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Sure, everyone knows about his super strength, invincibility and super speed among other powers...but not much is made of his intelligence.

How smart is Superman?

Originally posted by Starscream M
Sure, everyone knows about his super strength, invincibility and super speed among other powers...but not much is made of his intelligence.

How smart is Superman?

He's one of the smartest people on Earth. He has a genius level intellect, speaks plenty of languages, and is considered by most to be a scientific mind on par with his own father...

in short, he is the sh!z-nite.

smarter then batman shifty

You got some juevos man, the Batman junkies will be in contact with you.

Yea'll walk outside and get hit with a batarang

Originally posted by Starscream M
Sure, everyone knows about his super strength, invincibility and super speed among other powers...but not much is made of his intelligence.

How smart is Superman? Smarter than joo.

Originally posted by jalek moye
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Originally posted by Mindset
Yea we will?
i meant to type yea i'll

Smarter then Quanshi

He's not an idiot.

smarter then goku

Originally posted by SuperkatmanX
smarter then goku

True.

how smart is superman? About as smart as a rock.

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Originally posted by Nighty101
how smart is superman? About as smart as a rock.

Such biased opinions. Please defend how he is dumb.

Originally posted by Nighty101
how smart is superman? About as smart as a rock.
You realize superman is possibly the smartest man on Dc earth, he is an amzing scientist and if he wanted to could be a prep god like batman but its just not his style.

Originally posted by jalek moye
You realize superman is possibly the smartest man on Dc earth, he is an amzing scientist and if he wanted to could be a prep god like batman but its just not his style.

Who needs to prep when you're Superman?

exactly but he could be, he has amazing tech lying around his fortress

Originally posted by SuperkatmanX
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Press Alt F4

Originally posted by The Nuul
Press Alt F4

thanks man

lul

He's smarter than your average bear!

remember that scene in the movie where a sick portuguese child needed help? then superman asked for a dictionary and all of a sudden he started speaking portuguese to the kid? that's how smart superman is.






oh, wait.. that was john travolta..

his IQ is OVER 9000!!!!!!!!!

He is smarter than an average human and smarter than a lot of heroes these days but he is not as smart as Batman.

He's a scientific genius on par with his father.

Originally posted by spidermanrocks
He is smarter than an average human and smarter than a lot of heroes these days but he is not as smart as Batman.

in some fields, he would be. probably even smarter.

Originally posted by tsscls
He's smarter than your average bear!

Originally posted by The Nuul
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Not as smart as Thor.

He is somewhere between Hulk - Reed Richards depending who is writing the story. I think most of the time Superman is written to be quite dumb ... on other times he is like building shit and tricking Mxy.

He is has never been depicted being nearly as stupid as Hulk, seriously. At worst he is shown to have average intelligence. At best he's a veritable genius, above the likes of Batman.

On average though, most writers depict him as being brilliant, with a scientific mind not unlike his biological father's.

Doesn't he get more intelligent the closer to the sun he gets?

and i was always under the impression that DC made superman look uber smart...apart from when he's acting as Clark

Even as Clark he is a competent reporter. I think second to Lois at the Daily Planet.

He has a highly analytical mind.

Originally posted by The Nuul
Press Alt F4



LOL.

Originally posted by beast1234
He has a highly analytical mind.

tbh i think that times he acts like he's not as intelligent as we all know he is, is the time that he shows his human side - spending all of his child-teenage-adulthood with humans, giving him mannerisms you can relate to

Originally posted by Endless Mike
Even as Clark he is a competent reporter. I think second to Lois at the Daily Planet.

Which isn't a testament to super intellect.

Originally posted by Kris Blaze
Not as smart as Thor.

Originally posted by beast1234
He has a highly analytical mind.

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/5242/dumbq.th.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/preacherofnothing/DoomsdayHunterPrey1pg37.jpg

Yeah dude...that just SCREAMS analytical mind to me

Thor might aswell be Rhino compared to Superman.

Also, stop trolling.

