History MundaneUtility / Comicbooks

** The issue of the comic in which Scott proposed to Jean featured an argument over whether "no powers" was assumed or not for a game of football after Archangel (as he was then known) picked up the ball and simply flew towards the endzone.

* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'': In the Golden Age Paula invented a DoAnythingRobot she terms a Space Transformer which can create HardLight constructs, teleport people throughout the solar system, time travel and which she also uses to make new outfits.

*** On another occasion he tried on multiple sets of clothing by [[EverythingsBetterWithSpinning spinning in place at super-speed]] like Film/TheMask (he even said "Smokin'!" afterward).

** Used against Spidey in one ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' comic where the web-head learns of a movie being made about him without his consent. He goes down to taunt Creator/SamRami by pointing out how lame the actor playing him is and how he can't do all the tricks Spidey can (and proceeds to do). Sam than thanks Spidey... for saving him a fortune on special effects. Spidey spends the rest of the shoot sitting on a wall in full view of the crew and doing nothing but glaring.

*** In the five-part Todd [=McFarlaine=] SpiderMan story "Perceptions", Wolvie uses one claw like a scalpel to surgically remove a bullet from the wounded Wendigo.

** In a Silver Age crossover story with ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' he cleaned up a spill of syrup caused by [[RealityWarper Mr. Mxyzptlk and Bat-Mite]] by hovering upside-down and spinning to "use his steel-strong hair as a mop". He does at least acknowledge that it looks silly.

** After gaining his powers in the New 52 reboot, one of the very first things that Billy does as Captain Marvel is buy beer for Freddy.

*** One cover has Wolverine barbecuing a sausage on his claws. Some very thick, juicy sausage.

** In [[http://mises.org/story/2242 this]] article, an economist argues that if he were real, Superman [[ReedRichardsIsUseless should also spend his time making billions of dollars doing mundane things]] like lifting satellites into orbit or manufacturing diamonds. The author notes that if Superman objects to the crass materialism of the situation, he could simply donate all his money to charity and likely solve world hunger. However, Superman ''did'' try to solve world hunger... and failed. He has ''also'' manufactured a ton of diamonds in ''ComicBook/SupermanTrueBrit''. [[YouFailEconomicsForever Unfortunately, he made WAY too many...]]

** Bart Allen uses his powers to get away with just about anything possible (e.g. multitasking video gaming, eating and/or chores); part of the reason he was sent to live with Max Mercury is so that he could be trained ''not'' to do this as a reflexive reaction. At one point, he dealt with a library research assignment on France by ''running to Paris.''

** In a Silver Age issue he uses... [[http://superdickery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=685:superlandscaping&catid=36:stupor-powers-index&Itemid=38 Super-Landscaping]].

** In [[http://mises.org/story/2242 this]] article, an economist argues that if he were real, Superman [[ReedRichardsIsUseless should also spend his time making billions of dollars doing mundane things]] like lifting satellites into orbit or manufacturing diamonds. The author notes that if Superman objects to the crass materialism of the situation, he could simply donate all his money to charity and likely solve world hunger. However, Superman ''did'' try to solve world hunger... and failed. He has ''also'' manufactured a ton of diamonds in ''Superman: True Brit''. [[YouFailEconomicsForever Unfortunately, he made WAY too many...]]

** The flip side of the trope appeared in another issue soon after Lois and Clark married: Lois is inconvenienced when making dinner because Clark has no oven mitts-- he's never needed them. Becomes a BrickJoke a couple of years later, when during a storyline that had him lose his powers when not in costume, he burned his hands taking something out of the oven, due to forgetting the earlier conversation with Lois.

** He tried using his short-lived electrical powers to shave, with...[[HilarityEnsues unexpected]] results.

* ''Comicbook/PowerGirl'' has been seen using her heat vision to shave her legs. Since she is nigh invulnerable, her options are limited.

* ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'': One advantage of shacking up with a girl with a super-strength granting alien battlesuit? Darned easy to rotate the tires on your [=SUV=]. It's also been shown once that, since she can't carry tissues (no pockets), she has to wipe her "tears and snot" away with her hands and then "mini-vorpp" then dry.

* Livewire of ''Comicbook/{{Harbinger}}'' is a technopath who can text and tweet at once. She's used this skill to save her team before, albeit, a different one.
* ''ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}'''s Liz Sherman uses her pyrokineses to light her cigarettes on occasion.

