Chick and dude magnets in comic books.
The DCU
Male
- Ryan Choi, The All-New Atom, finds himself utterly baffled by the way the women of Ivy Town find him attractive — including at least one supervillainess. He has to be reassured by Wonder Woman herself that there's nothing supernatural about it.
- Batman:
- Bruce Wayne has never had a problem with the ladies. Well, technically he has, but it's more of a "getting them to go away" problem than a "getting them to come by in the first place" problem.
- Dick Grayson as Nightwing. Watch out for that smile, ladies. He doesn't realize it, but it's actually a weapon. In Girl Power, Supergirl spontaneously kissed him (and later doodled a picture of her snuggling up to him). She hastily apologized to Starfire, only for her to say she understood. He's also Mr. Fanservice, so they're doing something right there.
- Third Robin Tim Drake, is no slouch either. While he's only ever been in a committed relationship with Stephanie Brown (Batgirl), he's attracted the, frequently unwanted, attention of Darla Aquista (the Warlock's Daughter), Hong Kong gangster and possibly undercover cop Lynx, Cassandra Sandsmark aka Wondergirl (though they ultimately decided they were Better as Friends), and possibly Cassandra Cain (she wasn't really herself at the time, being drugged up and crazy). Even Lady Shiva was a bit more touchy-feely with him when they first met than was really necessary.
- Connor Hawke, the unworldly second Green Arrow, just has to show up for women to start throwing themselves at him. The irony is that unlike his father, Ollie Queen, Connor is a monk-for-life.
- Superman:
- The titular character Clark Kent. He's attracted: Lana Lang, Lori Lemaris (a mermaid!), Lois Lane, Cat Grant, Wonder Woman (with plenty of Ship Tease pre-New 52 and a Relationship Upgrade in the New 52 itself), Maxima, Amazing Grace, The Queen Of Fables, La Encantadora, Supergirl!, Ice (Guy Gardner's main squeeze), Obsession (Dana Dearden), a Latina cop, an alien insect queen that had taken Lana's form, and Lyla (a purple-haired chick from Kandor), and hilariously enough, Catwoman. His DCAU incarnation was also noted by Lana Lang to be irresistible even as Clark Kent to girls back in high school, and was teased with Volcana and implied to have been in a relationship with Lashina while brainwashed. As an incredibly powerful, charismatic, muscled and handsome and kind-hearted man and all around competent superhero, this pretty much comes with the territory.
- Conner Kent has attracted Supergirl, Knockout, Tana Moon, Roxy Leech, Wonder Girl (Cassandra Sandsmark) and Batgirl (Cassandra Cain). Chris Kent was dating Thara Ak-Var, and girls chased him wherever he went. Like father, like sons.
- In the New 52, Superboy has Ship Tease moments with Caitlin Fairchild, Rose Wilson, and Cassandra Sandsmark. At one point, a random woman dumps her boyfriend and tries to chat him up.
- The titular character Clark Kent. He's attracted: Lana Lang, Lori Lemaris (a mermaid!), Lois Lane, Cat Grant, Wonder Woman (with plenty of Ship Tease pre-New 52 and a Relationship Upgrade in the New 52 itself), Maxima, Amazing Grace, The Queen Of Fables, La Encantadora, Supergirl!, Ice (Guy Gardner's main squeeze), Obsession (Dana Dearden), a Latina cop, an alien insect queen that had taken Lana's form, and Lyla (a purple-haired chick from Kandor), and hilariously enough, Catwoman. His DCAU incarnation was also noted by Lana Lang to be irresistible even as Clark Kent to girls back in high school, and was teased with Volcana and implied to have been in a relationship with Lashina while brainwashed. As an incredibly powerful, charismatic, muscled and handsome and kind-hearted man and all around competent superhero, this pretty much comes with the territory.
- Steve Trevor is usually considered very attractive in universe and despite him being a proper gentleman who only has eyes for Wonder Woman plenty of other women have made advances on him and in Vol 1 a whole slew of villainesses tried kidnapping him for themselves. This is played up in The Legend of Wonder Woman where newspapers comment on how attractive he is when interviewing him and Etta Candy calls him a "dreamboat".
Female
- Starfire. Case in point, when she visits the Gotham City Police Department in Gotham Central, not just every men stares at her slack-jawed but also a few women too.
- Supergirl has to deal with guys literally falling off buildings so she'll rescue them — and hopefully give them her phone number afterward.
- Wonder Woman. A given since she was blessed with the beauty of Aphrodite. Almost every comic she's in has someone commenting on her good looks.
- Etta Candy—Wondy's best friend off her home island—attracts quite a few male admirers mostly without trying or particularly caring, though she has dated a number of them. While she's not considered conventionally attractive she's buxom, outgoing, confident and a great fighter which many men have found attractive.
Marvel Universe
Male
- Daredevil... the Murdock mojo runs strong enough to leave even Spider-Man envious.
- The Incredible Hulk: The Hulk, surprisingly enough. A lot of women, both human and non human, seem to fall for him. To date he has been married at least three times (two now dead and one partially insane) and bedded many more. Bruce Banner on the other hand... Well, at least he has Betty.
