8 Comic Book Characters That Broke Superman

[@mrnuke999]

I would add Zod from the comic story “The Price”. Superman defeats Zod and his lackeys, who have murdered the entire population of an alternate Earth. Since there is no one else left, Superman takes it upon himself the dispense justice, executing the criminals with green kryptonite. He is haunted by his actions for years to come and vows to never take another life.

[@NoJusticeNoPeace]

It's not an execution for the sake of vengance, it's because Zod swears that he'll come to Superman's own Earth and do exactly the same thing there, murdering everyone on the planet. Superman executes him in cold blood to stop him.

[@vigneshs9587]

The Joker breaking superman is the worst one as it lead to the downfall of not just superman but most of the heroes in justice league and a lot of other heroes losing their lives before he's finally put down

[@Harrison11106]

I like that InJustice was a slow build. Supes didn't immediately go all dictator after what the Joker did, it was a decline.

[@niteowlii7435]

#CancelInjustice3

[@Psycho-th8vb]

*The Joker, Batman and Wonderwoman There fixed it

[@dude78913]

For the Joker one, I feel like Wonder Woman also broke Superman. Instead of helping him get through the deaths that had just happened, she made it even worse.

[@GirlycarDawn]

Yep. Wonder Bitch ruins a lot of stuff. I kinda feel like the unaired Wonder Woman pilot was the most accurate portrayal of her.

[@kemisolaakk]

GirlycarDawn jeez mate chill this isn’t canon WW this WW made by video game developers

[@GirlycarDawn]

@@kemisolaakk I'm talking about most versions of her character.

[@kemisolaakk]

GirlycarDawn still justice league animated WW wasn’t bad, the WW from death of super man ain’t bad, the WW from new 52 and rebirth ain’t bad, the WW from the golden age ain’t bad( most of the times) the WW from crisis on infinite earths ain’t bad

[@GirlycarDawn]

@@kemisolaakk She was a bitch to Captain Marvel and Batman in Young Justice though.

[@silverliningsfilmandmedia]

The two-part Darkseid episode with the death of Dan Turpin was incredibly shocking when I first saw it. It’s incredibly underrated and serves as a wonderful reminder that you don’t need super powers to be a hero.

[@knotenoslavename3246]

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[@niteowlii7435]

#RetconDoomsdayClock

[@ronniesullivan9567]

You all prolly dont give a damn but does anybody know a way to get back into an Instagram account..? I somehow forgot my password. I would appreciate any tricks you can offer me.

[@edwardkyrie2292]

@Ronnie Sullivan Instablaster ;)

[@marktroup2978]

Luthor broke Superman in Red Son with just a sentence: Why don’t you just put the whole world in a bottle, Superman?

[@girgrumpyorange1873]

The whole point of that Justice Lords storyline was about the difference Flash makes on the team, not about how trustworthy Superman is.

[@PayondeAwsome]

I thought it was just a story about the Justice League becoming dictators which was triggered by the flash dying

[@girgrumpyorange1873]

@@PayondeAwsome right, they became dictators when they lost one of their strongest moral centers.

[@PayondeAwsome]

@@girgrumpyorange1873 I mean, Superman and Batman and Wonder Woman are all pretty strong moral centers too.

[@girgrumpyorange1873]

@@PayondeAwsome I'm definitely not arguing that, I agree wholeheartedly. I'm just saying that that's the context we were presented with on the show.

[@NoJusticeNoPeace]

@@PayondeAwsome Did you see the episode where The Flash sits down at a bar with The Trickster and just talks to him? The heroes with him are ready for a fight, while The Flash just sits and speaks to him kindly, convincing him to turn himself in without raising a hand. That's the difference, and why The Flash is so important to the team. Batman has his eternal battle against crime, Superman bears the weight of the world on his shoulders, and Wonder Woman is a warrior princess there to show Man's world the Amazon path to glory. Only The Flash embodies simple, grounded, humanist motives which keeps the entire team grounded. The Justice Lords are all about the "big picture," and there to show what happens when they lose sight of the small things.

[@kewllink3586]

Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow is one of my favorite comics of all time.

[@dinomonzon7493]

Superman didn't hold back against Darkseid in Justice League Unlimited's finale "Destroyer", but it was Lex Luthor who ultimately took down the ruler of Apokalyps. Lex (the actual one of our universe) was also the one who took out Superman's Justice Lords counterpart. The events also affected the Question.

[@firebirdcity]

This man speaks truth. A no holds bar Superman was about to get his heart carved out with a kryptonian blade by darkseid and lex stepped in and distracted darkseid with the anti-life equation. ALSO Superman 100% should have died when he tried to invade apokolips. He was defeated and about to catch some omega beams when he ‘covered darkseid eyes’ so the omega beams back fired... please. At top shape Superman is barely faster than darkseid. Your gona tell me after taking a beating like that he is fast enough to reach up and cover his eyes?

