Weddings, like deaths, are major moments in superhero comic books. They're often temporary, with notable exceptions, and that likely leads to some weddings become more and more outlandish as comics progressed through the phases of their illustrative history.
Sometimes it's a case of over-the-top spectacle or complications, or just the strange only-in-comics circumstances. Both Marvel and DC Comics have paired some of their greatest characters (sometimes more than once) in unique marriages that may not last in the books, but remain in the memory of fans.
The Vision And Scarlet Witch
The romance between The Vision and Scarlet Witch depicted in the strangest Avengers romances, but perhaps the greatest. The synthezoid and powerful sorceress married in extreme circumstances in Giant-Size Avengers #4 in 1975, after Wanda had been abducted to the Dark Dimension as the prisoner of Dormammu.
They married alongside Mantis and the Cotati in a ceremony officiated by Immortus, who would later be revealed to be Kang The Conqueror. It's one of the major milestones in the comic history between The Vision and Scarlet Witch.
Bruce Wayne And Lois Lane
One of the most over-the-top DC Comics weddings never really happened. Batman married Lois Lane, to Superman's great sorrow, in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #89 written by Leo Dorfman, and drawn by penciller Curt Swan and inker Mike Esposito.
This is an imaginary story, as many of these types of stories were in the 60s (with the comic even pointing out 'this may or may not ever happen'). The caveat allows the wedding to go forward, with Superman glumly standing in as Bruce Wayne's best man.
Harley Quinn And Poison Ivy
Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy have one of the most unique relationships in DC Comics, and in one of DC's many different universes, they tie the knot. The two marry in Injustice: Year Zero #8, in a suitably zany ceremony in Las Vegas, officiated by an Elvis impersonator.
The wedding is part of their greater relationship across several mediums, which has its roots in the classic Batman: The Animated Series and is currently being explored in the animated Harley Quinn series on HBOMax.
Iris West And Barry Allen
Barry Allen and Iris West are one of the most enduring couples in the comics, and also on The Flash Arrowverse series, but their marriage began on a pretty odd note. In The Flash #165, written by Jon Broome and drawn by Carmine Infantino, Barry's nemesis Professor Zoom changes places with him and goes to the altar with Iris.
Professor Zoom imprisons him in the future and Barry has to run back in time, just in the nick of time. Everything gets sorted in the end, though it was crazy enough getting the actual Flash married.
Linda Park And Wally West
Another crazy Flash wedding that also involved time travel was the nuptials between the Wally West Flash and his longtime love, Linda Park. Right as the wedding is about to happen in The Flash #142, Linda is kidnapped from time by the villain Abra Kadabra, and everyone but Bart Allen (who happens to be from the future) forgets she existed.
The tragedy escalated when Linda was missing for two years of published stories. Wally eventually found her and they married, but it was a long road to get there.
Black Panther And Storm
There are a number of unexpected romances in the X-Men world, but in retrospect, the marriage between Black Panther and Storm seems very obvious. Less obvious was the actual wedding between the king of Wakanda and the goddess of weather, which occurred right in the middle of the Civil War comic book storyline.
Superheroes had fractured into two camps over ing with the government, but the warring factions took a timeout to attend the ceremony in Wakanda, which was neutral ground.
Reed Richards And Sue Storm
Reed Richards and Sue Storm are generally viewed as one of the bedrock couples in Marvel Comics, and their relationship is definitely not one of the stranger Fantastic Four romances. But their wedding, a landmark event in Fantastic Four Annual #3 by the legendary comics team of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, was suitably over the top.
Their most heinous villain Doctor Doom shows up with numerous other villains to crash the party, and a huge battle breaks out between the villains and invited superheroes. The battle ends with the good guys on top and the wedding goes off as planned.
Ant-Man And The Wasp
One of the crazier Marvel comic book weddings occurred in Avengers #60 in 1969 between the Ant-Man and the Wasp, though Hank Pym wasn't Ant-Man then and Janet Van Dyne didn't know Yellowjacket was Hank. It was very confusing. In the issue, Janet decides to marry Yellowjacket, who everyone actually thinks killed Hank.
A battle breaks out at the wedding between the Avengers and the Circus of Crime, which is very customary for these events. Hank grows to giant-size to save Janet in the battle, and it's only then she realizes - and he does, too - that Yellowjacket is Hank Pym.
Green Arrow And Black Canary
Green Arrow and Black Canary have been a couple in the comics and in the Arrowverse. Their television wedding was positively quaint compared to the chaos of their comic book nuptials. The two marry in 2007's Green Arrow/Black Canary Wedding Special, and there is a huge battle at the actual wedding.
Things get even more violent after when Green Arrow attempts to stab Black Canary, and she actually does wound him with one of his own arrows. In the end, it's revealed that Green Arrow is actually the villain Everyman in disguise.
Aunt May And Doctor Octopus
Doctor Octopus is one of, if not the greatest Spider-Man villains. So it was a shock to see him nearly marry Aunt May across Amazing Spider-Man #130 and 131 back in 1974. The strange ceremony didn't entirely come out of nowhere. Otto Octavius had harbored an affection for May since he kidnapped her back in the first Spider-Man annual.
She later befriended him in issues #114 and 115, not realizing the elderly gentleman she was caring for was actually Otto. The wedding was called off at the last minute thanks to the intervention of Spider-Man.