I chalk it up to prep time.

The Telegraph reports that Batman has nudged past Spider-Man and Superman to be the most popular superhero in the UK. The results were tabulated by the sci-fi site SFX.co.uk.

“No matter how often he’s reinvented – a noir detective in the 40s, a camp icon in the 60s, a gothic Knight in the 80s – he’s always the coolest, most iconic and recognisable superhero there is,” said SFX.co.uk editor Dave Golder.

The thing that particularly interested me, however, was the fact that Captain Britain cracked the top ten, making a respectable #7. I guess it’s proof that whatever Marvel was doing with that character overseas, it worked!

Or maybe he won because HIS PARENTS ARE DEAAAAAAAD. Or something.

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