[@juanmata9814]

1. Superman the animated series 2. The Man who has everything 3. Legion of superheroes animated series These are my favorite best superman stories ever both in comics and cartoons.

[@bobbydeuce6486]

That darkseid arc in the animated series would have to be, IMO, one of the GREATEST stories to be told if not the greatest already in the animated DC universe. The death of Turpin and Superman going into that fit of rage where he destroys that tank brought tears to my eyes. To top it off darkseid ruins Superman’s image and when he’s finally defeated nothing changes. Superman tosses him to the mercy of his subjects only to see Darkseid get carried away by his subjects saying, “I am many things Kal-El... but here, I am God.” It was a great story to end the show on and to express the need of a justice league. It was a great arc where Superman lost more than he gained.

[@outlawrob316]

What I took from this was that the animated series were all kinds of various things

[@Harrysatt]

When will you do a video about Secret Crisis

[@whitewalker9862]

Superman: The Animated Series was as good as Batman: TAS, its a shame it doesn't praised enough. Also even in alternate universe I don't enjoy Evil Superman storylines. It's easy to write a character with godly superpowers go dark, but that point of view kills everything Superman represents. People easily forget that Superman's greatest super power is his moral codes.

[@DaSparkRunner]

2:50 that sounds like a personal problem. What's wrong with a well done stake?

[@GabePuratekuta]

It's not cooked enough.

[@mado8675]

Maybe you can do part 2 it happens a lot

[@toganium4175]

If they forget Doomsday, I will break my own neck.

[@dakotaloven1362]

Doomsday is a one time threat villain after beating superman to death he never seemed to be as hard to beat or threatening again

[@firebirdcity]

@@dakotaloven1362 which is a terrible shame. I wouldn’t have minded seeing him smack around superOPman a few more times.

[@osc-oldschoolclips5204]

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[@Harrison11106]

InJustice was SUCH a great story-line, particularly the 1st 2 years.

[@vilstef6988]

Golden Age Superman did some crazy stuff, including destroying a slum, making the poor people homeless. And the Super Dickery website is really on the money on how he treated his friends in the Silver Age. The Boy Scout of Steel is really rather new in the Superman continuity.

[@highanglelarry]

I thought you were suppose to spare us the details for kingdom come.

[@cptnric]

9. The Metropolis Life & Casualty agent who presented him with the bill for damages.

[@GabePuratekuta]

A Lexcorp subsidiary.

[@ajones6631]

Once he lobotomized Doomsday

[@timothylewis2527]

I can't believe of these people in the comments that like their steak "well done". Where did it all go wrong? How did it come to this?

[@highanglelarry]

It doesn't even make sense. Thats not steak

[@TheJtl420]

A Superman game where the entire world is your map you have to save threats on a planetary scale

[@mray4784]

Once, Manchester Black made Superman believe that Lois was dead. Superman didn't break and that caused Manchester to break, because he could not understand how Superman didn't become evil even if you killed his loved ones.

[@BrennanTheContentWhisperer]

I don’t like that sometimes depending on who’s writing, he’s as fast if not faster than the Flash

[@DarkwyndPT]

3:50 - If Al Ewing is ever hired by DC, I can see him writing that. And it would be actually good!

[@spacepiratejacen2258]

This is super man! 😁 Thank you guys! 👍🏻

[@hylianbatman3153]

It's weird that Bruce eats his steak well done. It's weird right?

[@brooklynboogie1405]

What Joker did with Scarecrow toxin to trick Superman is what Mysterio did to Wolverine & made him kill the Xmen “Old man Logan”.

[@The4cp]

Steak is meant to be well done. We are civilized not animals.

[@tonywhite9873]

Superman Earth 51 kills his Batman in the future and marries his gf Wonder Woman.

[@jammer-vd2lb]

Superman is like our lord and savior shrek he has many layers

[@kcollier2192]

2:52 If you were to serve me a steak that WASN'T well done I'd take it off my plate and force feed it to you- from your other end. I'm not a cannibal- I don't eat raw meat...

[@ShootingDrive]

Cannibalism is the act of consuming meat of the same species though. A human eating beef doesn't count as cannibalism. Unless of course if you're a super intelligent cow that can type.

[@kcollier2192]

@@ShootingDrive Moo?

[@ShootingDrive]

@@kcollier2192 Moo moo.

[@RogueTwo]

Well, we all knew that the Joker from Injustice was was going to be on the list, I'm just glad that it wasn't #1. No offence, it just is so over-hyped on every "worst thngs" list. And it's nice to see the Lex from the Justice Lords get the top spot, as I don't think that that story get as much credit as it deserves outside of DCAU fans.

