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Best Comic Books of All Time

The name says it all, comic books are humorous and can lift your mood within no time. You don't have to be a kid or a teen to read these comic books. They are amazing sources of entertainment and their narrative artwork is simply superb. To know more about the best comic books of all time, just scroll down.

Remember hiding the comic book in your school text book or under the bed and reading it, so that you mom doesn't scold you for not studying instead; I can already see you smiling. Well... this is what comic books do to kids or teens. Once you hook on to comic books, you really can't put them down until you finish reading it all. Although reading comic books are not restricted to kids and teens only, people of age groups enjoy reading them, but it is just more famous amongst youngsters. Comic books not only fall in the humor genre, they dominate a vast variety of genres from romance, superhero, action and what not. But, there are certain comic books that have touched our hearts and we wouldn't mind reading them over and over again a hundreds of times. Here is a list of the best comic books of all time.

Best Comic Books Ever

#1 The Adventures of Tintin
	Publisher➟ Methuen Publishing Main Characters➟ Tintin, Snowy, Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus and Thomson & Thompson Creator/Writer➟ Herge Genre➟ Adventure
Synopsis➟ This comic book earned immense fan following ever since it began. It involves the dangerous adventures of a young reporter Tintin along with his troop which includes his dog snowy, his best friend Captain Haddock and an absent minded professor Calculus, who adds the perfect humor to the entire adventure, since he also happens to be deaf. Ultimately these adventures are put to an end with tintin's heroic action deeds, of course with the help of his troop. If you haven't read this comic book go buy yourself the series of it, totally worth reading!

#2 Batman
	Publisher➟ DC Comics Main Characters➟ Batman Creator/Writer➟ Bob Kane and Bill Finger Genre➟ Action/Superhero
Synopsis➟ This is an ongoing comic book featuring the heroic deeds of Bruce Wayne, who actually is a millionaire but creates a costumed persona of the batman. Batman uses his super powers to combat crime and criminals. The batman series started way back in 1939 and is still read with same amount of zest even today!

#3 Superman
	Publisher➟ DC Comics Main Characters➟ Superman, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen and Lex Luthor Creator/Writer➟ Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster Genre➟ Action/Superhero
Synopsis➟ Superman is another ongoing comic book series. The superman saga began in the 1938 and has gained immense popularity since then, due to which a self titled comic book was launched. Superman has been born on planet krypton and then as an infant been rocketed on earth, where he is raised by a farmer. As he grows old he realizes, that he posses super powers and channelizes them in the right way. He exhibits his superpowers and uses them to fight the injustice done to humanity.

#4 X-Men
	Publisher➟ Marvel Comics Main Characters➟ Its a superhero team that includes characters like Wolverine, Angel, Armor, Husk, Professor X and so on. Creator/Writer➟ Stan Lee & Jack Kirby Genre➟ Action/Superhero
Synopsis➟ The storyline of this very famous comic book goes like: Professor Xavier creates young mutants and trains them to use they super powers for the benefit of humankind. He creates a number of characters and calls them all X-Men, since they posses the X-gene, which gives them their superpowers. It was first published in 1963 and then went on entertaining and appealing to huge masses of people, hence makes it to the list of best comic books of all time.

#5 Hellboy
	Publisher➟ Dark Horse Comics Main Characters➟ Hellboy Creator/Writer➟ Mike Mignola Genre➟ Action/Superhero
Synopsis➟ Hellboy is a comic book superhero, the series of which was such a hit that it was even adapted into a film and further a sequel was made too. The hellboy was brought to earth by the Nazi, he then grew to be huge and this red skinned demon had horns on his forehead. The very appearance of the character seemed to have amused the readers and within no time hellboy was a rage.

#6 Archie
	Publisher➟ Archie Comic Publications Main Characters➟ Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Jughead Jones Creator/Writer➟ Maurice Coyne, Louis Silberkleit, John L. Goldwater Genre➟ Romance & Humor
Synopsis➟ Archie comic was created keeping in mind about a normal person who can relate to the characters, when he reads the comic book and the idea clicked. Archie comic book is tagged as the publishing company's longest running series. The comic book happens to revolve around these teenagers (Archie, his friends and girlfriends) and their adventures. However old you grow, this comic book will always help you relive those fun teen days.

#7 Mickey Mouse And Friends
	Publisher➟ Boom! Studios Main Characters➟ Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Morty and Ferdie Feildmouse Creator/Writer➟ Floyd Gottfredson & Paul Murry Genre➟ Humor
Synopsis➟ This comic book needs no introduction or explanation. Mickey mouse and friends comic book series have had the longest running history in the comic books league. It all started in 1941 and the magic still continues. This comic book has been published by a series of publishers, the recent one being the Boom! Studios. The popularity of this character is just not restricted to its native land, but famous all over the world.

#8 The Incredible Hulk
	Publisher➟ Marvel Comics Main Characters➟ Hulk Creator/Writer➟ Stan Lee & Jack Kirby Genre➟ Action/Superhero
Synopsis➟ The huge green superhuman with superpowers, remember him? Yes we are talking about the Hulk. It was a new concept altogether than what the regular comic books portrayed. Here, the idea was to portray a "good monster", sounds contradictory, but a legend was born. The Character gained immense popularity within no time and the concept was adapted into television series and movies as well.

#9 Captain America
	Publisher➟ Marvel Comics Main Characters➟ Captain America Creator/Writer➟ Joe Simon & Jack Kirby Genre➟ Action/Superhero
Synopsis➟ Who knew a superhero and patriot, who first appeared in captain America comics would be such a rage. This superhero was portrayed to have a good hand at martial arts and hand-to-hand combat, he also wore a costume that bears the American flag, displaying his patriotism. This comic book series was a rage during the war period, but post war time its popularity faded. But, soon this character was reintroduced and then there was no looking back. In fact, Captain America: The First Avenger (the movie) is all set for release on July 22, 2011.

#10 Richie Rich
	Publisher➟ Harvey Comics Main Characters➟ Richie rich, Dollar, Gloria Glad and Freckles and Pee-Wee Friendly Creator/Writer➟ Alfred Harvey & Warren Kremer Genre➟ Humor & Adventure
Synopsis➟ "The poor little rich boy" aww... that's how Richie Rich is introduced. He is the only son of his wealthy parents and appears to be around 7 or 10 years old, he occasionally attends his school and hangs out with his dog Dollar and friends. Although Richie is super rich, he is kind and charitable. This comic book was all about Richie's adventures and undertakings.

Keep reading comic books, they probably will not have the same effect as that of reading a novel or a self help book, but one thing is assured a lot of humor and a relaxed reading session that, does nothing but, puts a faint smile back on your face and takes you into a whole new fantasy land.