10 Insane Marvel Superheroes You Won't Believe Exist

For all intents and purposes, Val Ventura is essentially a budget Elastic Man, without a portion of the intelligence. This also means he lacks the occasional immorality that Reed Richards' intellectual curiosity prompts him to do, however, so maybe it's a fair exchange.

On the level of their stretching powers, the leader of the Fantastic Four definitely wins, as Flatman - as the name may suggest - has powers that revolve more around the idea of his form becoming flat, meaning some of the ability to shift form that Reed has Ventura lacks.

This all said, Flatman is one of the more relatable superheroes because of his flaws, with his clear confusion at how to behave both as a superhero and a person with superpowers seeming oddly relatable from a man who is entirely flat.