It depends on how it's done of course, as in all such stories.
I have a fondness for the underdog being obviously physically outclassed, and having to use cunning/cleverness to take the threat down. (So instead of Superman pummelling the giant robot, Batman distracts it and dodges it's attacks just long enough for Robin to sneak up behind it and knock it's gyroscope out of whack)
Or as in Doug's case, whilst the New Mutants engage Warlock's dad Magus on a physical level, he's hacking into Magus' systems via a back door and attacking the core programming, which is not an assault Magus would ever have expected.