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    Character » Superman appears in 18886 issues.

    Sent to Earth as an infant from the dying planet Krypton, Kal-El was adopted by the loving Kent family and raised in America's heartland as Clark Kent. Using his immense solar-fueled powers, he became Superman to defend mankind against all manner of threats while championing truth, justice, and the American way!

    Superman Punches Energy Beams!

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    I am sure other characters have done it over the past, but I know that at least since the Max Fleischer cartoons Superman has been defeating city-destroying atomic death rays by punching them in their energy-faces. It's a pretty unusual signature move which really makes you wonder just what in the heck is going on with Kryptonian physiology.

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    #2  Edited By cattlebattle

    He used to punch energy beams and fire and all kinds of crap in the JL and JLU cartoons 
     
    Supergirl, Wonder Woman and Hawkgirl did it too....don't understand it either...but it looked cool
     

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    #3  Edited By termiteone4ever

    THis has been happening since the golden ages . Silver age does it better :)

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    #4  Edited By PowerHerc

    Superman can do anything.

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    #5  Edited By Jayso4201

    Superman can do anything.

    I remember one of the old old old cartoons where he faces off against some evil genius guy (not Luthor) an he punched them.@PowerHerc said:

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    #6  Edited By MrDirector786

    Lots of characters do it. I don't see what the big deal is.

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    #7  Edited By superbatprime

    That's pretty irresponsible behavior.

    Those deflected beams could cause all kinds of collateral damage.

    Standing there and taking the shots in the chest might be "boring" Clark but at least it breaks the beams up and dissipates them in a less dangerous way.

    No wonder they call Bruce the smart one. >.>

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    #8  Edited By ThanosIsMad

    Simple, energy beams contain mass. It explains why not only they can be punched back, but why people who lack lightspeed speed and reflexes can dodge them.

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    #9  Edited By Calvin

    the only thing superman can't punch is chuck noris

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    #10  Edited By trell0323

    Bump.

    I was watching the Animated Series and had to bring it back up.

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    #13  Edited By Squalleon

    @trell0323: No problem.I actually love seeing this cartoons on youtube.If you search all Fleischer Superman cartoons are on it with great video quality.

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