What's the best thing Superman has punched?

[Kuwagaton]

Haha, I guess it's pretty straightforward. But I mean the truth is that Superman has been in an action type of story from the beginning and it would be a miserable read it we didn't like action.

Characters who have come in the decades after him are popular because of their ability to thrown down. Yet Superman is the most prolific puncher in fiction . I once had a trading card that read, "when diplomacy fails, he's a tiger!" For all his tricks and clever deductions, there is the rarely erring but unassailable confidence he has in his ability to regulate behavior with a right hook. From the natural world (tidal waves, fifth dimensional energy, the time barrier) to the historic (dinosaurs, middle age sorcerers, alien psychic collectives) to legends (Dracula, Abominable snowman, Apollo the sun God) to other company characters (He-Man, Hulk, Xenomorphs, Terminators) to copyright friendly expies (Asterix, Popeye, Pikachu) he's hit pretty much everything you'd imagine.

Maybe it comes down to artist over idea, but what would be your favorite instances?

[Ascended]

Nazis. Any time Superman punches a nazi, an angel gets their wings. Or a warrior enters Valhalla, or whatever your mythological preference is.

I'm also rather fond of the wife beater and Clark's "You're not fighting a woman now!" What was that, OG Action #2?

Third place is probably dinosaurs. There's something extremely satisfying about that.

[Gaius]

The Anti-Monitor in COIE.

[Vordan]

Superboy-Prime punched reality so hard it brought Jason Todd back to life lol.

Also in Convergence, Superman punches Brainiac so hard every incarnation of Brainiac throughout time and space feels it.

But my favorite has to be Scott Snyder amping Superman up with a dozen suns and then KO the World Forger in the Sixth Dimension arc of JL. Jimenez killed that image.

[Celgress]

Superboy-Prime punching reality so hard he caused a minor reset, of sorts (as referenced above). LOL, that was epic if also silly. I doubt it'll ever be topped.

[Vakanai]

I'm guessing Muhammad Ali. After all, we're talking best thing, not worst villain or most deserving. And Ali is the best boxer in history I think (not a sports historian here). I'm assuming Supes did get a punch in?

[manwhohaseverything]

Clark stop hitting yourself.

[Ascended]

I'm guessing Muhammad Ali. After all, we're talking best thing, not worst villain or most deserving. And Ali is the best boxer in history I think (not a sports historian here). I'm assuming Supes did get a punch in?

Oh I didn't even think of Ali. Hell yeah, good call.