PillarofOsiris
Senior Member
Originally posted by JakeTheBank
You think that that normal Superman is somewhere around ten times stronger than normal Thor?
Their high end strength feats aren't even CLOSE. And Superman has far more of them as well. Thor needed help holding up Asgard, while Superman had help holding infinite weight (more than once). Also, Captain Marvel has been shown several times to have inferior strength to Superman, so Superman was probably holding up more than half (yes I know that really makes no sense).
Keep in mind Superman holds back a lot too (yeah, I know Thor does as well). There's not much difference between a non-holding back Superman, and Superboy Prime. So yeah, I can buy that Superman is at least 10x Thor's strength (at least current Thor).
And his durability is WELL BEYOND Thor's. A single supernova (yeah, I know that's a lot of force. A LOT) killed Thor. A weakened Superman survived an explosion equivalent to 50 supernovas. Thor has been taken down a lot lately (Diablo and the U-Foes come to mind).
Thor's power rests in his greater versatility and magical powers. In a straight up slug fest, with Superman's superior strength, speed and durability, and he's not going to last long.
I realize it sounds fanboyish to say it at first glance, but hey, I'd love someone to prove me wrong with some feats, but I know all (at least most) of Thor's high end feats, so I doubt anyone can.