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Supermanis hump for living up to his heroic sobriquet , as the character is render as being " crack " in just about every way imaginable . In addition to a long list of powers , the Man of Steel is often consider invulnerable . While most citizenry are aware of his susceptibleness to Kryptonite , many do n’t realize that Superman has a number of exploitable weaknesses .
Superman is implausibly unmanageable to vote down because of his absurd speciality and durability , in increase to his power of trajectory , crack fastness , and loathsome capabilities like optical maser vision . Most foe sample to resort to Kryptonite to defeat Superman – it ’s the quickest and most effective method . However , it ’s not the only way to puzzle him . Over the year , DC has introduced several Modern ways to defeat Superman ; below are his ten most famed weaknesses , things that have been used to defeat him in the past .
10Electricity
The Dark Knight Returns #4 [written by Frank Miller, with art by Klaus Janson, John Costanza, and Lynn Varley]
One major weakness thatSuperman has is electrical energy – and it ’s also one of the easy to work . One of Superman ’s recurring villains is a woman called Livewire , who can manipulate electricity to devastating core . Not only that , butBatman also relies on electrical energy to try and bring down Clark inThe Dark Knight Returns#4 . If Batman thought about using it as a potential way to at least make do some damage to Superman , then there ’s no doubting the fact it must be effective on some level .
9Telepathy
Wonder Woman #219 [written by Greg Rucka, with art by a number of contributors, including Rags Morales, David Lopez, Tom Derenick, and Georges Jeanty.]
While Superman is definitely resistant to telepathy and creative thinker control , he ’s not instantaneously resistant to it . Characters like Poison Ivy or Scarecrow have shown the motivation to use Kryptonite in the past tense for their abilities and toxin to affect Superman , but this is n’t the case for everyone . As seen inWonder Woman#219 , after years of research and exercise , Maxwell Lordfinally finds the exact right combination of mental suggestion he want to bend Superman to his will , and Superman nearly kills Wonder Woman because of it .
8Disease
All-Star Superman #1 [written by Grant Morrison, with art by Frank Quitely, Jamie Grant, and Phil Balsman]
While Superman is whole immune to most forms of disease , this is n’t true for all configuration of disease . This prove vital to the secret plan ofSuperman : Doomed , whenSuperman is infected with a Doomsdayvirus , inDCeasedwhen Superman is infect with a zombi virus , and was most famously look inAll - Star Superman#1 . InAll - Star Superman , the Man of Steel is tricked into absorbing far too much solar radiation , which terminate up giving him Crab . So , while Superman is immune to almost every disease , there are still a few out there that could terminate his life .
7Radiation
The Dark Knight Returns [written by Frank Miller, with art by Klaus Janson, John Costanza, and Lynn Varley]
While it does n’t happen often , Superman has been shown to not be capable to handle radiation well . After taking a directhit from a atomic warheadinThe Dark Knight#4 , Superman is exit almost entirely powerless , and on the verge of death . The only reason Superman is able-bodied to live this is due to him absorbing the sunlight from a nearby field of flowers , straight off replenish his cellular telephone with solar energy . While the musical theme of hit the Man of Steel with a atomic load may seem a bit windy , it has certainly been shown to be effective if all else fails .
6Super-Hearing
Action Comics #1058 [written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, with art by Rafa Sandoval, Matt Herms, and Dave Sharpe]
Superman has tons of abilities , such as heat visual sensation , insensate breather , tops velocity , and most famously , top-notch potency . However , none of his other abilities have been systematically impersonate as aweakness like superintendent - hearinghas . This ability has been used against Superman several times , mostly by Batman , but Superman has even used it against himself once . During the events ofAction Comics#1058 , when a villain copies Superman ’s powers , Superman isable to turn the tables by establish the baddie acutely cognisant of his new superintendent - earshot , which promptly overwhelms him , allow for Superman to go for the knockout slug .
5Nerve Pinch
Batman #130 [written by Chip Zdarsky, with art by Jorge Jimenez, Tomeu Morey, and Clayton Cowles]
This surprising weakness was first seen inBatman#130 . While Superman is struggle the android Failsafe , a brand - fresh , and pretty shocking , feeble point for the Man of Steel is discover . Failsafe reveals thatKryptonians have pressure pointsjust like human being do , and Failsafe uses his knowledge of Kryptonian anatomy to exploit this , stimulate Superman ’s heat - vision to go out of mastery and be reflected into his own boldness . This totally disorient Superman , permit Failsafe to quickly strike hard the Man of Steel unconscious .
4Lack Of Yellow Sunlight
Flashpoint #3 [by the creative team of Geoff Johns, Andy Kubert, Sandra Hope, Alex Sinclair, and Nick J. Napolitano]
Superman has many different power , with many dissimilar program program – but overdrive one picky power can potentially drain the others .
3Red Sunlight
Batman / Superman Annual#1 [written by Joshua Williamson, with art by Clayton Henry, Dale Eaglesham, Gleb Melnikov, Alejandro Sánchez, and John J. Hill]
While a lack of scandalmongering sunlight will certainly polish off Superman ’s powers eventually , red sunshine will do itimmediately . Krypton originally orb a red Dominicus , and on their homeworld , Kryptonians had exponent level akin to human beings . WhenSuperman is exposed to red sunlight , he now lose all the top executive that he once had , putting his strength on par a normal human being . Because of this , several stories have placed Superman on Earth during the period when the white-livered Dominicus has change to a red one . In several example , antagonist have sought to change Earth ’s sunlight , in orderliness to thwart the Man of Steel .
2Overwhelming Physical Strength
Superman: The Man of Steel #18 [written by Louise Simonson, with art by Jon Bogdanove, Dennis Janke, Glenn Whitmore, and Bill Oakley]
While not technically a failing , bestial force is the only entry on this list that has successfully killed Supermanin the past . Superman is typically seen as being invulnerable to conventional trauma , including hand - to - hand , butDoomsday proved when he defeat Supermanthat enough physical forcefulness can certainly put the Man of Steel down . This is likely one of the primary reasonableness Superman has admitted that of all his villains , he fears Doomsday the most . Doomsday evidence that Superman can be physically beaten path back inSuperman : The Man of Steel#18 , though he remains one of the few to do it so wholly .
1Magic
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Superman has absolutely no defenses against magic ; his traditional invulnerability is entirely bypassed by it . Thismakes characters who use magic peculiarly dangerous to him , and even his own allies have employed it against him in the past tense . In several alternate timelines and futures , Batman has used trick against Superman , with neat effect . A popular herofor Superman to fight is Shazam , since Shazam has just about all the powers of Superman , but his are magic - based . Because of this , despite how dangerous everything else on this list is , the biggest failing outside of Kryptonite thatSupermanhas will always be magic .
