Originally posted by Whobdamandog
Which would you consider to be the more impressive feat in terms of strength..Lifting several grown men over ones head, or the ability to hold up a building structure?
Which instance is 'more impressive' is irrelevant in determining whether or not Logan has any degree of superhuman strength.
Wolverine's top strength has always been alleged to be in the 800 lb - 1000 lb range by Marvel when he has his adamantium skeleton. His strength is stated to be a bit above an average man without it.As far as the jumping ability goes..I have to wonder why Wolverine doesn't show this jumping ability more when fighting in battles. And I don't recall Marvel ever listing him to be superhumanly agile..
Marvel also doesn't list Spider-Man as having superhuman speed or being superhumanly agile, either.
I wouldn't say that he "shrugged it off"...however..he is visibly hurt, dazed and disoriented. The Rhino is a class 80 level character, with a near invulnerable hide. He's taken blows consistently from Rhino, as well as Doc ocks tentacles, Hulk, Venom(Class 25 - 30), Carnage, Titania, and many others in the Superhuman range. Based on this, I think its a safe bet to say that his durability level is quite a bit higher than that of a peek human.
Well, since it's all relative, if Spidey's 10-ton (he was only pressing 10 at the time of those instances) level of strength can withstand blows from those 10x as strong as himself, why can't those 10x less as strong as himself survive his blows just fine?
Bad science again. The faster your body heals an the less suceptible it is to injury, the more durable an individual is. If I hit you, and it takes you a month to recover from the blow, where as it takes me a day...I'd say my body can endure quite a bit more punishment than yours.
In the larger spanning definition of 'durability' perhaps, but not in his ability to absorb damage and keep fighting. He isn't Wolverine. You can't cut him and watch the gash close itself within seconds. Any damage Spidey receives will stay 'in effect' during a fight.
So how is Wolverine jumping 3 stories in the air, any more plausible than him surviving a nuke?
If he has any degree of superhuman strength at all, it's plausible. Although according to the definition of Wolvie's 'super-strength', it doesn't seem like he should be able to apply it to jumps and leaps. Unless he's been upgraded like everyone else.
Spiderman has gotten up from the charge of a stampeeding "Rhino" to his midsection. Albeit he was definatley the worse for wear, however, he still has managed to survive this and many other Superhuman blows to his body countless times. Batman does not contain enough strength in his body to significantly damage SM, hurt him yes..seriously injure him..no..
Better example. 😄