Table of Contents
Introduction 9
Chapter 1 Bustling Brains 11
Hawkeye's Aim 12
Mantis's Empathy 16
Memory Erasure 20
Mind Control 24
Chapter 2 Curious Critters 29
Celestial Assimilation 30
Giant Ants 34
I Am Groot 38
Rocket Raccoon 42
Chapter 3 Nervous Neuroscience 47
The Human Lie Detector 48
Killmonger versus T'Challa: Nature versus Nurture 52
Spidey Sense 57
Hulk's Transformation 61
Chapter 4 Fantastic Physiology 67
Super Soldier Serum 68
Cryostasis 73
Pharmacology of the Heart-Shaped Herb 78
Extremis and Tissue Regeneration 82
Immortality 87
Chapter 5 Glorious Gadgets 93
Exosuits 94
Nanites 98
Spider-Man's Web-Shooters 102
Falcon's Redwing 107
Aero-Rigs 111
Chapter 6 Aggressive Assaults 117
Hulk's Thunder Clap 118
Thor's Lightning 121
Black Widow's Bite 125
Gamora's Sword, Godslayer 129
Star-Lord's Gravity Mine 133
Chapter 7 Mechanical Marvels 137
Artificial Intelligence 138
Cybernetic Prosthetics 142
Spider Grip and Wall Crawling 146
Manipulating Reality 150
Chapter 8 Stupendous Scenarios 155
Gamma Radiation 156
Thanos's Snap 160
Forging Stormbreaker 164
Power Stones and Nuclear Fission 168
Chapter 9 Fantastic Physics 173
Wormholes and Teleportation 174
Phasing 178
Shrinking Into the Quantum Realm 183
Web Wings 187
The Eye of Agamotto 191
Chapter 10 Magnificent Marvels 197
Iron Man's Power Reactor 198
Shapeshifting 202
Vibranium 206
Glossary of Marvel Terms 211
Glossary of Science Terms 219
US/Metric Conversion Chart 227
Index 229
