Super Hero Inflation

Superman didn't need a squad to whoop-ass. Batman could have definitely held down Gotham City without Robin. Kato did drive Green Hornet's car, which is important, but not necessary. Even rich-ass Bruce Wayne drove himself around while fighting crime. Having a sidekick to go on beer runs and pick up your dry cleaning is OK for the sake of this discussion. The problem lies in the super hero teams.

So we start out with one hero, like Superman, then two, then I think the Green Lantern had some homies behind him, then Fantastic 4, then X-Men has a whole crew, the Justice League is a whole gang of super goodness, and so on. This kind of super hero inflation shows that being super doesn't mean what it used to. Captain America wrecked all bad guys single handedly. Superman could reverse the rotation on the planet all by his lonesome. Now it takes a team of these so-called "super" heroes to trounce one single villain. I tell you, super hero inflation affects us all.