** Another issue had Quake Woman, Centaur Man, Elec Man, and - surprisingly - [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower Time Man]] using their abilities to save lives during a global blackout.[[note]]Respectively: drilling holes in doors/walls to let trapped people escape, running through floodwaters to rescue people from drowning, [[NoConservationOfEnergy acting as a generator]], and using Time Slow to assist in surgery.[[/note]]

* Sara Pezzini has used her ''Comicbook/{{Witchblade}}'', a cosmic artifact of nigh limitless power to move furniture while moving, make toys for her daughter and [[ModestyTowel to hold up her towel]] while she answer the phone.

** Wolverine himself (depending on media and writer) tend to do this as well, using [[TheNoseKnows his sensitive nose]] to spout out hidden food (in the 90's toon, he was quite aggravated about smelling salami but not finding it), or using his claws to slice open a beer bottle.

*** He's done the same things in the comics. It's something Professor X oddly enough trained him to do.

** In the comics based on ''Evolution'' Nightcrawler used his teleporting powers to take shortcuts to school so he can sleep in later. He's also done it to sneak out of school and to the local burger joint for a quick snack. The show itself showed him using his prehensile feet to steer the Blackbird and hold popcorn bowls, use his 'porting abilities to do awesome cannonballs in the pool, bypass stairs by leaping over them or crawling on walls, and abusing the settings on his image inducer to make himself look buff and hunky.

** He got so accustomed to using his SpiderSense he just uses it instead of just looking for danger with eyes. When he temporarily loses it he is almost hit by a car because he hasn't bothered looking both ways before crossing the street in years.
** Used against Spidey in one ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' comic where the web head learns of a movie being made about him without his consent. He goes down to taunt Creator/SamRami by pointing out how lame the actor playing him is and how he can't do all the tricks Spidey can (and proceeds to do). Sam than thanks Spidey... for saving him a fortune on special effects. Spidey spends the rest of the shoot sitting on a wall in full view of the crew and doing nothing but glaring.

** Supergirl has used sometimes her heat vision to roast marshmallows and her SuperSpeed to tidy an apartment (as seen in a flashback during the storyline ''Comicbook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'').

** In ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl1982 Supergirl Vol. 2]]'' issue #13, Supergirl's adoptive father has trouble to light his pipe, so his daughter helps him out with a burst of heat vision.

** Yet another issue had Wally doing the dishes in seconds. Again, Linda was displeased because she wanted to spend the time to actually have a conversation with him while they did chores.

** Bart Allen uses his powers to get away with just about anything possible (eg. multitasking video gaming, eating and/or chores); part of the reason he was sent to live with Max Mercury is so that he could be trained ''not'' to do this as a reflexive reaction. At one point, he dealt with a library research assignment on France by ''running to Paris.''

*** Kyle did however outright abused the power of his ring several times, like using it take out the trash while he was busy working on something else, or making a spare key when he forgot his.

* ''Franchise/FantasticFour'': Mr. Fantastic, [[ReedRichardsIsUseless useless though he may be]], almost uses his powers more for this than superheroing. Any given appearance of him in a comic, including his own, will have him in his lab, stretching his arms and neck so that he can be doing things at three different workstations at once; he's also been shown using his powers to make the world's greatest shadow animals for his son during bedtime stories (and it comes in handy in [[PowerPerversionPotential other places]]). All of the Fantastic Four do stuff like this to some level or another, considering the "domestic" flavor of the comic.

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** In ''The Supergirl From Krypton'', Linda uses her powers to tidy her bedroom up. She bends the iron leg of her cot straight, dusts out her room in a big blow and fixes a broken mirror.

* An issue of ''Franchise/TheFlash'' comics had Wally West musing on a particular superspeed move that his uncle Barry Allen would do...spinning his hand at high speed to create a little wind tunnel. Wally noted that this was weak enough that Barry primarily used it to catch falling curtain rods from across the room. Wally himself was once shown using this maneuver to catch a bee that was flying near his girlfriend.

* Several superheroes have figured out that cleaning under large items of furniture is easier when you can pick them up with one hand.

** In the first ''X-Factor'' series, Jean lost her winter coat, so she and Scott bought [[PrettyInMink a white fur coat]] to replace it. When walking through the part, Jean decided to use her [[MindOverMatter telekinesis]] to [[SnowballFight make snowballs and toss them at Scott]], who used his beams to blast at them.