Originally posted by Booya_69
While I have no problem giving supes the title of “king of the superheroes” due his power level and symbolism, but the power gap isn’t as significant as you make it seem imho.He was knocked out cold by mongul and let a bunch of innocents die. Yes, Superman ultimately won the fight, but it was long and drawn out and he had to resort to alternative tactics in order to obtain the win. No planets destroyed.
Supes specifically stated he was using 80% of his power in his fight against rogar zar which simply shook the city.
A very angry supes failed to save his dog From getting eaten and would have let Louis lane die a couple of times against the eradicator. No planets destroyed.
It took every ounce of strength for him to push a planet, while Hyperion held two planets from colliding.
Comics are not consistent when it comes to feats. One writer might care about collateral damages, another might not.
Here’s an one. You did Superman struggle to push a planet, yet Superman held a the weight of the Earth for 5 days straight with no strain and no sunlights, all we saw was just a bead of sweat.
He also destroyed a planet by jumping off said planet while being weakened by World Forger.
Superman has also taken Super novas to the face and be fine.
He even survived a portion of the Source Wall being destroyed.
Best one yet, you mentioned Hyperion held two planets apart for a short time. Those planet were earth. Where as Superman survived Apokolips and New Genesis smashing into each other. Superman was at the center of said crash.
So we can always pick and choose low showing for Superman if we want too, but we can also talk about his high showings as well.