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• Marvel Comics actually have a nifty◊ "Strength Scale" to reference from, so expect anything that's above Athlete and Peak Human Strength (4 to 7) i.e Class 10, Class 50, or even Class 100+ (Planet breakers) to be on this page.
• The Incredible Hulk: The Hulk is the standard to which other Super Strength wielders are compared in the Marvel Universe, and he only gets stronger as he gets angrier however, he's only the strongest in theory. In practice, because his strength is never the same at any given moment, there are tons of people whose physical strength can far exceed Hulk's own at the time, as Zeus demonstrates while at other times he can easily overcome people who are explicitly stronger than those who previously handed him his ass, like Juggernaut, Thor, or Zeus' own son, Hercules. Marvel guidebooks and people In-Universe label Hulk's strength "incalculable◊"

  • Originally Hulk could at best smash through a wall and destroy a car but was stopped by a mere cement wall. Eventually Hulk could rip apart a titanium steel nuclear bunker◊ and his feats kept getting bigger.
  • In a team up with Spider-Man, Hulk hammered a landmass into place◊.
  • Giant monsters are nothing to the Hulk◊, in a more recent comic Hulk could one-punch a lava dragon◊ and other comics have shown even the Kaiju Fin Fang Foom gets easily swatted◊ by Dr. Banner's big green alter ego. In Immortal Hulk Hulk took on a massive eldritch beast and killed it from the inside out.
  • In Marvel Secret Wars (1984) Hulk could hold up a 150 billion ton mountain◊ Molecule Man dropped on them. It also counts as The Power of Friendship since Hulk was focusing more on protecting his fellow weakened heroes from being crushed rather than just lifting the mountain off himself.
  • Another time he lifted a whole mountain range of granite◊ (probably similar weight to the mountain above) and threw it effortlessly.
  • Jean Grey once unlocked Hulk's full potential (by using telepathy to turn off the rational part of Hulk's mind that contained Bruce Banner), which caused Savage Hulk to go wild and smash Onslaught's armour destroying his physical presence.
  • In one of the battles against Thanos's Black Order Hulk withstands the weight of a star◊. Your average star has weight ranging from Octillions to Decillions of tonnes.
  • In Planet Hulk #105 Hulk could pull tectonic plates◊ (that's 45 quintillion tons each) together on Sakaar (a planet bigger than Earth).
  • In World War Hulk after he loses his family and despairs Hulk gives nearly every Marvel Hero on Earth a beating (while still holding back so he won't hurt civilians). When he turns into Green Scar Hulk nearly destroyed the eastern seaboard with a couple of footsteps, but most impressively at the peak of his anger, Green Scar Hulk literally shatters a planet in the dark dimension when clashing with his former love Betty Ross aka Red She-Hulk.
  • Immortal "Devil" Hulk, Banner’s most recent transformation while not quite on the level of Green Scar is still easily in his top transformations when it comes to strength. This Hulk is able to knock Thor's teeth out◊, punch his cousin She-Hulk when she was at full strength a mile away◊, overload Black Panther’s Vibranium habit effortlessly defeat Red Hulk◊, Vision, Wonder Man, Jane Foster Thor, Hercules, and Enigma◊ who is quote "made to defend this world against any threat". Oh and best of all, Immortal Hulk took out The One Below all an Eldritch Abomination with a Shockwave Clap... Hulk truly is the strongest.
  • Ironically Hulk's greatest strength feat comes from a little known The Defenders issue where Hulk produced "infinite strength" to prevent him and the Defenders from being sucked into an unstoppable black hole. Well either that or the time Hulk quite literally punched through time itself.
  • The Ultimate Universe version of Hulk is no slouch, although he lacks his 616 counterpart's history. In one famous moment Hulk tore Wolverine in two◊, although this is due to the fact that Woverine's bones may be unbreakable, but the flesh holding them together isn't.

