Spawn

The Spawn movie from 1977 (starring Michael Jai White) is definitely not one of the better comic book movies out there, but the main character is one of comic books’ most brutal heroes. Given his origin story, could it be any other way?

Killed by his friend and sent to hell, Lt. Colonel Albert Francis (Al) Simmons makes a deal with Malebolgia, trading his soul to see his wife one last time. And, as it happens when making a deal with the devil, he’s been tricked. After that, everything else is history.

Hugely popular in the "˜90's (which explains why the movie was made), Spawn is a brutal anti-hero with no mercy for evil-doers. He’s so good at what he does that he even has a shot at ruling over Hell (sure, he’s tricked by Cain, and he wants to turn Hell into a second Paradise).

So how violent is Spawn? Well, here is the perfect example: It’s the punishment every child killer deserves. And yes, Spawn stabs him with an ice cream scoop and Popsicle sticks.