Marvel Forgot Its Most Powerful Hero (Even Though He Can One-Shot Thor)
Despite fans' love of ultra-powerful heroes and deep-cut character returns, Marvel Comics has clearly forgotten its most powerful superhero. While fans may argue about the relative merits of powerhouses like Hulk vs mystical masters like Doctor Doom, there's one hero who took on all comers without breaking a sweat.
Cosmic heroes naturally number among the most powerful of all — the likes of Thor, the Silver Surfer, or Adam Warlock. Other mega-powers include reality-manipulators and magic-users, including the likes of Franklin Richards, Doctor Strange, and the Scarlet Witch. But, surprisingly, the most powerful superhero in the Marvel Universe appears to be a forgotten Spider-Man villain who once fought the combined forces of the Avengers, the X-Men, and the Fantastic Four.
Related: Which Marvel Superman Clone Is Strongest: Sentry vs Gladiator vs Hyperion
David Lowell — who took up the codename Sundown - has only ever appeared in two comics; 1997's Untold Tales of Spider-Man and Amazing Spider-Man annuals (by Kurt Busiek, Roger Stern, and Tom Lyle.) He was introduced as a scientist who worked for Oscorp, and discovered a way to grant humans super-powers through photosynthesis. Norman Osborn was disturbed by the project, recognizing similarities between Lowell's work and the Green Goblin's own Goblin Formula, and he feared these experiments would draw too much attention. Osborn's attempt to shut the project down backfired, however, when Lowell was exposed to his own chemicals and became a phenomenally powerful energy-manipulator. Out of control, Sundown drew the attention of countless different superheroes: the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, and the original X-Men. Incredibly, he was able to take
Read more on screenrant.com