  • Unlike her cousin Bruce, She-Hulk doesn't get stronger when she's angry. However, her strength when she's "hulked out" is exponentially proportional to her strength as a normal human. She-Hulk's original limit was 85 tons but like other examples she's been shown to lift far greater weights. A month of exercise and an extra pound or two of muscle mass can make her as strong as the Hulk at baseline; too bad for her she never goes to the gym except to show off when she's already big and green. She-Hulk's feats include using the maximum setting◊ on a weight machine designed for The Thing, flipping◊ a giant over, swinging a T-Rex around like Bowser to protect a little boy, holding a bridge◊ together, ripping The Vision apart◊, beating up Thor, slamming Sentry rugby tackling Thanos◊. In Immortal Hulk Jen manages to hold her own against her cousin longer than Thor did.
  • Titania. She-Hulk's Arch-Enemy frequently◊ rivals her being able to lift massive weights◊, cars◊, vans◊, tractors◊ and bus-sized steel beams. Titania once obtained the Power Gem and was able to lift a mountain-sized rock◊ and drastically◊ overpower◊ her green rival. In Immortal Hulk Titania defeats one of the massive monsters by throwing massive debris down it's gullet. Even when weakened and skinny All-Might style, Titania could still lift rubble off herself◊.
    • Her husband Crusher Creel aka Absorbing Man has his Super-Strength fluctuate all time depending on the material or power he's absorbing. He's successfully beaten Thor◊ after absorbing Magneto's electromagnetism and Scarlet Witch's magic. Another time when he absorbed the Cosmic Cube, Creel overpowered The Sentry.
  • Betty Ross when she's transformed into the Harpy. As Red She-Hulk her super strength goes off the charts; in Incredible Hulks #634 Betty battles her former love Bruce/Hulk, shattering a whole planet in a clash with him. As Red Harpy! in Immortal Hulk she's strong enough to rip out Hulk's heart and carry Abomination through the air.
  • Red Hulk, though he can't reach the levels Banner can when not enhancing his powers by absorbing energy. At top strength he's destroyed a comet coming towards earth◊, punched A-Bomb so hard it caused a earthquake◊, beaten up Thor◊ and did a Neck Lift to Silver Surfer◊, however after getting his ass kicked by Galactus he suffered from Badass Decay and hasn't been as strong since.
  • Hulk's villain Abomination possesses vast superhuman strength. Although the Abomination's strength surpasses that of certain classic incarnations of the Hulk such as Mr. Fixit or the Green Savage Hulk, his strength does not fluctuate like the Hulk's.
  • In general many of Hulk's allies and family such as A-Bomb, Doc Samson◊, Lyra◊ and Skaar (his son) have plenty Super-Strength scaling to Savage Hulk level.
• Thor's strength is immense, and the superbeings who can match him can be counted on the fingers of one hand (not counting cosmic entities). Besides the thunder, Thor is also the Asgardian God of Strength, and as such he is physically the strongest of the Asgardian gods especially due wielding Mjölnir and other OP weapons. His feats include:
  • Destroying an arch of rock weighing over a million tons◊.
  • Closing a chasm in the ground, dropping million tons of earth by hand◊ over his brother Loki to trap him.
  • Crushing◊ Uru into dust with one hand.
  • Lifting the Midgard Serpent who was large enough to coil around the Earth.
  • Destroying entire planets◊.
  • Matching◊ Godzilla!!! In a strength contest.
  • Pushing the World Engine which is connected to the World Tree which is connected to everything.
  • Knocking out the goddamn Phoenix Force.
  • Smashing a hole◊ into a Celestial's skull.
  • Not even Galactus is safe from Thor's strength, as The God of Thunder once [[ decked him]] in the face with enough god strength to stagger him◊.
  • In Thor (2020), the first thing Thor does is throw Mjölnir across the universe to kill a monster on earth. Then Galactus makes Thor his Herald, taking his strength up to eleven to the point where Thor can bitch slap Beta Ray Bill◊ and even break Stormbreaker by swinging it against Mjölnir◊. Later in the same run, Thor is strong enough to kill Galactus for real◊ (well at least before Silver Surfer resurrected him).
  • With his Next Tier Power-Up Herald Thor was able get a rematch with Immortal Hulk and knock him around, and wasn't one-shot like their previous bout.
