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No it really doesn't - one-shot powers that exist solely for plot reasons do not translate into physical stats.
Yes it does - if you truly believe the feat to be solely for plot purposes, then fine {though this was essentially, the overriding point of the Silver Age Superman}. What actually indicates that Reeve's Superman was simply that powerful is Superman II: The Donner Cut. In this film, he essentially reverses time again so that Zod, Ursa and Non never escaped the Phantom Zone, and he was not in an enraged state when he accomplished this. That alone, should atleast give you evidence that he was intended to be that powerful {though the canonity of the cut can be put into question, it essentially tells you how powerful this version of Superman was}.
Both KC and N52 Superman are significantly more powerful than Reeves was. He doesn't have the striking power, the durability or even speed feats to match either.
I'm aware of both incarnations, moreso the former - however, I'm simply pointing out that when KC Superman was faced with the exact same situation Reeve's incarnation was {Lois dying} - he did not have the capability/Silver Age esque power to reverse time under his own power; he was a more grounded version of the character in comparison to the Pre-Crisis version.
Otherwise I imagine Nuclear Man wouldn't have been trashing him with freeze-breath or his awesome nuclear nails / discharges.
Nuclear Man was made to pose a threat to a more powerful version of Superman. That's the level he operated at regardless of the cheesy fight scenes - though, I could just say Citizen Steel did better against Gog than KC Superman did...
You'd have a tough time proving Reeve could survive a sun-dip.
No.
So while Reeve has fantastic strength showings - lifting that mountain peak, pushing the moon (and this was in Quest for Peace!) - etc it did not translate well into his striking power - and by well I mean it didn't at all.
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Moving The Moon is a strength feat we can quantify. Hell, in 1999, it took 20 Post-Crisis superheroes (including the likes of Superman, Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel, etc) all to pull The Moon in JLA: The Titans and they could barely pull it, Reeve essentially easily pushed it. Now the Post-Crisis heroes did get an upgrade a few years later, but would you also be willing to bet that the nerfed MCU 'plot' gems are above the Post-Crisis heroes of 1999 {especially over a dozen of them}? Even if we look at striking feats, atleast he shook the city with a punch, Hulk punching at the Leviathan beast did not accomplish that.
Namely my '?' as to if can actually win against two people sporting magic plot gems that can level planets and more.
'Level planets'? I never recall it being stated that Ronan could destroy planets. It was said he could destroy all life on a planet, that's entirely different from planet-busting power. And going by feats, the Infinity Stones have been rather nerfed {solely boing by feats, not hyperbolic statements}.
As Ultraman being interchangeable with N52 Superman, cool. Outside Geoff's word I'm sure you have a plethora of scans to prove it outside the one moon feat - because the guy that operates under the solar rays is exactly like the guy who becomes weaker under them.
Well, he also tanked a blast from Parallx Infused Sinestro, but that aside, it's irrelevant given Johns created the character, and what is Ultraman being weaker under Solar Rays related to?
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