A favorite subject of debate amongst my brethren and I is whether superhero A is better than superhero B. These debates are usually fruitless (dare I say ludicrous?) as it is impossible to judge one fictional mans skills against another. However I recently noticed that you actually could judge which of the Avengers from the Marvel movies is better! (The first team of Avengers, there are way too many now).
The first team consisted of Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, Hawkeye, and Black Widow. This is how I thought they should be listed in order of power, but then I realized that Black Widow beat Hawkeye in the first Avengers movie so she must be more powerful than him. Of course, in the same movie she just fled from the Hulk so she’s less powerful than The Jade Giant (as was to be expected). Hulk also beat Thor in that movie confirming my suspicion that he was the strongest. However in the next Avenger movie he lost to Iron Man meaning that Iron Man was the most powerful.
So I thought Iron Man was the most powerful, but I was wrong! In his last move, Captain America Civil War, Captain America beat Iron Man! Thus, making Captain A the most powerful of all the original Avengers!
Pretty impressive for a seventy year old.