ANNUAL PUNCH-UP: 2022 RANKINGS RECAP

Weaving through every entry on Secret Wars on Infinite Earths is the constant thread of the Fight Club Rankings! Nestled at the bottom of every new battle: live updates tie everything together, but only here can we see the true consequence of another year of wins & losses!

Season 2022 was limited in its scope, but included our 700th featured fight, and produced a variety of significant rankings shifts in the positive and negative directions from a variety of eclectic characters!

Man-Thing leaped a staggering 471 rankings as the most improved of the year, while MODOK, Booster Gold, and Moon Knight made impressive gains in the 200s. Television series helped She-Hulk and Hawkeye land next to each other up +66 and +67, but comics were the real winners with Champion of the Universe, Yurrd the Unknown, The Spectre, Lashina, Rogue, Jubilee, Darkstar, and Wasp giving us an oddball array of rising stars for 2022!

Superman made one of the most significant gains of the year, completing a traditionalist's Top 3 heroes by joining Batman and Spider-Man at the top of the rankings list. Wonder Woman maintained DC's trinity, holding the line at #10. The hotly contested #20 spot became Iron Fist's as he assumed the gatekeeper's position with last year's benchmark, Thor, rising to #17.

The complete list of Season 2022 competitors is available below with adjusted movements based on our year-end record of last year's rankings. You can also flashback to recaps of the movers & shakers in 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016. Don't forget to revisit all the action in the 2022 Featured Fights Recap, and stay tuned for the Top 20 Battles as chosen by you! You canalso help shape Season 2023 by becoming a Patreon supporter for more updates, sponsored content, and good will!

#1 (--) Batman (Bruce Wayne)
#2 (--) Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
#3 (+1) Superman (Kal-El)
#4 (-1) Iron Man (Tony Stark)
#5 (--) Wolverine (James "Logan" Howlet)
#6 (--) Hulk (Bruce Banner)
#7 (--) Captain America (Steve Rogers)
#8 (--) Daredevil (Matt Murdock)
#9 (--) Luke Cage
#10 (--) Wonder Woman (Diana of Themyscira)
#11 (--) Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards)
#13 (--) Thing (Benjamin Grimm)
#14 (--) Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
#17 (+3) Thor (Thor Odinson)
#22 (+5) Black Adam (Teth-Adam)
#33 (--) Sub-Mariner (Namor McKenzie)
#34 (+4) Storm (Ororo Munroe)
#39 (+15) Wasp (Janet Van Dyne)
#47 (+25) Rogue (Anna Marie)
#60 (+37) Spectre
#73 (+45) Champion of the Universe (Tryco Slatterus)
#88 (+66) She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters)

