Who's really the 7th Member of the JLA's "Big Seven"

[El_Gato]

I would argue that Martian Manhunter is more of a JLAer than Aquaman.

I wouldn’t. Aquaman is a bigger deal than MMH. Really if you’re going by the “JL is made up of DC’s A-list” then the lineup would be Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman and Green Arrow.

[MajorHoy]

I wouldn’t. Aquaman is a bigger deal than MMH. Really if you’re going by the “JL is made up of DC’s A-list” then the lineup would be Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman and Green Arrow.

But Green Arrow is only "A-list" to some because he was in a TV show on a low-rated network, and that hasn't even had any new episodes in almost four years.

He never had his own self-titled comic book until he got a four-issue mini-series in 1983, and it took until 1987 for him to get his own self-titled continuous series.

Not quite as "A-list" as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, and Aquaman.

[John Venus]

J'onn should be the 6th member and Aquaman should be on the poll.

Green Arrow should be on the poll as well since he has been a long time member as well.

[Stanlos]

Was this meant to be posted in another thread, like maybe in "Creating a DC Space Event in Vein of Annihilation But With Some Restrictions"?

Oh wow! Too many windows open

[j9ac9k]

But Green Arrow is only "A-list" to some because he was in a TV show on a low-rated network, and that hasn't even had any new episodes in almost four years.

He never had his own self-titled comic book until he got a four-issue mini-series in 1983, and it took until 1987 for him to get his own self-titled continuous series.

Not quite as "A-list" as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, and Aquaman.

Even if Green Arrow isn't "quite as A-List" as some others, I think he qualifies as A-List due to his longevity and presence. Regardless of when he first got a solo title, he's been around just as long as Aquaman and he's had one series after another, after another. And regardless of what you want to say about his tv show, he headlined a tv show for 8 seasons! (nevermind how many years he was a regular on "Smallville") He also has a "family" of heroes under his umbrella that are in his orbit including several legacy heroes. He's certainly not B-List, imo.

[El_Gato]

But Green Arrow is only "A-list" to some because he was in a TV show on a low-rated network, and that hasn't even had any new episodes in almost four years.

He never had his own self-titled comic book until he got a four-issue mini-series in 1983, and it took until 1987 for him to get his own self-titled continuous series.

Not quite as "A-list" as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, and Aquaman.

That may be true but he’s a much bigger deal to Gen Z, Millennials and even Gen X to some extent than MMH is. Ollie has a bigger cast, actual solo titles and a successful tv show under his belt. MMH is there because he got lucky

[Celgress]

OP Poll -

Martian Manhunter, IMHO.

[MajorHoy]

With 89 people having voted so far,

* Martian Manhunter = 68 votes
* "Somebody Else" = 6 votes
* Cyborg = 4 votes

All other options currently have less than four votes each.
No votes yet for "Robin"; Plastic Man, Hawkwoman, and Shazam still have only one vote each at present.

[Riv86672]

Even if Green Arrow isn't "quite as A-List" as some others, I think he qualifies as A-List due to his longevity and presence. Regardless of when he first got a solo title, he's been around just as long as Aquaman and he's had one series after another, after another. And regardless of what you want to say about his tv show, he headlined a tv show for 8 seasons! (nevermind how many years he was a regular on "Smallville") He also has a "family" of heroes under his umbrella that are in his orbit including several legacy heroes. He's certainly not B-List, imo.

^^^Yeah I don’t think it’s necessary to tear one character down to build up another; Ollie and J’onn are both great heroes and both great Leaguers.

For this or that reason one wound up a part of the Big 7 and one didn’t.

[DrewHLMW]

The comic community will say Martian Manhunter but i prefer Green Arrow

[MajorHoy]

J'onn should be the 6th member and Aquaman should be on the poll.

Green Arrow should be on the poll as well since he has been a long time member as well.

Still think Triumph should have been on the list . . .

[PurpleGlovez]

What exactly is this poll asking? Founding membership? The classic 7-member line-up will always include J'onn, in my opinion. I still think about Dinah as a founding JLAer because I adore those post-Crisis stories so much. And then there's the post-IC era where they just awkwardly swapped her back out for Diana and hoped no one would notice. So, whenever I think of the founding JLA, it's always the classic seven plus Dinah. The Cyborg retcon should never have been a thing.

EDIT: I liked the idea of Triumph too. The storyline that introduced him was pretty good I thought, before the character went off the rails.

[HsssH]

Even if Green Arrow isn't "quite as A-List" as some others, I think he qualifies as A-List due to his longevity and presence. Regardless of when he first got a solo title, he's been around just as long as Aquaman and he's had one series after another, after another. And regardless of what you want to say about his tv show, he headlined a tv show for 8 seasons! (nevermind how many years he was a regular on "Smallville") He also has a "family" of heroes under his umbrella that are in his orbit including several legacy heroes. He's certainly not B-List, imo.

So what is Batman then? A++++ list? I don't know, I'd say that only Batman and Superman are A-list.

[Laser_Man]

So what is Batman then? A++++ list? I don't know, I'd say that only Batman and Superman are A-list.

Even Superman is barely A-list.

Judging by popularity, the only truly A-list characters DC has are Batman, Joker and Harley.

[The Darknight Detective]

Even Superman is barely A-list.

Judging by popularity, the only truly A-list characters DC has are Batman, Joker and Harley.

Superman still sells more comics than the other two by a considerable amount.