10 DC Characters Weaker Than Superman Who Could (In Theory) Kill Him

9. Manchester Black

Manchester Black represents the psionically-powered characters who could, in theory, kill Superman. Anyone with enough telepathy to destroy the man of steel's mind could potentially kill him and Manchester Black certainly has telepathy in abundance, but it is his telekinesis that could really finish him off emphatically.

Manchester Black is, overall, nowhere near as powerful as Superman. He possesses no superstrength, no superspeed and no increased durability and the offensive power of his telekinesis - while extremely potent - isn't as devastating as the damage that Superman's physical strength and heat vision could potentially cause. However, Manchester Black has been shown capable of casually inducing a stroke in the man of steel. By telekinetically squeezing the capillaries in Superman's brain (which Black said were tough, like concrete tubes), he caused Superman to "twitch like a !*$%" (Black's words, not mine!).

It stands to reason, therefore, that if Black was to have put everything he had in to such an attack, he could kill Superman outright - and, again, this is without going in to the numerous ways he could kill him with a telepathic attack on Superman's mind (Black is capable of mind-controlling the entirety of Superman's rogues gallery at once with his mind, including the likes of Doomsday).