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?