Especially if you can do some Shrike-style slicing and dicing.
Barring time control, I’d like to suggest shapechanging, especially if you aren’t limited by the law of conservation of mass. I mean, who needs super-strength if you can turn into a grizzly bear? Who needs flight if you can turn into a falcon? Who needs invisibility if you can turn into a housefly? Who needs anything else if you can turn yourself into the most attractive person in the world?
A superstretch anus like Anus Man has.
Molecule Master has a pretty useful power.
Hungry? Transform a large rock into a 7-course meal.
Cold? Conjure up warm clothing out of thin air.
Horny? Conjure up diamond jewelry for your S.O.
“Best” in what regard? Do you mean what would the best superpower be for someone who is trying to be a superhero, or what would be the best power to have for someone who is just trying to live a normal, day-to-day life? If it’s the latter, I’d have to go with flight. No more traffic worries, fun to do, and the chicks always fall for that “slow-dancing-in-the-moonlight-over-Paris” schtick. They’d be putty in my hands.
Still waiting for the OP to return to clarify why Wolverine isn’t a superhero, and why healing factor isn’t a power. Ditto Superman.
Easily time control. With all the money I’ll have from the roulette wheel, I’ll pay someone to stack boxes for me.
And I’d like to note that it’s been my favorite power since waaaaaaay before that Hiro bastard stole my idea. Mine, I tell you, all mine!!
Lastly, I read recently (can’t dig up a cite…wiki maybe?) that Wolverine is the #4 superhero of all time according to some magazine. Wolverine’s not a superhero like Barrack’s not a citizen.
Microtelekinesis - being able to manipulate matter at the atomic level. It would give you every other power.
The ability to control magnetic fields.
I think its useful and would be hard to detect until you started floating around Magneto style. I’m sure I could find a way to make money and still appear normal and once you came out there would be some spectacular things you could do.
You guys realize most superpowers would be pretty much useless for the average person? Most people wake up, go to work 9-to-5 at the office, then go home and sit in front of the tv. Superstrength will let you pick up your computer if your pen rolls under it, invulnerability (the most worthless for average day to day life IMO) helps if you accidently spill hot coffee on yourself, self healing is great for those paper cuts you occasionally get, invisibility is perfect if you make a mess in the bathroom, flame powers would be useful when you… um… uh… you get my point? The only one worth a damn would be flying so you never have to deal with traffic and even then you could just get a job working from home.
Now if you wanted a superpower that lets you go out and do stuff you normally never do then I can think of possibilities. Invinciblity and telepathy would be nice for prying into other people’s lives (most people have boring lives and vapid minds BTW). Telekinesis would mean you never need to move a muscle again. Teleportation if you always wanted to travel but don’t have the money. Foresight would suck all the excitment out of your life so I don’t think I would want that. Time control would allow me to finally read all these books I have in storage. Flight might be fun just for the sheer sensation. I wouldn’t want superpowers if I’m just gonna continue living my same old boring life after receiving them.
What if you self-heal to the extent that you’re virtually immortal? THAT might make it look more appealing. In fact, that’s the super-power I’d choose.
I would like to have the ability to subtly influence other people. I don’t think I would like to have 100% total mind control over anybody, but if I could exert just enough influence to have things basically go my way in various situations, that would be great! (I think…)
Dude, if you have a high healing factor, you life will never be boring! You can take all the risks you want - skydive without a chute, go over Niagara without a barrel, eat at the roach-coach over on West 43rd, walk through South Central after dark, whatever. Boring it won’t be. I’m not after a super power that will give me control over the world. I want one that takes away the control the world has on me.
If you could manipulate matter at the atomic level, you could make gold, and never have to go back to that ordinary job again. I’m pretty sure it’d be easy to think of legal and illegal ways to profit from your superpower. Super strong? Become a great wrestler or sportsman. Invulnerable? Take on really dangerous jobs; they tend to pay well. I can’t be arsed to do the rest, but there are ways and means.
I’m not sure how invincibility would be useful for prying into people’s lives. 
I have the best superpower – the ability to steal the superpowers of others. But since NO ONE ELSE has any goddamned superpowers, I’m stuck waiting around.
Flight. I’d love to cruise at mach 10 around the alps, andes, rockies etc…etc… Circumnavigate quickly. I’m ready.
I’m totally on board for teleportation.
but you could get a different job that would make your superpowers useful. And with teleporting powers and time traveling powers, you could go shopping in Paris for a few hours or spend your free time hanging out in ancient Egypt. Also you could freeze time for sleep and be way more productive that way or else just never have to wake up too early again.
Rogue “Does it hurt when they come out?”
Wolverine " Every time"
No one said they don’t feel pain, I’m pretty sure the feeling of hitting the ground would be enough to make you remember a chute next time.
Der Trihs’ idea is compelling, I’ll have to think on it.
The ‘jumper’ ability is what I’d go with.
Have you read the book? If you haven’t, please do- it’s *far *superior to the movie.
Personally, I’d go with Immortality (preferably through invulnerability, but regeneration would work, too). There’s so much that could be done with that power.
“You cannot defeat me, Captain Immortal!”
“Oh yeah? Let’s see if you can say that fifty years from now, when you’re on your deathbed and I’m still just as virile and good-looking as I am now.”