Originally posted by JBL
No he does not. I tell you what, let me and you take this to a battlezone. But let me ask you these questions. Why does superman sundipp or gets outside amps? When has superman fought and equal and was noted to stop holding back or drop mental blocks and all of a sudden gets stronger than his stated equal?
Yes, he does; the final authority, THE COMICS, say he does.
Why take this to a battlezone? We both know it won't change either of our minds, and your Superman hate is well known on the forum.
He sundips because he needs to amp to level his dynamic strength can't reach quickly enough. It's his power up move, and a writing device to show him pulling out all of the stops.
Superman against Probes. Superman against Doomsday. Superman during most of the run from Loeb's start on the book up until IC.
It's usually shown as Superman switching in to another gear, but has been shown in other ways.
Not to mention Emil Hamilton actually flat out STATING that Superman gets more powerful based on solar absorption due to his emotional state, which is consistent with the comics.