• The Juggernaut... sigh bitch. But seriously whenever strength is measured in the Marvel Universe Cain Marko aka The Juggernaut's name is synonymous with The Hulk when it comes to the standard, Juggy's punches have the power to cause 4 point 8 magnitude earthquakes and stopping him is literally nigh-impossible thanks to the power of Cyttorak. Spider-Man once buried him in cement but Juggernaut after a month (he doesn't need air or food) dug through the Manhattan bedrock to escape◊. Marko is strong enough to beat up Thing, Thor◊, World Breaker Hulk (who only won by exploiting Jugs "unstoppablness") and even kicked King Hyperion◊'s ass who is a Superman Substitute. Juggernaut can also shatter literal dimensions◊ with his strength alone, however he isn't quite a Invincible Villain since his mind is susceptible to Telepaths and Cyttorak who blesses him with his strength, can take away Marko's power anytime if unsatisfied with him.
• The Thing, from the Fantastic Four, can officially lift 85 tons, which isn't too shabby considering his original limit was "only" five tons. Despite this, he has achieved vast feats of strength that would require his power to be several orders of magnitude higher. A future version of him once easily beat him and said that he would continue getting Stronger with Age. Ben notably is something of a measuring pole for the Marvel Universe's top strongmen: If you can defeat him, you're part of the top brass. While he's still overshadowed, few Marvel Characters can claim to having punched out Hulk, Thor◊, Namor◊ and Spider-Hulk◊ in their lives like Ben can.
• The Incredible Hercules while often overlooked is nevertheless very, very strong. Herc is able to equal Thor in strength, hold Manhattan together and pulled it along in a early comic◊, tossed around Sentry◊ and Hercules even held his own against World Breaker Hulk◊. Bruce Banner also confirms Herc was one of the few people who could potentially defeat WB Hulk.
  • Hercules also matched Jane Foster Thor in a arm wrestle.
• Namor aka Sub-Mariner as Marvel's original Flying Brick has vastly superior strength compared to most heroes, being able to lift ships from the ocean, rip off a Sentinels's arm◊, match blows with The Hulk◊ and even drew blood from Thanos with a punch to the face◊. True, he broke every bone in his hand and immediately got curb stomped as a result but you can't deny Namor has got strength as well as big balls.
• Black Bolt is better known for his Super-Scream, but his physical strength even among The Inhumans is also insane. He's exploded a helicopter by punching it◊, punched an opponent into two cars so hard, they shattered, sent Thing flying 100 feet◊ and beaten up Gladiator◊, Vulcan◊ (Cyclops's evil brother), Doctor Doom◊ (wearing a stolen armor from a Rouge Watcher) and The Hulk◊. Thanos however, proved in Infinity to be too strong for him.
• You'd expect a skeleton dressed in leather like Ghost Rider to be kinda frail but thanks to supernatural powers GR is much, much stronger than he looks able to lift 25 tons under normal circumstances (though he if desired he could, given the divine nature of Ghost Rider's power increase that estimation to incalculable limits). In fact Ghost Rider is even considered in the same category as the Incredible Hulk when it comes to sheer power, Depending on the Writer Ghost Riders's strength fluctuates being only able to lift cars◊ while some Riders can lift cranes◊ (the average crane weighs 19.8 tons).
  • Johhny Blaze can lift a marble altar◊, throw a car◊, lift tons of machinery off himself◊, send Lucifer flying with a punch◊ and pull entire buildings down◊.
  • Danny Ketch once killed a robot in one punch◊, pulled a massive gate out of a wall◊, swung a bus sized piece of machinery around◊, broke free of Spider-Man's grip◊ and even knocked around Venom◊ who's usually physically stronger than Spidey.
  • Alejandra Jones has less strength feats and can only lift a measly 5 tons however she possesses Johnny Blaze's Spirit of Vengeance meaning she can raise that limit much higher. Hell she's even ripped Mephisto's heart out◊.
  • Robbie Reyes invokes this often whether it be throwing a man into the sky and breaking his skull with a knee when the man falls back down◊, broke another man's hand along with the gun he was holding then punched him into a car◊ and even wrapped one dude in chains and smashed him into the ground so hard it shattered◊.
  • Cosmic Ghost Rider, who's Frank Castle, might just put all the previous Ghost Riders to shame as he's strong enough to punch around Thanos◊, kill armies◊ of Marvel Heroes◊ and claims he's holding back so he doesn't destroy the world as he walks on it. He's not invincible though, as Silver Surfer wielding Mjölnir could kill him and Hela being the Goddess of Death effortlessly overpowers him.
