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When did Spiderman get so strong?

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Ah, debating the strength levels of fictional super heroes.

Truth is, Spidey is powered by the sales of Marvel merchandise. The more we buy, the stronger he gets. Praise Spidey.
 
Ah, debating the strength levels of fictional super heroes.

Truth is, Spidey is powered by the sales of Marvel merchandise. The more we buy, the stronger he gets. Praise Spidey.

if that was the case, he would be untouchable, since hes by far the most popular comic book superhero
 
Can't really tell if Flash is a glass cannon though because of his Speed Force bullshit.

Like, he can run at 13 trillion times light speed and have 'a punch with the force of a white dwarf star', the Infinite Mass Punch or whatever, but this dude can get shot up by regular bullets.

So like, the Speed Force only really works as a durability enhancer if he's running super-fast? Idk.
 
Why doesn't she just warp reality so she can take punches then? ::kappa

I'm just messing around you guys are right
Wanda's power is a combination of "probability alteration" and "chaos magic."

Doing big reality warps takes a lot out of her, so she mostly just sticks to her basic chaos and probability magic. She calls them "hex bolts" when ever she shoots them as energy blasts.
 
Insect...fucking comics.

^Does this firelord lack the ability to set people on fire?

Eh, that is a stupid scan as firelord was jobbing super hard. I believe Firelord was a herald of Galactus (not the strongest one but still a herald).

Spidey on his best day wouldn't stand a chance (real Spidey not universe Spidey). So that isn't a good example of spider-man.
 
Silver Surfer doesnt need strength he has the power cosmic, it fixes everything

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At times he's not strong enough to KO a regular person like Daredevil (regular in terms of strength and resilience), and other times he can lift a car over his head like it's nothing. As strong as the plot needs him to be.
 
The '80s Handbook to the Marvel Universe says Spider-Man can lift (press) about 10 tons. And this was published during the symbiote suit period.
 
All superheroes are just as powerful as the story line needs them to be at the moment the story is told.

In the origins of Batman and Spider-Man, they were pretty fragile and today they probably deflect laser beams and lift buildings.
 
All superheroes are just as powerful as the story line needs them to be at the moment the story is told.

In the origins of Batman and Spider-Man, they were pretty fragile and today they probably deflect laser beams and lift buildings.

nah, passive batman fans just believe he should be able to do that shit
 
All superheroes are just as powerful as the story line needs them to be at the moment the story is told.

In the origins of Batman and Spider-Man, they were pretty fragile and today they probably deflect laser beams and lift buildings.

My favorite is when other writers get a hold of characters they're not used to and completely screw em up (character wise or power wise it doesn't matter). And then the writers that actually are used to those characters often have to correct those previous stories. Like that time Doc Ock whooped Hulk's ass
and then Peter A David (Hulk's main writer at the time) tries to make right that previous showing:
 
If you can bench press 10-20 tons due to proportionate strength, you would realistically be able to lift a lot more when utilizing the rest of your body. Seeing as a capoeria kick from a normal human can have up to 1800 lbs of force, I mean -- realistically any heavy hitter could kill any other heavy hitter unless they were super durable.

Pete's got some durability, but he can't really stop bullets or knives or take too many well-placed body blows. Like, iirc, he couldn't beat Captain America during Civil War (before Dan Slott taught him Kung Fu) -- partially because he couldn't hit him hard enough to knock him out without killing him, partially because he didn't want to fight his idol, and partially because he was simply the lesser fighter and getting licked too much.
 
Eh, that is a stupid scan as firelord was jobbing super hard. I believe Firelord was a herald of Galactus (not the strongest one but still a herald).

Spidey on his best day wouldn't stand a chance (real Spidey not universe Spidey). So that isn't a good example of spider-man.

As far as I can remember, he was extremely exhausted and the first thing he did after arriving on earth was... Ordering a pizza. Also melting a pizza oven to pre-heat it.

I also have to wonder if he was having it difficult fighting and digesting at the same, but overall it felt like he was restraining himself a bit despite being mistaken for a mutant and getting a fire hydrant stream to the face from two arseholes.
 
Comic book powers are inconsistent and can vary depending on the needs of the story. That's really about it.

Wolverine, in some stories, has regrown his fucking eyes.

Can't really tell if Flash is a glass cannon though because of his Speed Force bullshit.

Like, he can run at 13 trillion times light speed and have 'a punch with the force of a white dwarf star', the Infinite Mass Punch or whatever, but this dude can get shot up by regular bullets.

So like, the Speed Force only really works as a durability enhancer if he's running super-fast? Idk.

I love The Speed Force.

They wrote a character so fuckin' ridiculous that they had to give it "real world" justification. And honestly? They didn't need to. Speed is Flash's superpower. You don't need to justify how it works.
 
I could be wrong but I thought I remembered reading somewhere that he was pound for pound as strong as the hulk. As in, if him and the hulk were the same size they'd be equally as strong.

