What the hell does 2nd in power have to do with anything?
If the Beyonder and The Molecule man were never retconned and the one above was here too, the lt would be fourth in power. So being 2nd in power doesn't mean he can only be beaten by a supreme being.
I talk about LT how he is currently portrayed, not about like LT was portrayed.
And if an company chooses an being to be the 2nd in power it's only fair to assume that it's as powerful as the 2nd in power (even if there are more beings qualifying for the 2nd place) from another company and nothing short of another supreme being would be able to defeat it.
So then it is your opinion that the LT is more powerful now than back then. It is mine too. glad there are some people of reason out there. But seriously the lt is 2nd in marvel, but I don't think he can beat lucifer or michael. Both of whom would be on par with the heart of the universe. All 3 of whom are superior to the lt.
I agree that LT is far more impressive now, then he was back in the day. I mean, LT used to refer to making a sun go nova as his "ultimate punishment." Hell, Korvac was able to shield himself, and the earth from said "ultimate punishment." I only bring up the latter, because Korvac actually defied LT's decree when he shielded the earth.
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That was in 1982 in a "What if."
And the LT (with a gesture) was still able to rip that entire Universe from the Multiverse,
then the LT sealed that Universe in an impenetrable barrier.
On top of that,
it was Death that somehow aided Korvac in defying the Super Nova,
Korvac didn't defy the LT's power directly at all,
in fact,
the LT and Korvac never even saw each other.
It would be a good fight,people seem to forgot that in a very weakened state the source created a universe that contains everything else in the dc comics universe(multiverse/omniverse whatever you wanna call it that contains all of dc).
Well now, the source powers EVERYTHING. And that was at half strength. The LT could not beat protege. The source would simply pull the plug on Protege's power where he a DC character. Rediculous stomp would be over estimating the LT IMO.