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10 Greatest Liars In Marvel Comics

It's not shocking when villains like Loki lie. However, when heroic leaders like Odin and Nick Fury are also great liars, it makes fans stop and think

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10 Marvel Villains Made For Fighting Games

The Marvel video game slate continues to expand. With more fighting games potentially on the horizon, these villains would be perfect for the genre.

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10 Upgrades From Villains That Thor Could Use

Thor might be the God of Thunder, but even the Asgardian has limitations. Perhaps these villainous abilities could upgrade his skills in battle.

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10 Upgrades From Villains That Daredevil Could Use

Marvel Comics' Daredevil has a colorful roster of rogues, each of which has an ability that the Man Without Fear could make fantastic use of.

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9 Problematic Marvel Villains & How To Fix Them

Most Marvel villains are as iconic as the heroes, but some antagonist big and small have certain elements that need to be addressed in modern comics.

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10 Best Villains in the MCU's Disney+ TV Shows

From Agatha Harkness to Kang, the MCU's TV shows have had villains that are just as great as the ones in Marvel's movies.

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10 Marvel Villains Who Won't Kill (& Why)

Galactus devours worlds and Thanos snaps half the universe away, but not all Marvel Comics villains enjoy killing and some actively avoid it.

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Norman Osborn's Battle With Doc Ock Teases An Invigorating Future For Both Marvel And DC

The fact that Norman Osborn has stayed in his heroic Gold Goblin role for so long could change the status quo for villains at both Marvel and DC.

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10 Best Female Marvel Villains, Ranked

Marvel supervillains like Mystique and Lady Deathstrike have raised the bar for bad guys everywhere, threatening Earth-616 and its heroes.

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10 Marvel Villains Who Need Symbiotes

Classic Marvel villains like Doctor Octopus and Sabretooth would benefit greatly from bonding with symbiotes like Venom and Carnage.

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10 Marvel Villains With Multiple Arch-Enemies

The concept of an arch-nemesis is a key, successful trope in Marvel Comics, but villains like Kingpin and Norman Osborn have more than one major foe.

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10 Best Avengers Team-Ups With Villains

The Avengers have formed many uneasy alliances, occasionally with villains like Thanos and Loki to defeat a mutually dangerous enemy.

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10 Best X-Men Villain Alliances

The X-Men's worst villains work well as teams and alliances. From the Brotherhood to the Four Horsemen, they highlight why the X-Men are Marvel's best

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10 Underrated Marvel Villains (& Their Strongest Feat)

Marvel supervillains like Kraven the Hunter and the Mad Thinker are easy to underrate but they've accomplished some amazing feats in their time.

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10 Most Successful Marvel Villain Alliances, Ranked

The Avengers and X-Men house powerful heroes, so villains have teamed up, forming villainous teams like the Sinister Six and Marauders.

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Marvel Characters Who Need to Return To The Status Quo

Comic books are known for their unchanging natures but Marvel heroes like Nick Fury and Gold Goblin need to return to an earlier status quo.

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9 Weak Marvel Villains Who Went God Mode

These Marvel villains are often depicted as weak or vulnerable but after a little bit of upgrading, they entered god mode and became more dangerous.

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10 Strongest Versions Of The Rhino, Ranked

The strongest versions of The Rhino from across the Marvel multiverse highlight how powerful this dim-witted Spider-Man villain could be.

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10 Most Powerful Marvel Villains With Only One Ability

While there are many incredibly powerful supervillains in Marvel Comics, some are forced to get by with only one superhuman ability or power.

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10 Best Animal-Themed Spider-Man Villains

The arachnid-based Marvel superhero, Spider-Man, fights plenty of animal-themed antagonists, from the Lizard to Doctor Octopus and many more.

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