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
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) 305
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 299
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) 302
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) 302
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) 305
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) 299
Emma Frost 294
Zatanna (Zatanna Zatara)
Vixen (Mari McCabe)
Mystique (Raven Darkholme)
Hercules (Herakles)
Spectrum (Monica Rambeau)
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
Dr. Dinosaur 302
Raphael
Ninjak (Colin King)
Michelangelo 302
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) 302
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) 302
Husk (Paige Guthrie) 299
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 302
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) 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)
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) 299
Megatron of Tarn 296
Optimus Prime (Orion Pax) (452)
Starscream
Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen)
Starfire (Princess Koriand'r) 302
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 299
Apollo
Odin Borson (452)
Baron Blood I (John Falsworth) 456
Coach Boss (Euless Boss)
Shocker (Herman Schutlz)
Livewire (Leslie Willis)
Stilt-Man (Wilbur Day) 305
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) 305
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 299
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 299
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) 299
Space Ghost
Donna Troy 302
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) 305
Puck
Doomsday
Pixie (Megan Gwynn)
Garth (Aqualad/Tempest)
Lucas “Snapper” Carr
Starman (David Knight) 294
Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon)
Union Jack (Lord Montgomery Falsworth) 299
Synch (Everett Thomas) 299
Maggott
Skin (Angelo Espinosa) 299
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) 302
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
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