10 Ridiculous Extra Superpowers That Were Phased Out Of The Comics

10. Superman’s Mini-Clones

Superman is a character whose power levels go so deep that readers have to accept that they will never understand the extent of his abilities. It seems that for every situation he finds himself in, writers are able to come up with a brand new power, tailormade for the task at hand, like his eye-laser reconstruction of the Great Wall of China after it sustained damages during the much-maligned Superman IV: The Quest For Peace.

It's tough for the average person to imagine a more bizarre superpower than that, but writer Jerry Coleman and artist Kurt Schaffenberger did so years before that film’s release, in 1958’s Superman #125.

The issue saw Clark lose the majority of his powers in a freak accident, before discovering a new ability to fire a miniature ‘proxy’ of himself from the tip of his finger - with said proxy possessing the Man of Steel's full set of abilities.

The real Superman grows resentful towards his mini-me, as it gets all the credit for his crimefighting efforts. The proxy ends up sacrificing himself to save his master, thereby restoring Supes’ skillset.

As a short-lived joke of a power, it’s charming enough, but would have no place in a more grounded take on the character.