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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

LOL Yeah, I got the fact that you don't care for the characters.

A couple of quick things: Spider Man might occasionally fight some petty street level foes, severely and perpetually pulling his punches in the process, but his powers elevate him far above "street level" to the point of making his characterization as such a popular misnomer - a misnomer that the Superior Spider Man story demonstrated to be a fallacy. He has super-human speed, agility, durability and strength (just as strong as 3/4 of your coveted Wrecking Crew - I guess they are also "street level" villains) all of which allow him to achieve feats like confounding an entire X-men team singlehandedly in the pages of the original Secret Wars, or defeating Thunderball - while he was in possession of the Wrecker's crowbar - in one-on-one combat in his own book.

Daredevil was able to defeat Blackheart shortly after his "birth" with the aid of Spider Man who provided the super-powered muscle. However, IIRC, their victory, as with most demonic encounters, was more so attributed to the pureness of their souls than force of hand and Blackheart's "newness" to the plane.

Ghost Rider, Wolverine, and Punisher fought Blackheart together in The Hearts of Darkness one shot.

You may not be very familiar with the Black Panther as he has been written in the 616. His powers may put him more in line with a Wolverine-type (marginally super-powered), however, his mind and the technological resources of the most advanced society of humans on the planet elevate him far, far beyond. He defeated Mephisto via preparation and mobilizing the technology and brilliance of his Wakandan scientists to cut off Mephisto from the source of his power.

There are a lot of Marvel stories out there man. Check them out, you might like a few.

I actually have a few of the comics you mentioned. I'll take back the street level comment bout Spidey. He is above DD & Frank. His 10 ton strength is the same as the Crew members but they are more impervious to punishment as they have taken on Thor & survived his punches as well as a with Hercules. Mephisto as a figure would be of no use to me as I'm more into physical type characters that I can actually pose in cool fight scenes in normal regular settings. With Cosmic or Godly type characters, not so much. Mephisto is not a brawler, he's a devious planner/schemer. Already got Doom/Loki to cover that. I do hope you guys get him & Blackheart, just not for me.