Originally posted by ~The Wickerman~
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/5242/dumbq.th.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/preacherofnothing/DoomsdayHunterPrey1pg37.jpg

Yeah dude...that just SCREAMS analytical mind to me

nowadays, he does.

Originally posted by Kris Blaze
Thor is smarter than Superman, deal.

proof?

Originally posted by -Pr-
proof?

Better women, better friends, better life, better hero.

Originally posted by Kris Blaze
Better women, better friends, better life, better hero.

so no actual proof, then?

Superman has always struck me as very knowledgeable and, on occasion, being rather creative and clever. I'd say his IQ is certainly above average, possibly gifted, but not genius level.

Originally posted by Mindship
Superman has always struck me as very knowledgeable and, on occasion, being rather creative and clever. I'd say his IQ is certainly above average, possibly gifted, but not genius level.
It is Genuis level its just he doesn't show it as much which he's just out and about, but in his fortress he builds advanced robots, devices, and other things that requre extensive scientific knowledge.

Originally posted by jalek moye
It is Genuis level its just he doesn't show it as much which he's just out and about, but in his fortress he builds advanced robots, devices, and other things that requre extensive scientific knowledge. This can be covered by knowledgeable and creative but not necessarily genius per se (certainly very smart). "Genius" IMO would be if he were inventing and building things that, even on Krypton, would be considered unprecedented/innovative.

I"m not necessarily arguing that Superman can't be a genius. I just can't think of any feat offhand where "genius" would really fit the bill.

Originally posted by -Pr-
so no actual proof, then?

Thor is so knowledgeable that magic hardly works on him.

A field, according to the Phantom Stranger, Superman lacks knowledge.

Originally posted by Mindship
This can be covered by knowledgeable and creative but not necessarily genius per se (certainly very smart). "Genius" IMO would be if he were inventing and building things that, even on Krypton, would be considered unprecedented/innovative.

I"m not necessarily arguing that Superman can't be a genius. I just can't think of any feat offhand where "genius" would really fit the bill.

His eidetic memory would probably be why he's a genius. Remember he built the key parts of the miracle machine. His mind also works a lot faster than any human.

By human standards, Superman is a Genius.

by god standards, he's above average lol

Originally posted by Kris Blaze
Thor is so knowledgeable that magic hardly works on him.

A field, according to the Phantom Stranger, Superman lacks knowledge.

we had this conversation, so i won't reply.

Originally posted by Mindship
This can be covered by knowledgeable and creative but not necessarily genius per se (certainly very smart). "Genius" IMO would be if he were inventing and building things that, even on Krypton, would be considered unprecedented/innovative.

I"m not necessarily arguing that Superman can't be a genius. I just can't think of any feat offhand where "genius" would really fit the bill.

superman robots, his manipulation of the phantom zone in for tomorrow, the miracle machine...

Originally posted by Allankles
His eidetic memory would probably be why he's a genius...His mind also works a lot faster than any human. Sounds like a computer, but I wouldn't call a computer a genius.

Originally posted by -Pr-
superman robots, his manipulation of the phantom zone in for tomorrow, the miracle machine... Definitely impressive. But were these feats possible because, at some point, he had access to Kryptonian data? Or did he design them from scratch, using only scientific data available on Earth and then he extrapolated from there?

Originally posted by xJLxKing
By human standards, Superman is a Genius. This is what I'm thinking.

Originally posted by Mindship
Sounds like a computer, but I wouldn't call a computer a genius.

Definitely impressive. But were these feats possible because, at some point, he had access to Kryptonian data? Or did he design them from scratch, using only scientific data available on Earth and then he extrapolated from there?

This is what I'm thinking.

the superman robots were his own creation, afaik. tbh, if there's no proof that he needed kryptonian data to create them, he gets the benefit of the doubt.

what he did with the phantom zone was all him, though like before, he gets the benefit of the doubt unless proof is otherwise provided.

superman memorised the specs for the miracle machine and built his own using 21st century tech, iirc. that alone constitutes genius, imo.

Originally posted by -Pr-
the superman robots were his own creation, afaik. tbh, if there's no proof that he needed kryptonian data to create them, he gets the benefit of the doubt.

