... are going to stay villainously proprietary to the Superverse.

The rest will be dispersed throughout the corners of the DCU for other less-developed heroes and franchises to claim as their own.

Which 7 Super Rogues would you reserve as remaining property of the Superverse?

No rankings here. Position 1 is just as valuable as position 7.

I'm curious if there is a consensus among the Superman fans here which of his foes are must-haves.

Feel free to state why you reserved the villains that you did if you feel like doing so.

Ok. Me first:

1. Lex Luthor - his perfect polar opposite arch-nemesis. I am not rational about this.

2. Brainiac - one of the very few who is a match without being a distorted copy.

3. Zod - actually just the vaunted name is wanted, to be adopted by the truly sociopathic Ursa/pre-Crisis Faora.

4. Mongul - Darkseid without the baggage or expectation.

5. Bizarro - not really a villain at all, but he belongs to Superman over anyone else.

6. Mxyzptlk - so far outclasses Supes in every physical way that Kal has to use his brains every time.

7. Blaze - gets stolen back from the Shazamverse back to where she belongs in the Superverse as a female Mephisto.

Those are my 7 reservations.

What are yours?