I might have made it up at some point, but for some reason that's always been in my head.
 
Yeah, as stated numerous times, Peter is physically incredibly strong.

However it's his pure agility and speed that also help him benefit in ways that other physically strong heroes may not be able to compensate for.
 
I think
weaker than Spider-Man 2 version - due to train feat

I've said it before (on this very thread I think).

The train feat of SM2 could be easily handled by Comic Spidey because :
a. He is far stronger than Tobey Spider-Man
b. He is far smarter than Tobey Spider-Man
 
Can't really tell if Flash is a glass cannon though because of his Speed Force bullshit.

Like, he can run at 13 trillion times light speed and have 'a punch with the force of a white dwarf star', the Infinite Mass Punch or whatever, but this dude can get shot up by regular bullets.

So like, the Speed Force only really works as a durability enhancer if he's running super-fast? Idk.

No its in his subconscious as well. If he was to get shot the bullet wouldn't have enough time to pierce his skin or the speed force would simply remove the bullet from the universe with a SfD

Plus his healing factor is insane
 
No its in his subconscious as well. If he was to get shot the bullet wouldn't have enough time to pierce his skin or the speed force would simply remove the bullet from the universe with a SfD

Plus his healing factor is insane
If Flash was feeling especially dickish he could just reverse the momentum of the bullets and return them to sender with interest.
 
If you can bench press 10-20 tons due to proportionate strength, you would realistically be able to lift a lot more when utilizing the rest of your body. Seeing as a capoeria kick from a normal human can have up to 1800 lbs of force, I mean -- realistically any heavy hitter could kill any other heavy hitter unless they were super durable.

Pete's got some durability, but he can't really stop bullets or knives or take too many well-placed body blows. Like, iirc, he couldn't beat Captain America during Civil War (before Dan Slott taught him Kung Fu) -- partially because he couldn't hit him hard enough to knock him out without killing him, partially because he didn't want to fight his idol, and partially because he was simply the lesser fighter and getting licked too much.

If you can handle 10-20 tons, how far would a stab from an average human with a knife really go?
 
If you can bench press 10-20 tons due to proportionate strength, you would realistically be able to lift a lot more when utilizing the rest of your body. Seeing as a capoeria kick from a normal human can have up to 1800 lbs of force, I mean -- realistically any heavy hitter could kill any other heavy hitter unless they were super durable.

Pete's got some durability, but he can't really stop bullets or knives or take too many well-placed body blows. Like, iirc, he couldn't beat Captain America during Civil War (before Dan Slott taught him Kung Fu) -- partially because he couldn't hit him hard enough to knock him out without killing him, partially because he didn't want to fight his idol, and partially because he was simply the lesser fighter and getting licked too much.

Spider-man's tough enough to take hits to the face from guys like Punisher like it's nothing
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Honestly that fight he had against Captain America during Civil war was pretty much straight up bs. Yes Spider-man was holding back because he didn't really want to fight Captain America but Captain America also shouldn't be tagging him nearly as much as he did since Spidey would realistically run circles around him thanks to his agility and spider-sense.
 
Spider-man's tough enough to take hits to the face from guys like Punisher like it's nothing
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Honestly that fight he had against Captain America during Civil war was pretty much straight up bs. Yes Spider-man was holding back because he didn't really want to fight Captain America but Captain America also shouldn't be tagging him nearly as much as he did since Spidey would realistically run circles around him thanks to his agility and spider-sense.

According to canon he's holding back there as Frank doesn't have shattered wrists.

With the Cap fight, I think the implication was that if it had continued (or if Peter had actually wanted to win) it would have been a clear victory for Spider-Man.
 
I was thinking vulnerability to pressure points or vital areas rather than typical blunt trauma, hence "well-placed". He can take a punch from a lot of heavy hitters, such as Rhino and Juggernaut. But Kraven at 2 ton strength can hurt him, which is roughly twice as strong as Cap.
 
I was thinking vulnerability to pressure points or vital areas rather than typical blunt trauma, hence "well-placed". He can take a punch from a lot of heavy hitters, such as Rhino and Juggernaut. But Kraven at 2 ton strength can hurt him, which is roughly twice as strong as Cap.

Yeah but good luck actually landing that well-placed blow.

Karven can do it because he drinks a potion that gives him super powers which include the necessary enhanced speed, agility and reflexes that he can actually pose Spider-man a somewhat credible threat.

Guys like Captian America and Daredevil.... not so much

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Note he's under a form of mind control/illusion powers in that picture and not operating at 100%

What makes Spidey so scary isn't just his raw physical strength but the agility and brains he has to go with it which enables him to go up against a wide range of foes.

In a properly written Spider-man vs Cap fight Spidey should win pretty much 99% of the the time. *Twhip* to grab the and *twhip* to web Cap up and it's game over without having to throw a single punch.

The only reason that doesn't actually happen in the comics is because it'd be too one sided and boring so they buff Cap up and or dumb Spidey down like what happened in the Civil war fight.
 
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