• Captain America since he took the Super Serum has enhanced strength, though writers have yet to make up their minds whether this means Cap merely has "peak human strength" or the genuine deal. On one hand he can lift 1100 pounds◊ something Real Life weightlifters can do, then on the other hand Cap can: throw his shield at a tank so hard [[ he slices the cannon off]], lift a chunk of concrete and throw it at a building◊ and pull a small helicopter to ground by it's cable◊ something outside of the realm of possibility for even a peak human to do.
  • Captain America, tends gets a bit Power Creep, Power Seep (especially in Ultimate Marvel) as his strength rises greater than his official stats. In some comics he's strong to enough to stagger Spider-Man with a punch and match his strength or even more ridiculously Cap is shown to be able to hurt The Hulk and knock him over◊. Realistically we all know how a serious bout between either of those two would◊ go for poor Steve Rogers.
• Carol Danvers aka Ms. Marvel now Captain Marvel thanks to her half Kree DNA has extreme strength, which Depending on the Writer can be completely jaw dropping or something the likes of Spider-Man and Luke Cage could do in their sleep, 92 tons was convinced as her maximum output but it's probably much higher. Considering Carol can go from merely lifting a car◊, to lifting a whole train◊, to stopping a goddamn meteorite and then throwing it away◊. She's also been shown strong enough to K.O a T-Rex with one punch◊, knock an alien into outer space◊, curb stomp Absorbing Man◊ smash Hulk (Grey◊ and Green◊), stagger Sentry◊ and even knock Thanos on his ass (unlike Namor above she got away with it). Carol has even lifted a Celestial into space◊, impressive considering her rival Rogue had to absorb the powers of every hero to do the same^note  although to be fair, the Celestial was falling to Earth at great speed in Rogue's case, meaning it likely had more mass .
• The Vision is an underrated example but thanks to being able to increase his density to Diamond-levels, he's a Flying Brick who's held his own against Marvel's upper brass frequently. Vis is strong enough to lift rockets, punch Wonder Man so hard the entire Avengers mansion shakes, plow through Sentinels◊, one-punch Jane Foster Thor◊ and most impressively match◊ Silver Surfer in a fight.
• X-Men:
  • Beast original Strongman and Genius Bruiser of the X-Men has several feats to his name including catching a chunk of building◊ or lifting a solid gold tree in The Dark Phoenix Saga (since a cubic foot a gold approximately weighs 1 ton and considering the diameter of the tree, Beast is lifting well over 60 tons) and Beast has even flipped The Juggernaut on his head.
  • Colossus has often been labeled as one of the strongest X-Men not hard to see why when he's been throwing massive Sentinels around since the early days and carried the Blackbird from the bottom of the ocean◊. Nowadays he's strong enough to K.O the Wendigo, toss Hulk around◊ and in Ultimate Marvel even rip Wolverine's leg (Adamantium and all) clean off◊.
    • Not to mention Colossus gets even stronger with buffs like the power of Cyttorak aka becoming The Juggernaut or being imbued with the Phoenix Force.
  • Writers bounce back and forth over whether or not Wolverine himself has Super Strength or not. He was originally conceived as having strength roughly equal to Spider-Man's, and is often shown doing things that a normal human being shouldn't physically be able to do (e.g lift 2 tons◊), but that could simply cross into Charles Atlas Superpower. At any rate some writers say he has low level super strength, others say he doesn't technically have it as a power, but as a by-product of his indestructible bones and healing factor, he can exert more strength than a human would without injuring himself. Though you could argue lifting and throwing a talking bear◊ who weighs 955 lbs cements you in this trope better than anything else.
  • Rogue is often in the top rank when it comes to Super-Strength which she often uses in conjunction with her Flight making her the Trope Namer for Flying Brick, even in the early comics she could lift 47.05 tons◊, pick up cars lift a truck with all the X-Men inside it◊, demolish Sentinels◊ and throw the Juggernaught around. Oh and that's just with Ms. Marvel's powers, with Wonder Man's strength she can fly clean through Red Onslaught's head taking out his eye◊. If that wasn't impressive enough, Rogue once absorbed every hero on Earth's powers and briefly halted a Celestial falling◊. In the recent Excalibur (2019) comic, Rogue after waking from a magical coma, overpowers Apocalypse◊ (see below), to save Gambit and actually manages to kill the former.
