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Zqelasticity (Mr. Fantastic of the Fantastic Four; Plastic Man; Mrs. Incredible), the
generation of Force Fields, Weather Control, and so on almost without end.
A significant fraction of the superhero fraternity lacks outright superpowers but excels
in martial arts and exotic gadgetry, like Batman and both the elder and the younger
Nite Owl of Watchmen.
But the dividing line between device-assisted abilities and superpowers is regularly
blurred by the deployment of far-fetched Technology. IRON MAN's extraordinary
prosthetics, the Ant Man's special clothing which allows him to shrink to microscopic
size, and the power ring with which GREEN LANTERN translates sheer will-power
into physical effect, are all examples of device/user gestalts not readily
distinguishable from super-powered beings.
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