My Top Six Favorite Superheros!

These are in no particular order, my 6 favorite superheros, like it or not.

#1. Spider-Man
In the comics, the science nerd Peter Parker, was bitten by a radio active spider giving him super powers. Those powers include; Super strength, super agility, spidey-sense and corrected vision. The spider also passed to Peter the knowledge of certain chemicals and enzymes that create webbing which he utilizes with web cartridges in his web shooters. What I like about Spidey is that he uses his intelligence that he already had. Also he is quirky and has a great sense of humor and constantly belts out great one-liners. He represents all geeks and nerds and defies stereotypes almost on the same level Frodo did in LOTR.

#2. Thor

Marvel comics adapted the mythical Norse god of thunder and transformed him into their own hero. He wields the mighty hammer Mjolnir which harness the powers of a storm and good for just plain bashing the bodies of bad guys. There have been several background stories for Thor throughout the years, but the one I'm most familiar is that he was so arrogant that his Father Odin banished him to our Realm. The way Odin did it was storing Thor's memories and spiritual body into a disabled medical student named Donald Blake. I can't remember what else happens but I know that through this Thor learns humility and Wisdom and later on he gets restored back to his original self. Thor is also a founding member of The Avengers and there will be a film version of that coming out next year.

#3. Bea Arthur

Her powers are "Keepin' it real" and telling it like it is! You go girl!

Ma, ma ma, Maud!

#4. Batman

I think we're all pretty familiar with this guy. Billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicated his life to fighting crime after witnessing the death of his parents right in front of him. This guy doesn't have super powers but he does have a genius level I.Q. and tons of money to create the gadgets he uses to fight crime. He has also mastered the art of hand to hand combat which many of his enemies have come to learn the hard way. Batman was also one of the founding members of the Justice League. The Justice League is a now large network of DC comic's superheros that look after the protection of Earth from domestic or intergalactic threats. He pretty much represents normal humans among the people with superpowers and keeps them in check. He is said to have extensive files on all of the JL members. Quite the cynic.

#5. Green Arrow

With Batman being a huge hit during "The Golden Age" of comics, DC comics wanted another hero like him. Enter Green Arrow, just like Bruce Wayne, Oliver Queen was another Billionaire who fought crime. Obviously he was inspired by Robin Hood, with the way his costume is and he too is also an Archer with a variety of special arrows, mostly non-lethal. DC comics did pair him and Batman up in a few issues along with their dorky side-kicks "Speedy" and "Robin", but later on they paired Green Arrow up with Green Lantern and gave them their own comic series. Batman recruited Green Arrow to the Justice League to help keep it real.

#6. Superman

Of course he's on here, I can't leave Supes out, he's the most Iconic superhero out there. Born Kal-El on the planet Krypton his parents stuck him in a space ship as a baby and sent him to Earth just before their planet exploded. John and Martha Kent found his crashed ship and raised him as their own, Clark Kent. His powers include; near invincibility, super speed, flight, laser vision, x-ray vision, cold freaking breath, and super outrageous strength. He has three downfalls though; he is powerless under a red sun and his two weaknesses are Kryptonite(radioactive shards of his home planet) and Lois Lane, but she's also a part of his strength too. He is awesome because he fights for Truth, Justice, and the American way!

Honorable mentions include; Wolverine, Green Lantern, Silver Surfer and Captain America