Being a superhero is great and all. You've got superhuman strength. You can fly across the universe in the blink of an eye. And your selfless actions of heroism can earn you the hearts, love, and lust of a boatload of busty damsels in distress. Unfortunately, there is a downside to putting on tights and almost getting your skull caved in on a daily basis. These are the true identities that we would take over their super ones any day of the week.
Source: Marvel Studios
By Danny Gallagher
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10. Oliver "Green Arrow" Queen
Source: Warner Bros. Television/DC Comics
Being one of the finest archers of all time doesn't really interest me, especially since most of the best superpowers don't even require the use of a tangible weapon. It's like being the guy in the drag race with the Vespa. Fortunately for Mr. Queen, we couldn't care less about his superhero life because his mild-mannered life is anything but. He's got the two things all unattainable babes look for in a man: blonde hair and bucks. He's also works as an executive for his family's million-dollar corporation, if by work you mean "skydiving, boxing and flying around the world in his own plane on company time." That means even if the bottom falls out of his company, he'll also be getting some taxpayer bailouts. The ladies love a guy with a good stimulus package.
9. Lamont "The Shadow" Cranston
Source: Universal Pictures
It's hard to get worked up about the possibility of being The Shadow. So what if you're the world's ultimate hypnotist? The only people who would really be impressed by that are people who consider Branson, Missouri a "must see" on their travel wish log. On the other hand, it would be worth spending some time in Lamont Cranston's crafted Italian shoes. He's your typical New York playboy with the ability to cloud women's minds with his lush penthouse apartment and massive moola. I'll be he knows what evil lurks in the pants of women.
8. Peter "Spider-Man" Parker
Source: Columbia Pictures
This pathetic photographer doesn't live the kind of life that would make New York City barely tolerable. He lives in a crappy apartment and seems to barely scrape together enough dough from his cheap boss for shots of Spidey that seem harder to get than a photo of Amelia Earhart and Harvey the Rabbit playing tonsil hockey. His superhero hours don't even seem all that thrilling since the press (and sometimes the public) show as much love for him as they do for pubic lice. Still, it would be worth it to come home to hotties like Gwen Stacy and Mary Jane Watson to help us forget our troubles…like Spider-Man 3.
7. T'Challa, the "Black Panther"
Source: Marvel Comics
Some superheroes use their positions of power to better the world and enhance their ability to fight and destroy evil. The Black Panther is no exception. However, he isn't some overpaid state senator or a dinky little journalist who just "happens" to know about all the Earth's major disasters before they happen. He is the leader of the African nation of Wakanda, a nation rich with many of the mutant properties that create some of the world's greatest superheroes. But honestly, the coolest part would be ruling over an entire nation. I'm not saying I would use my office for evil, but then again, neither would Jesse Helms or Ted Stevens if you asked them point blank.
6. Johnny "The Human Torch" Storm
Source: 20th Century Fox
Johnny Storm had the kind of childhood every boy wished they had. He worked on fast cars and motorcycles, saved the innocent without the aid of super powers and had the kind of teenage good looks that didn't land them in therapy for the rest of their natural life. Even without his super abilities, he has gone through more chicks than the KFC processing plant.
