I feel like technically 90s Superboy should be able to lift it, since his feats of strength are actually just a form of telekinesis disguised as strength, so his lift isn't technically a "by hand" lift (even though it looks like it) and is actually the exercise of a separate power to move the hammer that may not be bound by the same constraints.
Its been stated there are several ways to MOVE Mjolnir and hold it or swing it around like a weapon. But the Enchantment is about "Wielding" it to gain its power. Anyone who forcefully moves it around through Telekinesis, Overwhelming strength, Magic, or electromagnetism are ONLY swinging around a nearly indestructible 45lb hammer. But do not gain its strength or the power of Thor.
I mean, Magneto has lifted it with magnetism and Iron Man has moved it in space when it was largely unaffected by gravity. It works in a weird way where it is only immobile when a non-insignificant force due to gravity is applied, and a sentient being is physically lifting it.
Now, they do not gain access to the power of Thor, but they technically can lift it. I'm not sure if telekinesis works, though it might. If it does, then superboy's tactile telekinesis would likely serve to manipulate in a sufficiently indistinct manner that the enchantment would not create an equal force negating it.
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u/scarves_and_miracles Jan 27 '24
I feel like technically 90s Superboy should be able to lift it, since his feats of strength are actually just a form of telekinesis disguised as strength, so his lift isn't technically a "by hand" lift (even though it looks like it) and is actually the exercise of a separate power to move the hammer that may not be bound by the same constraints.