When people think about superheroes and villains, they mostly focus on their powers. After all, the Incredible Hulk's immense strength is what he's best known for, not Bruce Banner's intelligence. But while strength, magical prowess, and cosmic superpowers are good in a fight, you simply can't overlook a character's intellect.

After all, some of Marvel Comics' most impressive characters are incredibly smart. For example, Peter Parker, a high school student and reluctant superhero, invented his own web fluid. Still, while incredibly knowledgeable, Peter has only a four out of seven in intelligence on Marvel's rating system, known as the Power Grid. That makes him "gifted," while a five is a "genius," six is "super-genius," and seven is "omniscient."

Some of the smartest Marvel characters

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