Top 10 90s Superheroes You Wish You Could Forget

Mullets, pouches, and double-lit bullet shells

These are the core building blocks that made everything work during the fabled decade that was the 1990s

Only issue being, they flat-out aged horribly, especially the superstars. Here are top 10 90s superheroes we wish we could forget

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Number 10, Spider-Man 2099. The 90s loved taking something familiar, like your friendly neighborhood wall crawler

and mixing it up with something slightly less familiar, like a dystopian Blade Runner-esque future

which is how you get Miguel O'Hara from Spider-Man 2099. With a suit that just screams

I'm definitely not trying too hard, a holographic sidekick, and fingertips that had little knives protruding from them

old Dirty Spidey 2099 truly was at the vanguard of trying new stuff in the most 90s way possible

Thankfully, or unfortunately, depending on your take, the 2099 imprint didn't last long

and Miguel O'Hara was doomed to obscure, who, well, actually not really

He pops up quite a bit. He's in Spider-Verse, just had a new costume designed for him by Chris Anka

and even had another ongoing set in the 616. So actually, our boy Miguel

he ain't doing so bad after all. Number nine, Sleepwalker. When college student Rick Sheridan

became bonded with an alien that protects the minds of the sleeping, little did he know he'd be in

for a whole slew of adventures as Sleepwalker. Yeah, not exactly the most thrilling of superheroes

but the 1990s cult favorite Sleepwalker has some ardent fans out there

Created by Brett Blevins and Bob Budiansky, this would-be paranormal psychic do-gooder

had an ongoing series that lasted 33 issues, believe it or not. Has the character gone on to much acclaim

since his initial three-year run? No, not really. But he's still around, walking, in his sleep, or whatever

Number eight, Artemis Wonder Woman. Artemis Ivana Migdal is an Amazon warrior

Depending on the continuity, she either grew up with Wonder Woman or was Diana's right-hand woman

or was just generally around. She's never really gotten the shine she deserves, honestly

But in the 90s for a brief moment she really did Artemis took over the role of Wonder Woman During her time as the ambassador to the world of man she was also gifted with special weapons and objects that increased her powers Gauntlets of Atlas Sandals of Hermes and of course the Golden Lasso of Truth It

might sound dorky, but they sure get the job done. Wonder Woman has had some strange reboots

and remakes over the decades. Artemis might not be the most fondly remembered, but she certainly

is one of the most... 90s. Just look at that hair. So much hair. Number 7. Dark Claw. Speaking of the

90s. Inarguably, the two biggest characters of the decade were Batman and Wolverine, which begs

a simple question. What do you get when you combine Batman and Wolverine? No, not metaphorically

literally. What do you get when you combine the Berserker from the Great White North and the Dark

Knight? You get Dark Claw. Sure, Spider-Boy, Super Soldier, Doctor Strange, Fate, and Amazon all had

their devotees, but let's be real. The only character from the Amalgam crossover that anyone

really remembers is Dark Claw. Why? Because he looks cool. Too bad we'll never see him again

thanks to the fact that both of the respective comic book companies involved are now owned by

the biggest corporations in the world, so, you know, that's a thing. Number six, 90s Daredevil

It's kind of hard to screw up Daredevil. Matt Murdock, the blind lawyer by day

super blind vigilante by night. It's not really that complicated. And yet, the 90s got it wrong

How, you ask? Well, by giving our favorite guilt-ridden emotional mess, armor. Yeah

that's right, armor. On the practical and logistical level, does it make sense that Mr

Murdoch, a normal dude who definitely isn't bulletproof, would want to wear some tactical

SWAT gear? Yes, absolutely. Only issue is they put him in this, which at the time, everyone hated

But you know, the more I'm looking at it, it's kind of growing on me. Maybe it isn't that bad. Maybe, except for the cheese graters on the likes. I mean, that just seems like recklessly dangerous

across the board. Number five, Blood Wolf. Bad boys were huge in the 90s, and the king of them

all was Lobo. The sarcastic parody of the cigar-chomping, cliche, cool dude, catchphrase

spouting grimdark good guy captured the hearts and minds of 12-year-olds everywhere. But what's

cooler than Lobo A cheap knockoff by Rob Liefeld of course Enter Blood Wolf He rides a motorcycle shaped like a gun has hair that stands two feet tall and he has more belts than Tommy Wiseau Is he fondly remembered

