The most powerful superheroes must balance their weaknesses against their amazing powers to add up to a net gain. Considering that every superhero is a flawed human (excluding Superman, of course), this is not a simple equation. Strength, intelligence, resourcefulness, and ability to manipulate the environment around them are all important features of power, but they must be examined against their vulnerabilities, their character flaws and their willingness to exploit their powers. Given those criteria, let's look at my personal list of the top ten most powerful superheroes.

10. The Green Lantern. The Green Lantern gets his powers from a magic ring. Okay, later it's a technological invention, but let's not quibble. The Green Lantern's powers are almost limitless. He can do anything he wants with that stupid ring. Fly at the speed of light, emit kryptonite radiation, time travel, punch, cut, shield. But he has a few weaknesses. First, the ring only operates if the user has the right kind of will-power. It's also vulnerable to the color yellow. The reason I put GL so low on this list, considering how powerful he is, is that his powers come from a single object. Take the ring away, and he's nothing.

9. Hulk. Hulk Smash. Okay, he's super powerful, but he's really dumb. He can't fly, exactly. He is a super brick, but a brick can cause a lot of damage. For all his power, though, his lack of intelligence will always relegate him to the bottom of any stack. Any other superhero can defeat the Hulk by just using a little brain power.

8. Dr. X. The tutelar leader of the X-Men has the power of psionic control. He can even force his will upon others. He has telekinesis, telepathy. He can warp perceptions. This guy would be the most powerful of all superheroes, with the ability to turn any superhero's power against himself, if only he weren't a paraplegic. That's got to be a bummer. Infinite power of the universe, can't walk. He also has a dark side that could be manipulated against him.

7. The Flash. The Flash is the fastest man alive. In most of the races between him and Superman, they usually result in a tie, but the Wally West Flash has beaten the man of steel soundly. Some of the Flashes even have the power to control their atomic structure to vibrate through walls or melt themselves into another form. Flash has no inherent weaknesses outside of his won ability. You see, at speeds faster than though, weird things happen,

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