#89 (+67) Hawkeye (Clint Barton)
#100 (-4) Terraxia
#124 (+227) Moon Knight (Marc Spector)
#134 (+251) MODOK (George Tarleton)
#162 (+31) Lashina
#200 (-1) Black Mask (Roman Sionis)
#217 (new) Osiris (Amon Tomaz)
#300 (-1) Rorschach (Walter Kovacs)
#351 (new) Titania (Mary MacPherran)
#352 (new) Glob (Joseph Timms)
#353 (-195) Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson)
#361 (+6) Count Vertigo (Werner Vertigo)
#364 (+6) Magik (Illyana Rasputin)
#371 (+21) Jubilee (Jubilation Lee)
#374 (-170) Atom Smasher (Albert Rothstein)
#400 (-2) Slam Bradley (Sam Bradley)
#415 (+471) Man-Thing (Ted Sallis)
#417 (-67) Moonstone (Karla Sofen)
#419 (-1) Professor X (Charles Xavier)
#438 (-4) Scorpion (Mac Gargan)
#441 (-6) Colossus (Piotr Rasputin)
#450 (+20) Darkstar (Laynia Petrovna)
#483 (new) Blue Beetle (Ted Kord)
#484 (new) Riddler (Edward Nashton)
#496 (-12) Isis (Adrianna Tomaz)
#500 (-6) Batwoman (Carrie Kelly)
#600 (-3) Monocle (Jonathan Cheval)
#628 (new) Robotman (Robert Crane)
#629 (new) Collector (Taneleer Tivan)
#630 (new) Major Bogatin
#630 (new) Andromeda (Andromeda Attumasen)
#631 (new) Triton (Unknown)
#632 (new) Stingray (Walter Newell)
#634 (-187) Abomination (Emil Blonsky)
#644 (-94) Plastique (Bette Sans Souci)
#645 (-331) Captain Boomerang (Owen Mercer)
#660 (+237) Booster Gold (Michael Carter)
#661 (+44) Yurrd the Unknown
#700 (-12) Unnamed Aquanoid
#800 (-10) Goraiko
#900 (-9) Phosphorus Rex (Unknown)
#975 (new) Omega Red (Arkady Rossovich)
#976 (new) Black Knight (Dane Whitman)
#977 (new) Electrocutioner (Lester Buchinsky)
#978 (new) Persuader (Cole Parker)
#979 (new) Ultraman (Kal-Il)
#991 (-207) Whirlwind (David Cannon)
#992 (-308) Tiger Shark (Todd Arliss)
#1000 (-15) Murray Reese
#1020 (-21) Kingpin (Wilson Fisk)
#1027 (-15) Brick (Daniel Brickwell)
#1028 (-15) Captain America (Sam Wilson)
#1029 (-15) Killer Croc (Waylon Jones)
#1030 (-15) Cloak (Tyrone Johnson)
#1031 (-15) Lady Deathstrike (Yuriko Oyama)
#1032 (-15) Dan Hibiki
#1033 (-15) Lizard (Curt Connors)
#1034 (-15) Zangief
#1035 (-15) Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) 
#1036 (-15) Sabretooth (Victor Creed)

ANNUAL PUNCH-UP: 2022 FEATURE FIGHT RECAP
Technically November ends the Secrets Wars on Infinite Earths year and although Season 2022 was brief in total, it brought us an exciting and eclectic mix of sights and sounds from a wide range of influences!

What were the best battles of the most recent bouts? Now's the time to help lock-in our Greatest Hits of 2022 by revisiting your favourites from the list below. Every time you view a featured fight it casts a vote towards our final rankings -- so vote now and vote often before the end of December!

#1 Hawkeye & Sandman versus Doctor Octopus & Madame Menace (Solo Avengers #17)
#2 Spider-Man versus Kingpin (Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #100)
#3 Colossus & X-Men versus Omega Red (X-Men Adventures #4)
#4 Moon Knight versus Black Knight (West Coast Avengers Annual #2)
#5 Duchess versus Blue Beetle (Suicide Squad #13)
#6 Batman versus Riddler (Batman #490)
#7 Quicksilver versus Professor X (Uncanny X-Men #306)
#8 Colossus versus Champion of the Universe (Marvel Two-In-One Annual #7)
#9 MODOK versus Abomination (Incredible Hulk #288)
#10 Masters of Evil versus Avengers (Avengers #222)
#11 Titania versus Fantastic Four (Marvel Super Heroes Secret War #3)
#12 Suicide Squad versus Black Marvel Family (52 #34)
#13 Ultraman versus Doctor Fate, Robotman & Superman (All-Star Squadron #15)
#14 Man-Thing versus Hulk (Incredible Hulk #197)
#15 Doctor Fate versus The Spectre (All-Star Squadron #27)
#16 Abomination versus Sub-Mariner (Namor The Sub-Mariner #59)

You can find even more superhero smackdown by checking out the Secret Archive for a full index of every battle ever featured on Secret Wars on Infinite Earths! You can also flashback to the 2021 Feature Fight Recap, check out the Top 20 Fights of 2021, and revisit last year's Rankings Recap. Stay tuned to the main page for more year-end updates, and if you enjoy having superheroes in your feed all year round -- consider becoming a supporter on Patreon this holiday season!