- Look in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's an awful superhero who is definitely not going to save you. ♫ I'll be where the eagle's
flying higher and higher - [Deadpool] Oh Jesus. Ah, I'm so sorry. If I'm being honest with myself I probably should have just called 911. - Superman, Batman, Iron Man, these are all very successful superheros that have gone on to do amazing things. But not every superhero that's invented ends up doing well. In fact, most of them don't. Most of them are pretty embarrassing that they were even thought of. So let's talk about who they are, what their story is, and
why they flop so hard. Here are the 10 worst
superheros even invented. Number one is Ulysses Archer. Created by Marvel in 1983,
Ulysses Solomon Archer always dreamed of being a truck driver though that went against
the wish of his parents who begged him to go to college before they met their end in an accident. After being adopted by truck stop owners Poppa Wheelie and Wide Load Annie, he graduated with
multiple degrees in areas such as engineering and programming. After a mix-up with some aliens looking to recruit him
as a starship driver, Jefferson, Ulysses' brother,
was given a space truck. He quickly turned against
his brother in fear that the aliens would take the
amazing truck away from him. So Jefferson tried to remove
Ulysses from the picture by driving him off a cliff,
but the aliens found out and nursed him back to
health giving him his power, a medal skull that can
pick up radio signals. Believe it or not, this
comic ran for 40 more issues. I don't know how as I was
practically falling asleep just telling you about it. Number two is Madame Fatal. Spun from the Golden Age of comics and published by Quality Comics, which is a very ironic name, Madame Fatal is the
alter-ego of Richard Stanton. Making his first appearance
in Crack Comics number one, released in May of 1940, Stanton was a rich actor
living in Manhattan. When he discovered that his daughter was kidnapped by a gang leader and that the police
were unable to find her, Stanton took action by
dressing up as an old lady in order to infiltrate the
gang and surprise them. Yeah, Ms Doubtfire style. By following through with
this completely idiotic plan, Richard inherited the honor
of being the very first cross-dressing hero to appear in comics. He was eventually able
to overpower the gang and take on the leader who, after Stanton literally pulled the rug out
under his feet, shot himself. Though he had no powers, Stanton decided to quit
his job as an actor and become an old lady
themed hero full time. Every young boy's dream. But it didn't take long for readers to get the feel of this ridiculous storyline and Madame Fatal was retired at issue 22. Just so disappointing. Number three is the Gin Genie. While some people seem to feel tough like superheros after a few drinks, Beckah Parker a.k.a. the Gin Genie takes that to a whole another level. Created in 2001 and making her debut in Marvel's X-Force number 116, Genie was a mutant with the
ability to create seismic waves, which is a good power on its own. However, Genie's strength
was directly dependent on her blood alcohol level. So, the more sauce she
drank, the more powerful the earthquakes she could make. This led to Genie developing
an abusive relationship with liquor, often times getting so drunk that she would even
attack her own teammates. Just like the length of the
buzz that real-life gin gives, this incredible superhero was short-lived as she was unveiled and
died in the same issue. Even sadder was the fact
that she died on a mission to save a boy band called Boys R Us, and she didn't even succeed. They literally all died under gunship fire including most of the X-Force heroes. Well, I guess the moral of the comic is don't drink and save boy bands. Number four is Almighty Dollar. Do you ever wish you could
just make your problems go away by throwing money at them? Well, Marvel's J. Pennington Pennypacker could do just that gaining superpowers while at a self-esteem camp. It turned out that the
camp was actually a plot by a mad scientist to get test subjects for his superpower ray and
create a group of heroes called The Happy Campers. You cannot make this stuff up. Under the name the Almighty Dollar, Pennypacker helped
fellow hero NFL SuperPro in NFL SuperPro number 10 by literally throwing
money at their problems. In other words, he could
shoot streams of pennies out of his wrists, similar to the way that Spider-Man could
shoot webbing out of his to injure his enemies,
except not nearly as cool. Here are some copper for ya' zap-zap. Number five is the Red Bee. Another high quality comics jam, Richard Raleigh is a
district attorney in Oregon who spends his free time dressed in a red and yellow striped costume, fighting against Nazis with
an army of trained bees. Oh yeah. First appearing in 1940 in
the first issue of Hit Comics, Raleigh known as the Red
Bee has no real power opting instead for a stinger gun, a bunch of bees, and a
secret weapon named Michael. But Matt, who is Michael? Well, Michael was Raleigh's favorite bee who was always kept close by having him live in his belt buckle. He's a grown man talking to a pet bee. After the end of his comic
adventures in issue number 24 and his death by Nazis some time after it, it was now time for Jenna
Raleigh to become the Red Bee. Jenna wisely upgraded the suit's abilities and with the help of mechanized bees that electrocuted enemies, she went on to become nothing. Nothing at all. Actually she became a mutated
