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