10 Worst Things Superman Has Ever Done

by Andrew Pollard

1. EVERYTHING In Injustice - Injustice: Gods Among Us

Injustice: Gods Among Us Joker Death
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In all honesty, this entire list could be made up of incidents taken solely from the world of Injustice.

This alt-world DC realm debuted in 2013, with a prequel comic book title launched alongside the Injustice: Gods Among Us video game. Here, the launching point for this whole skewed universe is that Superman was driven to insane villainy after the death of the pregnant Lois Lane.

Not just did Lois die, of course, for it was Kal-El who actually murdered his lover and unborn child after being duped into thinking he was facing Doomsday. The mastermind behind said duping? That'd be the Joker, who likewise attached a switch to Lois' heart that caused Metropolis to be nuked once Lane died.

Deciding that he was no longer going to play the nice guy, Superman punched a hole in the Clown Prince of Crime's chest and embarked on a change of character that saw him rule the world with an iron fist - which ultimately caused his fellow heroes to either align with the Man of Steel or to be the enemy of him.

In terms of the heinous acts carried out by the Boy Scout in this world, he killed Shazam by melting his face with heat vision, slaughtered Green Arrow, dumped Aquaman's home of Atlantis in the middle of the Sahara Desert, revealed Batman's secret identity to the world, instigated the death of Alfred Pennyworth... and that's just the tip of the tyrannical iceberg.

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer and Presenter, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund and Eli Roth to Kevin Smith and the Russo Brothers, to Kevin Conroy and Frank Miller, to Bret Hart and Sting, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, and Brian Flynn, to many, many more. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is a long-standing season ticket holder and an FSA Award-winner for his time co-hosting the Fearless in Devotion podcast.