  • Sunspot has the mutant ability to convert sunlight into physical strength. Originally his limit was stated at 2 tons, but has increased over the years to 50 tons. After the Inhumans released their Terrigen Mists on the world, Sunspot contracted the M-Pox illness. This put his powers into overdrive, which caused him to, in his own words, become 'the strongest mutant on Earth'. How strong? Comparable to the Physical God Hercules, whom he worked with to steady a machine that bore the weight of the entire planet. Downside being that using his power to that level burns up his lifespan.
  • Apocalypse is easily one of the strongest Mutants alive even compared to the previous examples. Thanks to a combination of his molecule manipulation ability and the armor and technology he got from the Celestials, he's strong enough to: send Thor flying with a backhand◊ and later a headbutt◊ so strong it blows the God of Thunder a hundred miles away (and nearly breaks his spine), crush Stryfe and the ground beneath him◊ with one slamming attack and he's even restrained The Hulk◊.
• Speaking of X-Men Gladiator, one of Marvel's first Superman-archetypes has insane strength even in a universe with full of heavy hitters. Gladiator's feats include throwing Thing across the city into a skyscraper and then lifting said 35 story skyscraper off the ground, smashing his way through stars◊, equaling both Thor◊ and Hyperion◊ in combat and even flew Hulk into space◊. However despite how impressive Gladiator's strength is, he's been frequently hit with The Worf Effect and Power Creep, Power Seep all the time to extent where he's been defeated/got his ass kicked by supposedly far weaker foes such as Storm and Angel◊, Gambit and Deathbird, Rogue, Wolverine◊ and Cannonball.
  • This may be not that egregious, as Mr Fantastic early on figures out Gladiator's strength is tied to his confidence meaning on a good day Gladiator can beat up Marvel's top brass, but if his confidence is shattered he'll get curb stomped by almost anyone.
• Spider-Man: Spider-Man has the proportional strength of a spider which means he can lift approximately 10 tons (which might seem small, but a car is roughly 1 and a half tons so he can lift about six of them). Spidey can punch through steel and concrete effortlessly, pick up and crush a truck with his bare hands, and less we forget K.O a mutant T-Rex in one hit. Peter has to actively hold back to avoid killing the thugs he pummels on a daily basis. His strength was boosted to 20 tons following The Other, but this was reverted following One More Day. It's worth noting that while 10 tons may be the official statistic, Spider-Man has lifted far greater weights and on occasion struggled with far lighter ones, with Depending on the Writer being in effect even more than is traditional for comics. One comic can depict him struggling with someone with lower Super Strength (e.g Captain America), and another had him literally support the weight of most of the Daily Bugle◊ and lifting a 20 ton subway train while thoroughly pissed off.
  • When he was given cosmic powers Spider-Man was near-unbeatable, as he once punched Grey Hulk into orbit. True Grey Hulk is one of Hulk's weaker forms but even then few heroes can put a dent in "Mr. Fixit" let alone punch him into orbit.
    • Even when "normal" Spidey can still flip 70-ton tanks, like they're featherweights◊.
  • One time when a private plane was gonna crash, Spider-Man literally gets outside while it's still flying and forces the landing gear out and then like the glorious nerd he is Spidey measures the weight of the plane 75,000 pounds and it's fuel 30-40,000 pounds combined with the thrust and Spider-Man is supporting 155,000 pounds aka 57.5 tons. The equivalent of lifting eight African elephants at once (or six T-Rexes).
  • One of the greatest Spider-Man moments of all time concerns a feat of strength, in If This Be My Destiny...!. Aunt May is dying, and Spider-Man is desperately searching for a cure. But then a important ingredient is stolen by the "Master Planner" (actually Doc Ock). Spider-Man goes on a brutal rampage, storming the villain's underwater HQ and smashing it apart. But he ends up collapsing the building, trapping himself under a gigantic mound of debris (estimated 129.8 tons). The cure is right in front of him, but it seems like there's nothing he can do. But Peter Parker swears he will not be responsible again for the death of his loved ones and with all his strength lifts it up.
