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10 Awesome Superheroes Without Superpowers

What makes a superhero a superhero? It's a difficult term to define as, while the majority of comic book heroes sport at least one superhuman ability of some kind, many don a cape or a cowl to fight crime without the aid of any sort of powers.
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Published: Feb 21, 2017 01:00 pm

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9) The Spirit

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You might have had the misfortune of seeing The Spirit, the execrable 2008 movie from Frank Miller and starring Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L. Jackson. If you have (and you have our sympathies), you’re probably wondering why The Spirit is on this list – seeing as he possesses the pretty handy superpower of immortality.

Well, actually, that facet of his character was made up for the film. Throughout his long comic strip history dating back to 1940, The Spirit AKA Denny Colt has usually been portrayed as a non-powered vigilante. In fact, with his past as a detective and his snappy blue suit and fedora, he’s more of a super-sleuth than an actual superhero. His traditional origin does involve him coming back from the dead, but only due to him being mistakenly diagnosed.

The creation of comic book legend Will Eisner, The Spirit’s pulp-y, globe-trotting adventures – full of femme fatales and evil master villains – have ensured his longevity and huge influence on the rise of heroes over the past several decades.

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Christian Bone is a Staff Writer/Editor at We Got This Covered. Since graduating with a Creative Writing degree from the University of Winchester, he has been cluttering up the internet with his thoughts on movies and TV for over a decade. The MCU is his comfort place but, if you asked him, he'd probably say his favorite superhero film is The Incredibles.
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