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Can HM do that I didnt know anyways super have more abiliteis that just super strenght look what Wikipedia says
Superman possesses extraordinary powers, traditionally described as, "faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound", a phrase first used in the Superman radio serials of the 1940s and the TV series of the 1950s. Although contemporary media still references Superman that way, the character's powers are much more vast and complex. For most of his existence, Superman's famous arsenal of powers have include flight, vast super strength and invulnerability, super speed, vision powers (including x-ray, heat, telescopic, infra-red, and microscopic vision), super photographic memory, super hearing and super breath, which enables him to freeze objects by blowing on them.
As originally conceived and presented in his early stories, Superman's powers are relatively limited, consisting of superhuman strength that allows him to lift a car over his head, run at amazing speeds, and leap one-eighth of a mile; and incredibly tough skin that can be pierced by nothing less than an exploding artillery shell. Writers slowly increased his powers over time until by the Silver Age, he is effectively omnipotent. Writers found it increasingly difficult to write Superman stories in which the character was believably challenged, so DC Comics made a series of attempts to reel the character in. The most significant attempt, John Byrne's 1986 rewrite establishes several hard limits on his abilities: He barely survives a nuclear blast, and his space flights are limited by how long he can hold his breath. Superman's powers have grown again since then, with Superman possessing enough strength to hurl mountains and, with effort, stop entire planets in their orbits.
The source of Superman's powers changes subtly over the course of his history. It is originally said that Superman's abilities derive from his Kryptonian heritage, a race eons more evolved than humans. Soon it is established that Krypton's gravity had been stronger than Earth's, (a situation similar to that of Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter). As Superman becomes increasingly godlike, the implication that all Kryptonians had possessed the same abilities became problematic for writers, making it doubtful that a race of such beings could have been wiped out by something as trifling as an exploding planet. In part to counter this, the Superman writers established that Kryptonians, whose native star had been red, only possessed superpowers under the light of a yellow sun.
Superman is most vulnerable to kryptonite, debris from Krypton transformed into radioactive material by the forces that destroyed the planet. Exposure to kryptonite radiation nullifies Superman's powers and immobilizes him with pain. Prolonged exposure can eventually kill him. Kryptonite made its first appearance as "K-metal", but the concept was refined when the radio serial needed an excuse to let voice actor Bud Collyer take some time off; for several shows, Superman was represented by groaning noises while he was trapped by a chunk of kryptonite. Green kryptonite is the default, but writers introduces other forms over the years, each with its own effect.
Superman is also vulnerable to magic; however, this is not used in his stories as commonly as kryptonite, and the vulnerability has been at best hazily defined.
Superman's abilities have occasionally been removed or altered for dramatic reasons. In the late 1990s Superman comics, Superman loses his traditional powers and transforms into a being of electromagnetic energy. In this form Superman can phase through solid objects, see frequencies of energy, and draw power from electrical sources. In order to maintain physical cohesion in this form, he needs to wear a containment suit. During this time, he is able to transform into the corporeal form of Clark Kent, but in his human guise he has no special powers.
Recently, some authors have implied that Superman's powers can reach unlimited levels, based on solar energy absorption and withdrawal of mental blocks. In "Our Worlds at War", Superman dives into the sun to gain sufficient energy to overpower Brainiac 13. In Superman/Batman, when Kara Zor-El claims to be more powerful than Superman, he tells her that he put personal blocks on his powers as he grew up to keep from destroying the Earth, blocks that Supergirl does not have. Thus, while Supergirl appears to be stronger, Superman just has greater self-control.
In an interview with Joe Casey on Alvaro's ComicBoards, he writes that Superman under his penmanship can re-arrange the Solar System and tear a star apart. "I've always seen Superman as this completely over-the-top, fantastic character who has *no* limits whatsoever," writes Casey. Unencumbered by mental blocks, "Superman is unbeatable."
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Publication history
Main article: History of Superman
The first Superman character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster was not a hero, but a villain. Their short story "The Reign of the Superman", concerning a bald-headed villain bent on dominating the world, appeared in a science fiction fanzine that Siegel published. Jerry reconceived the character in 1932 as a hero and began a six-year quest to find a publisher. Humor Magazines almost published an early version in 1933, but the company dropped their comics line before the book was finished. Frustrated, Siegel and Shuster took a job with Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's National Allied Publications, where they created many other comic strips. With some experience under their belt, they finally positioned Superman as the lead feature in Detective Comics Inc.'s new title, Action Comics.
The revised Superman first appeared in Action Comics #1, June 1938, and a newspaper strip started the following year. Siegel and Shuster sold the rights to the company for $130 and a contract to supply the publisher with material. The Saturday Evening Post reported in 1941 that the pair was being paid only a fraction of Detective's Superman profits. Siegel and Shuster renegotiated their deal, but bad blood lingered and Siegel eventually sued Detective in 1947 over the rights to Superboy, which he claimed was a separate creation that Detective had published without authorization. Detective immediately fired them and took their by-line off the stories, prompting a legal battle that ended in 1948, when they settled. Detective paid them for the rights to Superboy, which they had been awarded by the court, but refused to re-hire them. Following the huge financial success of Superman: The Movie in 1978 and news reports of their pauper-like existences, Warner Communications gave Siegel and Shuster lifetime pensions of $35,000 per year and health care benefits. In addition, any media production which includes the Superman character must include the credit "Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster".
and HM has only this
He-Man is the "most powerful man in the universe." However, since he is half earthling, half Eternian, it is ambiguous whether his physical abilities limit that of humans or Eternians. Because Eternians seem to have an over-all better physical condition than humans (as evidenced by other Eternians in the He-man cartoons) it may be assumed that He-man is the strongest Eternian man in the universe.
In any event He-Man is strong enough to overpower nearly all of his adversaries. He has lifted and hurled mountains in several of the Filmation episodes, and in one instance lifted Castle Grayskull. However he rarely just beats someone up, but instead will try to outwit his opponent—due mostly to the censors of the time. Because of his extreme physical strength, He-man has high stamina and does not easily tire. Despite his bulging muscles, he is quite athletic and agile. He can jump immensely high and is a fast sprinter. In the 1983 cartoon, He-Man was occasionally displayed as having the ability to fill his lungs with air and release it with such force that he can actually knock enemies off their feet, not unlike Superman's super breath. The cartoon also indicated that He-man could spin his sword fast enough to create tornadoes, and in various older episodes he could summon a vehicle to his side simply by whistling.
I know this still good, but C`mon he beating the Kriptonian noway :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:
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