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Cyclops fires energy out of his eyes, Fire Lad emits flames from his mouth, and Iron Man’s Uni-Beam emits from his chest. But what about those who see things more manually? Welcome to Ten Things: Ten Hand Blasts!

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One of the signature heroes of Archie Comics, The Black Hood has a lot of history behind him. Fortunately, I keep my feathers numbered for just such an emergency… Welcome to Ten Things: Ten Black Hoods!

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Anybody can punch evil in an armored suit, or dodge a blow in a spandex onesie. Some supers, though, like to keep things more formal. Welcome to Ten Things: Ten Suit-And-Tie Supers!

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I live by a few simple rules, one of the more esoteric of which is “Never play billiards with a person named after a state.” It’s a rule that some of our favorite supers live by. Welcome to Ten Things: Ten State Names!

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Ancient texts of Hindu mythology posit an infinite number of universes, each with its own gods. Modern comic texts have made a habit of blowing them all to smithereens. Welcome to Ten Things: Ten Destroyed Realities!

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If there’s only one thing you learn from Ten Things (which, heaven help me, could be true), it’s that the name game is tough to play. Naturally, some supers don’t get it right the first time. Welcome to Ten Things: Ten Abandoned Aliases!

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What do Pebbles Flintstone, Ariana Grande and Steven Seagal have in common? If you said they’re probably all mutants, you’re not on the same page as me, but you’re still in the right place. Welcome to Ten Things: Ten Ponytails!

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In kayfabe, the secret vernacular of professional wrestling, a “face turn” is the moment where a villainous character suddenly joins the side of the angels, becoming one of the proverbial good guys. It’s quite common in the comics as well. Welcome to Ten Things: Ten Face Turns!

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When it comes to super nomenclature, Captains are passe, and Doctors are played out. Fortunately, there’s centuries of nobles, royals, imperials and Real World alumni to choose from. Welcome to Ten Things: Ten Nobles and Kings!

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A mass of fluid (such as a liquid) with a whirling or circular motion is called a vortex. Due to the vagaries of language, two or more such masses are vortices. Write that down, there’ll be a test later! Welcome to Ten Things: Ten Vortices

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The DC multiverse was created entirely by accident, to cross over Jay Garrick with his successor, Barry Allen. Sixty years later, things are a lot more complicated… Welcome to Ten Things: Ten Supers of Earth-D!

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