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== Comic Books ==
* [[Superman]]. Not every writer can make his battles interesting, as he shrugs off pretty much ''anything'' not [[Kryptonite Factor|Kryptonite]] as easily as [[Shooting Superman|those idiot grunts whose bullets he probably doesn't even notice]]. Making something other than Kryptonite, Darkseid, or Doomsday challenge him without [[Nerfing]] Supes severely (see the early seasons of ''[[Justice League (animation)|Justice League]]'') is not a task just any writer can accomplish.
** One fight with the Weaponsmaster had a twist on the situation. Superman was ill and told the bad guys that now he cannot judge the force of his blows, thus they risk death by punching. Yes, making Superman sick just makes him more dangerous.
* One of the classic comic book examples is [[The Flash]], or really any [[Super Speed|super-speedster]]. There's no reason the Flash shouldn't see the villain and have him tied up and in prison before the villain has a chance to react. Instead super-speedsters get treated like normal people with a few arbitrarily chosen speed based abilities.
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*** Although in ''Kingdom Come'' The Flash can no longer talk with anyone except Superman, because he's too fast (only Superman's supersenses can hear him). In fact, he's so fast he's constantly blurry, even when standing still. The Spectre mentions that Flash is forever alone, unseen by most people in the city he guards "though all feel his presence".
*** Lampshaded a bit in the New 52 where Barry Allen is informed how fast he can process sensory input is the biggest bottleneck to his powers. At one point he gets shot due to over-thinking, and reverts to just processing the super-speed environment on a somewhat instinctual level.
* This is why the [[Martian Manhunter]] rarely gets used to his full potential, both in the comics and on ''[[Justice League (animation)|Justice League]]''. He's [[Superman]] with [[Shapeshifting]], [[Telepathy]], [[Mind Control]], and [[Intangible Man|phasing]], amongst other powers. Okay, so he's [[Weaksauce Weakness|vulnerable to fire]], but he's been shown to get over that. With the above mentioned problems with Superman, they're even worse for J'onn. {{spoiler|Which might be one reason why they killed him off in ''[[Final Crisis]]''.}}
** Lampshaded in a recent ''[[Green Lantern]]'' issue: {{spoiler|When [[Blackest Night|Black Lantern]] J'onn is fighting Hal and Barry, he picks up the fire station they are in and throws it into another building, saying "I'm as powerful as Superman. Why does everyone ''forget'' that?" Indeed, by the end of the issue he's incapacitated them both.}}
* This has been done right at least once, in ''[[Watchmen]]''. Dr. Manhattan is a [[Physical God]] who wins the Vietnam War practically singlehandely and ''should'' easily dissect the problem in the comic and excise it... except [[The Chessmaster]] plays not against his powers but his post-empowering uncertainty to get him to leave the planet.
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