The Boys
Summary
Since theGolden Age of Comicswas created by the introduction ofSuperman , thesuperherogenre has dominate photographic print , with Batman and Spider - Man spearhead the comics industry ’s success . While the average superhero comic take itself fair badly , at least as far as its own continuity and tale goes , others can be just evidently flakey . Whether it ’s through the exploration of unusual major power levels or improper zep , these title are love for their oddities .
10Black Hammer
Created by Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston
Created by Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston , Black Hammertells the story of a squad of Hero inspired by the Golden Age of Comics , instinct with analogue of Captain America and Martian Manhunter . Once the valiant heroes of Spiral City , the team were enigmatically transmit away , and trap in a pocket-sized town where they live together on a farm .
Black Hammeris a terrific love letter to the creative thinking of the Golden and Silver Age , with Hero of Alexandria like Talky Walky andColonel Weird standing as a testament to this . The series and its extended universe is full of unique takings on classic superheroes and literary role , with the like of Cthu - Louise being a smashing mental representation of how incredibly unknown the creation is .
9Ambush Bug
Created by Keith Giffen
While some see Harley Quinn as DC ’s alternative to Deadpool , the reality isthat role was satisfy by Ambush Bugyears before either of those antihero were created . The hero is a fourth - rampart - break man in a microbe suit , one with the power to teleport as well as dumb luck . His adventure often go around around him stumble into elaborate , high - stakes plots , including a late fluff effort to aid the Suicide Squad in kidnapping Luthor . However , his original Godhead , Keith Giffen , is responsible for his most absurd taradiddle .
Ambush Bug stands out as a meta , ego - mindful series that poke playfulness at the trends and tropes of superhero comedian of any given era , with Giffen describing him as " Bugs Bunny as a supervillain . " Despite ab initio appearing as a Superman enemy , his safe stories vomit him as a bomber , with an equally absurd knave ' gallery that includes a live on wind cone and a mirthful book artist with the powerfulness of a god .
Since being revamp in the 1980s , the Suicide Squad have become a place for severely - moil , covert ops activeness chronicle in DC Comics .
8Creeper
Created by Steve Ditko
create by Steve Ditko , the Creeper serves as a expansive , albeit maniac , character in DC , one often portrayed as a Jekyll and Hyde - type pattern . By day , the graphic symbol is shock jock diarist Jack Ryder who , at night , dons one of the most bizarre costume in comics to fight crook . regrettably , the sub is so strange that writers do n’t know what to do with him .
crawler is one of DC ’s most retconned heroes , with his origin having been everything from a scientific transmutation to the work of a demonic self-control . In effect , readers have something of an anti - Joker , a vigilance man who deal all the eccentricities and volatility of the Clown Prince of Crime but channeled into heroism . From his unparalleled figure to his unpredictable nature , Creeper volunteer proofreader a unusual take on the superhero formula .
7Doom Patrol
Created by Arnold Drake, Bob Haney and Bruno Premiani
During the Silver Age , the Doom Patrol were basically DC ’s version of the X - Men , a team of standard – albeit weird – superheroes led by Niles Caulder , and ab initio comprisedNegative Man , Elasti - Girl and Robotman . Together , they saved the world from their equally bizarre villains , such as Animal - Vegetable - Mineral Man and the Brain . Their series was a peachy encapsulation of ' 60 science fiction , but in the 1980s it took on a blue musical note , one that embraced the theme of their friendless nature .
Thanks to visionary writers like Grant Morrison and Rachel Pollack , the Doom Patrol are almost matchless when it fall to the rank embrace of weirdness in the DCU . If there was ever any doubtfulness that DC wanted the team to be define by its way-out , oddball nature , the original pitch for the team ’s name says it all : Legion of the Strange .
6The Inferior Five
Created by E. Nelson Bridwell and Joe Orlando
The substandard Five are DC ’s resident spoof superhero team , particularly stab sport at The Fantastic Four ( though not solely so ) . First appearing inShowcase#62 , the squad includes Merryman , Awkwardman , the Dumb Bunny , White Feather and the Blimp , all of whom are exactly as strange as their names suggest .
