10 Stupid Arguments About Superman That Don't Make Sense

3. He's Invincible

"What's the point in Superman? There's never any threat in his stories. He's invincible. Nothing bad's ever gonna happen to him."

For many, that's reason enough to disregard the character altogether. Not to mention that, in almost every respect, they're totally wrong. For one thing, basically every superhero is invincible. Every hero in every piece of genre fiction and by narrative necessity is resistant to death to a frankly ludicrous degree. Occasionally the writer's will off someone, but in most cases they come back. Practically, Superman is an invincible as John McClane, as Captain Kirk, as Bruce Wayne - they'll never die, because they're the heroes. Superman is the only one to be invincible in-universe, though, which is where the real dismay comes in. Even that's wrong though - he's always been vulnerable to Kryptonite and magic. Plus there's Death Of Superman, where he got bludgeoned to death by Doomsday, an alien-created killing machine that was the first enemy as strong as him. That's proof that he can be killed, albeit temporarily. That's boring, though. The Man of Steel fighting another strong person isn't interesting. His real vulnerability is his morals, his intention to never let anyone die. He's fallible because he's so morally good.