10 Best Comic Book Shower Curtains, With Sizes, Hooks and Liner Needs

Official Marvel shower curtains from Jay Franco are 70 inches wide, not 72.

That’s 2 inches narrower than the 72 x 72 size that 5 other picks on this list use.

I ranked 10 comic book shower curtains from my top pick down. Each one comes with its size, whether hooks are in the box and whether you’ll need a liner behind it.

Quick picks:

• Kitting out a kid’s bathroom from zero: #3 puts the curtain, 12 hooks and a round rug in one box.
• No liner, and no plan to buy one: #2 is sold to hang on its own.
• Snoopy beats superheroes in your house, so go with the Peanuts set at #4.
• Laundry is the chore you skip most often: #5 wipes clean and never sees the washer.

Quick Comparison Chart

Scores are my own editorial ratings on a 10-point scale, judged from the details each Amazon listing publishes:

Picking the Right Comic Book Shower Curtain

The best comic book shower curtain for most bathrooms is the Jay Franco Marvel Avengers Assembled Shower Curtain at #1. After that, the right pick comes down to 3 listing details: the curtain size, whether it needs a liner and whether hooks come with it.

Comic art style is the other big split. Some picks carry licensed Marvel, DC or Peanuts characters, while others use generic heroes and city skylines drawn in a Pop Art comic style, the look Roy Lichtenstein made famous, with bold colors and sound-effect bursts.

A comic print also works with more bathroom styles than you’d think, from a kids’ bath to a retro powder room. It’s one of the fastest bathroom decor ideas to try, since a curtain comes down as easily as it goes up.

I picked these 10 from published Amazon listings, not hands-on testing. Each one had to show 4 things:

• Comic book or superhero art named in the listing
• A curtain size you can check against your rod
• A material made for a wet room, such as polyester, microfiber or PEVA
• Care steps or hook details you can confirm before you buy

That ruled out the Star Wars and Pokemon curtain sets in the same Amazon search, since they come from films and games, not comics.

Listings change often, so check the current size and return terms before you order. Match the size and the liner rule to your shower first, then pick the art you love.

1. Jay Franco Marvel Avengers Assembled Shower Curtain

The Jay Franco Avengers Assembled curtain is best for a Marvel fan who wants the whole team on one curtain. Its Amazon listing names 8 heroes on it: Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Black Panther, Ant Man, Black Widow and Hawkeye.

That full cast is what puts it ahead of the Shields curtain at #6, which swaps the characters for their logos. Both are 70 x 72 inch polyester microfiber, and both machine wash cold and air or tumble dry low.

The catch is what’s missing from the box. The listing says the liner isn’t included and names no hooks, so plan on buying both if you don’t already have them.

2. PocaBlife Superhero City Wars Explosion Shower Curtain

The PocaBlife curtain is best if you want the retro comic book look without paying for a license. The PocaBlife listing calls it water repellent and says you can hang it on its own, with no clear PVC or PEVA liner behind it.

That makes it the simplest setup on this list. It also comes with 12 white C-shaped plastic hooks and a weighted hem that keeps the curtain from drifting into the tub.

Compared with #1, you trade real Marvel characters for generic heroes and a city mid-explosion. In other words, pick it for the art style, not for a favorite hero.

3. Jay Franco Marvel Avengers Kids 14 Piece Shower Curtain Set

The Avengers 14 piece set is best for a kids’ bathroom you’re decorating from scratch. The Amazon listing for the set calls it an Official Marvel Product, with a 70 x 72 curtain, 12 hooks and a non-slip bath rug.

Where #1 is a curtain alone, this set adds the hardware and floor piece. The rug is a 25 inch round tufted design, and both the rug and the curtain go in the washing machine.

The hooks are the weak spot. The review summary Amazon generates from buyer reviews says durability gets mixed feedback, with some buyers reporting broken hooks.

