Originally posted by carver9HV has always been portrayed as moving at the speed of light. All current scans clearly show it as a laser beam. Also Superman's HV arrived on the moon in about a couple of seconds. That alone proves it. And If Superman's HV is not light speed then no energy blast in comics is either.
That wasnt a faster than light scan.First thing, heat vision isnt fast as light, not even close.
If a guy practically yawns when blocking a light speed attack from 5ft away then how hard is it to block some punches if they are slower than light in the same panel? The writer clearly wanted to portray the speed of Superman's blitz.
Second thing, you are basically saying that the guy that superman was fighting has faster than light reflexes since he blocked the blast when shot, 3rd, superman shot heat vision, THE GUY BLOCKED IT, then Superman attacked with 3 punches. Thats not even a speed of sound attack.
Your SOL since I don't have the scans; maybe another D.C. fan can show you. The point was not to prove Superman's reflexes (which are at least light speed) but to prove that he can reach the speed of sound within the first 3m of travel. If a bullet is fired from 3m away and Superman catches up to it to stop it then that means he exceeded the speed of sound within the first 3 m of travel.
Show me the instance he stopped machine gun fire.
He vibrated at least twice. Once with DD and once with Mongul.
Vibrating? Did Superman do this more than once because you know the rules have been changed right (KMC rules). A character has to do a feat more than once for it to be within their powers.