While we're on this topic, I was arguing with my friends on Discord earlier about how I think Superman is the most popular and iconic superhero and they said Batman, Spider-Man and Iron Man are more popular than him.
Am I tripping or was that not an incredibly stupid statement? Tell me I'm not the only one that thinks Superman is actually the most popular and iconic superhero in history?
Batman, Spider Man are more popular for sure

No contest there
 
While we're on this topic, I was arguing with my friends on Discord earlier about how I think Superman is the most popular and iconic superhero and they said Batman, Spider-Man and Iron Man are more popular than him.
Am I tripping or was that not an incredibly stupid statement? Tell me I'm not the only one that thinks Superman is actually the most popular and iconic superhero in history?
Superman is the most well-known superhero, Batman or Spider-Man are the most popular.
 
There's no way he's the most famous lol
Superman is THE hero. He's argaubly the most famous comic character in history.
Not to mention he's the blueprint for so many other characters, even if they're typically parody characters like Metro Man and Homelander.
If you ask someone on the street to name a superhero, I guarantee you 9 times out of 10 they'll say Superman before they say anyone else.
history of how many years
 
Spiderman has the highest selling movies and video games for a reason. Batman might have Spiderman beat at tv shows though.
You might be right, but Superman is more popular because, again, he was the blueprint for a TON of things. I'm currently using a pfp of a character that was made to be essentially another Superman, for example. Now obviously Martian Manhunter is different from Superman especially with newer versions of him like Absolute Martian Manhunter (which is a fabulous comic by the way) making him more of his own character, but my point still stands that he was originally just Superman but slightly different.
Superman is just far more influential than every other superhero, and he's one of the first superheroes, preceding Spiderman by, if I recall correctly, 30 years. Yes Spiderman and Batman get more content, partially because they're more interesting to write, but when it comes down to who's known as the quintessential superhero, Superman will always be above them. Iconography and influence play a massive role into these things, it's the exact same reason as to why people consider Dragon Ball one of the most popular animes in history. Some animes might get more content, and there'll be animes that momentarily surpass it in popularity, but it'll always circle back to Dragon Ball in the end. You'll never see as many children talking about Domain Expansions or Sharingans or Spirit Guns or whatever other cool anime techniques, compared to how many talk about going Super Saiyan and using a Kamehameha.
 
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no they're not.

"most well-known" "most popular"
Not really, "well-known" and "popular" aren't really the same thing, One refers to how much people know about you, and the other is how much people actually like you and, in this case, are willing to consume your media. (Donald Trump is far more well-known than he is popular, for example.)
Batman and Spiderman are more popular than Superman, have you never heard the common criticism of people calling superman "boring" or bland, something you don't see with the other two? Batman or Spiderman generally move people more, which is why their movies earn higher at the box office, why their comics consistently outsell superman's, and why they sell more merchandise.
 
Not really, "well-known" and "popular" aren't really the same thing, One refers to how much people know about you, and the other is how much people actually like you and, in this case, are willing to consume your media. (Donald Trump is far more well-known than he is popular, for example.)
Batman and Spiderman are more popular than Superman, have you never heard the common criticism of people calling superman "boring" or bland, something you don't see with the other two? Batman or Spiderman generally move people more, which is why their movies earn higher at the box office, why their comics consistently outsell superman's, and why they sell more merchandise.
Alright, fair enough, he isn't more "popular" than them. But I do still believe he's more "well known" than them.
 
While we're on this topic, I was arguing with my friends on Discord earlier about how I think Superman is the most popular and iconic superhero and they said Batman, Spider-Man and Iron Man are more popular than him.
Am I tripping or was that not an incredibly stupid statement? Tell me I'm not the only one that thinks Superman is actually the most popular and iconic superhero in history?
I would say batman is more popular than superpam, then comes superman in second and spiderman in third place imo
 
Alright, fair enough, he isn't more "popular" than them. But I do still believe he's more "well known" than them.
This is the case I think

Everyone knows about Superman. He’s the superhero

But very few people will ever say that he’s their favorite superhero or they’re on the edge of their seats waiting for his next movie

Well relative to Batman or Spiderman anyway. Those 2 have the most hyped movies/shows/canon and non canon material by far

Iron Man kinda sits in a weird spot. He’s a good feature hero but he doesn’t get a lot of solo stuff anymore
 
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