4. Franco Collectibles Peanuts 13-Piece Shower Curtain Set

The Peanuts set is best for anyone who grew up on newspaper comics rather than superhero movies. The Peanuts listing calls it a 100% officially licensed product, showing the Peanuts gang gathered behind the doghouse of Snoopy.

It measures 72 x 72 inches and comes with 12 rings. The listing says you can put it in the washer and dryer without worrying about the colors fading.

Here’s the deal:

The listing also says it’s designed to hang outside the tub and requires a vinyl liner for bath use. So unlike #2, this one needs a liner behind it every time.

5. WB Batman Logo PEVA Shower Curtain

The WB Batman curtain is best for a bathroom where nobody wants to wash a shower curtain. The Batman listing says it’s 100% PEVA, measures 70 x 72 inches and is wipe clean only.

PEVA is plastic, and the listing describes it as polyethylene vinyl acetate, an alternative to the more common PVC. That’s the opposite trade from #4: no washing machine at all, and no fabric look either.

Batman logos cover the whole curtain, so it suits a DC fan more than a Marvel one, though no pick here carries Superman or Wonder Woman. Pick it for low-effort cleaning, and check your hooks first, since the listing names none.

6. Jay Franco Marvel Avengers Shields Shower Curtain

The Avengers Shields curtain is best when you want Marvel without a wall of faces. The Shields listing lists the Avengers logo with Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Black Panther, Hulk, Captain Marvel, Black Widow and Guardians of the Galaxy, plus Spider-Man himself.

That’s a wider mix than #1, since it reaches past the Avengers to Spider-Man and the Guardians. It shares the same 70 x 72 inch microfiber, cold wash and low dry.

It also shares the same gap. The liner isn’t included and no hooks are listed, so budget a few minutes to find both before hanging day.

7. Nuanchu 6 Pcs Hero Themed Shower Curtain Set with Rug

The Nuanchu set is best when the tub, floor and toilet all need the same theme. The Nuanchu listing puts a waterproof curtain, 12 hooks, a square bath mat, a U-shaped mat, a toilet seat cover and 2 bath towels in one box.

The sizes are specific, too. The curtain is 70.9 x 70.9 inches, the bath mat 29.1 x 17.5 inches and the U-shaped mat 17.7 x 14.6 inches.

Compared with the Avengers set at #3, you get more pieces but generic cartoon heroes instead of licensed Marvel art. So if the character matters to your kid, #3 still wins.

8. TKUYO Superhero City Comic Skyline Shower Curtain

The TKUYO curtain is best for a teen who has outgrown cartoon heroes but still loves comics. The TKUYO listing describes a blue night skyline with buildings in a graffiti-style design, marketed to boys, kids and teens.

It’s 72 x 72 inches with 12 hooks in the package. The fabric is polyester that repels water and dries quickly, per the listing.

Care is easy to follow: machine wash cold on a gentle cycle with similar colors, then tumble dry low. Next to #2, it’s the quieter of the two city curtains, with a night sky instead of an explosion.

9. Yriujul Cartoon Superhero Cityscape Shower Curtain

The Yriujul curtain is best if you like knowing exactly how to care for a print before you buy it. The Yriujul listing gives a 72 x 72 inch size, 12 plastic hooks and 100% polyester fabric printed in HD digital print.

Its care steps are the most detailed on this list. You machine wash it in cold water with the hooks removed, skip bleach, hang it to dry and iron it on low to smooth wrinkles.

The art is close to #8, a cartoon superhero cityscape rather than named characters. Pick whichever skyline matches your towels.

10. Funnytree Hero Academy Shower Curtain

The Funnytree Hero Academy curtain is best for an anime fan who doesn’t care about Marvel or DC. The Funnytree listing describes Japanese anime bathroom decor on 72 x 72 inch waterproof, quick-drying polyester.

Metal grommets run across the top for hanging. But unlike #9, it ships without hooks, and the listing says so in capital letters.

