but yet you are not allowed to carry during the lung part of the HSS so how does that work?

edit: nevermind...I think I figured it out...

I'm not sure that you're not allowed to carry a figure via Lunge, just that you can't pick up a figure via Lunge. Already carried figures should remain so throughout the HSS action. And you've already paid your speed penalty.

In my head I was thinking of this scenario. I give Mary Marvel a HSS power action to attack a character 10 squares away. She picks up and carries Batman. SMM moves 7 spaces as her move portion of the HSS power action (9 spaces -2 for carry) and sets down Batman. Now, lunge grants that she can move 2 spaces and perform a close combat attack. So she can now close the final 2 squares and attack the character.

Legal?

And also, we are talking about 1 character that I know of that has HSS and either leap/climb or close combat expert on the same starting click. SS:Avengers and Bizzarro and a couple of JL Supes do as well, but they are buried in their dials.

Not legal. The attack made during an HSS action is made during movement, so Batman would not be set down until after the attack is made (using or not using Lunge). If you put Batman down, then the movement portion of your HSS action is over (as is your ability to make an attack). Lunge activates from making an attack, but you have to abide by the prerequisites inherent in making that attack (action declaration, etc.).

Your last post convinced me that this is probably the correct ruling.