Who are DC Comics' Most Dateable Super Heroes?

They’re strong, intelligent, good-natured and kind. They believe in helping others and they possess a strong desire to always do what’s right. They’re well traveled, and have been exposed to a variety of cultures and ways of life—some of them extraterrestrial!

 

When you really think about it, super heroes are some of the most eligible singles out there. But which one rules the roost? If you could date a DC super hero, which one would it be? We’re giving fans a chance to choose DC’s most dateable male and female super hero in a special Valentine’s Day poll.

 

 

Did we leave your favorite off the list? Let us know who it is below. And be sure to come back to DCComics.com on Thursday, February 21st for the results!

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5.2 Reasons to Celebrate Valentine's Day with DC Entertainment

Every year on February 14, the world gets high on love—breathing in deeply that sweet, rosy and chocolately Valentine’s Day smell that hangs over couples like a storm cloud filled to the brim with candied hearts and rainbows. Love, that many splendored thing, is all around us. You can feel it in your brain. You can feel it in your heart. And you can certainly feel it in your wallet. ::dun dun chh::

 

Valentine’s Day is a great day for couples to get together and spend time with one another—doing all sorts of fun and romantic things. However, since every couple celebrates at the same time, things can get a bit... hectic. Restaurants are filled up way in advance. Flower shops and candy stores get picked dry. Ice cream stores and rom-com rentals see a sudden influx of business (Rocky Road and Bridget Jones’ Diary y’all! We mean... something cooler...)

 

As an alternative to the madness, rather than face the usual Valentine’s Day shenanigans, why not spend the day with us instead? In fact, here are 5.2 Reasons to Celebrate Valentine’s Day with DC Entertainment!

 

1. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes

For nerds like us, almost nothing beats cuddling up with your significant other on a couch and playing some video games. As such we recommend LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes. Besides the game being cute and adorable looking, it’s extremely fun to play—especially with a partner. You’ll both enjoy running around Gotham with tiny little LEGO legs, breaking all the LEGO-made scenery apart, and watching the bad guys burst into little LEGO parts. Also, Superman is HILARIOUS, especially when contrasted with Batman’s grumpiness and Robin’s exuberance.

 

 

2. Comic Trade

Why give flowers on Valentine’s Day? They’ll last at best, what, a week and a half? Then they’ll be as dead as Krypton. And chocolates? We just ate an entire box we bought for oursel—er, someone bought for us. Instead, use the holiday to share your love of comics and introduce your special guy or girl to your favorite graphic novels. Keeping with the theme, there’s Y: THE LAST MAN, a story about a man’s love for his girlfriend in the midst of a global collapse; ANIMAL MAN, about a man’s love for his family; or any Batman tale, a man in love with, uh, justice.

 

 

3. Batman: Li’l Gotham #5

Taking a note from the previous two entries, combine adorableness, fun, comic books and Valentine’s Day all together with the latest installment of the Digital First series BATMAN: LI’L GOTHAM, which just so happens to focus on this exact holiday! The series by Dustin Nguyen—easily one of our favorite artists—and his co-conspirator Derek Fridolfs is really too cute for words. Just take a look and try not to say “Awwww!”

 

 

4. Pun-Tacular Valentine’s Day Cards

If your significant other doesn’t get a chuckle out of these, break up with them. Okay. That’s a little harsh. Don’t do that. But still, these are hilarious. Originally found in the YOUNG ROMANCE: NEW 52 VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL, you can check some of them out below and head over here to see them all!

 

 

5. Renew Your (Lantern) Oaths

Getting your loved one a ring can be a big deal—so when you slip on that Lantern Ring, make sure it’s the right color! The last thing you want is to give her a rage ring when all she wanted was a little compassion.

 

 

5.1 Seriously. Adorable!

 

 

 

5.2 Other Activities

We’ll just leave this link here. You can extrapolate as you will.

 

How are you guys celebrating Valentine’s Day? It’s okay if it’s not with us. We’ll be all right. Our tears will keep us company. But seriously, feel free to share your plans below, along with which DC comic you think would make the best Valentine’s Day gift.

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So You Want to Date a Super Hero

Ah Valentine’s Day. That time of year where love saturates the air like cheap air freshener in a dorm the day of a parental visit. You literally can’t escape it. No matter how hard you try. It’s everywhere. Every. Where.

 

In the spirit of this wonderful love-filled holiday (and in the midst of our lonely nights eating ice cream on the couch while watching back-to-back marathons of Justice League Unlimited and Love Connection) our cookie-dough addled brains began to wonder: what would it be like to date in the DC Universe?

 

DC COMICS – THE NEW 52 certainly has quite a few options for romance—from super men and wondrous women to vengeance-fueled vigilantes and alien beings (to each their own; we won’t judge)—and to help prepare you for any potential surprise Valentine’s Day super hero dates, we’re giving you some tips for dating some of the World’s Greatest Super Heroes.

 

SUPERMAN

Pros: Arguably the world’s most famous super hero. Super nice. Both powerful and confident yet also willing to act dorky and vulnerable. Can uppercut a mountain into space.

Cons: 2 to 1 odds he leaves in the middle of dinner a few times to save someone and come back. At one point he enjoyed having life-like statues of friends and family on display in his home.

Good First Date Topics: The state of journalism. Life on a farm. Corn. The crazy stuff in his Fortress of Solitude.

