It was postulated that his power is actually psychic in nature.
So maybe the only reason he's stronger than you is because you think he's stronger than you? Well, I guess that doesn't work if you have no idea who he is and think you're the strongest thing ever. Unless he's actually projecting psychic wave things.
The only reason he's stronger than you is that he thinks he's stronger than you. That and he's pretty damn strong at his base level. Those big bulging thingies all over him aren't for show.
Yeah, breaking his confidence didn't turn him into a 98-pound weakling, it took him from Superman powerful to being vulnerable to Sue Richards knocking him out. Like she did the Hulk.
Sue certainly isn't a slouch in the power department either.
Sue Richards knocked out the Hulk? I didn't realize she was strong; I thought she was merely invisible.
Oh, and what's the scoresheet on Thing vs. Hulk, anyway? They fought again recently.
I thought she was merely invisible.
So are the force fields that she knocked the Hulk out with.
So are the force fields that she knocked the Hulk out with.
So she
can
do force fields? So Violet is
entirely
a mini-Mrs. Fantastic? Nifty.
Yeah, she is. Never thought about that. Huh!
The Incredible family maps to the FF pretty well. Elastigirl to Reed, Violet to Sue, and Mr. Incredible to the Thing. Plus, the baby can burst into flame.
Which is almost as funny a take on the FF as Dr. Impossible's clan in the Venture Bros. episode "Ice Station Impossible". So wrong.