No. They are in the Marvel comics universe. Nothing but tragedy on that path. X-men, Fantastic Four, Spiderman... Endless misery is all that awaits. I blame Stan Lee.
I just finished explaining a concept and thought to add a blob emoji since they're cute and went to find an appropriate one. I looked through them and thought, "you know what would be perfect? A blob with one of those little four corner hats with a tassel and a pointy stick educators use to...
If you want a fun time with interesting uses of this kind of thing try the evil genius series. They are practical guide books on how to do cool stuff. It's been awhile so I only remember the sonic device and the electric shock defense. (Yes, the book comes with disclaimers, the some of the stuff...