half-woman half-insect that wanted to colonize the entire planet but was saved and cured,
after which she decided to drop the hero gig and go
back to her science career. Who thinks of this? This is just no. Disturbing. Number six is Doorman. Oh my God. I can't wait to be saved by Doorman. Doorman was created by Marvel's John Byrne and first appeared in 1989 in West Coast Avengers volume II. DeMarr Davis' call to action came in the form of an advertisement looking for able bodies
to join a superhero team. A mutant born with weird
teleport-like abilities, Davis answered the ad
put out by Mr Immortal to join the Great Lakes Avengers, gaining the hero name Doorman. This made Doorman a great asset in stealth and surprise missions
but limited him to being well, a walking door. During an epic battle with
the villain Maelstrom, Doorman sacrifices himself and is killed only to be brought back to life as an angel of death with new powers. But before he died, Doorman
actually had the ability to summon magic skis
that allows him to fly. Okay, so let me just get this straight. Doorman, Door-Man, is now a dude who flies around on skis
and collects people's souls to bring them to the afterlife. Okay. Number seven is Dogwelder. The next comic book protagonist
we're gonna talk about is a silent man who walks the night carrying a blowtorch
and a bag of dead dogs. Sure, why not? Apparently it's good
enough for the members of Section Eight, a
squad of wannabe heroes, who appear throughout
the Hitman comic series. Created by Garth Ennis and John McCrea and debuting in September
of 1997's Hitman number 18, little is known about Dogwelder since he never actually
talks and is always wearing a welding mask to conceal his identity. With a constant supply of stray dogs that he traps in alleys and kills, the Dogwelder attempts to spot
weld dead dogs to evildoers. Yeah, I'm gonna just let you take a minute to wrap your head around
that, marinate on it. Dogwelder is eventually killed in issue 52 in August of 2000 by the acidic
bodily fluids of a demon. Now I know you're just so
disappointed but don't worry, the dog welding didn't stop there. Huh, good thing! Dogwelder's welding equipment manages to possess an American businessman creating Dogwelder II in the first issue of All Star Section Eight
released in August of 2015. Please let this die! It's so bad! Number eight is Matter-Eater Lad. In December of 1962, DC's
Adventure Comics number 303 gave Tenzil Kem his first
comic book appearance. A man with an endless appetite, Kem has the ability to eat anything, including but not limited to Superman and other things
considered indestructible. Kem's power stems from his alien biology. He hails from the planet Bismoll where his species evolved over generations and gained the ability to
eat anything to survive. While looking completely human, his only noticeable variance
is his eating habits, which is where he gets his
hero name Matter-Eater Lad. His was part of the Legion of Super-Heroes but was rarely actually featured because the writers had a hard time thinking of a way to make him useful. He also probably takes the cake for the least cool-looking
superhero in a fight, since he just attacks
everything mouth first and just chews it until it disappears. Stop, evildoer! Om nom nom nom. I wonder what his toilet breaks look like. No. I'm sorry I said that. Number nine is Hindsight Lad. Unofficially joining the New Warriors after a failed blackmail attempt, Carlton LaFroyge has no
powers but wears a helmet with two car mirrors
attached to the sides. Get it? So he can, you know,
see what's behind him. Don't Hindsight Lad! He first appeared in New
Warriors Annual number three. Even without superpowers Hindsight Lad mainly stuck to using computers and was great at researching
and piecing together what had already happened in the past, or in hindsight. His knack for hindsight
helped him and his team during the events put forth by the Sphinx, as he solves most of the
mysteries that they uncover granting him unofficial
team new warrior status. Hindsight remained a
part of the New Warriors until around issue 75 when I'm guessing that the writers realized
that he was just so bad. And number 10 is Arms-Fall-Off-Boy. And now the granddaddy of absolutely useless comic book characters. First appearing in Secret
Origins volume II number 46, released in December of
1989, Arms-Fall-Off-Boy is sort of like an action
figure with removable limbs, except that he is a full-size human and he uses his removed limbs as clubs bludgeoning people in the name of justice. So, instead of just punching people like a regular superhero,
he adds unnecessary steps to the process with his
stupid detachable limbs. I'm gonna get ya'! In the original run his
backstory is never explored, however in his Post-Zero Hour reemergence, Arms-Fall-Off-Boy takes the name Splitter and is described as an alien
from the planet Lallor. In both the original run and his reboot, he is trying out for the
superhero team Legionnaires, but not surprisingly he was rejected. Even though he won't be
known as a Legionnaire, you could still call him the
master of unarmed combat. This list is done. So, those were the 10
worst, most cringe worthy superheros ever invented. But I want to know from you
guys which one on this list is the absolute worst in your opinion. Personally I'm stuck
between the armless wonder and the dead dog guy. Leave your comment below
because I'll be reading through them and I'll pin
the best one at the top. But, as always, thank you guys
so much for coming by today. Remember to come back
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