Ten Kickass Songs About Comic Books, Plus One Weird Ditty

What are the best songs about comic books, other than Black Sabbath's "Iron Man"? I asked Douglas Wolk on IM the other day because he's the only person I know who is obsessed with comic books and music simultaneously. (He's the author of the awesome Reading Comics and Live At the Apollo about James Brown.) The best find was a rare single from 1969 called "Nobody Loves the Hulk!" Ten more after the jump.

Here are the top 10, in no particular order:

• The Traits, "Nobody Loves the Hulk" (remade many times by Ska bands for some reason)
  
• Camberwell Now, "Green Lantern"
  
• David J (from Bauhaus), "This Vicious Cabaret" (a song from V for Vendetta)
  
• New Pornographers, "Challengers" (about the Challengers of the Unknown)
  
• Mekons, "Dan Dare" (just in time for Dan Dare's revival!)
  
• Fink Brothers, "Mutants in Mega-City One"
  
• Transvision Vamp, "Hanging Out with Halo Jones"
  
• Sun Ra, "I Am Gonna Unmask the Batman" (greatest title ever)
  
• Paul McCartney, "Magneto and the Titanium Man"
  
• Guided by Voices, "Matter-Eater Lad" (yes this is an actual hero from "Legion of Superheroes")

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