  And Then— As agonizing ache in his limbs seems unendurable— As his superbly muscled body suffers the torment of virtually indescribable ordeal— Out from the pain— Out from the agony— comes '''TRIUMPH!'''◊.
  • Venom, being a combination of a human host and a Symbiote that mimicked Spideys powers, was originally stated to be slightly stronger than Spidey and shows it, although as years passed Venom got some serious power boosts. Even before that, a weakened Venom once supported a weight that DEATH BATTLE! estimated to be about 200 tons. Carnage despite not looking it, is stronger than both Spidey and Venom.
  • Spidey's villain Rhino is able to lift more than 75 tons and up to 100 tons with his suit on. He has on occasion, however, held his own against the far stronger Hulk, and while empowered by a magic stone was even able to almost kill Thor once. Earlier on, Thor had beaten a similarly empowered Thing.
  • Many Spider-Women have Super-Strength. Spider-Gwen can smash her universe's Rhino through a brick wall and like Peter can lift over 10 tons (she has since lost her Spider-Powers and strength but compensated by bounding with the Venom Symbiote). Spider-Girl (Peter's daughter Mayday Parker) explicitly only has half the strength of her father in his prime, with 5 tons being her limit (although she pulled off feats that would require at least twice that estimate). Most impressive would have to be Jessica Drew, who's causally broken steel, swung heavy machinery around and held up a collapsing bridge◊. Jessica has even equaled Spidey himself, despite her strength level being lower than he's, at around 7 tons.
  • The Kingpin despite supposedly being a "regular" person invokes this frequently because all that bulk isn't fat, it's muscle. Fisk can swing around a 500 lbs barbell like a club, can crush a man's skull like a watermelon◊, Bear Hug a Super-Soldier like Captain America◊, rip down a scaffold like it's made of sticks◊, One-Hit Kill a demon dragon and open a safe door (which took all of Daredevil's strength to pull open) effortlessly◊. True Kingpin won't last too long against genuine superhumans like Spider-Man, but for peak humans... Fisk is near-unbeatable.
  • Norman Osborn as Green Goblin is able to lift 10 tons under his own Goblin powers, so he can match Spider-Man blow for blow, as well as neck lift, bear hug◊ and even hoist his arch enemy overhead. This generally applies to anyone that takes the Goblin serum e.g his son Harry◊ and Phil Urich◊. One time in Dark Avengers Osborn gained the strength to knock Luke Cage around◊. Ultimate Spider-Man Green Goblin is even stronger being a massive Hulk-like beast.
    • While amped up with the Carnage Symbiote, Osborn was so strong Spider-Man was willing to rebond with the Venom Symbiote to battle him. Once the Goblin mortally wounded Flash Thompson, whom both Peter and the Venom Symbiote care for, Venom-Spidey punched Norman across several street blocks, through several buildings, Superman-style.
• Speaking of Superman, Marvel also has Hyperion from the Squadron Supreme who is a literal pastiche of Supes (being a farm boy Flying Brick). Hyperion is strong enough to: lift a planet, rip off the High Evolutionary's arms◊, punch Hulk back into Bruce Banner◊ and even lift all of Atlantis◊ and throw it down]]. Hyperion was even able hold two Earths apart to prevent them from colliding with each other◊ for a period of time... jeez.
• Just like in DC, the default benefit of Powered Armor is enhanced strength, the two most prominent in Marvel being Iron Man and Doctor Doom.
  • Tony Stark's Iron Man Suits have the strength capacity to lift over 100 tons but more advanced armors quadruple that estimate. In his second suit Iron Man could break brickwork and push a truck, then by the time of his iconic suit which made him a Flying Brick Tony could lift a rocket, hold up a building and pull 5 goddamn battleships◊ (a helluva lot more than 100 tons). Modern comics have amped Iron Man suit's strength even further, he once punched another person in Powered Armor with the equivalent of to a solid steel ball traveling at 3,5000 per second, went all Lightning Bruiser on Red Hulk◊, held up the foot of a giant Adamantium! Sentinel◊ and even bloodied Sentry.
