Originally posted by Sr J-Bieb
Go above lightspeed in a split second around a being? No.
It's a product of a different age of writing, most characters don't randomly exclaim stuff like that anymore.
If I wanted to be nitpicky, I could suggest he never says he's going faster than light, only implies his ability to do so and even use the artwork to suggest it because wind flying off of him [??? lol] is blowing the guys cape around.
But, I won't.
Because, my reply hadn't to do with Superman has or hasn't he, but can he. Surfer, Superman a few other characters are capable of this, and not only this, but actual combat rather than just flying in a circle, I think. Anyone with known nanosecond/picasecond reactions, reflexes, and definitive much faster than light speed are capable of such a thing.
However, if you want similar things, you can see Superman blitzing FTL capable Imperiex Probes, blitzing other powered Kryptonians faster than they can react or even notice his presence, building an entire city in a moments time[which is easily a comparable feat to Flash evac of a city if you ask me]. etc etc etc.