Fortress of solitude...

Originally posted by Kris Blaze
Fortress of solitude...

he didn't build that, no...

After Infinite Crisis he got his 'super-intelligence' back, as the writers even stated and showed, with Final Crisis being the most obvious example of this, where what he did puts him, imo, among the greatest minds in either company (Marvel/DC). So while before Infinite Crisis he was portrayed as very good but still a far cry from the likes of Steel or Hamilton, it doesn't seem to be the same way currently.

Originally posted by -Pr-
he didn't build that, no...



You misunderstood.

Do you guys think he is more creative or more of a logical thinker.

creative.

he seems to always think of good ways to building/fixing things, yet when it comes to saving the world he's the first to stick his head out and get shot...bit gung-hoe when it comes to strategy me thinks

he actually does that intentionally.

he's shown examples of both creative and logical thinking. he can use either from what i've seen...

These scans are from Superman: World Of New Krypton #5.

Basically, we see Superman's friend, Tyr, visit Supes before his trial to offer an escape. Superman faced death for treason because he would not carry out an order to kill a vilian.

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These scans are from Superman: World Of New Krypton #7

Here we see Superman uncover the deception of his friend Tyr. Supes realized this despite: just losing his father, uncle, General Zod's assassination attempt, flying back and forth from New Krypton and Earth to uncover who is pushing the planets towards war, etc. The scans show that Superman has great perception and powers of deduction.

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Originally posted by -Pr-
No i didn't.

Yes, yes you did.

My point was never that he built the fortress of solitude

Originally posted by Kris Blaze
Yes, yes you did. No he didn't. ahuh



biscuits

He is an alien so I would assume he is very intelligent and smarter than the human Batman. His parent did put him in a spaceship that traveled light years to earth, I don't think Batman can do the same.

superman is a genius.

Superman is smart because he knows many things - languages, sciences. He's not a scientific pioneer like Reed Richards or Tony Stark, but his knowledge of Kryptonian tech gives him a certain edge.
Being smart doesn't necessarily make you wise, though (Reed Richards isn't, really.) That's why Batman compliments him so well. His coldly analytical approach makes him a better strategist, to offset Superman's overly optimistic approach to things; a necessary thing at times.

Put their two brains together though, and you would get Captain America.

Originally posted by -Pr-
is considered by most to be a scientific mind on par with his own father...

And AC #3 has acknowledged Jor-El as an 8th level genius, ergo Superman is an 8th level(ish) genius

He's pretty damn smart and well learned by most standards. I really liked "For Tomorrow" in terms of how it displayed his intellect. Only problem is if writers further develop his intelligence and make him a bonafide supergenius, which he arguably is already, it makes his primary foil, Lex Luthor, far less threatening.

This smart:
http://www.killermovies.com/forums/attachment.php?s=&postid=11161601

Plenty to say about Spider man's smartness..But In short he is an Intelligent,Smart and a sharp character

Well, in some versions, he's pretty smart. but in others, he's got regular intellegence.

Originally posted by Starscream M
Sure, everyone knows about his super strength, invincibility and super speed among other powers...but not much is made of his intelligence.

How smart is Superman?

This is a tad off topic but i wanted to know if the persuader could kill superman if he hit him full force with the atomic axe. It is said to be able to cut through anything. Lets say he catches superman off guard and aims for his neck, decapitation?

He was able to move in a away from Darkseids omega beams then have them hit Darkseid.

Originally posted by Lek Kuen
smarter then batman shifty

He actually is. Batman has an IQ of what, 210? Genetically speaking, Superman is millions of years ahead of Batman in the brain department.

However, intelligence is fluid. What makes Batman better is that he makes more use of his 210 IQ whilst flowing it from one area of expertise to another with peak-human efficiency. See Sherlock Holmes.

Superman is lazier with his mind than Batman, and Batman is obsessed with perfection to the edge of insanity.

The Joker suffers from super-sanity, making him the most insane character in comic-dom. Which is why he is Batman's deadliest and most feared enemy, he's daffy.