Originally posted by tjcoady
That quotation is from the Superman radio show- just like his weakness to Kryptonite.It was never mentioned in Action Comics, and doesn't apply to first issue Superman.
And it's not a particularly accurate gauge even if it was.
You're telling me that Superman was never at the level of power or near there?
Yes I used the famous, radio phrase, but I was lazy and didn't want to go into describing his powers from any specific time period.
Either way, the Superman from the 1930's could run faster than an express train, nothing short of an artillery shell could penetrate his skin, he could lift amazing weights such as steel support beams etc.
I believe I got the description from "Action Comics #1" right.
With that level of power (Around there), it would be a decent enough fight.