No. Does he have the same sardonic edge that Lobo had? No

Is he even remotely cool? No, honestly, not really. And yet here we are talking about him

So he must have done something right? Well, honestly, not really. Blood Wolf kind of just sucks across the board

And that's really the most distinguishing thing about him. It's honestly kind of impressing just how much he outright stinks

Number four, John Paul Valley Batman. Another thing the 90s loved was killing people

or pseudo-killing them. Superman got punched to death by doomsday. Spider-Man got cloned to death

Professor X got onslaughted. The biggest non-death of them all is Batman

After Bane broke his back, a genetically engineered assassin named John Paul Valley

took up the mantle of the Dark Knight, a costume that had a garter belt made of pouches

Because that's what the kids wanted, right? From his bizarre mask and chest design

to the fact that his gloves have razor-sharp claws on them, Valley's whole not Batman look was pretty weird

Didn't stick around that long, thankfully. However, John Paul's next codename, Azrael, has been going semi-steady for 20 or so years straight

Good for you, John Paul. Good for you. You don't listen to the haters who say there's really no purpose or need for your character in Gotham

They don't know you. They don't see the real you. And how completely pointless you are

Number three, Otherworldly Punisher. The Punisher. Frank Castle. A vigilante with no otherworldly abilities

Just a man fueled by hate and with many, many, totally, completely legally obtained firearms

Well, during the 90s, before Garth Ennis got his hands on ye olde big pun

Marvel decided to take the character in a new direction, one that involved him being resurrected as an avenging angel

Yep, that's right, an angel. Well, sort of. He was also sort of a demon

Through a long, convoluted line of events, Frank ended up with a sigil on his head that glowed red or white

depending on if he was killing for heaven or hell. Which makes just about as much sense in the books

as it does in this extremely brief synopsis. This, ironically, is the darkest time

in the Punisher's history, and exactly zero people have ever tried to continue this storyline, thankfully

Look on the bright side At least he didn have a mullet Number two Beryl Wolverine Cast your mind back to yesterday the mid when the X movies weren even a vague possibility yet And as such Marvel didn ham make a needless origin for Wolverine

the man with no past, just to beat the film's doing it first. What they did give Wolverine, though

is two of the most controversial words in all of X-Men history. Bone claws

Yeah, after Magneto stripped Wolverine of his adamantium, it drove Logan mad and turned him feral

It also revealed that the claws were part of his original mutation, not just the healing factor

So for a solid chunk of the 90s, Wolverine ran around with a headband and speaking broken English and fighting with bone claws

Doesn't even need to be said. Fine, this era is hated by almost everyone

Runners up. Okay, here we almost are at the big kahuna, numero uno

But before we do the number one slot, let's rattle off some honorable mentions. Maggot from the X-Men

aka the guy whose intestines evolved to be two gigantic maggots. Not even kidding

Danny Ketch Ghost Rider, aka the living embodiment of acid-washed jeans and mulli

Grease. The Max, which honestly, if you haven't read or watched, I don't know

how to explain it to you. And Dark Hawk, the quintessential 90's

not Spider-Man who definitely needs another ongoing series. Bring him back again, Marvel

And with that, drumroll please. Number 1. Superman Red and Blue. Okay, so

how does one communicate the truly bizarre weirdness of the Superman comics in the

90's? So, Superman dies. He gets beaten to death by Doomsday. Then everyone

thinks he comes back, but it turns out there's actually four Superman all claiming to be the

real Superman. Superboy, Steel, Vindicator, and Cyborg Superman. Then it's revealed that none of

them are really Superman, and the real Superman has been in a coma, and the Vindicator suit brings

him back to life only for him to split into two Superman. Yeah, two Superman, one of which was red

the other was blue. Thankfully, Superman Red and Superman Blue have been relegated to dollar bins

in the ensuing 30 years since the reign of the Supermans. The comics might be god-awful

but at least we can all agree that we all win by not having to have seen these extremely stupid costumes ever again

I mean, they're basically twice as stupid because, you know, there's two of them