[header] How to make a superhero [title] Think about accidental or " nuclear " superpowers. [step] Some characters have " nuclear " powers, which means that they've come in contact with some kind of substance that has given them super-human powers. This was especially popular during the 1940s in the " golden age " of comics when nuclear technology was on the rise. 
[substeps] Daredevil, spiderman, hulk, flash, and dr. manhattan are good examples of these kinds of powers.