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There are a ton of supervillains within the comicbook world.
Some amazing, some not so amazing.
And yet even some of the most astounding ones tend to go MIA sometimes.
They get killed or just straight up disappear without even an explanation.
Sometimes for years and years.
Today we are going to explore some of the villains that we have currently lost but who
need desperately to be resurrected, brought back to life or simply re-introduced in some
specific form of media as we count down the top 10 super villains who need to come back.
Be sure to stick around till the end of this list where we will have some bonus content
coming your way.
Alright, let’s get counting.
10 Loki
Loki died in 2010 in the comics, foreshadowing his MCU death which would also follow later
in Infinity War in 2018.
We did of course have Kid Loki, who was his own version of Loki of really.
This was Loki reincarnated as he had managed to wipe his name from the Book of Hel, allowing
himself to be reborn anew.
Both fortunately and unfortunately though this Loki had no memories of his past life
and so ended up being kind of a different version of the character altogether.
And even Kid Loki has since died in the comicbook world.
And I know what you’re thinking.
‘But, Amanda, what about the Disney Plus Loki show that we’ll be getting.’
True we will be seeing a version of Loki return in his own series.
The preview that dropped for the Falcon and the Winter Soldier series, Loki series and
Wandavision series during the Superbowl seemed to hint that Loki would find himself with
the TVA, Time Variance Authority, in time travel jail.
But one, we need the original version of Loki back in the comics and two, we need Loki back
on the big screen as well as in his series.
He’s too good of a villain to be isolated in the Disney Plus tv world.
Also would we consider that Loki to still be main continuity or an alternate?
9 Kite Man
Okay okay.
I know what you all are thinking.
How dare I put Kite Man above Loki!
But hear me out.
Kite Man has recently appeared in the new Harley Quinn animated series and his character
is hilarious.
If you haven’t wanted the new Adult Swim Harley show and you are a big DC and Batman-verse
fan, you need to go watch it.
Like, now.
It’s fantastic.
And hilarious.
And just, trust me!
The show does a great job of poking fun at Kite Man while also providing a new spin on
the character that is earnest and refreshing.
He’s got a lot of Bravado.
But seeing him there, actually made me miss him in the comicbook world.
While Kite Man does exist in New 52 and Rebirth, we haven’t seen him for a few years.
And I love what they did with his tragic backstory.
Losing his son who loved to fly kites to a kite-string that was poisoned by Joker in
the war of jokes and riddles between Joker and Riddler.
I can’t believe I’m saying it but we need more Kite Man.
8 Doctor Claw
Doctor Claw was actually one of the most scary supervillains for me as a child.
He is terrifying because in the animated series we never get to see his face.
While other forms of media did reveal this look, like the 1999 movie, in the animated
series he remained a villain shrouded in mystery.
His voice and mysteriousness combined made him impossibly frightening.
And I think we need someone like this again today in the animated supervillain world.
I also just love Inspector Gadget as a series so I think it could be time to bring it back.
7 Mephisto
While Mephisto continues to be a regular supervillain in the comics, he is a villain we have yet
to see enter the MCU and one who I feel is sorely missed there.
Mephisto is one of those villains who has the power to seriously mess with reality and
superheroes happiness as we know it.
Marvel wanted to create a character to embody Satan but restricted by the Comics Code Authority
at the time to do so so they came up with Mephisto.
A powerful demon who is known for his unsavoury and twisted deals.
He can give you whatever you want but there’s always a terrible catch.
6 Molecule Man
Molecule Man was once a fearsome villain.
While has reluctantly reformed himself now and again and become almost heroic, when he
was a villain, he was a force to be reckoned with.
Almost unstoppable.
He is known for being one of the most powerful beings in the multiverse.
He can manipulate molecules in a way that allows him to literally create whatever wishes
and make physically exist or make it true.
He can manipulate matter and energy using his abilities to create universes or warp
pre-existing ones.
In the past he has displayed vast knowledge when it comes to the multiverse as well.
Unfortunately he met his final end in Fantastic Four volume 6, issue 2, after pieces of him
had been used to rebuild the universe leaving really only version of him left.
