Powergirl vs Superman.

Started by abhilegend3 pages

JSA 36. But she didn't beat Superman, he was under mind control and under the shock of the mind control broken.

Originally posted by abhilegend
JSA 36. But she didn't beat Superman, he was under mind control and under the shock of the mind control broken.

So she wasn't shown as an equal to him in that fight?

Originally posted by abhilegend
JSA 36. But she didn't beat Superman, he was under mind control and under the shock of the mind control broken.

Are you sure is issue 36? She didn't fight Superman in that issue

It's issue 35

Mind control is always iffy. For example, Batman took Superman out when he was mind controlled, but no one would argue they were equals.

Full capacity etc.

Originally posted by abhilegend
JSA 36. But she didn't beat Superman, he was under mind control and under the shock of the mind control broken.

Didn't see it her fight SM in issue 35. She did beat blue moon in 33. Blue moon said she was more powerful than superman when the moon is full. How accurate is that?

Originally posted by light889
Didn't see it her fight SM in issue 35. She did beat blue moon in 33. Blue moon said she was more powerful than superman when the moon is full. How accurate is that?

Is this what you're talking about?

JSA 35 it's from.

Originally posted by -Pr-
Is this what you're talking about?

JSA 35 it's from.

Thanks. So the context seems to suggest she didn't really beat superman? She is not his equal then or i am missing something?

I honestly don't recall what's happening in the arc and why they're fighting, but on this forum at least we tend to look at it as being not admissible if a character is compromised.

It would be like me getting in the ring with Mike Tyson... but he has a blindfold on, one hand tied behind his back, and a nasty bout of food poisoning. Sure, I might technically beat him, but it's not like he was at his best either.

Originally posted by light889
Thanks. So the context seems to suggest she didn't really beat superman? She is not his equal then or i am missing something?

Superman and all the characters in grey colour were under control by Ultra-Humanite when he took the power of the Thunderbolt. He used the Thunderbolt to insert brain implants into then and control them via this.

As such they were hardly reacting as a normal Superman would react since Ultra had to choose their moves. Controlling so many would have also made his reactions even slower.

No way in hell is post Crisis PG beating Superman with both going all out. For the first decade or so post crisis she was even more nerfed than bronze age. During this period (bronze age) she was basically action comics 38 Superman level. It wasn't till the latter part of the All Star comics revival (approaching modern age) when she could actually fly etc. Inf Inc (the scans shown by Leo) of her loosing to a stream of ruthlessness affected earth 2 Superman was when she was finally a fully powered earth 2 Kryptonian. Post crisis when she was retconned to be the grand daughter of Arion genetically altered by his magic her invulnerability didn't even protect her from Superman's heat vision. He was literally able to cut her with it to perform surgery.

Since Digi hasn't been on KMC for a while pretty sure I'm the only resident JSA fanboy so you can't assume I have a modicum of knowledge on the subject

Originally posted by beatboks
Superman and all the characters in grey colour were under control by Ultra-Humanite when he took the power of the Thunderbolt. He used the Thunderbolt to insert brain implants into then and control them via this.

As such they were hardly reacting as a normal Superman would react since Ultra had to choose their moves. Controlling so many would have also made his reactions even slower.

No way in hell is post Crisis PG beating Superman with both going all out. For the first decade or so post crisis she was even more nerfed than bronze age. During this period (bronze age) she was basically action comics 38 Superman level. It wasn't till the latter part of the All Star comics revival (approaching modern age) when she could actually fly etc. Inf Inc (the scans shown by Leo) of her loosing to a stream of ruthlessness affected earth 2 Superman was when she was finally a fully powered earth 2 Kryptonian. Post crisis when she was retconned to be the grand daughter of Arion genetically altered by his magic her invulnerability didn't even protect her from Superman's heat vision. He was literally able to cut her with it to perform surgery.

Since Digi hasn't been on KMC for a while pretty sure I'm the only resident JSA fanboy so you can't assume I have a modicum of knowledge on the subject

I see. Thanks for the info. I really didn't remember anything by PG to put her on par with post crisis SM. But since somebody mentioned that she beat a superman. I had to try to find the issue and context. Now i see that context of that fight does prove she isn't equal to post crisis SM.

Originally posted by light889
Didn't see it her fight SM in issue 35. She did beat blue moon in 33. Blue moon said she was more powerful than superman when the moon is full. How accurate is that?

Ohh FYI the Blue Moon appearance your referencing was from Justice Society 35, 36 when Jay got the new Dr Fate to help the JSA. It's run started in 2006 or 2007.

The JSA series that Abhi referred to started its run mid 1999.

Originally posted by beatboks
Ohh FYI the Blue Moon appearance your referencing was from Justice Society 35, 36 when Jay got the new Dr Fate to help the JSA. It's run started in 2006 or 2007.

The JSA series that Abhi referred to started its run mid 1999.

Would you say is accurate that blue moon was more powerful than SM when PG beat her?

No, because she simply doesn't have the feats SM has

As DS said, no lacking feats.
This is literally why you can't rely on statements without feats to support them. Blue Moon might "believe" it to be the case while never having tested it to be sure.

Originally posted by beatboks
As DS said, no lacking feats.
This is literally why you can't rely on statements without feats to support them. Blue Moon might "believe" it to be the case while never having tested it to be sure.

I see. Thank you.

Great reasons above. Even bloodlusted and going all out Powergirl isn't a match for Superman.

Superman handliy

I just remembered something. Isn't there another fight where an aged superman fought Powergirl and still beat her?