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Supermanhas be for almost a hundred geezerhood , and over clock time , he ’s garner some utterly fantastic villains . Butthe Man of Steel has also gathered some truly weird rogues over those same decades . While Superman rooter will always recount Superman ’s battles against Doomsday and Lex Luthor , not as many are conversant with once Superman ’s arch - foe , the Hobby Robber .
While Superman has had some iconic villain , he also has a farseeing inclination of completely forgettable villains , particularly from the Golden and Silver Ages of comics . From a woman who commits crimes based on nursery rhyme to a man who steals people ’s by-line , Superman ’s villain have change wildly since his 1938 debut inAction Comics#1.Some of these characters were truly off-the-wall and quick forgotten in chronicle — but perhaps even these super - foreign character merit a modern-day return .
Everyone knows that Superman is a knock-down character reference , but few people bonk the actual absurd feats of military posture he ’s pull off over the years .
10The Hobby Robber Hit Superman Where It Hurt
Action Comics#73 by Jerry Siegel, Sam Citron, and George Roussos
hold a spare-time activity is great for relaxation and for refining skills , and everyone needs one . Superman ’s Fortress of Solitudehas a band of interesting artifacts from around the DC Multiverse , but it ’s not where Superman keep his hobby . Superman ’s hobby is actually pull together clocks , as reveal inAction Comics#73 , which made him a target for theHobby Robber : a thief who specifically aim people ’s hobbiesso he could ransom them back , which prove to be surprisingly good , as no one wanted to mislay their by-line .
After nearly disrupt one of their heists , the Hobby Robber turns his aid to Clark Kent and strain to steal his prized clock accumulation . Thankfully , with the aid of Lois Lane , Superman was able to keep his clock collection safe , and the Hobby Robber was send to prison , where he presumptively stayed , since he has since disappear from Superman ’s knave gallery .
9The Mummer Was an Ex-Performer Who Used Dolls of Himself
Adventure Comics#148 by Don C. Cameron and John Sikela
funnily , Mummer seems like a lesser edition of the Superman villain Toyman , despite the fact that Toyman appeared seven class prior .
As revealed inAdventure Comics#148,the Mummer was an ex - vaudevillian performer who used progressively small dame versions of himselfto commit crimes . He also had a pinhead of Superboy — then the alter ego of a young Clark Kent — that he ’d use to frame Superboy for law-breaking or to just perturb people . He once had a savings bank hold the Superboy dummy for him , and then had the dummy steal all the money once it was accepted into the vault .
Due to the Mummer mostly acting remotely , it was fairly difficult for Superboy to cover Mummer down , but when he eventually did , Mummer really did n’t put up much of a fighting . Strangely , Mummer seems like a lesser interpretation ofthe Superman baddie Toyman , despite the fact that Toyman appear seven years prior . This timeline likely explain why Toyman is still around and dead no one recollect the Mummer .
The Superboy name has been used by two other characters after Clark Kent — his clone , Conner Kent , and his biological boy , Jon Kent .
8Amazing Grace Was a Quickly-Forgotten Darkseid Crony
Superman#3 by John Byrne, Terry Austin, Tom Ziuko, and John Costanza
Darkseid ’s phratry has some pretty powerfulmembers , and his army has tons of member as well . While characters like DeSaad or G. Gordon Godfrey are n’t Darkseid ’s family , they still wait on him loyally and are formidable foe . This is n’t really the shell for Amazing Grace , though . Amazing Grace is the sidekick of G. Gordon Godfrey , and she has mind - control abilitieslike her sidekick . Amazing Grace ’s role on Apokolips is to preach against Darkseid and prompt rebellion , so the resistance can be quickly put down , further breaking the promise of the hoi polloi — which is the sterling way to continue Darkseid ’s tyranny .
accept 100 % ascendancy of the population is good , but being capable to crush the rebellion and destroy Leslie Townes Hope over and over is even in effect , andDarkseid uses Amazing thanksgiving specifically for this determination , which is why she was n’t used much outside of that , though she still has a great deal of potential in Superman and New Gods lore .
These would n’t be the carry comic book narratives to adapt to the big screen , but these Superman stories might have a deal of cinematic potency .
7Microwave Man Was a Bizarre Villain Who Defeated Superman
Action Comics#488 by Cary Bates, Curt Swan, Milt Snapinn, Gene D’Angelo and Francisco Chiaramonte
Lewis Padgett was a man who spend a smashing deal of his lifespan in out space , as explore inAction Comics#488.He was also a former super - felonious known as the Microwave Man . After being back in Metropolis from his space adventures , Lewis , for some ground , want to fight Superman . He beg his exotic friends to come back him to his youthfulness , and they did , and he then snuff it after Superman .
With the ripe kind of perspective , Microwave Man ’s defeat of Superman cast him on par with the likes of Darkseid himself .
What follow was a surprisingly even struggle , since , despite Superman ’s absurd strength , Microwave Man was able to counter all of the Man of Steel ’s moves . Eventually , Superman admit Microwave Man to win , as he realized it was Lewis ' dying wishing . With the ripe form of perspective , Microwave Man ’s licking of Superman puts him on equivalence with the the likes of of Darkseid himself .
