Originally posted by OneDumbG0I may have agreed with this, back when you wrote it, but Superboy Prime has just gotten stronger and stronger. Even at partial power, Kal couldn't stand next to him WITH the JSA/JLA backing him up. And that wasn't even the half of it.
I fully agree with Illadelph12 again.I didn't see too much from Superboy Prime that surprised me. Which leads me to my next point, what did he do that was so impressive that made everyone believe he was so uber?
He one-shotted Power Girl and Martian Manhunter? Yeah. I'm pretty sure Superman could do that.
He moved planets around? Superman has done that already.
He broke free from the Phantom Zone? Considering his status as an alternate universe anomaly, I think that his very interaction with Earth-1 at the time was defying the laws of reality and weakening them.
He ripped through the Teen Titans and JSA? Black Adam just did that in 'World War III.'
He broke free from his imprisonment of the Flashes? Total speculation as to how he did that. You can't just equate him as to being greater than the Speedforce now.
He tore through the GL corps? They were all rookies save for maybe 3-5 veterans. I think Superman could absolutely do the same thing, barring K-nite.
I just wasn't impressed. He was badass, but the danger he posed came from his insanity and brutality. Not his power. Indeed, I will go so far as to say that Superman has a better chance against Thanos then Superboy Prime for the very same reasons others have cited. He's immature and inexperienced. And if anybody needs a refresher on the types of strategems and traps Thanos is capable of employing, reread the 'Thanos Quest' and how he defeats each bearer of the Infinite Gem.