
Originally Posted by
retro
Have Superman's powers been dialed back? When I read DC comics back in the 60s, Superman was so powerful that none of today's superheroes would have stood a chance. He was so strong that he moved planets around and was so invulnerable that he could fly into the sun and come out unscathed. Maybe the authors made him weaker because it was just too hard to come up with worthy antagonists for a near-omnipotent hero. I have not picked up a comic book in decades but some of the responses in this thread lead me to believe that today's Superman is just not what he used to be.