Best Comic Book Couples, Ranked

For years, Spider-Man comics have consistently focused on his romantic relationships, featuring notable partners such as Gwen Stacy, Black Cat, and Mary Jane Watson. Superman’s love for Lois Lane has always been a strong part of his character, as well. However, these are only scratching the surface of the best comic book couples.

10) Big Barda and Mr. Miracle

When looking at the best comic book couples in history, it is often easy to forget about the love story between Big Barda and Mr. Miracle. However, thanks to their Eisner-winning series by Tom King and Mitch Gerads, Big Barda and Scott Free landed in the hearts of DC Comics fans thanks to their endearing love story. This was a couple that Jack Kirby helped establish with his Fourth World books, where he introduced the New Gods. Scott was the son of the Highfather and was given to Darkseid on Apokolips as a trade by the two rulers during their ceasefire. Granny Goodness tortured Scott, and Barda was one of Granny’s Female Furies in training. However, the two ended up falling in love. They escaped Apokolips, hid out on Earth, got married, and even had a child. What makes them great is that they are New Gods and incredibly powerful, but they are just as interesting hanging out together as they are fighting villains.

9) Green Arrow & Black Canary

Green Arrow and Black Canary have one of the most on-and-off relationships in comic book history. These two have been an item for decades, but there is always something that tears them apart. However, to their credit, they always end up getting back together and know that they can trust each other over almost anyone else. However, it might be their struggles as a couple that make them so relatable to readers because things are never easy for them, and both are too strong-willed to buckle at times. However, in Green Arrow Vol. 7, #7, Oliver Queen explains why their relationship works: they keep their professional lives separate and will support each other and help if needed, keeping Oliver’s possessive nature at bay.

8) Reed & Susan Richards

There are some cases where Reed Richards and the Invisible Woman would be much higher on the list of the best comic book couples. However, at the same time, there are aspects of Reed and Sue’s marriage that have been too toxic, making it a little less perfect than it might seem. Reed and Sue are the original Marvel super couple, dating for a time when Fantastic Four launched the Marvel Comics superhero line and then getting married in Fantastic Four Annual Vol. 1 #3. Along the way, they have had two children, Franklin and Valeria, and they proved their nickname as Marvel’s First Family. However, they have also faced struggles, primarily stemming from Reed’s occasional inability to connect emotionally with Sue. In the Ultimate Universe, it even led to their breakup and Reed becoming a supervillain. However, in the main timeline, Reed and Sue seemed destined to be together forever as one of Marvel’s longest-lasting couples.

7) Black Panther & Storm

While Storm and Black Panther are no longer a couple, their marriage and love story remain so great that it still stands tall in Marvel Comics history. It was also so strong that Storm and Black Panther remained very close, even after the King of Wakanda annulled his marriage to the Storm Goddess. There was no power couple in Marvel Comics greater than these two, and their marriage shook up the X-Men and Wakanda universes thanks to the two heroes’ immense standings, even causing heroes to stop fighting in the Civil War to attend their wedding. However, it was another war that tore them apart when Storm took the X-Men’s side in Avengers Vs. X-Men, even after Namor almost destroyed Wakanda in an attack while representing the mutants. The two still have strong feelings for each other, but both are too strong-willed to rekindle their romance.

6) Rogue & Gambit

One of the most beloved fan-favorite couples in Marvel Comics is Rogue and Gambit. Unlike married couples like Reed and Sue or the prestige couples like Black Panther and Storm, Rogue and Gambit bring both drama and fun to their relationship. This is the story of two broken individuals who found love with each other. They had the most unconventional romances in all comics, and even their marriage was unconventional since they got married when Kate Pryde left Colossus at the altar. Before this, and even after, they broke up and reunited multiple times, but Rogue and Gambit have a love story that has stood the test of time and continues to fascinate Marvel Comics fans.