Do Superheroes Need Nicknames?

I was talking with my wife and co-author Andrea Graham about publishing a collection of the first two Adventures of Powerhouse novellas. She suggested a title of a book that would be evocative of "The Man of Steel." She asked, "What's Powerhouse the Man of?"

I've thought about it and I haven't come up with a good secondary Superhero nickname for him. It's seems odd that a Superhero would have a nickname, but it seems to flow out if, particularly the Golden and Silver Age.

Some of the nicknames I've noted:

Superman:
Man of Steel
Man of Tomorrow
The Last Son of Krypton
Supes

Batman:
The Dark Knight
Caped Crusader
Bats

Robin:
The Boy Wonder

The Flash:
Fastest Man Alive
The Scarlet Speedster

Wonder Woman:
Mighty Amazon

Iron Man:
Shellhead

Spider-man:
Webhead
Web-slinger

Now most of these nicknames come from the Golden and Silver Age. Some of them have been retired. Some were completely unnecessary (anyone seen any real weak Amazons wandering around?) but it's a great superhero tradition and I'll have to find someway to fulfill it.
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Published on December 22, 2012 19:49
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