And honestly I feel like for all that he has done and how much terror and trouble he has
wrought, he deserved a better death.
Not just be devoured atom by atom.
We better see him get vomitted back up by those Underlings…
5 Black Mask
While Black Mask has also been reintroduced in the new 52, the last major appearance saw
him released from Arkham due to a legal technicality that his lawyers were able to exploit.
He was confronted by Damian Wayne as Robin about his criminal activity.
When Robin didn’t like the dismissive response he was given, he locked him away in a dungeon
located in the Teen Titans headquarters, tortured him and then, I guess threw away the keys.
Not only that but he’s locked up with a couple other awesome villains Brother Blood
and Onomatopoeia.
I demand he be released.
Black Mask pre new 52 was usually the one doing the torturing.
And I demand he be released so that he may be free to instill fear in the superheroes
that he terrorizes once more.
4 Hela
That's right.
Thor is just losing all the siblings Hela met her demise via blackhole gun in Guardians
of the Galaxy volume 6 from 2019.
Yeah, black hole gun.
Oh, comics.
Hela was trying to resurrect her current lover Thanos but was foiled by the Guardians and
Dark Guardians.
Their tampering cause Thanos to come back wrong, not being of sound mind.
"Sound mind."
We are talking about the Mad Titan here but even for Thanos this was just not right.
Hella fired the black portal gun at her enemies but missed her intended target.
Instead the bullet was redirected to hit Thanos.
While the Guardians and Dark Guardians managed to escape, Hela and Thanos found themselves
sucked in the black hole.
I mean this is comics so a black hole death seems like it's one Hela can come back from.
Also how do you kill the Goddess of Death?
But still who knows how long it'll be till she resurfaces.
Hopefully sooner rather than later.
If we can't have in the MCU, at least give us more Hela in the comics.
3 Tombstone
I feel like Tombstone is a villain who is super ingrained in the 90s.
He was first introduced during Web of Spider-Man in 1988.
And he would be most active in criminal antics until the mid-90s.
We wouldn’t see him again until the late 2000’s.
From 2010 on he would pop every now and then but lately we haven’t even had that.
It’s been a few years since we saw Tombstone.
And while he is very iconic in the 90s, I’m actually a big believer in bringing back some
the villains from this time.
We can breathe new life into them and maybe even bring back some of the wacky comic book
antics of that crazy decade in comics.
2 Onomatopoeia
We haven’t seen much of Onomatopoeia in the new 52 and rebirth.
He had a few amazing stories pre-new 52 and even killed Batman’s fiance Silver St Cloud
after playing a long con and tricking Bruce into thinking he was a vigilante known as
Baphoment.
While he isn’t as well known, I think he’s a great villain who has always deserved more
panel-time.
In the new 52 we have only seen him appear in a few issues of Teen Titans volume 6.
He also becomes locked up in their dungeon with Black Mask.
And like Black Mask, I demand he be released.
And to DC, I say how dare, how dare.
The world needs more interesting, unique and relatively new villains like Onomatopoeia.
Don’t make us love them and then hide them away.
Shame.
1 Green Goblin
Yes yes, we have Norman Osborn in the comics.
But we have yet to see either him or alternate persona, Green Goblin on the big screen in
ages.
While I know Willem Dafoe is a tough one to replace as he did such an amazing job, I just
want some version of this iconic Spider-Man supervillain to surface before we run out
of Peter Parker films.
Like, please?
He is so iconic.
Also can't Willem Dafoe just reprise the role.
I know that Willem Dafoe is in his sixties but I mean can't we just use de-aging effects?
He's so good.
I'm tired of waiting for Green Goblin to enter the MCU.
Please, Marvel, make it happen!
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Who do you think needs more screen time or panel time?
Who are you missing the most?
Let us know in the comments below.
I seriously need some Sinister Six in the MCU.
I neeeed it.
I am missing them every time I watch a Spidey film.
But I’m aware I may be left waiting for awhile.
Unless my Morbius suspicions prove to be true.
Only time will tell.
Speaking of time, time’s up on this list.
So until next time, this has been top 10 nerd and I’m your host, Amanda McKnight, reminding
you as always to stay nerdy, YouTube.
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