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Hero Of The Week- Our first month closes out with Clark Kent’s Super performance, bringing in 17 Points over 4 Appearances. Damian Wayne, Harley Quinn, and Yara Flov all tied for Performance Of The Week, with 11 Points in a singular Appearance.
Antagonist Of The Week – A handful of villains broke double digits this week, with Deathstroke, Mr. Bloom, and Ra’s Al Ghul tying for second with 10 Points in a Single Appearance. However, scoring Two Appearances gave Black Adam the edge, with a total of 11 Points.
Book Of The Week- It’s a Justice League week; Justice League #71 brought in 78 Points over 32 Characters.
Welcome to the League – 2 New Heroes Added: Fire (Beatriz da Costa), Robot Man (Clifford Steele); 2 New Antagonists Added: Prometheus, Respawn
MONTH END RANKINGS
TOP 10 HEROES
1.) Batman (Bruce Wayne) – 65 Points (14 Appearances)
2.) Nightwing (Dick Grayson) – 41 Points (11 Appearances)
3.) Superman (Jonathan Kent) – 30 Points (4 Appearances)
4.) Wonder Woman (Diana Prince) – 28 Points (4 Appearances)
5.) Robin (Damian Wayne) – 26 Points (4 Appearances)
6.) Aquaman (Arthur Curry) – 20 Points (5 Appearances)
7.) Superman (Clark Kent) – 20 Points (6 Appearances)
8.) Donna Troy – 18 Points (5 Appearances)
9.) Oracle (Barbara Gordon) – 18 Points (7 Appearances)
10.) Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) – 16 Points (4 Appearances)
Commentary: Man, I wish this level of diversity in the Top 10 would continue on past this first month. Donna Troy is in the Top Ten for the first time, and Jonathan Kent outperformed Diana in the same amount of Appearances. Clark Kent being #7 is the biggest surprise.
TOP 10 ANTAGONISTS
1.) King Shark – 15 Points (2 Appearances)
2.) Black Adam – 15 Points (4 Appearances)
3.) Manchester Black/Mr. Bloom/Ra’s Al Ghul – 10 Points (1 Appearance)
6.) Defacer/Scarecrow – 10 Points (2 Appearances)
8.) Deathstroke – 9 Points (1 Appearance)
9.) Bloodsport/Lex Luthor/The Calculator – 8 Points (2 Appearances)
Commentary: A lot of ties in these early days of 2022. Scarecrow’s continued presence after his 2021 ending Event is surprising, while King Shark’s #1 spot is not, since he was the lead of a now concluded series. I’m feeling big things for Lex and Slade in 2022.
Key: TU – Team-Up; LT – Lead Team; SC – Save Civilian; CD – Character Development; DA – Defeat Antagonist.
| Action Comics #1039 (23) |
| Apollo – Senses Martian Manhunter – Intangibility, Telekinesis, Telepathy, DA (Henchmen) Midnighter – Gun, Influence, DA (Warzoons) Steel (NI) – Influence, Weapon Superman (CK) – Intellect, Strength, Whip, DA (Gladitoral Beast) Antagonist(s) OMAC – Influence, Melee, Strength |
| Aquaman/Green Arrow: Deep Target #4 (18) |
| Aquaman (AC) – Agility, Gun, Melee, Projectile, Tech, Vehicle, Weapon, DA (Moon Guards) Green Arrow (OQ) – Durability, Flight, Melee, Strength, Water, Weapon, LT, DA (Moon Guards) |
| Deathstroke Inc. #5 (24) |
| Black Canary – Melee, Sonics, Sonics Offensive, DA (Illusions) Antagonist(s) Count Vertigo – CD: Part Of The Secret Society Doctor Destiny – CD: Part Of The Secret Society Deathstroke – Assassin, Blade, Gun, Heal, Melee, Weapon, CD: King Of The Super-Villains, DA (Illusions) Prometheus– CD: Part Of The Secret Society The Calculator – Intellect, LT, CD: Death |
| Detective Comics #1050 (56) |
| Batman (BW) – Ensnare, Projectile, Tech, Vehicle, LT, DA (The Joker) Harley Quinn Huntress – Durability, Melee, Rage, Sense, Strength, Tech, SC, DA (Clowns) Oracle (BG) – Tech Nightwing (DG) – Agility, Deception, Investigation, Melee, Projectile, Tech, DA (Scarecrow Children) Robin (TD) – Agility, Blunt, Tech, TU (Superman), DA (Metallo) Superman (CK) – Absorb, Speed, TU (Robin), SC Antagonist(s) Metallo – Toxin Mr. Freeze Poison Ivy – Ensnare, Plants, Plants Offensive, Rage Psycho Pirate – Influence, SC Scarecrow – Influence, Melee, Toxin, LT, DA (Robin) The Joker – Weapon |
