10 Times Superman Was Humiliated

10. Being Spanked - A Prize Of Peril

The original run of World's Finest Comics is famed for just how bizarre, outlandish and camp the stories being served up by DC Comics were at the time. In issue #201 of this title, it was Superman and Green Lantern who found themselves in the spotlight.

A tale penned by the legendary Dennis O'Neil, A Prize of Peril was the name of this particular offering. With the Man of Steel and Hal Jordan butting heads over who should be Earth's main protector up in the stars, a Guardian of the Universe turns up to have these two heroes compete in a test to see who is best suited for the job.

This test involves Doctor Fate conjuring up a giant dragon, with Superman and Green Lantern having to race through a maze of their worst fears to get to this creature. For Kal-El, it's here we get the bonkers image of him being spanked by a giant version of his father, Jor-El.

Of course, all of this was revealed to have been an illusion orchestrated by the nefarious Felix Faust - with Fate having really been Faust, and the Guardian having been a sham.

While the clear message here was Superman fears not living up to his old man's standards, it was still an odd sight to see that manifest itself in the form of a Super-spanking.