![]() He can swim through the sun-it’s actually good for him. Superman can survive a nuclear blast, so, yeah, he’s pretty tough. Even fights with heavy hitters like Shazam or Darkseid could go either way, placing him among the strongest characters in the DCU, if not necessarily as the sole strongest. There are also no DC characters who can consistently outpunch him with sheer muscle alone (as opposed to magic). He definitely can’t move planets, but he can catch a plane or space shuttle, no sweat. Nowadays his strength is somewhat dependent on how much yellow sun radiation he’s sucked up recently (the source of his powers). This made telling stories with him considerably trickier, so DC seriously downgraded his powers in 1985’s Crisis on Infinite Earths. His strength gradually increased until by the Silver Age (1956–1970ish) he was capable of moving planets with his bare hands. Initially, Clark was strong enough to lift a car, as seen on the iconic cover of Action Comics #1. But how strong is he? Well, it depends on what year it is. World's Finest Vol.Superman’s other most famous power is that he’s strong. ![]() I'd given Batman an hypnotic command to line his mask with lead, so I couldn't truly say that I could see Nightman's face! SUPERMAN: But I never said I didn't know. ROBIN: But you made us all think you didn't know who Nightman was! Again, this suggests his masks weren't lined with lead as standard. 1 #155, Batman also modified one of his costumes in various ways - including lining the mask with lead - so that he could assume the alter-ego of Nightman. While under hypnosis from Superman in World's Finest Vol. Robin and I deduced that you planted those marks on our foreheads with a beam of radioactive phosphorus! And we realized afterward that the invisible imprint of that beam on us enabled you to send out and energy signal - from this box in your pocket - which affected the motor areas of our brains - so that anytime you wanted, within a range of about ten feet, you could halt us - stop us from moving!īATMAN: How did we outwit you? With a lead lining inside my mask that prevented your energy signal from reaching me! ![]() Evidently, the lead lining wasn't present in the earlier instance, otherwise the device wouldn't have worked on him the first time.īATMAN: Before you go, Fenton. 1 #327, he used lead lining in his mask to shield his brain from a device a villain had previously used to paralyse him. 3 #9 (December, 1999)īatman was known to use lead lining in his masks in some Pre-Crisis stories, however in these cases it didn't appear to be standard gear.įor example, in Detective Comics Vol. I like your new look - especially the lead-lined mask. It's been a while, hasn't it? First I was dead, then Bane broke you - at least, that's what I heard. Jean-Paul Valley's Batman mask was also stated to be lead-lined in World's Finest Vol. SUPERMAN: You noticed the lead, hmm? I didn't know your x-ray vision had kicked in. SUPERGIRL: And that's why Batman doesn't take off his lead-lined cowl? heroes want to have lives without the cape, it's important to keep our identities a secret. SUPERGIRL: Why do you wear eyeglasses if you can see better than anyone on the planet? Superman/Batman Annual #1 (December, 2006) Lead lining in the cowl was a good idea, but honestly, I'm way too busy to figure you out. Figure it out yet?īATMAN: I've read the "who's who" of every college from the last twenty years. I can hear the wheels turning in your brain. SUPERMAN: I have super-hearing, you know. Seemed to be presented as standard gear in those issues, rather than something worn for specific missions. Batman's cowl being lined with lead has been mentioned in Post-Crisis issues such as Superman/Batman Annual #1 and Superman/Batman #9.
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