Thu Jul 10, 2008 — by Rick Marshall

Who's the Best Superhero?

It's Superman vs. Batman vs. Wolverine vs. Daredevil vs. Spawn vs. Iron Man vs. ... Flash Gordon?

Of all the heroes in all of the comics ever made, who is the greatest?

While the answer to that one is easy (it's Rom: Spaceknight, of course), Chicago's RedEye Magazine seems to think the question merits a bit more discussion. They've put together a bracket-style "Best Superhero Tourney" to choose the greatest superhero, and even went so far as to recruit Stan "The Man" Lee to provide an audio greeting for participants.

Sure, some of the choices are easy (does anyone really think Popeye stands a chance against the Silver Surfer's power cosmic?), but there are some conspicuously absent characters -- including [gasp] Rom! The RedEye crew also loses points for naming two of the groupings of characters the "Nicolas Cage Region" and the "Rosario Dawson Region" -- but that one's forgivable. The absence of Rom, however, should be considered an affront to comics history as we know it.

With that in mind, I think it's time to do a little ballot-stuffing, folks. Who's with me? Let's head over there and make sure Popeye ends up trouncing Superman in the final round.

The first 32-character round ends this Friday, July 11, so register your votes soon -- then come back the following week to vote on the "Sweet Sixteen" of characters.

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