The results are based upon a survey of readers of Comic Book Resources for their favorite DC comic book characters of all time, arranged in ascending order. These are all characters that DC currently has the comic book rights to (for instance, DC no longer has the rights to Walter B. Gibson’s Shadow).
25 Swamp Thing
24 Captain Marvel
23 Green Lantern (Guy Gardner)
21 Aquaman
20 Rorschach
19 Black Canary
18 Power Girl
17 Superboy (Conner Kent)
16 John Constantine
15 Lex Luthor
14 Robin (Damian Wayne)
13 Booster Gold
12 Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)
11 Green Arrow (Oliver Queen)
10 Oracle (Barbara Gordon)
9 Flash (Barry Allen)
8 Red Robin (Tim Drake)
7 Wonder Woman
6 Flash (Wally West)
5 Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
4 Joker
3 Nightwing (Dick Grayson)
2 Superman
1 Batman (Bruce Wayne)