We haven't seen enough of Sentry to really know what he can do. He has the basic set of Super-Man powers, but is still vastly untapped. He isn't directly powered by solar energy, at least not so far that we know. He has the serum which phases him ia second into the future, endowing him a hyperstate of consciousness, and the power of a million exploding suns.
Well Sentry is a unknown character and Marvel can do anything they want with him. But just going by what I know of him so far I would have to say the Good ol noble Norrin Radd pulls this one off.
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Sentry is too much of an unkown, however there is no evidence that his powers are at 'cosmic' levels. He is bitchin strong though...and ya gotta give props to that.
As for Carnage, that's EXACTLY how Radd should have taken him out...a big time smack upside his ugly head...however I guess the Spider-man writers wanted Surfer to indirectly whine and nag him to death with all his 'torment' and stuff...ugh...
I still think the Sentry is fully resistant to anything that the Surfer can throw at him... I mean Bob has the power of more than one sun within him correct?
I would surmise that the Surfer's power cosmic would feed him if he were to blast him (hence the reason why Terrax's power cosmic was nullified).
The Surfer has yet to show that he can fight, and I believe that if he was stripped off his power cosmic, any bum on the street could flatten him out.
same can be said about superman while de-powered, or hulk as bruce banner. the thing is, surfer can't be de-powered by sentry so it's a moot point.
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the fight with king hulk at the end of wwh was imo underwhelming, i personally think the artist/writers should have put more into their struggle since they are "supposed to be" the most powerful creatures on earth. they should have made a 5 part comic solely devoted to their battle...in epic detail, and far more destruction.
that's why most people underestimate their respective power, the artist didn't go all out like he/she should have.
Your whole argument is based on what you wish Sentry can do. Absorbing the power Cosmic...Helk, Sentry hasen't shown that he can absorb UV rays like Superman. You logic is pretrty flawed my friend.
There is a huge difference in power between Terax and Morg in case you don't remember.
Surfer wins, He's faster, more durable, and has plenty of exotic powers that can give him a win against Sentry..