10 Most Brutal Fights In Superman Comics

The Death of Superman arc is one of the hero's most seminal storylines and popularized the worn-out trope of killing a popular hero to maximize comic sales and gain publicity.

Cynical marketing strategies aside, the story is simple yet effective in providing shock value (at the time) by killing off DC's flagship character and introducing Doomsday, one of the more intimidating and unstoppable villains in the publisher's library.

The story quickly establishes that the behemoth is an unstoppable murder machine by swiftly taking down the Justice League and leaving a massive trail of destruction in the process. This forces Superman to unleash his full might to merely keep up with the mindless monster and this leads to widespread devastation and ultimately the demise of both combatants.

It was later revealed that neither Superman nor Doomsday died as both characters returned from the proverbial grave to face each other multiple times, with the Man of Steel narrowly escaping defeat. However, none of their subsequent encounters had the ferocity and stakes of their fatal first fight, which has become such an iconic part of Superman's history.