[@nielsjensen4185]

Oh, so there's were the JL episode comes from.

[@roscojelly9426]

Wht ppl don't understand is DAT dees are exceptions and always expect him to be dark and brooding.

[@auro1986]

will spider-man ever break superman?

[@rabihalawani7174]

Surprised Batman isn’t on here

[@CastorTroy.1985]

Batman didn't broke Superman. He Just Beat Superman.

[@MrRonald327]

Anyone can get lucky.

[@Leonis3234]

Hey i like my steak well-done so be quiet

[@chazzy1gamez80]

Manchester black

[@grewntd]

A horse wanted to do Kara-El, huh?

[@timothylewis2527]

Wtf? #8 explains nothing about Magog. Also, I hope Conduit made the list. His story was pretty awesome. * *Edit* * Poor Conduit. Didn't make the cut. 😢

[@jamesharding322]

Sigh.....another missed chance to mention Silver Banshee

[@PayondeAwsome]

I think Superman is an underrated character.

[@9791mij]

My theory is the Justice Lords were never the league. And how I get that is the way Batman introduces them

[@jimmyturner4909]

Lex Luthor and Joker should team up to break superman thats for sure.............

[@chazzy1gamez80]

They have in the old Batman and Superman animated movie

[@TharaAkVar]

Samuel Lane? Hello?

[@mayotango1317]

What about Conduit?

[@nicto13]

Beppo should be a secret origin for gorilla grodd like make beppo the founder of gorilla city and father to grodd that could make a fucking epic storyline for the Justice league and would actually explain why grodd always tries to turn everybody into apes because his father was cast into space by Superman for being a monkey

[@justicegraceful2171]

medium rare for life

[@eliandervalderen5849]

Yeah you got that wrong the one who killed the Joker was Gog not MaGog. Magog comes later

[@jackfables3470]

2:30 WHAT ? A 'prison' ? REALLY ? It's a clucking GULAG !!! Even the characters in that story call it as it is : a GULAG. It's not just some regular prison where inmates have civic rights. It's basically a barely less dictatorial Superman than the one in the Injustice series.

[@biggycheese431]

Starts at 1:20 if you don't want to listen to the start

[@jidzplayz5577]

Who else knew joker would be on here before clicking

[@VicGeorge2K6]

Eating your steak well done is being a savage? How dare you! That's how I enjoy my steak. Eating it in any less of a state than that is just sickening to me.

[@highanglelarry]

Wow you setup such a wonderful joke, and it was wasted. We know he had mental scars because he was very Blue over it. He wasn't sure who he even was for a while, he basically went through a midlife crisis. He dressed like a teenage ummmm Super-Boy?

[@tee-ehssahrr6560]

great list!! /highfive

[@thecontinuousone3183]

beppo the father of saiyans

[@demonspitch3311]

lol

[@StevieRayRamsey]

I know he didn't "break" him mentally, but should've included Alfred, that comic where he beat up Superman is one of my all-time favorites

[@ultramaximusreviews]

The nonties? You mean the nineties?

[@nurman666]

Wait wait wait... Superman is a working class hero?

[@daraghokane4236]

Ya farm boy has a normal job fights a evil billionaire

[@nurman666]

@@daraghokane4236 I always considered superman as a guy who did not really EARN his powers, he just had them. I guess this is why I'm a Batman guy. And secondly, superman hardly represents the "little guy". Not that any superhero really would.

[@daraghokane4236]

@@nurman666 He didn't want or ask for them either, batman didn't earn his money. Alien refuge, over locked, now family man, ties to be friendly and trusting with everyone clark spends his day hanging out with jimmy olson at a low paying job, batman runs a billion dollor company.

[@daraghokane4236]

@@nurman666 And green arrow kinda does and the xmen represented the minority

[@daraghokane4236]

@@nurman666 Mister miracle represents freedom and people that feel trapped.

[@redclonezero8013]

Hello

[@Jamesalec63]

Man Of Steel and multiverse the many different versions of the last sons of Kryptonvrse have many paths followed a hero of truth and earth justice and universal ideals a gentle hero a man of deep and strong faith in his own beliefs both son of earth and Krypton to the original to the present day he has flown into danger and against evil so many times lost and won against evil and himself and friends and realities the years have merged into one punch almost impossible to recall the fact that Clark Kent is one Superman of the same universe now thanks to the Doonday Clock stories a legend a legacy a man of the multiverse...

[@stuartstark]

piSSSSSSSSSSSSed

[@niteowlii7435]

#RetconDoomsdayClock

[@whiteydiamond]

Anyone can make your videos.

[@hilberryjoe399]

First!

[@antstraughan5391]

Youre a fucking moron

[@UnleashedProPlays]

Earlyish