At work the other day a co worker said Batman was the coolest hero because he had no powers. That led to a brief discussion of the non superpowered heros. So comon dopers.
Who was or is the best non superpowered super hero?
IS it indeed the Dark Knight, Bruce Wayne.
How about Daredevil, the man without fear?
Does Captain America qualify?
How cool is the Ghost who Walks, the Phantom.
The Question? Moonknight? Puck? Green Arrow, Hawkeye? Others I can’t think of? What doyathink?
I think you’ll have to disqualify Daredevil, since he has (and AFAIK always had after the accident causing his blindness) enhanced touch/smell/hearing that gives him quite an edge. I’m not sure what the latest explanation is for his powers, but I’ve always been under the impression that these were above the “human max”, making them legitimate super powers.
To answer your question, I’ve always liked Batman’s style best.
you may be right. He can track someone by smell and has always had some kind of radar sense. It’s questionable how much of an advantage those abilities give him in combat.
I was always fond of Nick Fury as a kick-ass kind of guy. As Wolverine said at his funeral, “There aren’t many norms that I’d let watch my back. You were at the top of a very short list.”
My favorite was always Doc Savage. He was described as: "“Sherlock Holmes with his deducting ability, Tarzan of the Apes with his towering physique and muscular ability, Craig Kennedy with his scientific knowledge, and Abraham Lincoln with his Christliness.” He was Batman before batman was created, except without the suit and with more scientific and surgical skill. Although he never grew the fan base or mythos of Batman, he is, in my mind, the coolest non-super superhero.
Doc Savage. I had forgotten about him. You may be right. Incredible intellect with incredible physical ability. Similar to the Batman. The comics never took off and the old movie with Ron Ely…yuck!! but a cool charecter.
I tried moving this to Cafe Society earlier, but my cape kept getting caught.
Off it goes. (But slower than a speeding bullet just given its third ticket in a month and warned that, should a fourth come its way, its license will be suspended.)
Gotta be Batman; his whole schtick is that he’s on par with the most superpowered beings of the Earth, even Superman hisself, yet he has no innate powers beyond staggering intelligence and drive. He’s on the A-list of the Justice League and despite having no superpowers is still intimidating even to his peers, when most others would just be intimidated. Second place to Nightwing and/or Robin, for being the guy with no superpowers who leads the Teen Titans.