- Peter Parker alias Spider-Man. His lovers' gallery is probably exceeded only by Batman, and in Batman's case most of the relationships are merely used to maintain his playboy image. In fact, the Human Torch "snaps" when he learns that his best bud Spider-Man is actually Peter Parker, who he was extremely envious of for his ability to attract women. Johnny even labeled Peter's ability the "Parker Luck", much to Spidey's amusement, who uses the same term to describe his bad luck. He even nabbed Hercules' former wife! note
- Tony Stark aka Iron Man is the epitome of this trope. It'd be easier to list the women he hasn't dated in the Marvel verse. Primary examples include Pepper Potts, She-Hulk, Black Widow and he's even had flings with Gamora, Wasp and Madam Masque.
- X-Men:
- Wolverine by god, having lived hundreds of years it's a wonder Logan hasn't gotten any STDs from the thousands of women he's been with (though his healing factor may have to do with that). And being the new leader of the X-Men doubled his magnetism. Chicks just can't seem to get enough this hairy manly mutant.
- Also Jimmy Hudson, his son in the Ultimate Marvel universe. He was a ladies' man even before his mutation manifested. Afterwards, he develops an attraction to Kitty (who was the first person to inform him of his birth father's identity and helps him adjust to his mutation and life on the run) and is promptly seduced by Jean Grey (both to demoralize Kitty as a leader and to finally indulge in her suppressed attraction to the original Wolverine, who died in Ultimatum before Jimmy was introduced). When he popped up in the main Marvel Universe, he got his share of female attention there, too, including some interest from a time-travelling teen Jean Grey.
- Longshot. This may well be a function of his (literal) supernatural luck, but there are other explanations.
- Cyclops has had at least six different girlfriends, and that's just counting his mainstream version. Psylocke also once tried it on with him, and Colleen Wing gave him the keys to her apartment and an open invitation for a booty call. In particular, he seems to be irresistible to telepaths. His younger self had only been in the future for a few months, and still managed to catch the eye of at least five girls, including, inevitably, Jean - then again he does display Cyke's dorkiness 100% of the time so it's really not a surprise.
- Nightcrawler, sweet merciful crap. The guy has a list of girlfriends as long as his tail and all while he's blue and fuzzy. Then again, he is generally drawn as a Cute Monster Guy who resembles a blue pointy-eared Errol Flynn, and he's got swashbuckling charm on his side. Plus, "chicks dig the fuzzy dude".
- "Chicks dig the fuzzy dude" indeed, as Beast can also count for this trope. He's had several love interests over the years, and during his tenure with the Avengers, it was not rare to see groups of women all over him whenever he went out, more than one expressing interest in running her fingers through his fur.
- Doug Ramsey/Cypher of the New Mutants. He dated pre-bodyswap Psylocke as well as teammate Wolfsbane, but has also managed to earn himself quite the following of female villains.
- His teammate, Sunspot, is the Mr. Fanservice of the team despite (initially) only being fourteen. He's dated Gosamyr, Boom-Boom, and Magma, had a girlfriend prior to joining the New Mutants, and has been shown surrounded by gaggles of woman.
- Wolverine by god, having lived hundreds of years it's a wonder Logan hasn't gotten any STDs from the thousands of women he's been with (though his healing factor may have to do with that). And being the new leader of the X-Men doubled his magnetism. Chicks just can't seem to get enough this hairy manly mutant.
Female
- Jean Grey is the object of affection for many (translation: almost every, except for the ones who were explicitly/later confirmed to be gay) male X-Men members, including Professor X himself for a brief period in the old days.
- Even as a time-travelling teenager, she attracts eyes, with Emma Frost (no stranger to this herself) referring to her as "the fresh-faced young redhead who turns every man's head" - though in the context of how she needed to grow up, because she wouldn't always be that way. Examples include Tykeclops, young Beast, young Warren, Jimmy Hudson, Goldballs, Quentin Quire (though he more or less immediately drops it once she reads his mind and the two actually get on alarmingly well once she shoots him down - though he is still somewhat interested), and Ganke and Miles Morales (during her brief jaunt to the Ultimate Universe). Even adult Beast and Cyclops notice her, though mainly in a nostalgic sense, since it's when both of them fell in love with her - when she makes a move on adult Cyclops, he gently but very, very firmly shuts her down.
- It's made worse by the fact that she's a massively powerful telepath, so she tends to pick up on perverted thoughts. As an adult, she's fairly sanguine about it. As a teenager, she's understandably less so, especially since her telepathy comes in very suddenly and at full power, far earlier than it originally did (implicitly because Xavier's no longer suppressing it). However, by the time she ends up in the Ultimate Universe, she's more or less adjusted to it, with Miles observing when Ganke worries what she might be picking up that he thought the same thing, but she has apparently Seen It All.
- Aunt May from Spider-Man. No, really. Despite her age, she dated numerous different men after Ben's death: Octo Octavius (Doctor Octopus), Nathan Lubensky, Willie Lumpkin, Jarvis ( that was a Skrull), and JJJ's dad who married her.
