Unless explained or recognized to the contrary, I think that buried below any plateful of mythological pasta lies a morsel of really a meaty meatball. Alas, our modern superheroes have already been identified to the contrary - they're all meatball-less pure mythological pasta. Superman (and Supergirl too), Batman (and Robin), Tarzan, Wonder Person, Green Lantern, The Flash, The Phantom, Buffy, Van Helsing, John Connect, and multi-dozens more are meatball-less. Contemporary superheroes, individuals with abilities out of the regular, might also include individuals with outstanding intellectual and/or observational capabilities rather than real superpowers, brawn or running abilities - instances might include Sherlock Holes, Perry Mason, Miss Anne Maple or Hercule Poirot; perhaps individuals with an easy gun like Paladin (TV's "Have Weapon - Will Vacation"). Alas, they too are meatball-less fictional pasta. The superheroes of yesteryear when mythology allegedly ruled