Superman is regarded as the most powerful being in the current DC Comics universe. Some form of the character is also a powerful entity on Earth-2, in the dark world of Injustice, and as leader of the Crime Syndicate of America. In other words, the Man of Steel is a mighty individual across DC's multiverse.

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With the inception of the omniverse and DC's Infinite Frontier initiative, there are bound to be more versions of Superman in due time. In fact, Future State introduced a whole clan of superbeings. Furthermore, Clark's son, Jonathan, has taken on his father's mantle for a bit. Thus, it's a prime moment to break down the best Supermen across the dimensions.

10 Superboy-Prime Could Have Been A Savior

Superman Fights Superboy Prime

Prime could've done so much more. He showed as much in the last issue of Crisis of Infinite Earths. Along with Kal-L, the Superman of Earth-2, they took down the Anti-Monitor. The life of Superboy of Earth-Prime seemed hopeful as he entered the next dimension with Kal and Lois.

Yet, all those years in the ether destabilized him. By Infinite Crisis, he was no longer one of the best. He became a darkened version of the greatest hero of all time. So much so that he required all other versions of Superman to perish across the multiverse to reign supreme.

9 Injustice Superman Had The Best Intentions

Superman Kills The Joker In Injustice: God's Among Us

In the second annual of Injustice 2, Bruce Wayne and Jonathan Kent have a discussion over drinks about the friend and son that went over to the Dark Side. His father didn't condone Clark's actions after Lois was killed and Metropolis was wiped out. However, he could understand why it happened. Eventually, Batman realized it as well.

Superman had the best intentions after the devastation of Injustice. However, he acted too soon. The result was the Joker's death and his fall down the ladder of tyranny and death of his colleagues. If he had remained sane and properly mourned, this multiverse version of Superman could've been a success at taming and rebuilding the world with Batman's help.

8 Ultraman Can Do Good If Absolutely Necessary

Ultraman can do good if necessary

Despite his need for total control of the world, Ultraman of the Crime Syndicate of America (CSA) isn't completely evil. Actually, on the alternate Earth he lives on, he has the same motivations as the current Lex Luthor. The main difference is he has the power to back things up.

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Still, there are moments where Ultraman shows glimpses of good. For instance, in the first issue of Crisis on Infinite Earths, he tried to help citizens escape. These were people who, moments before, he tried to conquer. In JLA: Earth 2, Ultraman and the CSA switch Earths so the Justice League can save their planet.

7 Overman Began To Understand What Was Wrong In His World

Overman in The Multiversity

No matter where in the multiverse a Superman resides, he has a super-conscience that stops him from going so far as to destroy everything. For example, Overman of what was once Earth-10. Found in a rocket that landed in the Sudetenland in 1938, Adolf Hitler raises him as his child. Eventually, the German leader takes an example from the Superman comics he reads and dubs the alien the Fourth Reich's hero, Overman.

Thing is, this version of the "hero," introduced by Grant Morrison in Final Crisis: Superman Beyond, was one of the best. He just didn't know it until his clone, Overgirl, perished. After that, and through the taunting of Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters, Overman realized he had fought for the wrong side for decades.

6 Red Son Superman Is A Hero For Not Only The Communist World

Cover to Superman: Red Son

Like Overman, the Soviet version of Superman, nicknamed Red Son, had the greatest intentions. In truth, he was able to influence a majority of the world to embrace Communism because of his generosity, simplicity, and strength. However, he simply didn't know any different.

Additionally, America was at a loss to counter this Superman's popularity. So, instead of working with him the government, with the help of Lex Luthor, tried to destroy him. At the end of the series, Superman finally understood what it was all about, and after defeating Brainiac he did the best thing and vanished.

5 Kingdom Come Superman Helped Restore A World

Superman flying with other heroes in Kingdom Come

Yes, this version of Kal-El made his mistakes. He really didn't have a choice. With the Midwest devastated by a nuclear explosion and heroes battling each other, the only thing this Superman could do was be somewhat authoritarian. In turn, he didn't show himself to be the best in this part of the multiverse until the end of the Mark Waid and Alex Ross series.

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As a nuclear bomb is launched by the New United Nations, Clark gets Billy Batson/Shazam to listen to him. In turn, the Big Red Cheese helps detonate the weapon in the air, helping spare some of the heroes. Later, as Superman tears up the New U.N. in rage, he listens to Norman McCay's advice to remain calm. This is where Superman displays his best characteristics.

4 Kal-L Was A Wiser Superman

Kal-L Was a wiser version of the Man of Steel

Thanks to his decades of service, the Earth-2 version of Superman, Kal-L was a wiser individual than his Earth-1 counterpart. It made sense since he had already made the mistakes the Silver Age Kal-El encountered. Additionally, Kal-L gained knowledge and wisdom after he saw how brutal humanity could be during the days of World War II.

It's why, in both Crisis on Infinite Earths and Infinite Crisis, he realized what the best outcomes were going to be. As a result, he saved the universe twice by sacrificing himself.

3 Val-Zod Tried To Serve While Being A Pacifist

val zod fights for Earth-2

During DC Comics' New 52 era, James Robinson introduced another version of Earth 2 in a title of the same name. It's here that Jay Garrick and Alan Scott resided in younger, more modern forms. It's also where writer Tom Taylor introduced a new Kryptonian to take Kal-El's place after his death. This was the man known as Val-Zod.

Val was a reluctant heir to the S symbol. Living in a secluded environment for years, he developed a pacifist attitude. Thus, when he was encouraged to help out the rest of the Justice Society, he tried to do so with negotiation than his fists. Eventually, as his confidence grew, he ended up mixing in a few punches.

2 Kal-El Is The Mold For Other Supermen

Superman Basks In The Yellow Sun

The Supermen of the multiverse probably wouldn't exist without Kal-El's escape from Krypton. Still, he's not quite the best of all the Superman because he's missing one element that Earth-23's Calvin Ellis doesn't have— he isn't an elected leader.

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There is no doubt that Superman is a born leader. Like Marvel's Captain America, people stop and listen when he speaks. Furthermore, his lack of selfishness makes him one of the multiverse's best. Still, he hasn't taken an oath of office to truly help others through means more than strength and heat vision.

1 Calvin Ellis Is A Super-President

Calvin Ellis is the best because he's also president.

Conversely, Grant Morrison's creation Calvin Ellis, also known as President Superman, did decide to run for President of the United States. He did so under his own leadership abilities.

In simpler terms, the public doesn't know this Kalel also battles evil alone and with his Earth's version of the Justice League. This is what makes Calvin the best Man of Steel of all the Men of Steel.

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