Who are Marvel's "World's Finest"?

[King Ruler]

We all know how DC has Superman and Batman, and maybe a few others, but what about Marvel? Where are their tag team duos?

With the recent attention Iron-Man and Captain America have been getting for Civil War, could they be classified as maybe Marvel's "World's Finest"? And now that I think about it, Daredevil and the Punisher make sort of a duo (or maybe Daredevil and Spider-Man would be a better one).

Your thoughts?

 

[Union Jack]

popularity wise i'd say spider-man and wolverine.

but as far as superheroes to look up to then probably captain america and thor i'd say..

 

[Majik1387]

Hulk, Wolverine, Spiderman

 

[King Ruler]

Not popularity wise, I mean which two heroes work best with each other, is what I mean.

 

[Majik1387]

Spiderman, Iceman, & Firestar.

 

[Union Jack]

ah ok gotcha.

spidey and daredevil always worked well together.

captain america and the falcon worked well too..

as did (on a more persnal level but still true)..captain america and union jack make a great team!!!

 

[Red]

Spidey and Daredevil
Proir to CW: Captain America and Iron Man

 

[gambitfire]

Cap and Ironman

or Spider-man and Hulk

or Hulk and Namor

I dunno there are alot IMO.

 

[Mr.Valentine]

Thor and Cap, Legendary.

 

[Ahura Mazda]

Hulk & Sentry given the premise for the Sentry

 

[Darthphere]

Dazzler and Aunt May.



They both beat Galactus.

 

[Docker2.0]

Marvel really doesn't have any. There heroes are to complex! It would have to be teams like Avengers and F4.

 

[Anubis]

Too Complex?

Daredevil and Spider-Man

And of course Luke Cage and Iron Fist.

 

[Docker2.0]

Batman and Superman are not just a team, they are the world's greatest heroes in the respected universe. The closest thing Marvel has is either Cap and Thor/Sentry. But their methods are different. Supes believes in nonviolence while Batman beats people to a pulp to get info but won't kill. What a freakin concept!

 

[Anubis]

Funny considering the only one out of the two that has killed was Superman.

 

[Dread]

Marvel hasn't had too many "tag team duo's" in comparison to DC. Unlike DC, most of their Golden Age heroes vanished for ages aside for Captain America and they're more about solo heroes and teams.

Off the top of my head, some famous "Marvel Buddy Teams" have been Luke Cage & Iron Fist, or Beast & Wonder-Man.

As for "World's Finest" worthy, some people may cling to a Cap & Thor thing, but they're more Founding Avengers than a "duo". How often did they team up without the rest of the Avengers there? Sure, Cap was one of the few mortals that Thor respected in the beginning, but I'm not sure it is the same.

Spider-Man & Daredevil come close, especially in recent years.

Kind of a shame that Spidey wasn't taken under Cap's wing a little during his run at New Avengers. Y'know, some training, etc? I mean Spidey's always looked up to Cap, but on NA we saw none of that. That's just one of the many problems with that title. We're supposed to buy them as cohesive characters interacting, but little of their interactions were beyond "jokey one-liners" or plot-centric dialogue. Where was, say, Luke & Peter discussing their shared perspectives on being heroes, husbands, and possibly fathers? I'd rather see THAT for pages than just yet another "Spider-Woman is hot" cheesecake spread.

Practically speaking, though, it's probably Spider-Man & Wolverine. They have teamed up a few times over the years and have clashing senses of morality, with Wolverine having little qualms about killing someone if he had to, and Spider-Man being utterly opposed to it (although he got over "accidentally" killing Charlie back in SPIDER-MAN VS. WOLVERINE #1 aweful fast, and he has tried to ice Osborn when he's snapped a few times, and let's omit the Other face-eatin'). Even their last spat of MTU appearences sort of show some of this dynamic. They even had a SUPERMAN/BATMAN esque mini a while back, and I'm frankly surprised Marvel has gone this long without making a SPIDER-MAN/WOLVERINE ongoing; in sheer terms of no-brainer franchise milking and fan pandering, that's, well, a no-brainer.

Just my thoughts on the subject.

 

[Iceman23088]

Wow there are many possibilities for this one...but i think if you want to go with the two most legendary its gotta be Thor and Cap. You also could go with Spidey and Wolverine or Hulk and Cap, Iron Man....Bottom Line Cap and Thor vs. Batman and Superman sounds pretty damn good.

 

[BrianWilly]

Helloooo! Human Torch and Spidey?

 

[LouFerignoDemon]

In comparison to Supe's and Bat's? Iron Man and Captain America.

 

[Fading]

Helloooo! Human Torch and Spidey?

Took the words out of my mouth. Torch and Spidey play off of eachother very well. They've always had a rivalry going on, but are still friends. I think they have way better history than DD and Spidey.

 

[Fading]

In comparison to Supe's and Bat's? Iron Man and Captain America.

True, but if I could choose a team up and push them in a way Bats and Supes have been, I gues it'd be Sentry and Hulk if they didn't do the Hulk acting like a kitten thing everytime their together. Both are powerful and all, but more because I could see Sentry being more of the boyscout and Hulk being the badass doing what he needed to do (short of taking a life) to accomplish the goal. Sentry being the one to hold Hulk in check. I could see them holding down a decent series of duo books.

 

[Docker2.0]

I wonder could Professer X and Magneto fall into that category.

 

[Warhammer]

I wonder could Professer X and Magneto fall into that category.

I like that one.

 

[Fading]

I wonder could Professer X and Magneto fall into that category.

Eh, not that it's a bad thought, but I see them more as political leaders than hero's for the most part. I mean Prof X leads the X-Men and has gotten involved before, and so has Magneto, but for the most part they butt heads and don't work together. I'd agree with it if they occasionally had to team up to fight a larger foe than eachother tho.

Like Batman and Superman while opposites do fight together to take someone down. Usually Prof X and Magneto are fighting eachother. Tho I guess in a way they are on the same goal of bettering mutants lives, just walk down different roads to get there.

 

[Dread]

Helloooo! Human Torch and Spidey?

One I neglected to mention.

The only problem is that much like some of the aforementioned ones, this hasn't been nurtured by Marvel in ages. After the Silver Age these guys barely hung out much, and when they did, their dynamic went nowhere beyond one-uppmanship into seeing who can be more immature. Usually, Johnny has won as most writers deathly fear abandoning the one gimmick he's clung to for 40+ years and letting him grow up and be mature. One writer or run may do it but then another sends him two steps back again, almost like Iceman (ANOTHER "jokester founding team member" who should have grown up ages ago).

Slott's brilliant mini aside, Spider-Man & Human Torch just haven't teamed up recently enough to really claim that spot of "Marvel World's Finest". Plus, where is the ideal clash? Wisecracking each other isn't the same as different beliefs. They both have the same approach to heroism.

Like I said, I really wish Spider-Man & Wolverine wasn't so obvious; frankly a Cap/Spider-Man thing could be cool. But those two have allied consistantly since the late 80's and they have that light vs. dark appeal. Plus, well, like Batman & Superman, they're also Marvel's Top Hottest characters.