- Jessica Drew's Spider-Woman, thanks to her power which has a side effect of attracting men.
- Susan Storm from Ultimate Fantastic Four got attention from Tony Stark, Namor, Mole Man, Strange Josie and ended up with Ben Grimm.
- Her mainstream counterpart is no slouch, either, with Reed, Namor, and Deadpool just a few of her many, many admirers.
- The Scarlet Witch is an attractive woman who's gained the attentions of Vision, Hawkeye, Red Skull, Doctor Doom, Brother Voodoo, and in the Ultimate comics, Quicksilver (yeah... best not to ask). She even attracted some interest from Angel, Captain America, and a comment from Jean Grey about how "that witch is much too attractive."
- She-Hulk could put her cousin to shame when it comes to attracting the opposite sex. She's not only very open about her attractiveness, but she's had sex with so many men she's quite likely the poster girl for Really Gets Around in the MU and all manner of men, super or otherwise, are magnetically drawn to her. Being an Amazonian Beauty who is depicted as a Sex Goddess is bound to elicit this. In and out of fandom.
- Black Widow is well known for being drop-dead gorgeous and is frequently commented on her good looks from famous heroes to random citizens. Given her name, this is unsurprising, and it's equally unsurprising that she's exploited it. Some notable people she's been paired with (in multiple media) are as listed: Iron Man, Hercules, Daredevil, and Hawkeye.
- Gamora, the Action Girl from Guardians of the Galaxy has had quite a few admirers during her run. She has had relationships with Adam Warlock, Richard Rider (Nova), Tony Stark and (more recently comic-wise and in the live-action version) Star-Lord. Not even knowing she's both the deadliest woman in the galaxy and the daughter of Thanos discourages men from pursuing her. Being the very definition of a Green-Skinned Space Babe probably helps with that.
- It's been a recurring gag that many of Storm's enemies are men with a Villainous Crush on her. She's been in canon relationships with both Black Panther and Wolverine, and Luke Cage commented on her good looks in one issue they interacted. Even Doctor Doom has shown serious interest in her (which she on some level reciprocated, though not enough to let his plans go unthwarted).
- Mary Jane Watson is one of the primary love interests for Peter Parker's Spider Man, but she has also attracted a number of other people. She was in a Love Triangle with Peter and Harry. During the period in the JMS era when Peter and family moved into Avengers Tower, both Tony Stark and Wolverine occasionally flirted with her. On a darker note, she also gets the attention of stalkers.
- Black Cat who is also Spider-Man's most prominent love interest other than Mary Jane Watson is a bisexual case. Aside from Spider-Man, she has dated Wolverine, Daredevil, and many other male suitors. On the female side, she has dated Tamara Blake(Iron Cat), Odessa Drake, and a lot of female lovers as well.
Other
Male
- Archie Andrews from the Archie Comics, for some reason (though the 2015 reboot has him as an attractive, funny musician). Besides Betty and Veronica, Archie has dates many other girls, including Cheryl Blossom, Ginger Lopez and especially Valerie Smith (his first black girlfriend) of the Josie And The Pussy Cats, as his Third-Option Love Interest. It is thoroughly deconstructed when Betty brings over some photos of Archie. Veronica points out he's actually kind of ugly. This leads into them realizing he's selfish, boorish, and is generally bad, and they should both dump him. Beat. "You first." "No, you first." They glumly conclude that Archie is some sort of Kavorka Man.
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie Comics) has Sonic attract several potential love interests such as Princess Sally, Amy Rose, Mina Mongoose, and Fiona Fox.
- The title character of the Den finds that he is this: a strapping, hung and nude hunk whom every female character throws herself at, and when circumstances permit, he is eager to indulge them.
- Scott Pilgrim: The titular main character, who has at one point or another attracted the attention of nearly the entire female cast.
- One of the main running gags for Ivar Anni-Padda in Valiant's Timewalker series. Whether he's walking down the street minding his own business, running for his life from the villain of the month or falling from the top of a skyscraper, all anybody can say about it is "Gorgeous!"
- John Carter in Warlord of Mars, having no less than three Martian women in love with him! His wife Dejah also qualifies as a Dude Magnet.
Female
- Shana from Jem and the Holograms (IDW) has mentioned that her sister Aja constantly gets asked out. Aja does get flirted with several times but she's taken.
- Melody from Josie and the Pussycats is one of these. The first issue even had her getting a large portion of the boys at her school into the physical education program by letting them chase her around the track.
- Star Wars (Marvel 1977): Zeltrons are drawn to
◊ Leia Organa just as they are to her brother, and for the same reasons - she's heroic, famous, and Force-Sensitive. - Ramona Flowers from Scott Pilgrim. In fact, the entire premise of the comic is that Scott has to fight her seven evil exes.
- Dejah Thoris from Warlord of Mars had many male villains attracted to her such as Tal Hajus, Sab Than, Thurid, Dargur Andalust, Salensus Oll and the list goes on... What make this notable is that many of these villains belong to highly xenophobic races that otherwise view her race as inferiors, but otherwise wouldn't mind having a Interspecies Romance with her.
