For anyone who thinks Superman is cheap because he is too strong, here is a list of people who have defeated Superman WITHOUT the use of his most popular weakness, Kryptonite.
Doomsday - A truly invincible villain, not just ultra strong like Superman.
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| From Superman: Doomsday (2007) |
Captain Marvel - A magical analogue of Superman. Superman is weak to magic, though not as severely as Kryptonite.
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| Art by Howard Porter |
Mr. Mxzptlk - Again, Magic.
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-Superman's God Complex- (Superman, if you aren't aware, is a fascist. This has, on a few occasions, caused him to go into battle half-cocked... or however that expression is used.)
Lex Luthor (All-Star Superman) - A bit of a cheat, because Superman was dying from solar radiation poisoning, but when Lex Luthor gave himself Superman's powers in the final issue of All-Star Superman, he was able to incapacitate Superman, who, regardless of having what equates to Super-Cancer, had had years more practice with his powers than Luthor.
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| Art by Frank Quietly |
The Yellow Sun (All-Star Superman) - A dastardly villain indeed, one that never bothered to let our favorite Kryptonian know that there was a limit to just how much of it's rays even he could soak in before it had a toxic effect. Seriously this series is so good.
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| Art by Frank Quietly |
Jimmy Olsen (All-Star Superman) -Nearly killed Superman after turning into a Doomsday-esque monster. Reverted back before he gave the finishing blow
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| Art by Frank Quietly |
Marriage - For about a year, give or take, Clark Kent had given up the mantle of Superman to focus on his career and marriage to Lois. This ended abruptly when the new "World's Finest" series, which depicted Clark using his powers to fix various technical issues around the Bat Cave, was cancelled before it was released... or for that matter announced. (I made the World's Finest part up)
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Ultraman - An evil version of Superman. Just Google Superman Ultraman fights. The Final Crisis one was the coolest.
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| Art by Doug Mahnke (As far as I could tell) |
Ratings Thirsty Comic Book Creators - By far the greatest villains Superman has ever known. When ratings are low, Superman is powerless against their tyranny.
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| Art by Dan Jurgens |
Some of the artists of these pieces were difficult to verify through all the confusion of the internetz, so if anyone knows them, please comment and let me know.
Thank you!
