The Spectre is unlimited in his strength, making him stronger than Superman at his best. Spectre's role as the divine Spirit of Vengeance makes him one of the most powerful beings in existence.
However, there have been times in comics where Superman proved he was more than enough to handle Darkseid. It is never easy, but Superman can usually beat the lord of Apokolips, but has never been strong enough to stop him for good.
Despite his immense power, the Hulk has been defeated by heroes like Wolverine, Iron Man, Puck, and the Punisher. Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, and the Thing have also managed to take down the Hulk using their intelligence, teamwork, and unique abilities.
Captain Atom has proven in past battles that he is stronger than Superman and has better fighting skills. He can also weaponize red sun radiation, which can weaken Superman like Kryptonite and magic. His sometimes uncontrolled nature has earned him a reputation as one of the most dangerous DC heroes.
Kryptonians Can Beat Black Adam (Despite His Magic)
As the Justice League reflect, while Superman's specific vulnerabilities give Black Adam a chance against him, that doesn't mean the two are equal in power, and the Man of Steel is the clear winner in any comparison.
Goku and Superman have strikingly similar origins and roles in their respective universes, leading fans to debate who would win in a fight. However, within the world of Dragon Ball, Goku has already proven his superiority to Suppaman, who is considered Dragon Ball's equivalent of Superman.
4 Doctor Fate's Magic Is Too Powerful For Superman
Superman is weak to magic, so Fate is going to be very hard for him to beat. He could hurt Superman or just hold him in stasis, ending any one-on-one fight between them rather quickly.
General Dru-Zod is one of Superman's more prominent enemies. Once the Military Director of the Kryptonian Space Center, Zod had personally known Jor-El when he was an aspiring scientist.
The most notable weakness to his name is kryptonite, radioactive slivers of his home world able to reduce him to a severely weakened state. Other wild cards such as overwhelming strength and magic can do real harm to Superman.
In this dark future, an older Man of Steel had grown impervious to kryptonite's radiation after years of living in a yellow sun solar system. The Golden Superman of DC One Million was at an even greater power level, having spent several decades within the sun itself.
As a general rule, the comics claim that The Flash is the faster hero, with Barry Allen, Wally West and even an octogenarian Jay Garrick having outrun Superman over the years.
Superman has beaten everything the Multiverse has thrown at him and always come back for more. He's faced Thanos's type many times and always won. Superman is vastly more powerful and skilled than Thanos. It wouldn't take him long to realize how dangerous the Mad Titan was and once he did, he'd take the kid gloves off.
Even so, taking both heroes at their maximum potential, it's practically a given that Superman would overpower Thor in terms of sheer physical strength. He may not consider himself a god, but the Last Son of Krypton can still outmatch the God of Thunder on his best day.
Black Adam and his group are eventually defeated when Superman receives support from the Legion of Super-Heroes and the Justice Society of America. On Black Adam's part, he was taken down by Jakeem Thunder and Johnny Thunderbolt.
The victor of a fight between Batman and Superman has been a constant debate amongst the comic community, and a new team-up comic with the two heroes has proven that Batman can't beat Superman even with kryptonite. The long-held debate is rooted in the classic "brains vs. brawn" question.
Though he's not the most intelligent of Superman's foes, what Bizarro lacks in brains he makes up for in brawn—as both villain and antihero. Few villains in the DC Universe are Superman's equal in power, but there is one who can always go toe to toe with the Man of Steel in a fight—his twisted doppelganger, Bizarro.
There's no question the Hulk is a near-indestructible force who comes out on top in almost all of his battles of pure strength. However, against Superman, he's outmatched. While Hulk's strength might rival that of the Man of Steel, Superman's other abilities give him a considerable edge against his opponent.
For most of the fight, Shazam is winning without using the full extent of his powers because of his deep respect for Superman. While Superman ultimately wins, it's only because he's able to cover Batson's mouth.
Yes he can, he not only welded DC'S version of Mjolnir but also Marvel's Mjolnir. While later on in the story he couldn't do it, it was later retconned in Jane's Mighty Thor run that Superman is worthy.
This Hulk even ripped Wolverine in half in one comic book storyline. The Planet Hulk and World-Breaker Hulk storylines saw the Jade Giant almost completely obliterating all the Marvel heroes, even the Sentry. The Hulk is one character Deadpool can't beat.
Hulk was convinced and reluctantly killed Deadpool, but it wasn't enough to stop his healing ability. Once Hulk realized Deadpool lied to him, he became angrier and smashed Deadpool's head to bits with one punch.