    • Worth noting this is just the strength of his "regular" armors, The Hulkbuster suit does Exactly What It Says on the Tin and can match the Jolly Green Giant, a later model can even knock around World Breaker Hulk thanks to not only to the rocket powered fists◊ but thanks to the suit having enough power to run an entire continent. However like all Tony's armour Hulkbuster isn't perfect and Immortal Devil Hulk made short work◊ of Tony's latest model.
  • Doctor Victor Von Doom's armour early on could manhandle the likes of Daredevil◊ and even Spider-Man◊, later comics he's shown to able lift a building◊ and in another comic Doom crushed a diamond in his hand◊ (diamonds can withstand 600 gigapascals, meaning Doom has grip force of 3,000,000 tons) no wonder Doom's punch can draw blood from The Hulk◊. Oh by the way the Clothes Make the Superman trope isn't quite as much in effect for Victor as even when Mr Fantastic teleported Doom miles away from his suit, the good doctor killed a lion◊ with a single punch... while buck ass nude.
• Molly Hayes from the Runaways has this as her Mutant power. While Molly hasn't done anything as jaw dropping as The Hulk or Thor, she's still pulled quite epic feats of strength in spite of her size and age. Molly has causally lifted multi-ton dinosaurs◊, uppercutted a Skrull through a skyscraper◊, pushed over a massive monster after getting a dose of caffeine and even ripped off◊ Cloak's cloak which apparently "not even a god" could to pull off him. On the downside Molly gets tired out very easily.
• Often overlooked but Black Panther also possesses enhanced strength thanks to eating the heart shaped herb, putting his strength somewhere slightly above Captain America's and well below Spider-Man's. T'challa can stop a charging Rhino◊ who go 50 kilometers per hour and can weigh over 5,000 lbs. But it doesn't stop there in another comic Black Panther stops a ramming Elephant meaning T'challa can withstand 10,000 lbs, Black Panther also has enough sheer muscle power to throw◊ Wolverine at Iceman, Gambit, Rogue, Havoc and Polaris like he's bowling. This exceptionally impressive as with the Adamantium skeleton Wolverine weighs over 300 lbs, T'challa can also throw Vibranium spears with enough strength to break through solid stone which requires 20,000 psi.
• After undergoing the original experiment, Luke Cage's strength was increased to superhuman levels. Luke's original limit was well below Spider-Man at mere "3 tons" but Depending on the Writer, his strength level has been anywhere between Spidey's or even the Hulk's. Luke started off busting steel doors open◊, lifting and throwing a likely 48,990 kg bulldozer◊,to physically stopping◊ a plane (80,000 kg) from taking off (the typical takeoff air speeds for jetliners are in the 130–155 knot range BTW). Later comics have had him one-shot Rhino who's given Spider-Man a hard time likewise overpowered Vemon◊ who's done the same, when possessed Luke kicked Thing and Vision's asses◊ and in another comic he equaled Namor◊. During the Infinity run Luke engaged in brutal fisticuffs with Promixa Midnight and punched her so hard◊ there was "seismic activity" aka earthquakes.
• Luke's wife Jessica Jones while purposely not as jaw dropping as others listed here, is no weakling herself. She's strong enough to tear through steel walls, toss Doc Ock into a bus so hard it dents, punch through a taxi◊, overpower Tombstone, stagger the massive villain Atlas and bloody his nose◊, wrestle a lizard monster, overpower Kang the Conqueror with a kick (while heavily pregnant) and most gloriously in the The Pulse swat Green Goblin out of the air with his own glider.
• Luke Cage's best buddy Daniel Rand aka Iron Fist only has Peak Human Strength... except when he uses his namesake Signature Attack which makes him one of the strongest heroes on Earth thanks to Ki Manipulation. Seriously Danny has destroyed a helicopter, a nuclear train and even a Helicarrier with his glowy hands. Oh and can't forget when Iron Fist K.O-ed Hercules◊ and sent Hulk and his son Skaar flying... as you can guess Daniel Rand got a lot of Adaptational Wimp in his show compared to the comics.
