Top 100 Super Palookas Part 10

#55: DIAMONDHEAD

Diamondhead (real name: Arch Dyker, which has to be the greatest name in the history of people having names) was a criminal who was accidentally turned into living, super-strong diamond.

He would became one of Nova's main antagonists, and would occasionally pop up in other people's books.

I'm on record as being a HUGE fan. First off, he just looks cool. Also: that's a legitimately bad ass power. I feel like he could have had a successful transition into being a Spidey villain as well. Also: I once told Erik Larsen that I liked a drawing he did of DH and he admitted to being a huge fan of the character, which makes total sense. 

#54: ORKA

 

 

Orka is a 20 ft tall human killer whale that's as strong at the Thing. And yet he somehow still never gets any respect.

Look at that picture...how does that image not make you happy?

People are weird. 

#53: THE ATOMIC SKULL

 

Skulls are cool. Everybody thinks so. Atomic fire is also pretty cool...I guess?

Anyways, there was 2 different dudes to be called The Atomic Skull, both fought Superman. They bought had skulls. That were Atomic.

Whatever, skulls are cool. 

#52: RAGE

Elvin Haliday was a 13 year old boy, who was exposed to toxic waste when trying to hide from some local bullies, which caused him to grown large and powerful. He looked twice his actual age, and was nearly as strong as the Hulk!
Rage has spent time with the Avengers, and the New Warriors. In recent years, he's become disenfranchised with the superhero community and has been more centered on social injustices than super crime. He was even wrongly imprisoned, and beaten in jail and put into a coma by supervillains.
People thought Rage had a goofy look, but I always liked the character, and thought he had a ton of potential, and also addressed the very real issue of a lack of diversity in the Avengers.


#51: THE JACKAL

Rcently, Marvel has introduced a new Jackal, who is actually Spider-clone Ben Reily. But the original Jackal, Dr, Warren Miles, was actually a character in the Spider-Man comics for nearly a decade before he was revealed as the villainous Jackal!
Obsessed with the far younger Gwen Stacey, her death caused his obsession to turn into madness, and he blamed Spider-Man for her death. He vowed to make Spider-Man pay, and became the evil mad scientist The Jackal.
His main bit of notoriety comes from playing a central role in the controversial Clone-Saga storyline, but he's payed a much bigger role in the Spider-verse than that. He was actually the character that first introduced The Punisher, directing him to target the Punisher for crimes he didn't commit.
The Jackal isn't your typical Spider-Villain...his motives were far more creepy, and his motives weren't to be rich or take over the world. He also fought with long, complicated machinations, and his persistence would make him a reoccurring thorn in Spidey's side.
As a kid, I was in a local comic store, and the guy who worked there, whom I looked up to, brutally mocked the character...I didn't say anything, but I found the character very intriguing, and even kind of disturbing.