Originally posted by Galan007
superman stated that his 'cutting loose' is what was allowing him to destroy the probes alongside doomsday. he also stated that IF he had 'cut loose' when the probes attacked earth, so many could have been saved. this to me implies the probes were written consistently the same.

either way, i'm not going to assume things.

He also "wondered" how many could have been saved. Nitpicking yes. But if you would have me focus on specific statements within the four corners of the comic to the exclusion of my comic-reading sensibilities (a form of nitpicking itself), you should also take pause and give equal weight to Imperiex's own proclamations:

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Specifically when he addresses Superman and states that he "pushed back one of my emissaries." "One?" Really? Just "one?" Considering that Superman blew through several dozen probes right in front of Imperiex, it makes you wonder whether or not the writers intended there to be some differentiation between the encounter Superman faced on Earth and the subsequent encounters that Superman and Doomsday faced in space. In either case, giving full weight to any and all statements within the four corners of the comic leads to all sorts of speculation.

And in these cases, many years of reading comics has informed me that the Red Shirt Effect/Inverse Ninja Law is very real in comics and can easily be associated with this scene. Certainly, it's not a stretch, especially considering that these theories aren't even necessarily invalidated by the presence of conflicting self-aggrandizing statements.

Originally posted by Galan007
superman was 'spared the killing blow' [stated by the black racer.] doomsday was not. thus that instance in not a prime indicator that supes was > doomsday [to me at least.] equal to? sure. but greater? not imo.
As I said, an interpretation I've always previously subscribed to against Superman proponents in past threads. Refreshing, really to know that you agree with me.

But considering what Superman had gone through the entirety of OWAW beforehand, his keeping pace without any signs of slowing down or windedness is evidently greater to some degree.