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== [[Comic Books]] ==
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* [[Superman]] is the standard comic-book example, as well as one of the most over-the-top due to [[Power Creep, Power Seep]]. During [[The Silver Age of Comic Books]], he regularly ''juggled planets''.
* [[Superman]] is the standard comic-book example, as well as one of the most over-the-top due to [[Power Creep, Power Seep]]. During [[The Silver Age of Comic Books]], he regularly ''juggled planets''.
* The [[Incredible Hulk (Comic Book)|Incredible Hulk]] is the standard to which other Super Strength wielders are compared in the [[Marvel Universe]], and he only gets stronger as he gets angrier. However, he's only the strongest ''in theory''. In practice, because his strength is never the same at any given moment, there are tons of people whose physical strength can far exceed Hulk's own at the time, as Zeus [http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/5863170/Incredible_Hulks_622_013.jpg.html will now demonstrate], while at other times, Hulk can easily overcome people who are explicitly stronger than those who previously handed him his ass, like Juggernaut, Thor or Zeus' own son, Hercules.
* The [[Incredible Hulk]] is the standard to which other Super Strength wielders are compared in the [[Marvel Universe]], and he only gets stronger as he gets angrier. However, he's only the strongest ''in theory''. In practice, because his strength is never the same at any given moment, there are tons of people whose physical strength can far exceed Hulk's own at the time, as Zeus [http://www.turboimagehost.com/p/5863170/Incredible_Hulks_622_013.jpg.html will now demonstrate], while at other times, Hulk can easily overcome people who are explicitly stronger than those who previously handed him his ass, like Juggernaut, Thor or Zeus' own son, Hercules.
** Unlike her cousin, [[She Hulk]] doesn't get stronger when she's angry. However, her strength when she's "hulked out" is exponentially proportional to her strength as a normal human. A month of exercise and an extra pound or two of muscle mass can make her as strong as the Hulk at baseline; too bad for her she never goes to the gym except to show off when she's already big and green.
** Unlike her cousin, [[She Hulk]] doesn't get stronger when she's angry. However, her strength when she's "hulked out" is exponentially proportional to her strength as a normal human. A month of exercise and an extra pound or two of muscle mass can make her as strong as the Hulk at baseline; too bad for her she never goes to the gym except to show off when she's already big and green.
* The [[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]] have had many examples, with Beast being the earliest and Colossus probably being the best-known.
* The [[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]] have had many examples, with Beast being the earliest and Colossus probably being the best-known.
* [[Ghost Rider]], [[Spider-Man]], [[Silver Surfer]], [[Superman]], [[Darkseid]], [[X-Men/Villains/Characters|Apocalypse]], [[The Sentry]], [[The Mighty Thor]], [[Wonder Woman]], [[Martian Manhunter]], [[Aquaman (Comic Book)|Aquaman]], [[Ms. Marvel]], [[X-Men/80s Members/Characters|Rogue]] (until recently), etc. are all cases in point of [[Super Strength]] being a "basic feature" included for characters with [[Combo-Platter Powers]]. The degree of their strength varies considerably, but all are vastly stronger than it's possible for a real human to be.
* [[Ghost Rider]], [[Spider-Man]], [[Silver Surfer]], [[Superman]], [[Darkseid]], [[X-Men/Characters/Villains|Apocalypse]], [[The Sentry]], [[The Mighty Thor]], [[Wonder Woman]], [[Martian Manhunter]], [[Aquaman]], [[Ms. Marvel]], [[X-Men/Characters/80s Members|Rogue]] (until recently), etc. are all cases in point of [[Super Strength]] being a "basic feature" included for characters with [[Combo-Platter Powers]]. The degree of their strength varies considerably, but all are vastly stronger than it's possible for a real human to be.
** Note that Spider-Man's "proportional strength of a spider" line crosses with [[Square-Cube Law|another trope]] as well.
** Note that Spider-Man's "proportional strength of a spider" line crosses with [[Square-Cube Law|another trope]] as well.
* Usually a default benefit of [[Powered Armor]], especially if in comics, such as [[Iron Man (Comic Book)|Iron Man]], [[Doctor Doom]], etc.
* Usually a default benefit of [[Powered Armor]], especially if in comics, such as [[Iron Man]], [[Doctor Doom]], etc.
* The ''[[Asterix]]'' comic books are about a village of Gauls who fend off the Roman empire with the aid of a [[Super Serum|magic potion]] that grants them the power to [[Megaton Punch|send Roman legionaries flying with their punches]]. Asterix's friend Obelix doesn't get a dose of the potion when all the other villagers are lining up for it, since he fell into the cauldron as a baby, an event which increased his strength permanently.
* The ''[[Asterix]]'' comic books are about a village of Gauls who fend off the Roman empire with the aid of a [[Super Serum|magic potion]] that grants them the power to [[Megaton Punch|send Roman legionaries flying with their punches]]. Asterix's friend Obelix doesn't get a dose of the potion when all the other villagers are lining up for it, since he fell into the cauldron as a baby, an event which increased his strength permanently.
** On one occasion only Obelix was given a tiny dose... so that he could punch his way out of a ''pyramid''.
** On one occasion only Obelix was given a tiny dose... so that he could punch his way out of a ''pyramid''.
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