Topics to Avoid: Kryptonite. The fact that he’s an alien. Taking off his glasses.

Ideal First Date Venue: County Fair

 


BATMAN

Pros: Incredibly intelligent. Ripped. More money than he knows what to do with. Enjoys a multitude of activities. Owns a T-Rex and a Giant Penny.

Cons: Really, really, really obsessed with “work.” Constantly comes up with contingency plans for taking down even his closest friends. Likely researched everything about you already. Might be crazy.

Good First Date Topics: Justice.

Topics to Avoid: His dead parents.

Ideal First Date Venue: The Circus

 


GREEN LANTERN

Pros: Has been to space and seen countless alien life forms. Very imaginative. Accomplishes things he sets his mind to by sheer strength of will. Chance you will find yourself surrounded by multi-colored Lantern Corps.

Cons: Emotionally immature. Co-workers can be a bit intimidating. Chance you will find yourself surrounded by multi-colored Lantern Corps.

Good First Date Topics: Himself.

Topics to Avoid: Himself.

Ideal First Date Venue: Planetarium

 


THE FLASH

Pros: Honest. Noble. Very friendly. Full of random facts. Job title is “Police Scientist.” How awesome is that?

Cons: Habitually late despite being the Fastest Man Alive. Has a strange relationship with his Rogue’s Gallery. Could leave, go do about 10 other things, and come back and you wouldn’t even notice.

Good First Date Topics: CSI. How long it takes him to do things. Treadmills. The existence of Gorilla City and how that’s a thing.

Topics to Avoid: His mom. Explaining the Speed Force.

Ideal First Date Venue: The Flash Museum

 

 

CYBORG

Pros: Knows everything there is to know about technology. Former star athlete.  Can hack into anything, anywhere. Free wi-fi.

Cons: Is a cyborg. Knows every MP3 you’ve ever downloaded and your entire browsing history.

Good First Date Topics: Football. The latest tech news. Various gadgets and gizmos that he comes equipped with.

Topics to Avoid: Robocop. The Terminator. Blade Runner.

Ideal First Date Venue: Reddit Meetup

 

 

WONDER WOMAN

Pros: Intelligent. Strong. Expert tactician. Compassionate. Expert in hand-to-hand combat, swordsmanship, archery, and a multitude of other skills. Loves learning about culture. She’s Wonder Woman.

Cons: Family of ancient Greek gods tend to be petty and cruel and will mess with her and her life in ways you can’t even conceive. Owns a lasso that will make you tell the truth.

Good First Date Topics: Favorite weapons. How to kill a Harpy. Ice Cream.

Topics to Avoid: Her family—both father’s side and mother’s. Pants.

Ideal First Date Venue: Medieval Times Restaurant

 

 

BATGIRL

Pros: Smart and extremely well-read. Very nice. Expert at computer sciences and programing. Friends with Bruce Wayne. Has connections in the GCPD.

Cons: Father is the Gotham City Police Commissioner. Brother is an Arkham Asylum inmate. Decided to become Batgirl on her own—questionable decision.

Good First Date Topics: Recently read books. Life at 20-something.

Topics to Avoid: The Joker. That time she got shot.

Ideal First Date Venue: The Ballet

 

 

BLACK CANARY

Pros: Expert martial artist. Rides a motorcycle. Caring. Witty. Cool friends. Awesome leather jacket.

Cons: Sonic cry that can shatter glass and destroy your eardrums. Once dated Green Arrow.

Good First Date Topics: Who she’s beat up/trained with. Being a team leader.

Topics to Avoid: Past relationships. Poison Ivy.

Ideal First Date Venue: The Opera

 

 

ZATANNA ZATARA

Pros: Fishnet enthusiast. Has one of the greatest names in the history of anything ever. MAGIC! Arguably one of the most powerful people in the world.

Cons: Has a tendency to talk backwards. Often associates with demons, monsters, and other magical creatures—and John Constantine. Can set you on fire with a word.

Good First Date Topics: Magic tricks. Rabbits. Top hats.

Topics to Avoid: Her dad. Mind-wipes.

Ideal First Date Venue: The Magic Castle

 

 

HARLEY QUINN

Pros: Cute. Funny. Degree in psychology and psychotherapy. Very wild and adventurous. If she falls for you, will love you FOREVER.

Cons: Is clinically insane.

Good First Date Topics: Funny jokes. Her pet hyenas. Her friendship with Ivy.

Topics to Avoid: The Joker. Batman. Her makeup.

Ideal First Date Venue: The Laff Factory

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This Valentine’s Day, Say it with Super Heroes…

This month, some of the most powerful heroes in the entire DC Universe have gathered together in the face of uncertainty to ask the world one thing…

 

Will you be my Valentine?

 

Yes, as readers of YOUNG ROMANCE: THE NEW 52 VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL #1 have discovered, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and Nightwing can not only be found within the super-sized special’s action and romance-filled pages, but also on 18 colorful, collectible Valentine’s Day cards that come with the book.

 

 

Each one features a spectacularly punny Valentine’s Day wish that’s sure to make your sweetheart smile. Have you seen them yet? If you haven’t, be sure to check out our gallery of all 18 DC Comics Valentine’s Day cards.

 

Click here to be taken to the gallery.

 

When you’re done, be sure to head on over to your local comic shop to pick up a copy of Young Romance for that special DC Comics fan in your life. And on behalf of all of us at DC Comics, have a fun February 14th!

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