Originally posted by Cogito
I meant readers, but if the intention was within comics, then Hulk, Namor, Wolverine, Tony, and Cyke should all get consideration. I'm sure there's others that I'm not thinking of.
I was thinking within comics, hence my answer of Hulk.
If you're talking by readers then it's probably Aquaman
In storyline if has to be Spider-Man. Were he real, he'd probably be taking depression medication. Probably together with DareDevil, another depressed soul.
From readers: that's difficult as most readers just enjoy comics. It is in forums you get hate, and the hate is either (1) genuine dislike for a character (e.g. I personally don't like Superman, but that's because I see what Lex Luthor's point of view is ...that Superman is an alien monster), or (2) as a reaction to posters.
On my second point, characters like the Hulk, Superman and Wolverine tend to have stupid fans. Juveniles who think their character is unstoppable, and use increasingly stupid logic to 'support' that view.
Recently it is the Hulk, who has a certain fan that is either a straight liar or suffers from a lack of logic.
In the more recent past it was Superman, with posters that would bring up torquasm-vo or whatever that Kryptonian martial art was called, and how he could fight at a psychic level.
Then in the more distant past there was a poster called Wolverine8888, who had a weird obsession with wolverine. He makes the modern day Hulk fanboy seem intelligent!
Such posters make people hate the likes of Hulk, Superman and Wolverine ....but in comics it would have to be Spider-Man. Everyone hates him
Superman, because of infinite strength, potential and stories to back this up and being the first and most known superhero ever. Everyone who is a fanatic fan of another hero will always put him against Supes, to "prove" that his hero is better. Super is the measuring prototype for all of them and each new hero will find himself in a thread Superman vs XXXY. Since no one will ever take his status, as the first, and since he will always have fanatic Superman defenders who "prove" that he beats anyone, the hate will grow and grow and grow.