Strangest Marvel Superheroes Ever Made

The Marvel Comics Universe is one of the largest, most expansive fictional worlds ever to be created—and it's full of amazing stories and rich characters. That's why we love Marvel comics, and why so many people rave about Guardians of the Galaxy.

Most of Marvel characters make sense, even if their fashion choices don't. (I'm sorry, spandex superhero costumes don't seem very battle-ready.) However, once in a blue moon, you'll end up with a writer who ends up trying to make a superhero that is just plain weird.

The thing about Marvel is that weird aspects of the universe never are just weird. They're downright bizarre. If you don't believe it, check out this list of the strangest Marvel superheroes to have hit comic book shelves.

Howard the Duck

Howard the Duck is kind of a joke among most comic book fans, simply because he's a talking duck. That's his whole shtick. (Well, that and his mastery of Quack Fu.)

I mean, there's only so many ways you can make a talking duck sound like a good idea. The thing that made Howard one of the strangest Marvel superheroes wasn't the fact that he was a talking duck; it was that he was an alien duck that had a very "X-rated Donald Duck" vibe to him.

Oh, and in the movie, Howard the Duck, he also has a relationship with a club kid. Because, somehow that happens.

Thunder Frog

Thunder Frog is basically Thor in a frog's body—and technically, this really is just another incarnation of Thor. However, when he was a frog, he called himself "Thunder Frog," and that really kind of made him one of the strangest Marvel superheroes fans got to see in a comic book.

It's hard to imagine this being taken seriously. Thankfully, Marvel canned the froggo within a matter of stories.

Beta Ray Bill

Beta Ray Bill was an augmented Korbinite superhero who was designed to help protect all living creatures and has fought alongside S.H.I.E.L.D. Seems pretty normal, but there's a small catch that makes him one of the strangest Marvel superheroes out there.

Beta Ray Bill had his body transferred into a weird-looking alien horse creature. So, he looks nothing like a Korbinite and just looks like a nightmare. Thankfully, Thor gave him an Asgaardian hammer that allows him to shape shift into his OG form.

Still weird, though.

Lockjaw

Casual fans may think that Rocket Raccoon from Guardians of the Galaxy has the title of being one of the oldest talking animals among Marvel characters—but that's way untrue. Quite a few have existed before that, including Lockjaw, a friendly talking dog who can travel though time.

No one knows how he talks, why he can travel through time, or why he's the size of a refrigerator. (Okay, they do kind of know, but still, roll with me on this.) No one cares, either, which makes him one of the strangest Marvel characters on this list by default.

Slapstick

Deadpool isn't the only Marvel character to be a sorta-superhero, and his buddy Slapstick would make most people cringe—even if they aren't Captain America or Spider-Man.

Born as Steve Harmon, Slapstick was a teenager who worked at a carnival in New Jersey until a bunch of evil clowns dragged him into an inter-dimensional gateway. He ended up having all the molecules in his body go through a 3,000-plus dimensional rift that gave him insane superpowers.

The rift was so strong that many dimensionally-aware superheroes, including Doctor Strange and Howard the Duck(!?) were alerted to his new powers immediately. He ended up working with Deadpool at Mercs for Money, causing chaos via lethal practical jokes.

(Anyone else wanna see Slapstick date Harley Quinn?)

Big Bertha

This seems like a joke, but it's not. Big Bertha's power is being heavy and strong—and being able to shape shift into being heavyweight. Originally a character who was a supermodel called Ashley Crawford, she became a superhero after gaining mutant powers.

In a weird way, it's kind of refreshing to see a super heroine who isn't pin-thin. She's "B" in my Marvel Superheroes Alphabet because she's kinda cool in a slightly body shame-y (but not really) kind of way.

Like her or hate her, it's hard to ignore the fact that she's one of the strangest Marvel superheroes Deadpool ever had a crush on.

Spider-Hamm

Spider-Hamm, Spider-Hamm, does whatever a Spider-Pig can...

Believe it or not, that classic Simpsons Movie reference was based on a real Marvel hero. It's a legit Spider-Pig. In Marvel, he went by Peter Porker and was part of a parody issue back in the 1980s.

Still counts, though.

The Almighty Dollar

Perhaps one of the strangest Marvel superheroes to ever exist in an accounting firm, "The Almight Dollar" was a vigilante who goes by the name of J. Pennington Pennypacker. Pennypacker was an accountant by day, and superhero by night.

He gained superpowers after attending (get this!) a self-esteem camp and his power was shooting coins out of his body. This is what happens when corporate executives decide to invent a superhero—or at least, that's what many would assume.

Oh, and his other superpower? He's apparently insanely rich.

#LateStageCapitalism

Phone Ranger

This is one of the strangest Marvel superheroes out there who still could be kind of useful to cool superheroes out there. A.G. Bell, as he was originally known, found a tiny civilization in a telephone receiver and used their alien tech to create a super suit.

As you can guess, Phone Ranger was a superhero who wears a giant phone on his back...because his superpowers allow him to hack any telecommunications system in the world. This would make him a great spy, but in terms of battle, Phone Ranger would be totally screwed.

Then again, he has a phone on his back and that would make some supervillains die of laughter.

Starfox

Starfox's powers are what make him one of the strangest Marvel superheroes out there, and also one of the most likely to end up in a #MeToo campaign.

This pretty boy's powers are all about getting people sexually attracted to him, emotional control, and something called "pleasure stimulation." Technically, audiences can never be sure if someone likes this guy, or if he's forcing them to like him.

Then again, that might not be totally true. She-Hulk tried to take him to court for sexual assault in one issue. (Yikes...)