How Iron Man Would Defeat Every Justice League Member

1. The Flash

Justice League Iron Man
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Whether the Jay Garrick, Barry Allen or Wally West version of the Flash, the Sultan of Speed could well prove to be Iron Man's greatest test were he to go up against the Justice League.

Not just do these iterations of the Flash all have the obvious ability of superspeed - being able to travel faster than the speed of both light and sound - but with these powers comes the capability to phase through pretty much anything. That means that Tony Stark and his wide variety of suits could be in quite the pickle should he tangle with a Flash.

If the Armoured Avenger was to have any hope of taking down Messrs Garrick, Allen or West, he would have to hopefully catch them on a bad day. Whereas Iron Man has the dependability of his vast array of outfits to chose from, the one mild downside of being the Flash is that superspeed can at times be an erratic force that fluctuates or even outright stops working.

Other than that, Stark could look to whip up some sort of disruption device or call upon an army of his patented drones to help overwhelm the Flash. Even then, though, it's up in the air whether Iron Man really could topple this particular Leaguer.

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