"The members of our 2011 list of wealthiest fictional characters have an average net worth of $9.7 billion..."

"... up 20% from last year."

Related: "Why so Few Women on the Forbes Fictional 15?"

Our fictional reporters — the best in the business — have worked hard to rectify the gender imbalance, even breaking Fictional 15 rules against folkloric characters (the Tooth Fairy appeared on the 2010 list), but the gap persists.... What do you think is going on here?

I'd say they're not getting equal pay for equal... evil.