Who are the richest superheroes or villains and who is richest of them all? There are many ways that a superhero or villain can build up their wealth. Being ridiculously intelligent is a common trait among the wealthiest heroes and villains in addition to owning or ruling a country.
We have attempted to find out with a Forbes-style approach to wealth investigation and a stack of comics how much each character is worth. We investigated the sources of their wealth, assets, wealth gained as a result of Mastermind acts or secret treasures. Next we calculated a number in American dollars to put it in perspective. We have finalized a list of the 10 richest superheroes and villains of all-time or up until the 2016 comics, movie & tv Multi-verse that is.
10) Magneto: $500 million
Magneto who’s real name is Max Eisenhardt is rumored to have stacks of stolen Nazi gold in his possession gained from his early years of hunting nazi’s after WWII – hardly moral, but the allied nations were doing the same thing. Additionally, he is the ruler of the island of Genosha which he rebuilt after the Mutant Human wars. The economy was up lifted by the production and refining precious metals.
Uncanny X-Men #161, 321
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X-Men #129 (1979)
The Amazing Spider-Man #50-52 + Dare Devil Season 1 (Netflix)
“The Skeletons in Armor” Action Comics 47 Batman v Superman Movie 2016
Detective Comics #27 (May 1939), Dark Knight Rises 1&2, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Fantastic Four #247 (Oct. 1982)
SUPERIOR IRON MAN #4
The legendary character controls the nation of Wakanada in Africa, which gives him full control of the global vibranium stocks, the most valuable metal on the planet. In the Fantastic Four comics & Doomwar #1 Reed Richards Calculates that vibranium is worth $10,000 Per Gram. And in Doom War #1 we learn that the Wakandan’s have more 10,000 tons in their Vault. (Exact amount is unknown)
Fantastic Four #607, The Avengers #52 (May 1968), Doomwar #1 – #6, Captain American: Civil War (Movie), Age of Ultron (Movie) [Vibranium Reference]
Conclusion:
T’Challa is the Richest superhero of them all and Dr. Doom is by far the richest villain.
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Sources:
http://comicvine.gamespot.com/magneto/4005-1441/
http://time.com/money/3950362/richest-superheroes-comic-con/
Marvel Wiki
Marvel Comics
DC Comics
Comic Vine
Forbes
TimeMagzine.com
Assorted Comic Books (Geek-Prime Collection)
Getty Images
Just Jared (Images)
Empire magazine (Images)
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