Henry Imler June 26th, 2008

The 7 Most Hilariously Mismatched Superhero Battles 

Here’s a taste of one such gems: Captain Boomerang vs. the Flash:

While most Superman stories boil down to “He punches something REALLY hard” (or in the grittier, psychological stories, “He’s really DETERMINED to punch something really hard”), the Flash’s stories are based on a fine balance. The balance between the colossal stupidity of his enemies and the not-quite-so-colossal stupidity of the hero, who never seems to remember that since he has superhuman speed, he could kill anyone before they even know they’re his enemy, literally the instant he decides to do so.

How do you take on a hero who can outrun bullets? If you’re [Captain Boomerang] you think, “I’ll use slower projectiles that are designed to return to me, and because I have the mental faculties of a goldfish and have already forgotten the beginning of this sentence, I will then strap explosives to these projectiles! I can see no possible flaw in this plan!”

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