| Harley Quinn #11 (11) |
| Harley Quinn – Agility, Blunt, Crawl, Gun, Influence, Intellect, Melee, Weapon, SC, DA (Robots) |
| Justice League #71 (78) |
| Aquaman (AC) – Melee, DA (Royal Flush Gang) Atom Smasher – Melee, Strength Batman (BW) – Melee Black Canary Colonel Trevor – Business Detective Chimp Director Bones – Business Doctor Fate (KH) – Blade, Fourth Wall, Influence, Magic Doctor Light – Energy Offensive, Flight, Fire – Flames Green Arrow (OQ) – Business, Influence, Projectile Hawkgirl (KS) – Flight, Melee Hellblazer (JC) Jason Blood (ET) Kamandi – Business Manhunter (KS) – Blunt, Business Metamorpho Naomi – Energy, Melee, DA (Royal Flush Gang) Queen Hippolyta – Blade, Strength, Weapon, DA (Royal Flush Gang) Ragman Robot Man (Clifford Steele) Steel (JI) – Weapon Swamp Thing (AH) Supergirl (KK) – Energy Offensive, Flight Superman (CK) – Durability, Flight, Melee, Strength, DA (Royal Flush Gang) The Flash (BA) The Question (VS) Zatanna Antagonist(s) Black Adam – Elements, Flight, Influence, Lightning, Melee, DA (Royal Flush Gang) Clayface (BK) Etrigan (JB) – Intellect Solomon Grundy – Durability, Melee |
| Robin #10 (22) |
| Connor Hawke Flatline Ravager Robin (DW) – Intellect, Melee, Willpower Antagonist(s) Ra’s Al Ghul – Blade, Creature, Flames, Intellect, Toxin, Weapon, TU (Talia Al Ghul), LT, CD: War Against and Banishment Of His Mother Respawn – Weapon Talia Al Ghul – Weapon, TU (Ra’s Al Ghul) |
| Superman & Robin Special #1 (21) |
| Robin (DW) – Durability, Flight, Gun, Intellect, Stealth, Strength, Suit, Weapon, TU (Superman), DA (Nazis) Superman (CK) Superman (JK) – Durability, Melee, Speed, Speed Defensive, Strength, Suit, TU (Robin), DA (Nazis) |
| Task Force Z #4 (42) |
| Batman (BW) – Melee, Tech, Weapon, LT, SC, DA (Thieves) Red Hood (JT) – Blunt, Energy, Melee, Thief, Weapon, SC, DA (Thieves) Antagonist(s) Arkham Knight (AA) – Blade, Durability, Melee, Weapon, DA (Guards) Deadshot (FL) – Gun, Weapon, DA (Guards) KGBeast Man-Bat (KL) – Flight, Senses Mr. Bloom – Deception, Heal, Intellect, Melee, Stealth, Strength, Toxin, LT, DA (Doctor) Solomon Grundy Two-Face (HD) – Tech Victor Zsasz |
| Teen Titans Academy #11 (30) |
| Arsenal (RH) – SC Beast Boy Bunker – Energy Defensive, SC Cyborg Donna Troy – Flight, LT Kid Flash (WW) – Speed Nightwing (DG) Raven – Teleport Roundhouse – SC Shazam – Flight, Influence, Lightning, CD: Sacrifices Himself To The Rock Of Eternity Starfire The Flash (WW) – Speed, LT Antagonist(s) Black Adam – Flight, Melee, Speed |
| The Flash #778 (52) |
| Amethyst – Creature, Energy Offensive, Melee Detective Chimp – Melee Doctor Fate (KH) – Flight, Magic, Magic Offensive, Etrigan (JB) – Flames, Flames Offensive, Melee Hellblazer (JC) – Flames Impulse (IW) – Energy Ragman – Flight, Whips The Flash (WW) – Ensnare, Melee, Speed, Speed Defensive The Turtle (JW) – Absorb, Durability, Melee, Sense, Speed, Stealth, Strength Zatanna – Flight, Magic Antagonist(s) Eclipso – Intellect, Melee, Possession Mammoth – Melee, TU (The Calculator) Shimmer – Toxin, Weapon, TU (The Calculator) The Calculator – Computers, TU (Shimmer), LT |
| Wonder Girl #7 (32) |
| Donna Troy – Durability, Flight, TU (Amazons) Wonder Girl (CS) – Flight, Influence, Melee, Strength, TU (Amazons), DA (Olympians) Wonder Girl (YF) – Blunt, Creature, Durability, Melee, Strength, Suit, Weapon, Whip, CD: Freed Of Her Bond To Olympus, DA (Eros) Antagonist(s) Eros – Blade, Durability, Magic, Suit, Weapon, CD: Responsible For The Murderer Of Yara’s Mother Queen Hera Zeus – Elements, Lightning |
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