The Inferior Five of late receive a miniseries under Jeff Lemire , a writer known for leaning into the weirder side of comics . Many of the stories give them relatively terrene challenges , focalize instead on how their oddball personalities collide as they experience dangerous undertaking like meeting DC ’s editorial staff . The squad itself is defined by their sarcasm , with apposition like Merryman , the weakling soldierly arts expert , or White Feather , the expert archer who ’s no good in fighting .
DC gas one of the safe universes in comics , thanks to its heroes and villain . The latter have starred in a series of excellent comics .
5Action Comics#593
By John Byrne
While not a full - blown series , activity Comics#593 stands out as perhaps the strangest comic book in DC Comics chronicle owe to its scandalous story . The exit follows the Man of Tomorrow as he ’s tricked by the villain Sleez into star in a sex tape with Big Barda , cement John Byrne as one of Superman ’s most controversial writers .
Action Comics#593 is simultaneously the strange , most shocking and sleazy comic in Superman story , with the latter being accentuated by the capably - named villain himself , Sleez . While not as strange as some of the other books out there , it was the issuance ’s tonus comparative to the standard Man of Steel adventure that made it stand out . For a tally that had mostly been fix by action at law , check the wholesome Cuban sandwich drag in a sex activity dirt cast readers for a loop .
Superman may be considered the gold monetary standard of Hero of Alexandria , even he ’s had his odd chapter in history . See the top ten moments Clark Kent went too far .
4Funnyman
Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
The lesser - known design of Superman Maker Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster , Funnyman begin out as a man who , as a packaging stunt , dressed up as a clown to forestall fake crimes . However , after stopping an actual criminal , he decide to become a full - time superhero . of course , the idea of an ironically - dressed clown superhero did n’t get on .
Funnyman was actually created by Siegel and Shuster to mock the various Superman medley that had become common throughout the forties . contain on aptly - named villain like Doc Gimmick , the serial is essentially one big critique of the God Almighty ' copycat , following its somber yet comically - designed hero through bizarre adventures .
3The Boys
Created by Garth Ennis and Darrick Roberston
Created as asatirical work of superhero deconstruction , Garth Ennis and Darrick Robertson’sThe Boystakes place in a Earth where superheroes are on the QT corrupt , deplorable and scandalous villains . While there are some exceptions to this principle , the entire series is in effect an everting of Marvel and DC , search how heroes like Captain America and Superman would work in a more realistic setting . One of the most fascinating , yet bizarre , aspects of the series is how Ennis take various superpowers to laughable arcdegree .
The Boysproduced some of the strange laughable book moment of the 21st century , most notably the infamous superhero orgy tale . In Ennis ' serial , superheroes are a dark parody of themselves , with gonzo fixation , scandalous life and often time horrifying great power . Considering the writer ’s own antipathy for superheroes , the diseased treatment of the genre earn complete sense , and is more than deserving a read .
The Boys is famous for not pulling its punches with ultra - violence , & Butcher is perhaps its greatest perpetrator . Here ’s 10 of his most brutal kills !
2Herbie
Created by Richard E. Hughes and Ogden Whitney
debut in the pages ofForbidden Worlds#73 , Herbie Popnecker is a 1950s American youngster known for his heavyset figure , lethargic personality and the fact he ’s one of comics ' most overpowered heroes . clear these abilities through a combination of innate genetics and topnotch ice lolly , he can do anything from teleport peachy distance to communicating with animals .
Herbie is often forced to step in to deliver his wholesome yet bumbling male parent , Pincus , who is unsupportive and often insulting towards his Word . Interestingly , though far from a surprise , Herbie is a favorite of Alan Moore , owe to the peculiar nature of his powers and satirical adventures .
1Reagan’s Raiders
Created by Monroe Arnold, Rich Buckler and Dick Ayers
Reagan ’s Raiderstakes spot in a world where Ronald Reagan and his cabinet develop world power , allowing them to take on the challenges of their brass in a more direct manner . Written at the height of the Iran - Contra scandal , the three - exit miniseries serves simultaneously as conservative foreign insurance policy wish fulfillment and satire of ' LXXX American politics .
Reagan ’s Raidersis such a bizarre comic that some readers have been left confused whether it was intended to be a ra - ra loyal romp or a piece of music of irony against the presidential term . Thesuperheroseries is n’t strange for its story content as much as it is for its tone and premise , with an eccentricity that somehow appeal as much to sports fan of Reagan as his critic .
