The results are based upon a survey of readers of Comic Book Resources for their favorite Marvel comic book characters of all time, arranged in ascending order. These are all characters that Marvel currently has the comic book rights to (for instance, Marvel no longer has the rights to Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian).
24 Captain America/Winter Soldier (James “Bucky” Barnes)
23 Rogue
22 Beast
21 Storm
20 Jean Grey
19 Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde)
18 Punisher
17 Emma Frost
16 Iron Fist
15 Deadpool
14 Doctor Strange
13 Nightcrawler
12 Magneto
11 Thing
10 Hawkeye (Clint Barton)
9 Cyclops
8 Doctor Doom
7 Iron Man
6 Daredevil
5 Hulk (Bruce Banner)
4 Wolverine
3 Thor
2 Captain America (Steve Rogers)
1 Spider-Man