It’s the furthest from a Western comic book on this list. That’s exactly why it’s here: anime-style hero art fills a gap the other 9 picks leave.

Do Comic Book Shower Curtains Need a Liner?

A comic book shower curtain needs a liner when its listing says so, and these 10 listings split both ways. The Peanuts set at #4 requires a vinyl liner for bath use, while the PocaBlife curtain at #2 is sold to hang without one.

Most fabric picks sit in between. The Jay Franco Marvel curtains at #1 and #6 say the liner isn’t included, which tells you they expect one, and the curtain at #5 is PEVA plastic all the way through.

Here’s how it works:

The liner hangs inside the tub and catches the water. The decorative curtain hangs outside it, which is exactly where the Peanuts listing says its curtain belongs.

If a listing says “liner not included” or “requires a liner,” buy one with the curtain so it’s ready on day 1.

What Size Comic Book Shower Curtain Do You Need?

Most comic book shower curtains on this list measure 72 x 72 inches, but the official Jay Franco Marvel curtains and the WB Batman curtain are 70 x 72. The Pixels art print store lists its shower curtains at 71 inches wide by 74 inches tall.

So sizes cluster close together, but not at one number. A 74 inch drop hangs 2 inches lower than a 72 inch one, which matters if your rod sits low over the tub.

The same Pixels page also says its curtains are 100% polyester with 12 holes at the top for hanging from your own rings. That’s typical of art-print stores that print an artist’s design to order, so plan on buying hooks there too.

Measure your rod width and the drop from rod to floor before you order. Then pick the closest size on the list.

How to Wash a Fabric Superhero Shower Curtain

You wash a fabric superhero shower curtain in cold water, then tumble dry it low or hang it to dry: the care steps for #1, #8 and #9 all start with a cold machine wash. A PEVA curtain like #5 is the exception: it’s wipe clean only.

Here’s the routine those listings add up to:

1. Take the curtain down and remove every hook, as the Yriujul listing asks.
2. Machine wash it cold on a gentle cycle, with similar colors only.
3. Skip bleach, which the Yriujul care steps rule out.
4. Tumble dry low, or hang it to dry if the label says so.
5. Iron on the lowest setting if wrinkles are left.

The Peanuts set at #4 is the most forgiving here. Its listing says it can go in the washer and dryer without the colors fading.

Official Marvel and DC Curtains vs Generic Superhero Designs

Official Marvel and DC shower curtains are better when the exact character matters, but licensing doesn’t guarantee better hardware. On this list, 4 of the 5 generic picks include hooks, against 2 of the 5 picks sold under the Marvel, WB or Peanuts name.

• The licensed picks are #1, #3, #4, #5 and #6. They get you real Avengers, Batman and Peanuts art, and the Jay Franco curtains have matching bedding and bath pieces sold separately.
• The generic picks are #2, #7, #8, #9 and #10. They lean on comic-style city skylines and made-up heroes, and most use the 72 x 72 size.
• In fact, the one report of broken hooks in my research is for a licensed set. The same Amazon review summary for #3 notes buyers reporting broken hooks, so a license tells you about the art, not the plastic.

Building a Comic Book Bathroom Around the Curtain

A comic book bathroom works best when the shower curtain sets the theme and everything else picks up its colors. The Amazon review summary for the Avengers set at #3 calls it particularly suitable for boys’ bathrooms, and that’s a good example of a curtain doing most of the work.

Start with the curtain, then pull 2 of its colors into towels and a bath mat. A set like #3 or #7 does that for you in one order.

Black-and-white comic panels lean into black and white bathroom decor nicely. The Peanuts set and retro pop art pair well with vintage bathroom decor instead.

For a grown-up bath, the PEVA logo curtain at #5 sits comfortably with masculine bathroom ideas. And if the room is tiny, these small bathroom decorating ideas on a budget keep the comic theme from crowding it.

Not set on comics? The same art-first approach works with a stained glass shower curtain, tropical shower curtains or a botanical shower curtain.