The 13 Most Ass-Kicked Action Heroes

They may win in the end, but they often go through hell to get there. Here's our handy checklist of beat downs, bullet wounds, and general abuse.
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13. CLARK KENT, SUPERMAN II

2 punchings
1 fall through plate glass
1 elbow to gut
Incident report: Clark ain't shit without his powers, and Pepper Martin proves it in a diner fight. Five minutes later, Clark hauls ass to the Fortress of Solitude to renew the subscription to his alien ass-kickingness.
Doctor's note: "Going through plate glass, depending upon how it shatters, could be pretty significant, severing arteries, tendons, or puncturing other major organs."


The expert: Dr. Jeffrey Manko, assistant professor of emergency medicine at NYU Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Center, and consultant on movies like Extreme Measures and TV shows like The Sopranos. If anyone knows just how pulpy these guys would be in the real world, it's this guy.
 

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