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grandpa
04-11-2008, 01:23 PM
How Smart is Superman?


h I know back in Pre-crisis he had the brain that was faster and smarter then a Super computer but how smart is he now a days?
TK-421
04-11-2008, 01:26 PM
Not as smart as Batman:thumbs2:
JDH
04-11-2008, 01:28 PM
Smarter than anyone he knows, judging by the glasses trick...
The Dark Knight
04-11-2008, 01:34 PM
Smarter than anyone he knows, judging by the glasses trick...

:laugh:
risingstar
04-11-2008, 01:50 PM
He's as smart as your every day country bumpkin from Kansas.
Kidding aside, I think it's really his pathological sense of responsibility that compels him to act.

He doesn't always take the time to think with his head if he believes his brute strength can resolve things quicker. I mean, has anyone noticed that he's always in a hurry? That's what marriage does to you. there's just isn't any time to think!

:D
joefixit2
04-11-2008, 02:45 PM
smart enough to stay away from the Hulk so he doesn't get his butt kicked.
Teague
04-11-2008, 04:04 PM
I think he may have been smarter than a supercomputer back in the 50s and 60s. Now, the computers have surpassed him, even if he was as powerful as he used to be.

But he's not anymore. Now, I see him as a pretty sharp guy, but nothing incredible. He probably still has super-recall or whatever, but he doesn't often use his smarts when he should.
MrYac
04-11-2008, 04:31 PM
above average intellegene but not super genius level
pendragon
04-11-2008, 04:37 PM
Until Byrne's reboot, he was a super-genius.

Morrison is exploring that in All-Star
HalJordanFan
04-11-2008, 04:58 PM
smart enough to stay away from the Hulk so he doesn't get his butt kicked.


Do I need to post pics of who won the VS? :thumbs2:
Sledge Hammer!
04-11-2008, 07:14 PM
Not as smart as Batman:thumbs2:

You win. :buttrock: :laugh:

But yeah, I'd say definitely above average intelligence, with extremely fast mindset in regards to assessment and reaction skills, but no scientific genius or anything like that.

That's what's so interesting (in comics) about the core of the Luthor vs Superman dynamic, in many ways it's brains vs brawn, only with a tweak, with Luthor often being hamstrung by his own hubris, and Superman being aided and strengthened by his pure heart and his strong moral belief system, things that Luthor sees only as weaknesses.