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20 Comic Book Movies That Probably Should Have Stayed on the Page

Over the last four decades, comic book fans have been inundated with big-screen adaptations of their favorite graphic novels, which has been both a blessing and a curse. For every "Superman" or "Spider-Man 2," there are seemingly twice as many failures and outright debacles. It'd be easy to single out "Howard the Duck" and "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace," so let's instead take a deeper dive into the dumpster of comic-book inspired rubbish.
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Catwoman (2004)
Catwoman (2004)
1
9%3.4
Spawn (1997)
Spawn (1997)
2
17%5.2
Brenda Starr (1989)
Brenda Starr (1989)
3
4.8
Blankman (1994)
Blankman (1994)
4
12%5.0
Elektra (2005)
Elektra (2005)
5
11%4.7
Barb Wire (1996)
Barb Wire (1996)
6
28%3.4
Art School Confidential (2006)
Art School Confidential (2006)
7
35%6.3
The Meteor Man (1993)
The Meteor Man (1993)
8
25%5.2
Jonah Hex (2010)
Jonah Hex (2010)
9
12%4.7
Conan the Barbarian (2011)
Conan the Barbarian (2011)
10
25%5.2
Judge Dredd (1995)
Judge Dredd (1995)
11
22%5.6
Supergirl (1984)
Supergirl (1984)
12
9%4.4
The Phantom (1996)
The Phantom (1996)
13
43%5.0
Virus (1999)
Virus (1999)
14
12%5.0
Steel (1997)
Steel (1997)
15
12%2.9
Modesty Blaise (1966)
Modesty Blaise (1966)
16
50%5.0
Green Lantern (2011)
Green Lantern (2011)
17
26%5.5
Tank Girl (1995)
Tank Girl (1995)
18
40%5.4
The Punisher (1989)
The Punisher (1989)
19
24%5.7
The Punisher (2004)
The Punisher (2004)
20
29%6.4
The Spirit (2008)
The Spirit (2008)
21
14%4.8
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