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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!

    How much do you think superman should be powerful

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    What should be his maximum,minimum and regular power levels??

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    However powerful the best story demands he be.

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    We've had this topic before I think....my answer is usually that his power should fall somewhere short of Silver Age levels, i.e. moving planets and all that silly stuff. MOS film level was fine for me.

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    #4  Edited By Bruxae

    I honestly dont care as long as it's constant. This whole "whatever the plot demands" deal is ridiculous. And yes I am a Superman fan.

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    #5  Edited By Zandalf

    i like him the way he is just now. I'd appreciate a little more consistance in his power level tough.

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    They need to be tweaked to the point where he isn't a walking PIS. Repairing reality with eye beams? Carrying a black hole in 1 hand (or any hands for that matter)?

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    A character without limits is a tough character to write for, but DC CONSTANTLY paints itself into a corner by allowing ridiculous feats to get past the editor.

    Lobdell's benchpress feat served no purpose, he just did it there.

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    Weaker than the gods (except Wonder Woman).

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    #9  Edited By Kumquatodor

    CONSISTENCY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    He should be able to lift the mass of the universe and be able travel at 99.9% the speed of light.

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    @bruxae said:

    I honestly dont care as long as it's constant. This whole "whatever the plot demands" deal is ridiculous. And yes I am a Superman fan.

    yeah I think the story should be written around the character and not the other way around ie within certain limits and parameters that conform to what Superman can do.

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    At max i want him at living tribunal level. At peak of his kryptonian condition, Odins level should be fine. Point here is that superman isnt about an alien but rather a god trying to live amongst human, so making him OP as hell wont damage his character the slightest.

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    Powerful enough to bitch slap every fictional protagonist that has ever been created and win most of the battles on here as a testament to that.

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