People throughout history have had tales and fables of super heroes who had special powers. They were bigger, stronger, more handsome/beautiful, wiser than the rest of the population. They may have been the offspring illicit or legitimate, of Gods down for a bit of R&R between bowls of mead and ambrosia or dipped in dragon's blood to make them invulnerable but they all had special abilities that set them apart.

When Jack Kirby invented superman he made a big change in the superhero. He made superman from another planet and his powers were superstrength, invulnerable to bullets, xray vision, and the ability to fly. Superman was the first of the new breed of superhero and spawned a whole industry of others. The next one was Batman - who wasn't a super hero as such but a mortal man with access to high technology. But all the others that followed had a similar theme - an accident and then a special set of powers that had some facet of the accident. Spiderman was bitten by a radioactive spider and discovered he had some of the natural powers of the spider transfered to him ie climbing walls and spinning webs.

So if you had the choice - which super hero would you like to be and why? Or what super powers would you like to have and why? What would you do with those powers?

For the record - I have had a life long fascination with the spiderman. He was the one to whom I related with as a kid and I had an extensive collection of his comics.

I liked the Spiderman because he was never cool and had all the problems of school, later college and even later work to contend with. He had girlfriend problems that never seemed to be resolved and he had some seriously good villains to contend with.

CB

I'd like to have been Dick Dastardly. I'd get rid of Parker and get into Lady Penelope's

Rolls Royce you dirty minded people

For Superhero its gotta be Catwoman... MEOooooW! I believe no explanation is needed. Although as a kid, Wonderwoman was my thing. Tomboy that i was, i played with the boys, so used to be me versus all the boys with my makeshift wonderwoman costume. Hohoho.

BUT, my non-Superpower hero has to be my Ultimate aspiration of Lara Croft. Super cool girl. Loved her since old ps1 days. (yes I am a bit of a gamer..tracing back to atari). When Ms Jolie (a woman whos acting and looks i have admired long term before she became so famous) took the role of Lara..i cheered. Sadly the plot sucked, but well.. nvm.

What powers i would like..hmm..so many so many. I would like to have the ability to learn something superfast..like in Matrix when you 'plug in' and upload programmes. I would like to have the ability to make myself invisible. that would be pretty cool. I dont aspire to be in miss world so i wont talk about wanting to make the world a better place and to have the power to make peace and love etc. This is all purely selfish desires. I dont think i would want to be a REAL superhero if it were possible.....Remember "with great power comes great responsibility"...not sure i could handle the pressure.

Anyway..hunted out this test, which someone sent me yonks ago: http://www.thesuperheroquiz.com/ (If i recal correct i was (in equal parts) a mix of Supergirl, wonderwoman and the green lantern, with a touch of catwoman. Gonna take it again..in the hope ive become more evil.)

Howard the Duck

Bugs Bunny. He always comes out on top.

wth guys..those are cartoon characters. Wheres the superhero in you?

wth guys..those are cartoon characters. Wheres the superhero in you?

Are you telling me Dick Dastardly wasn't a Superhero But he used to give Mutley medals, now you've shattered my dreams.

well....Dick WAS supercool..it has to be said. His evilness was kinda sexy, esp the way he said "MUTleY!", so I wouldnt kick him outta bed. Although would rather have a cuddle from Mutley. Even still....he aint no superhero Mrb, sowe to burst your bubble...

I've already got superpowers (!) I can see diseases in dogs from 30 paces. Today I saw a dog get hit by a mo'cyc. It's gums were white. I think it had internal injuries. Certainly in shock. The owners refused to take it to a vet or let me.

Later I saw tourists taking pics of a cute pup owned by a tuk-tuk driver. All I could see was malnutrition, lice-ridden & a bad case of worms. I want to start seeing things as everyone else does.

Seriously, I used to like Wonderwoman (Lynda Carter's), but that's a bit sad, now.

Shaggy from Scooby-Do.

That boy gets all the burgers.

wth guys..those are cartoon characters. Wheres the superhero in you?

Bugs Bunny is a superhero. You want confirmation? Go ask the wabbit.

I REFUSE to wear my underpants outside my trousers. I cut a ridiculous enough figure as it is.

so I wouldnt kick him outta bed.

Ooooh er missus

Even still....he aint no superhero Mrb, sowe to burst your bubble...

