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* The super-speed teenage superhero Impulse should have had no problem with most of the villains he faced and could have rendered his base of operations, Manchester, Alabama, free of all crime. However his [[Incredibly Lame Pun|impulsive]] behavior often rendered him his own worst enemy.
* One of the biggest examples in the DC Universe is The Brain, of the original Fatal Five lineup, who remains [[Brain In a Jar|a bodiless disembodied brain]], despite the wide variety of cybernetic body parts. Although, back in the 1960's, he did have a body made out of pure energy for a while.
* One of the barriers to having the [[Elongated Man]] releasing his gingold extract (enabling his super-elasticity) to the public is that a large percentage of humans are allergic to the substance. It has also been suggested that the gingold only works if the user has a certain "x-factor" in his blood, meaning, in effect, he's a mutant who fuels his power with soda.
* There was this one Batman storyline (reprinted in Batman from the 1970's) where one of Alfred's relatives, a heart surgeon, develops a revolutionary surgical procedure. However, Alfred's uncle is so depressed with all the inhumanity in the world that he thinks about destroying information on the procedure. He promises to share it with the public if Batman successfully captures this one criminal. Batman succeeds in capturing the criminal.
* Averted with Suicide Squad's Nemesis, who uses his appearance altering technology to oust unethical (yet legal) businessmen, and turn the company over to the employees.
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