10 DC Villains More Powerful Than Superman

In the grand scheme of things, he's not as powerful as you think...

By WhatCulture /

DC Comics

If you were to ask someone who wasn't clued up about comic books who the most powerful comic book character is, they would almost inevitably respond with "Superman". This couldn't be further from the truth.

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While Superman's power dwarves that of the average human, there are characters in comics whose power is comparatively even greater. He's not the most powerful hero on DC's books (since his introduction, the race to raise stakes has led to some seriously over-powered characters appearing), and over the course of years he's also faced off with villains far superior to him.

Even in other comics published by DC, fans have seen nefarious foes introduced who would smush the Man Of Steel into Kryptonian dust, with their various feats of power making his skillset look embarrassing by comparison. He might be Earth's Mightiest Defender, but we should probably just be grateful he hasn't faced off with this lot more, because there might not be much left to defend...

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