Well subsequent writers (Mark Gruenwald at their fore) did attempt, retroactively to come up with more rational explanations for how the powers did what they did. This lead to extrapolations on what other abilities a character might have based on the main power (Banshee having notably good hearing because the other option is being deaf).
But yeah Stan Lee has made a lot of money at flinging BS fast enough that you’re too busy listening to the new batch to work out why the last one was BS
