While superpowers can range from the subtle to the spectacular, the least expected abilities often have the most significant impact. A sharp tongue can be more useful than a sharp sword and can pierce the mightiest armor. The Fantastic Four’s Thing once learned this and demonstrated how paper can beat rock when he used Mister Fantastic’s greatest invention to help save the entire universe. This time it wasn’t Ben Grimm’s great strength that saved the day. It was his gift of the gab.Despite the Earth-shattering power of heroes like Superman or the parasitic terror of the fear entity Parallax, some of comics’ greatest victories have come down to nothing more than a few choice words. The power of communication has, on multiple occasions, been the difference between life and death for trillions, as was the case when The Thing, used his friend Reed Richard’s invention, the Gift O Gab, to distract the villainous Ogdu Fraize in Clobberin’ Time #5 (by Steve Skroce, Joe Sabino and Bryan Valenza), long enough for him to get close to the villain and save the day. The magnificent Gift O Gab first appears a few issues earlier in Clobberin’ Time #2 (by Steve Skroce, Joe Sabino and Bryan Valenza), surreptitiously supplying the Thing with the perfect words for any situation, allowing him to defuse tense encounters, tear down an opponent’s emotional walls, or keep them busy enough for him to strike the final blow.More than swords, guns, or even laser vision, words are the most versatile weapons in the universe. They are able to heal or harm, to convince, control or conceal, and hold a place of pride as one of humankind’s most important inventions. Comics have proven this true many times, resulting in the defeat of many seemingly undefeatable foes.RELATED: Marvel’s Next Multiversal Villain is About to Recreate Marvel’s Most Dangerous Reality
While superpowers can range from the subtle to the spectacular, the least expected abilities often have the most significant impact. A sharp tongue can be more useful than a sharp sword and can pierce the mightiest armor. The Fantastic Four’s Thing once learned this and demonstrated how paper can beat rock when he used Mister Fantastic’s greatest invention to help save the entire universe. This time it wasn’t Ben Grimm’s great strength that saved the day. It was his gift of the gab.
Despite the Earth-shattering power of heroes like Superman or the parasitic terror of the fear entity Parallax, some of comics’ greatest victories have come down to nothing more than a few choice words. The power of communication has, on multiple occasions, been the difference between life and death for trillions, as was the case when The Thing, used his friend Reed Richard’s invention, the Gift O Gab, to distract the villainous Ogdu Fraize in Clobberin’ Time #5 (by Steve Skroce, Joe Sabino and Bryan Valenza), long enough for him to get close to the villain and save the day. The magnificent Gift O Gab first appears a few issues earlier in Clobberin’ Time #2 (by Steve Skroce, Joe Sabino and Bryan Valenza), surreptitiously supplying the Thing with the perfect words for any situation, allowing him to defuse tense encounters, tear down an opponent’s emotional walls, or keep them busy enough for him to strike the final blow.
More than swords, guns, or even laser vision, words are the most versatile weapons in the universe. They are able to heal or harm, to convince, control or conceal, and hold a place of pride as one of humankind’s most important inventions. Comics have proven this true many times, resulting in the defeat of many seemingly undefeatable foes.
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