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There are few characters in DC as powerful asSuperman.
Superman has a huge variety of powers.
He has super speed, strength, flight, heat vision, frost breath, and near invulnerability.
There are few characters who can match the same range of abilities that Superman has.
But despite this, Supermanhasbeen beaten several times by both powered and non-powered characters.
While Superman has an impressive winning streak,these are 10 characters who unequivocally beat Superman.
Using his telepathic powers,Maxwell Lord defeated Superman better than Lexever had.
Unfortunately, humanity sided with Lex andSuperman was suddenly and brutally executed on the spot.
When the two fought, Godzilla didn’t just beat Superman, he outright killed him.
This took a drastic turn in the creation of the android Failsafe.
Superman went up against Failsafe twice and lost both times.
The first time had Failsafe using kryptonite blades stored in his body to easily and quickly take Superman down.
The second the two fought, Superman came prepared.
Failsafe used pressure points on Superman’s body to cause Superman’s heat vision to go out of control.
This is one of the few occasions where Superman was defeated by the same opponent in two different ways.
The icon who launched the entire world of superheroes, the last son of Krypton escaped his dying world to crash land on Earth and be raised as Clark Kent. The world knows him better as Superman, the Man of Steel, the leader of the Justice League, and the most well-known hero in the DC Comics Universe. Blessed with the powers of a demigod, Kal-El of Krypton fights enemies both small and cosmic in his endless pursuit of truth, justice, and a better tomorrow.
In this story,Brainiac defeats the entire Justice League, Superman included, after invading Earth.
Darkseid is a terrifying enemy and he’s encountered Superman several times.
While Darkseid definitely has the phyiscal power to defeat Superman, that usually only happens in Elseworlds stories.
Darkseid promises to provide the information, but only if Superman kills someone for Darkseid.
Naturally, Superman agrees to do it, and ends up lying to Darkseid about it.
When Darkseid calls him out on this, Superman remarks that there’s only two options.
One of the most surprising entries on this list is Alfred Pennyworth.
While it seems completely impossible that Alfred would defeat Superman, that’s exactly what happened in theInjusticeuniverse.
It’s an absolutely brutal moment, and it takes Superman completely by surprise.
This is the first time in theInjusticeseries where Superman was completely and utterly physically defeated.
While Wonder Woman initially tries to avoid doing this, ultimately, she’s given no choice.
Superman is weak to Kryptonite, this allows Batman to come up with hundreds of ingenious ways to win.
InBatman: Hush, Batman uses a Kryptonite ring to take down a brainwashed Superman.
Because of this, he has consistently reappeared and attacked Superman over and over.
The icon who launched the entire world of superheroes, the last son of Krypton escaped his dying world to crash land on Earth and be raised as Clark Kent. The world knows him better as Superman, the Man of Steel, the leader of the Justice League, and the most well-known hero in the DC Comics Universe. Blessed with the powers of a demigod, Kal-El of Krypton fights enemies both small and cosmic in his endless pursuit of truth, justice, and a better tomorrow.