6Sand Superman Was Superman — But Made Entirely of Sand
Superman#238 by Dennis O’Neil, Curt Swan, Murphy Anderson, and Ben Oda
Superman is no alien to dealing with copy of himself . Bizarro Superman is an iconic exampleof this notorious Superman trope , and there have been plenty of versions of Superman from the Dark Multiverse as well . But by far , the strange Superman clone has to beSand Superman : a rendering of Superman that total about due to a portal between Earth and the major planet Quarrmwho appears inSuperman#238 . Some sand ended up instill with psychical energy and demand on the likeness of Superman .
This Sand Superman was originally a villain , seeking out Superman to run out his great power and cognition , but eventually tried to know up to Superman ’s example — much like Bizarro and a numeral of other Superman clones and copy .
5The Evil Scientist Metalo Was Replaced by a Far Better Villain
World’s Finest#6 by Jerry Siegel and John Sikela
One ofSuperman ’s most iconic villains is Metallo , an humanoid with a pith of kryptonite . This naturally cause him a major danger to Superman , which is why he ’s continued showing up in comics for decades . alas , Metalo — observe the alteration in spelling — is n’t as impressive . Metalo was a scientist who used a giant cause of armor to become the Man of Metal . flux this suit with a blood serum for super strength , he tried to function Superman out of Metropolis .
Surprising no one , a wooing of metal and some extra potency was n’t enough to beat Superman , and Metalo was chop-chop defeated . Outside of one more appearance , the Man of Metal was never learn again . Metalo really has no space in Superman ’s account , considering Metallo is a very similar idea with better execution — to the head that Metallo is a regular villain for Superman even today .
4The Adversary Was Superman’s Next Door Neighbor — and a Supervillain
Adventures of Superman#579 by J.M. DeMatteis, Mike McKone, Mario Alquiza, Glenn Whitmore, Wildstorm FX, and Bill Oakley
The Adversary was an immensely physically powerful scoundrel capable of knocking Superman clear into the river with a single punch . Every time the Adversary showed up , he serve as a major physical scourge to Superman , but finally , the the true behind the Adversary was unwrap : instead of being some gambit from Lex Luthor to vote out Superman , or even some alien from space , the Adversary was actually a mental generation by Clark Kent and Lois Lane ’s neighbor , Cary Richard .
Cary was a powerful meta - man with fragmented personality disorder . While he ordinarily appeared as a sweetened old world , his Adversary theatrical role was vicious and beastly — as Superman found out . After Superman and Lois realized the Adversary ’s true individuality , Cary was able-bodied to get help , and the Adversary was at long last defeated .
Lex Luthor may dominate Superman media , but he ’s far from the only memorable scoundrel the Man of Steel has clashed with in his bouncy - action TV display .
3Titano the Super Ape Was Superman’s Very Own King Kong
Superman#127 by Otto Binder, Wayne Boring, and Stan Kaye
If there ’s one thing that comic Scripture fans absolutely love — especially fans of the Silver Age — it ’s apes and gorilla . There are a figure of DC villain based on this scalawag - loving fact , such as Gorilla Grodd or the Ultra - Humanite . In fact , any bit ofJustice League heroes have facedoff against a gorilla or two — or work with any of DC ’s monkey - based heroes .
One of the first examples of this trend was right smart back inSuperman#127 , in which Lois Lane befriended an anthropoid advert Toto , who was then sent into space and exposed to radiation . WhenToto returned , he had grow gigantic due to the irradiation — and he had attain kryptonite vision , becoming the massive " villain " Titano .
rooter of the DC Animated Universe will commemorate that Lois Lane also met Titano in theSuperman : The Animated Seriesepisode " Monkey Fun . "
2Mother Goose Ran a Gang of Fairy Tale Criminals
Action Comics#110 by Ira Yarbrough
While Batman is commonly the one who deal with fay tale - themed enemies , such as the villain Mad Hatter , Superman has fought like villains . One of these villains was Mother Goose and his strange gang , who seem inactiveness Comics#110.Mother Goose was a criminal who dressed up like Mother Goosewith the intent of robbing masses who come to the theater . His gang was made up of other baby’s room rhyme - based characters , such as Humpty Dumpty , King Coal , and a few others . Naturally , this might have made for a great gimmick — as proved by Batman ’s rogues gallery — but Superman took down Mother Goose with rest .
1Funnyface Was One of Superman’s Earliest Villains
Superman#19 by Jerry Siegel, Ed Dobrotka, and John Sikela
This villain was a surprising menace for Superman
The weirdest villain Superman has ever face is also one of his earliest : Funnyface . In 1942’sSuperman#19 , Superman went up against Funnyface . WhileSuperman has become used to fighting foe like Mr. Mxyzptlk , he originally was n’t used to struggle reality - altering foe . One of the first examples of this phenomenon wasFunnyface , a failed comic artist who used scientific discipline to bring villain from mirthful funnies to life .
This scoundrel was a surprising terror for Superman — until Lois Lane light upon the machine Funnyface was using and used it to bring away sub from the comedian to helpSuperman . Overall , Funnyface was a very short - exist baddie , but also an highly flaky one who sure deserve to make a self - referential return .
James Gunn has finally announced the first ten projects of the new DCU , many of which are extremely exciting for the franchise ’s near time to come .
