May Parker (Golden Oldie)
Death's Head I (Minion)
Jane Foster (Thor) 452
Johnny Sorrow 354
Shiloh Norman
Hulkling (Teddy Altman) 338
Todd T. Squirrel 321
The Monkey King (American Born Chinese)
Ghost Rider (Danny Ketch) 399
Ultimate Reed Richards (The Maker) 470
Iceman (Bobby Drake) 338
Ant-Man (Eric O'Grady) 332
Casanova Quinn 289
Badrock 292
Gwen Stacy (Earth-616) 299
Megatron of Tarn 296
Optimus Prime (Orion Pax) 452
Starscream 380
Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen) 354
Starfire (Princess Koriand'r) 302
Ultra Magnus (Minimus Ambus) 325
Juggernaut (Cain Marko) 409
Astro Boy 459
Matter-Eater Lad (Tenzil Kem)
Crispus “Cris” Allen (Spectre III)
The Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
Beetle I (Abner Jenkins/Mach I - X) 459
Grifter (Cole Cash) 399
Blade (Eric Brooks) (The Daywalker) 399
Beetle II (Janice Lincoln) 344
Ghost (Marvel) 459
Overdrive 344
The Mad Thinker's Awesome Android (Awesome Andy) 354
Baron Zemo II (Helmut Zemo) 456
Outlaw (Nigel Higgins)
Anthem (Henry Hellrung)
Zauriel 385
Stegron the Dinosaur Man (Vincent Stegron) 380
Tombstone 346
Stinger (Cassie Lang) 332
Cosmo the Spacedog 391
Ant-Man (Scott Lang) 332
Mister Negative (Martin Li)
Delroy Garrett Jr. (Triathlon / 3-D Man II) 463
Thundercracker
Lightray 380
The Captain (not Steve Rogers)
Sarah Essen-Gordon
Vulcan (Gabriel Summers) 330
Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner 299
Apollo 360
Odin Borson 452
Baron Blood I (John Falsworth) 456
Coach Boss (Euless Boss) 321
Shocker (Herman Schutlz) 344
Livewire (Leslie Willis) 354
Stilt-Man (Wilbur Day) 305
Mr. Mxyzptlk 312
Kang / Immortus / Rama-Tut / Iron Lad / Victor Timely 456
Forge
Rewind 325
Billy Kaplan (Wiccan / Asgardian / Demiurge) 338
Guy Gardner 315
Brian Kinney (Altar Boy / Confessor II) 463
Azrael (Jean-Paul Valley) 364
Mera
Comet the Super-Horse 315
The Lizard (Dr. Curtis Connors) (You know what he did)
Kite-Man (Charles Brown) 367
Aquaman (Arthur Curry) 369
Pyro I (St. John Allerdyce) 472
The Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)
Sara Pezzini (Witchblade) 479
Lobo 399
Sinestro 330
Micro Chip (David Linus Lieberman) 477
Master Pandemonium 289
Dream Girl (Nura Nal)
Captain Cold (Len Snart) 305
Mandrakk the Dark Monitor (Dax Novu) 338
The Caged Demonwolf 463
Shuma-Gorath 342
Spawn (Al Simmons) 463
Ruby Thursday (Thursday Rubenstein) 479
Wong
Maxima of Almerac 354
King Mob 289
Dream (Sandman) 349
Machine Man (Aaron Stack) (X-51)
Elijah Snow 315
Maria Hill 355
Anna Maria Marconi 299
Adam X, The X-Treme 292
Orca (Dr. Grace Balin) 479
Green Arrow II (Connor Hawke) 385
Lobster Johnson 344
Multiple Man (Jamie Madrox) 307
D-Man (Dennis Dunphy) 402
Maverick (David North)
General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross
Firestar (Angelica "Angel" Jones) 472
Jade (Jenny Lynn Hayden) 406
Black Mask (Roman Sionis) 360
Victoria Hand 355
The Scorpion (Mac Gargan)
King Shark (Nanue) 479
Jack of Hearts (Jonathan Hart) 463
Angela 330
Carlie Cooper 299
Henry Peter Gyrich
Lori Lemaris 344
Monsieur Mallah and the Brain
The Orb
The Sentient Iron Man Armor That Crucified Tony Stark On An Island 463
No-Girl (Martha Johannson) 479
Signalman (Phil Cobb) 360
Stick
Betty Brant
Edwin Jarvis 477