Yeah right. Next you'll be telling me Elmer Fudd wasn't an hero either

wth guys..those are cartoon characters. Wheres the superhero in you?

Bugs Bunny is a superhero. You want confirmation? Go ask the wabbit.

Bugs Bunny was most definitely an awesome and awe inspiring super-hero. No doubts from Woger.

(BSB - Bugs Superhero Bunny)

Elmer Fudd was a tw@t.

I'm a bit of a Batman character myself. Aspired Wealth, beautiful women, travel the world, playboy lifestyle and kick bad guy's <deleted>.

Flash Gordon or Tarzan - they always got the girls.

Or Zorro - there's a man who can wield his weapon.

Oooh Zorro....

I have always fantazised, well sometimes maybe, of being superman. So I can torture those whoever tortures animals!

Most importantly, I thought most if not all women will have a crush on me by then!

Superman was flying around one day above New York looking for some emergency that needed taking care of, when with his super vision he sees Wonderwoman sunbathing naked on top of a skyscraper with her eyes closed and her legs open, this made Superman super horny as he'd always had a bit of a thing for Wonderwoman.

Unable to control his urge he swoops down at supersonic speed, f**ks Wonderwoman super quick and zooms off again before she sees him.

Wonderwoman says 'what the heck was that?'

The Invisible Man says 'I don't know, but my arse hurts'

You are so NAaaaaSTY! Get ye to the corner now.

No worries. Superman is bi-sexual!

Didn't you ever tell that one when you were a kid? I love that joke!

I'd like to have been Dick Dastardly. I'd get rid of Parker and get into Lady Penelope's

Rolls Royce you dirty minded people

Ok the six wheeled Rolls Royce we get but just need to point out a couple of things here

1) Dick Dastardly and his side kick Muttley (who is the avatar for Chuchok up here in Chiang Mai) is in the Cartoon series Wacky Races

2) Lady Penelope and her chauffeur Parker are in the Puppet series Thunderbirds

I think you are confusing Lady Penelope with Penelope Pitstop in Wacky races

However neither of these shows are super heroes so sorry I cannot allow them.

Please choose a proper super hero or create so super powers for yourself

kindest regards

CB

wth guys..those are cartoon characters. Wheres the superhero in you?

Are you telling me Dick Dastardly wasn't a Superhero But he used to give Mutley medals, now you've shattered my dreams.

Sorry guys - cartoon characters are not acceptable in this thread UNLESS there was a cartoon series of the superhero eg Spiderman and Batman were cartoons before they were in film, however the cartoons were based on existing COMICS.

I was tempted to allow Duck Dogers from the 21st and a third century but he is not really a super here per se so as much as I love that little black duck - he ain't in the contention.

Next thread will be what cartoon character would you like to be and why so prepare your favourites but untill then lets get back to SUPERHEROES

CB

Plastic Man

Plastic Man

You or what is Plastic Man?

CB

Sorry guys - cartoon characters are not acceptable in this thread UNLESS there was a cartoon series of the superhero eg Spiderman and Batman were cartoons before they were in film, however the cartoons were based on existing COMICS.

I was tempted to allow Duck Dogers from the 21st and a third century but he is not really a super here per se so as much as I love that little black duck - he ain't in the contention.

Next thread will be what cartoon character would you like to be and why so prepare your favourites but untill then lets get back to SUPERHEROES

CB

Jeez CB, give us a break, what's with all the rules?

Don't worry my fellow Bedlamites Robski-Man is here to help,

pick yourself a superhero here http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/g/glossary.htm

and save Bedlam from Crowboy spitting his dummy out.

Reed Richards.

Nice one Rob.

And Crow boy. Anybody who thinks the likes of Bugs, Daffy, RoadRunner, etc.. are not superheroes really needs to get an anal probe examination performed.

So there.

PS: Bugs Bunny was left out of Rob's glossary link.

OK, changed mine. After reading Rob's link, I want to be Miss Fury. Shallow socialite by day, fur wearing (magic black leopard skin - jaguar!? ), Nazi-butt-kicking superheroine by night. Sounds just my cuppa.

Can't we make up our own super hero's and powers ?

I'd be "Babe Magnetron" - irresistable to woman and the envy of all men, able to pull a bird with a snap of my fingers.

But i can already do that......almost.....