Superman is one of the best cartoon heroes of all time.

Good afternoon. First, I would like to thank my opponent for starting this debate and allowing any other member to enter. In today's round, I will do my best to disprove the notion that Superman is one of the best cartoon heroes of all time. With formalities out of the way, let us proceed onto my opponent's case. :D My opponent begins his argument by stating that every super hero is modeled after Superman. I'm sure he is not being literal, but I still find question with his claim and would like for him to name at least 9 other popular super heroes that are modeled after Superman. And just so we're clear by what I mean by the term popular, I would like these heroes to be heroes that have their own successful cartoon shows (since my opponent has listed Superman as being one of the best cartoon heroes of all time). Concerning the 5 similarities my opponent lists: 1) Not at all. Most superheroes of today are street level heroes that have a modicum of powers (or rather no powers at all). In fact, in the successful Justice League Series (before it went on to becoming Justice League unlimited), Superman was the only hero to have laser eyes. Heck, even when it went on to Unlimited, there still weren't that many heroes who had this power. 2) I agree (not about the Spiderman part). 3) I would agree that most heroes have flight, however, I can list more than 12 who don't. -Spiderman -C -Batman -C -Flash -C -Punisher -C -Nightwing -C -Wolverine -C -Cyclops -C -Beast -C -Gambit -C -Aquaman -C -Nightcrawler -C -Leonardo (TMNT) -C -Raphael (TMNT) -C -Michelangelo (TMNT) -C -Donatello (TMNT) -C -Captain America -C -Spider-girl - C -Daredevil -C -Mr Fantastic -C -Invisible Woman -C -The Thing -C -The Question -C -V -Luke Cage -Spiderwoman -The Hulk -C -Optimise Prime -C -He-Man -C As one can see, I listed more than twice the number my opponent stated there to be. All the ones mark with "C" have been involved in a successful cartoon series. I could list MUCH more, but I believe this is enough to disprove my opponent's claim. To add fuel to the fire, I would like to add that the original golden age Superman did not possess the ability to fly; he could only leap great bounds. In fact, it was a hero created after him (and who was once more popular) that had the ability of flight; Captain Marvel had the ability to fly. 4) Nope, there aren't many who have this ability. Using the above list, I would only need to remove one hero. 5) Every hero does not have a secret identity. I'll list 10 heroes to show that my opponents claim is incorrect. -Punisher. -Optimus Prime. -Wonder Woman -The Hulk -Wolverine -Cyclops -Leonardo (TMNT) -Michelangelo (TMNT) -Raphael (TMNT) -Donatello (TMNT) Although I merely listed 10, I could easily have listed far more. Basically, my opponent is arguing from a standpoint that similarity is the basis for popularity; if a writer borrowed his/her ideas from another writer, the original writer must be more popular. However, this idea is not true. For example, the manga writer/artist Masashi Kishimoto based his manga "Naruto" off of some of the ideas presented in Akira Toriyama's manga "Dragon Ball Z." By the affirmative side's logic, you'd think that Akira Toriyama's manga would be the more popular and compelling of the two fictional stories, but it isn't. Even in the US, the series Naruto is better accepted than the series "Dragon Ball Z." In relation to the argument, I would agree that some (not most or all) were inspired by Siegal's Superman, but that doesn't make Superman more popular or a better story altogether. Finally, I would like to claim that contrary to my opponent's point of view, heroes like Superman are not what the audience of today enjoys the most. Evidence: In comparison of box office receipts, the first modern Spiderman film (Spiderman) easily surpasses the first modern Superman film (Superman Returns). The problem with Superman is that the general cartoon/comic book/moviegoer audience simply can't relate to him. The guy has so many powers and so little internal struggles, that he hardly makes for an interesting hero. Basically, if the protagonists can essentially do anything, his problems won't be that difficult to solve. On the other hand, Spiderman is a hero cartoon/comic book/movieogers are able to relate to. His lack of powers as well as his unlimited number of problems are to thank for that. I now stand ready for my opponent's rebuttal.