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10 DC Villains Worthy Of Green Lantern Rings

Beyond DC's heroes, many comic villains like Sinestro and Harley Quinn have, or should have, worn Green Lantern power rings.

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10 DC Villains Doctor Doom Would Team Up With

Doctor Doom may have debuted as a Fantastic Four villain, but he threatens the entire Marvel Universe. Who would help him conquer DC Comics?

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Every Riddle Given By The Riddler In The Batman, Explained

The Riddler's riddles from Matt Reeves' The Batman left some fans scratching their heads–Here's what each of his riddles mean.

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10 DC Comics Villains You Didn’t Even Know Existed

The DC Universe is a treasure trove of untamed villainy, where the forgotten await new tales to be told.

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10 DC Villains Made For Fighting Games

While Injustice has already adapted big DC names like the Joker to fighting games, Star Sapphire and Mongul could be game-changers.

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10 Upgrades From Villains That Superman Could Use

Superman has made great use of his Kryptonian superpowers and tech. However, he could stand to borrow some tricks from villains like Lex Luthor.

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10 DC Villains Who Never Had A Solo Ongoing Comic

DC has a huge catalog of prominent villains, but even bad guys like Gorilla Grodd and Darkseid have never had their own ongoing books.

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10 DC Villains Who Should Be Heroes

Some of Superman and Batman's most iconic villains would work better as superheroes fighting alongside their current DC Comics enemies.

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10 DC Villains Motivated By Love

There's a lot that motivates a villainous character, but DC villains like Harley Quinn and Floronic Man are driven by love.

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10 Best Elseworlds Versions Of DC Villains

DC's Elseworlds gives creators an opportunity to reimagine classic characters. Including villains like the Joker and Red Son's President Lex Luthor.

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10 Most Powerful Armored Villains In DC Comics

DC Comics has a long tradition of armoring villains to boost their power, from Mister Freeze to Darkseid, making them notable icons of evil.

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10 DC Villains Who Won't Kill (& Why)

Evil villains don't necessarily like to kill to achieve their goals and classic DC villains like Catwoman, Fiddler and more actively avoid it.

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10 Best DC Comics About Villains, Ranked

DC Comics has a rich roster of villains. Many of these villains have landed their own stories in solo books, like Bane and Catman in The Secret Six.

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10 Tired DC Villain Tropes (& How To Save Them)

Every comic company has begun to play into the tropes of the genre and the DC Comics villains are no exception, but they need to kick bad habits.

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10 Superman Villains TooAnnoying For A DCU Adaptation

James Gunn's new DCU will probably have a sense of humor but even some Golden Age Superman villains like Mxyzptlk and Toyman are too annoying to adapt

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10 Strongest DC Villains Locked Up In Iron Heights, Ranked

When the Flash defeats Captain Cold, his Rogues, or even the Reverse Flash, they're locked up in DC Comics' Iron Heights prison.

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Lex Luthor & 9 Other DC Villains Who Don't Need Powers To Pose A Threat

Lex Luthor challenges Superman month after month without any superpowers, setting the precedent that even powerless villains can still pose threats.

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10 DC Villains With Multiple Arch Enemies

Most of DC's villains will have a specific enemy in mind as their arch-nemesis but each of these antagonists can't choose between their foes.

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9 DC Villains Who Got Their Powers From A Scientific Accident

DC Comics' villains all have different origins, but some share a common scientific accident trope that gave them all powers.

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10 DC Comics Power Creeps That Make No Sense

DC Comics is known for its powerful superheroes and villains. However, even Superman's powers have increased uncontrollably at times.

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