Crusher Hogan 310
Jezebel Jet
Frederick Foswell (The Big Man)
Henri Ducard
The Technician (Craftsman Bolt-On System Promo Comic) 328
Tarot, Witch of the Black Rose (Rowan)
Omni-Man (Nolan Grayson) 360
Beyonder 338
Boomerang (Fred Myers) 344
Ace the Bat-Hound 369
Serpentor the Cobra Emperor 452
The Comedian (Edward Blake) 470
Lyla Lerrol 344
Baron Mordo 342
The Plutonian 360
Condiment King 367
Arlong 459
Samaritan (Asa Martin) 477
Thomson (Tintin) 466
Thompson (Tintin) 466
Phil Coulson 355
Adam Warlock 325
Stardust the Super Wizard 380
Snowflame
The Sentry (Rob Reynolds) 330
Superman (Red Son) (A. Statesecret) 477
Triumph (William McIntyre) 385
The Human Torch (Jim Hammond) 299
Space Ghost 385
Donna Troy 302
Jason Todd (Robin/Red Hood) 315
Chairface Chippendale 459
Atlas (Eric Josten/Power Man/Goliath/Smuggler) 459
Michael "Showbiz" Kazenzakis 380
Dirk Anger
Nice Pete (Peter Cropes) 351
Spider-Ham (Peter Porker) 344
Fletcher Arrowsmith 289
The Great Machine (Mayor Mitchell Hundred) 479
Prince Valiant 360
Constrictor 346
Newspaper Spider-Man (Peter Parker) 321
Harry Lyman (aka Harry Osborn) (American Son) (Green Goblin II)
Bob Diamond 367
Professor Zoom, The Reverse Flash (Eobard Thawne) 305
Puck 315
Doomsday 389
Pixie (Megan Gwynn)
Garth (Aqualad/Tempest)
Lucas “Snapper” Carr
Starman (David Knight) 294
Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon) 360
Union Jack (Lord Montgomery Falsworth) 299
Synch (Everett Thomas) 299
Maggott 325
Skin (Angelo Espinosa) 299
Ambush Bug (Irwin Schwab)
Speed Demon (James Sanders) 344
Robbie Baldwin (Speedball / Penance) 338
Harold Allnut 477
Man-Bat (Kirk Langstrom) 364
Maxie Zeus 364
Six-Pack (Sidney Speck)
The Key (Grant Porter) 385
Obsidian (Todd Rice) 406
Vesper Fairchild
Polka-Dot Man (Abner Krill) 360
Casper
Vicki Vale
Kaine Parker
Gunfire (Andrew Van Horn)
Dr. Destiny (John Dee) 479
Ultimate Thor (Ultimate Thor Ultimate Odinson) 470
Vibe (Paco Ramone) 351
Nomad (Jack Monroe) 289
Hush (Dr. Tommy Elliot) 364
Mr. Zsasz 360
Electrocutioner (Lester Buchinsky) 360
The Aquarian 470
Cynthia "Cindy" Reynolds 351
Steel (Hank Heywood Jr.) (Captain Steel) 351
Steel (Hank Heywood III)
Pat Reynolds 321
Starman (Will Payton) 294
Eradicator 294
Warlock (the New Mutants one)
Pete Ross 477
Lucy Lane 344
Cyborg Superman (Hank Henshaw) 294
Wonder Man (Simon Williams) 402
Cluemaster (Arthur Brown) 364
The Mime (Camilla Ortin) 367
Manphibian
Superboy Prime (Clark Kent, Kal-El) 389
Ten-Eyed Man 367
Dr. Faceless (Bat-Manga) 472
Heather Glenn
Nermal 377
The Skeleton Man (Jon Webb) 463
Arsenal (Roy Harper, Red Arrow, Speedy) 389
Doctor Fate (Hector Hall) 406
Hank Hall (Hawk / Monarch / Extant) 338
Jericho (Joseph Wilson) 302
Spidercide
Access (Axel Asher) 338
Jon Arbuckle 328
Zebra-Man 367
Goldilocks (Fables) 479
Mr. Graves 479
Pandora 328
Joker's Daughter (New 52 Duella Dent) 479
Violator (Clown) 470
Detective Martin Soap 459
Funky Winkerbean 354
Mr. Natural
Ed Crankshaft
Terry Long 287
Evil Ernie (Ernest Fairchild) 479
Warrior 344
Dilbert 456
Kal AOL Turner 289
Jamm 377
Ultimate Captain America 470
Tarantula II (Catalina Flores) 466
Jean Loring 463
Dr. Light (Arthur Light) 389
Marcus 287
Hemo-Goblin 289
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