• The Sentry who has "the power of one million exploding suns" is often dubbed Marvel's Superman and in a universe already full with Flying Bricks that's saying something. Sentry's feats range from just holding up a helicopter◊ to holding up a freaking◊ Helicarrier (fans estimate Helicarriers weigh over 100,000 tonnes). Sentry has humiliated heavy hitters such as Thing◊, Thor◊ and Terrax and quite literally took Ares The God of War apart◊. Sentry's greatest feat of strength is equaling Green Scar Hulk in combat, as for who lost that fight the answer is: Manhattan since most of it destroyed in Sentry and Hulk's fight. Even when undead, Sentry could still give Thor a very hard time◊.
• Silver Surfer while he rarely needs to resort to fisticuffs is still unimaginably strong thanks the Power Cosmic. He's clobbered Rhino◊, Gladiator◊, Hulk◊ and regularly◊ matched Thor. In his more recent mini-series he crashed a moon (70 quintillion metric tons) into Galactus by digging his feet it's surface. Even in Planet Hulk when he's Brought Down to Normal, Silver Surfer still wrecks◊ shop◊ in the Skaar Gladiator Games. The Fallen One, the Mjölnir wileding Silver Surfer of the Bad Future of Earth-TRN666, is strong enough to overpower Cosmic Ghost Rider◊, Hulk◊ and Thanos◊ before future and past Thanos teamed up and killed him.
• Thanos being Marvel's Trope Codifier for Hero Killer is very, very strong, he's estimated strength is great enough to lift 50 quintillion tons◊ and another time Thanos snapped Rohan "universal weapon" like a stick. Thanos once faced Thor, The Thing, Iron Man, Beast and Vision at the same time and won◊. On another occasion Thor managed to beat him, but it was retconned as a powerful clone, oh and Thanos has more recently overpowered 2 Thors◊. On one occasion Thanos even managed to hold his own against Odin◊ for a little while, before being beaten. Titanian Eternals in general are far stronger than humans (though weaker than the Eternals on Earth). Thanos is much stronger than the rest of the Titanian Eternals because of the mutation that makes him look like a Deviant, he's even stronger than his own son Thane (who was enhanced with the Phoenix Force) punching him through a planet so hard◊ it exploded. At top strength Thanos can bitch slap Hulk and Drax◊ and shatter◊ Captain America's Vibranium shield, and even once overpowered Eternity the physical personification of the Marvel Universe.
• Squirrel Girl can lift items that weigh between 800 pounds and 25 tons. Canonically she's curb stomped Wolverine◊, casually held open Tricephalous’s huge maw, clawed through a Humongous Mecha◊ and decked Silver Surfer◊ in the face. She's basically Marvel's Lethal Joke Character, having the potential to defeat every single Marvel villain◊.

Films

Films

• Marvel Cinematic Universe

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• Ghost Rider (2007) gives an impressive visual example of super strength violating the laws of physics, as the Rider snares a helicopter with his chain and pulls it down. Unless he's heavier than a helicopter, tugging on the chain should have launched him toward it. Whatever demonic powers were at work somehow knew which he was trying to achieve.
• Spider-Man 2: Spider-Man demonstrates super-strength far beyond his expected capabilities, stopping a subway train with two web lines and his own back.
• X-Men Film Series
  • Even when not transformed, Colossus can still carry around a massive TV◊ as if it weighed nothing. In the Deadpool movies he's even stronger, to point where he can overpower Juggernaut.
  • Beast in his debut is strong enough to overpower dozens of Mutants and when younger in X-Men: Days of Future Past he can toss around Wolverine and even trounce Magneto.
  • In The Wolverine, Logan tosses people far when he gets the chance. Having to lug around an adamantium skeleton for years is going to make you a fair bit stronger than a normal human. Popular Science has made the observation that getting punched by Logan is like running face first into metal scaffolding. That's very appropriate.
  • Fred Dukes aka Blob from X-Men Origins: Wolverine has enough super strength to knock Wolverine around and blow up a tank by putting his fist in the cannon.
  • The Juggernaut while not too impressive in his first appearance being at best able smash through walls and punch Wolverine around, gets a better outing in Deadpool 2 able to [[ rip the merc with a mouth in two]] and swing a bus around.
  • The Future Sentinels in X-Men: Days of Future Past. This in part is why they are so dangerous. Two of them turn Colossus into a human wishbone.
  • Angeldust (played by Gina Carano) from Deadpool can knock Colossus around as easily as Juggernaut could.

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