The loneliest numbers: odds and ends from our DC survey

It's been a busy few days here at Survey Central! All the ballots are in, and the counting is done -– but before I comment on the top 50, here are some numbers which may shed some light on the process.

Of the 89 ballots e-mailed to me, most contained the full 50 entries, some went over by a couple, and a few let everything ride on just one character. Almost half of the 89 first-place votes were split, 27-15, between two characters. Fourteen characters appeared on at least 45 of the ballots, and a total of 581 names ended up competing for the top fifty spots. However, at the other end of the scoreboard, 216 characters only appeared on one ballot.

Here are those 216, which make up what I like to call the "Stump The Chump" list. Give ‘em a hug, even if some are ineligible:

Ace the Bat-Hound, Angle Man, Aquagirl (Lorena), Arak, Ares, Arion, Atomic Skull (Joseph Martin), Atrophos of Blight, Baby Wildebeest, Balloon Buster, Bane, Baron Blitzkrieg, Beaker Parish, Beautiful Dreamer, Andrew Bennett (I ... Vampire!), Beowulf, Bernie The Brain, Bibbo Bibbowski, Bigsby Wolf, Black Alice, Black Condor (Ryan Matthews), Black Condor (Tom Wright), Black Mask, the Blimp (Herman Cramer), Blok, Brain Wave (Henry King, Sr), Brother Power, Brother Eye, Brian Bryan, Bulldozer (Easy Company), Bulletman, Calendar Man (Julian Day), Captain Fear, Captain Storm, Cave Carson, the Cheetah (Priscilla Rich), Cheshire, Chronos (Walker Gabriel), Cinderella, Cinnamon, Clayface III, the Clock King (William Tockman), Color Kid, Colossal Boy, Congorilla, the Corinthian, Creature Commandos, the Crime Syndicate of America (as a group), Crimson Fox (Constance D'Aramis), Culp, Dane Dorrance (Sea Devils), Darkstar (Ferrin Colos), Destruction of the Endless, Doctor Fate (Inza Nelson), Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi), Doctor Moon, Doctor Polaris (Neil Emerson), Doll Man, Doomsday, Henri Ducard, the Duke of Oil, Morgan Edge, Empress, the Eradicator, Eviless, the Fact, Fallen Angel, Felix Faust, Sebastian Faust, Fernus the Burning, Firebrand (Dannette Reilly), Firefly (Garfield Lyons), Rick Flag, the Flash (John Fox), Funky Flashman, Flippa Dippa, Foxglove, Fury (Lyta Hall), G.I. Robot, Garguax, Garryn Bek, Geist the Twilight Man, Gem Girl, General Dar-Nx, General (Hadrian), Geo-Force, Glorith, Gotham City, Green Lantern Soranik Natu, Guardian (Jim Harper), Guardians (OA), Hector Hammond, Harbinger, Heat Wave (Mick Rory), Hellgrammite, Hercules, Abby Holland, Icicle (Joar Mahkent), Infectious Lass, Ironwolf, Isis, Jakeem Thunder, the Jester, Johnny Double, Johnny Thunder (John Tane), Joker's Daughter, Joto (Isaiah Crocket), Tom Kalmaku, Kid Devil, Kid Psycho, Killer Shrike, Killer Moth, Kiteman, Kono, Kordax, L-Ron, Lady Cop, Lara Jor-El, Legion of Super-Heroes (as a group), Lori Lemaris, Lilith, Lobo, Steve Lombard, Looker, Dr. Will Magnus, Major Force, Manhunter 2070, Manitou Raven, Mano, Matter Master, Matthew the Raven, ‘Mazing Man, Merayn, Metallo, Mister Atom, Mister Banjo, Mlle. Marie, Mopee, Negative Woman (Valentina Vostok), Nemesis Kid, Neutron, Night Girl, Nightshade, Nomoz, Northwind, Number None, Oberon, Ocean Master, Parasite (Maxwell Jensen), Per Degaton, Phase (LEGION), Phobia, Plasmus, Plastique, PREZ, Prince Charming, Proty II, Quislet, Nyssa Raatko, Roy Raymond, Razorsharp, Red Star, Rival, the Rocket Red Brigade (as a group), Rorschach, the Sandman (Daniel), Maggie Sawyer, Scalphunter, Scarface, Scooter, the Secret, Sector 3600, the Shadow, William Shakespeare, the Shark, Shrinking Violet, Sister Lilhy, Snow White, Dudley "Deadly" Soames, Karel Sorenson, Space Ranger, the Spectre (Hal Jordan), Spider Jerusalem, Stanley & His Monster, Starman (Will Payton), Static (Virgil Hawkins), Steel (Hank Heywood III), Stone Boy, Strata (LEGION), Sugar (but not Spike), Super Chief, Super-Hip!, Superboy-Prime, Superwoman (Kristin Wells), Tarantula (Jonathan Law), Tattooed Man, Tempest (Josh Clay), Terra-Man, the Terrible Trio, Dr. Leslie Thompkins, Thorn (Rose Forrest), Angie Thriller, Green Lantern Tomar-Re, Tomorrow Woman, Topo, Traci 13, Steve Trevor, Typhoon, Uncle Marvel, Universo, Unnamed Neanderthal (Dial H For Hero), Rond Vidar, Vigilante (Adrian Chase), Paula von Gunther, Wally the God Boy (from Peter David's Supergirl), Linda Park West, KGB agent Zastrow, Zatara, and Zor.

Thanks to all who voted, and check back soon for the top 50!

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