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    Character » Superman appears in 18942 issues.

    Sent to Earth as an infant from the dying planet Krypton, Kal-El was adopted by the loving Kent family and raised in America's heartland as Clark Kent. Using his immense solar-fueled powers, he became Superman to defend mankind against all manner of threats while championing truth, justice, and the American way!

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    #1  Edited By Sidney

    Which Superman do you prefer?

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    #2  Edited By DEGRAAF

    ive never read anything precrisis i think so i would have to go with post. I wish post and precrisis levels of powers

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    #3  Edited By DC_Marvel_1000

    precrisis i liked alot more since it showed off how powerful superman really is, but post is great once they buffed him up a little better and the stories  are good

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    #4  Edited By Sidney

    Wait which one is he the weaker Superman? And is not god like i forget now?

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    #5  Edited By They Killed Cap!

    I like the Pre Crisis superman...that is what I usually think of when I think of superman. Not depowered and rediculous hair.

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    #6  Edited By ssejllenrad

    I'm going with post-crisis.
     
    Pre-crisis Superman is the reason so many people hate him.. "Ooh I don't like him cause he's overpowered!" "I hate him cause he can beat anyone! He gets no challenge in doing things!" Non-cannon people! Non-cannon!
     
    Damn I hate haters!

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    #7  Edited By ssejllenrad

    I'm going with post-crisis.
     
    Pre-crisis Superman is the reason so many people hate him.. "Ooh I don't like him cause he's overpowered!" "I hate him cause he can beat anyone! He gets no challenge in doing things!" Non-cannon people! Non-cannon!
     
    Damn I hate haters!

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    #8  Edited By Theodore
    @ssejllenrad said:
    " I'm going with post-crisis.  Pre-crisis Superman is the reason so many people hate him.. "Ooh I don't like him cause he's overpowered!" "I hate him cause he can beat anyone! He gets no challenge in doing things!" Non-cannon people! Non-cannon! Damn I hate haters! "
    same post-crisis superman is great
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    #9  Edited By Varient

    Precrisis. 
    I like Superman being able to move planets WITHOUT sundipping, Time travel under his own power,
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    #10  Edited By Crom-Cruach

    post-crisis definitively.

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    #11  Edited By MrDirector786

    I think Post-Crisis is way better. PC was only good because he was so powerful, but his stories weren't the best and a lot of people do only think he's over-powered and don't like him because of the Pre-Crisis version.

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    #12  Edited By King_Saturn
    Pre Crisis had some fun stories... plus you can get some good Pre Crisis Superman comics at your Local Comic Book Store...
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    #13  Edited By Primmaster64

    Post-Crisis is more realistic.

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    #14  Edited By MrDirector786

    Pre-Crisis did have some good stories. It's just most of them didn't seem too good. Some PC Superman stories I liked included "Superman, You're dead, Dead, DEAD...", Kryptonite Nevermore, For the Man who has Everything, Pretty much any issue which had Pre-Crisis Mongul, and  a few others.

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    #15  Edited By koala99

    Infinite Crisis returned the pre-Crisis Superman to continuity and wiped out the post-Crisis version. Although quite a few of the post-Crisis Superman stories are still canon, its safe to assume they are part of the returned pre-Crisis Superman's history, post-Infinite Crisis.

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    #16  Edited By Press Oblivion

    I don't know that it wiped out Post Crisis Superman, he and Lois were still married.

    I preferred Post Crisis Superman, the idea that there should only be one Kryptonian on the planet added to his uniqueness. No Krypto, no Supergirl, no Kandor, no Phantom Zone, he was truly the last of his race. Then all of that slowly crept back in and there was nothing but convolution again.

    With the Relaunch, they've wasted no time in establishing all of these things right off the bat, but what can I do? What's next, Streaky the Cat?

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    #17  Edited By colonyofcells

    With the new 52 reboots, I am still hoping to see : ultra humanite, more phantom zone villains, Kandor with Van Zee Nightwing and Ak Var Flamebird, Beppo.

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    #18  Edited By Press Oblivion

    Beppo's Bar was mentioned in one of the Action Comics stories.

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    #19  Edited By LexLuthor

    Grew up reading Post-Crisis, but I find Pre-Crisis Superman comics fun to read as well. Don't really have a preference, depends on what mood I'm in really. However, there was alot of mythology created in that Pre-Crisis/Silver Age era, and by extension, I suppose I appreciate that stuff more. Just wouldn't go so far as to say I PREFER it always.

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    #20  Edited By ComicStooge

    Post-Crisis.

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    #21  Edited By sabracadabra

    Pre-crisis.

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    #22  Edited By BlackWind

    Post Crisis easily. I don't think the main Earth based hero should have solar system level power he can casually throw around.

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    #23  Edited By jumpstart55

    Post crisis Superman is the greatest Superman incarnation ever, new 52 Supes sucks imo.

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    #24  Edited By jobbernos

    post.

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