List of Superman enemies
Central rogues gallery
In alphabetical order (with issue and date of first appearance):

List of Superman enemies

Section Title: Central rogues gallery
Table Section Text: In alphabetical order (with issue and date of first appearance):

Villain	First appearance	Description

The Anti-Monitor	Crisis on Infinite Earths #2 (May 1985)	The villain behind Crisis on Infinite Earths, the Anti-Monitor is one of the most powerful beings in the DC multiverse.

Atlas	1st Issue Special #1 (April 1975)	A former one-shot Jack Kirby character recently revamped as a morally ambiguous antihero, Atlas has a crystal which gives him strength to rival Superman.

The Atomic Skull	Superman #303 (September 1976)	Albert Michaels was given radiation treatments that gave him atomic eye-blasts and worked his way up from an agent of SKULL to becoming the organization's leader.

Adventures of Superman #483 (October 1991)	Joseph Martin's superhuman powers manifested after exposure to the Dominators' gene-bomb, the film buff began to hallucinate that he was a 1930s movie hero called the Atomic Skull and that Superman was his nemesis.

Bizarro	Superboy #68 (October 1958)	Bizarro was created when Superboy was exposed to a "duplicating ray" and was later destroyed in the same story.

Action Comics #254 (July 1959)	Lex Luthor exposed Kal-El, now Superman, to another duplicating ray, this time creating an adult Bizarro. This Bizarro later created a Bizarro Lois Lane and left with her into space.

The Man of Steel #5 (December 1986)	Bizarro was a flawed clone created by Lex Luthor's staff of scientists.

Superman (vol. 2) #160 (September 2000)	Post-Crisis, another Bizarro was created when the Joker conned Mr. Mxyzptlk out of 99% of his powers and created a Bizarro World.

Black Zero (supervillain)	Superman #205 (1968)	The original Black Zero was a space saboteur who destroyed planets for pay, and was the man responsible for destroying Krypton.

Superboy (vol. 4) #61	In an alternate reality in which Superman never returned from the dead, Superboy became the new Black Zero and took control of Earth by force.

Bloodsport	Superman (vol. 2) #4 (April 1987)	A gun-toting mercenary with Kryptonite bullets.

Adventures of Superman #506 (November 1993)	A white supremacist, Alex Trent uses similar technology to the first Bloodsport.

Brainiac	Action Comics #242 (July 1958)	Most incarnations depict Brainiac (alias Vril Dox) as a bald, green-skinned alien cyborg or android from the planet Colu and one of the most dangerous villains in the DC universe, capable of possessing others, inventing extremely advanced weaponry (such as force fields and shrinking rays), physically matching or overpowering Superman, creating and manipulating computer systems and exerting some control over time and space.

Bruno Mannheim	Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #139 (July 1971)	Mannheim is one of Metropolis' most powerful gangsters, the leader of Intergang.

The Composite Superman	World's Finest Comics #142 (June 1964)	An out-of-work diver, Joseph Meach gained the combined powers of the Legion of Super-Heroes after being struck by the energy discharge of their statues.

Conduit	Superman the Man of Steel #0 (October 1994)	A Bully and rival of Clark Kent's while growing up, Kenny Braverman was exposed to kryptonite radiation as a baby and so became a living kryptonite battery.

The Cyborg Superman	Adventures of Superman #466 (May 1990)	Hank Henshaw is an astronaut who died as a result of a doomed mission onboard space shuttle Excalibur. Because Superman failed to save him, Hank Henshaw blames him for the loss of his original body, as well as the death of his wife.

Action Comics #252 (May 1959)	Zor-El was introduced as the new Cyborg Superman following the New 52 relaunch of the DC Universe. Zor-El was rescued from Krypton's destruction by Brainiac and was reconfigured as a cyborg to be his scout for looking for stronger species in the universe.

Darkseid	Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #134 (November 1970)	Uxas, son of Heggra, alien dictator of the planet Apokolips. As with gods in other mythologies, Darkseid is incredibly powerful, but cannot escape his ultimate destiny.

Doomsday	Superman the Man of Steel #18 (November 1992)	The creature who killed Superman in a titanic battle that also resulted in Doomsday's death, although Doomsday comes back to life every time he dies, albeit more powerful.

The Eradicator	Action Comics Annual #2 (1989)	A powerful artificial intelligence from Krypton, the Eradicator program initially sought to transform and terraform Earth into a New Krypton. Since then, it has merged with human scientist David Conner, serving as a replacement Superman after the Man of Steel's apparent death and later as an ally to Superman himself.

Faora Hu-Ul	Action Comics #471 (May 1977)	A Kryptonian martial artist and man-hater who was sent to the Phantom Zone for murdering several men, she is able to beat Superman using her knowledge of Klurkor, a Kryptonian martial art enabling the user to immobilize an opponent via pressure points (this character was used as the basis of General Zod's lover, Zaora).

General Zod	Adventure Comics #283 (April 1961)	General Dru-Zod is one of Superman's more prominent enemies. Once the Military Director of the Kryptonian Space Center, Zod had personally known Jor-El when he was an aspiring scientist.

Adventures of Superman #444 (September 1988)	A General Zod based on the previous version created by the Time Trapper in a pocket dimension.

Superman (vol. 2) #166 (January 2001)	Head of the Kryptonian military in an alternate reality created by Brainiac 13.

Action Comics #779 (July 2001)	A Russian child that during an experiment developed powers similar to Superman, but where Zod gains power from red sunlight and becomes weak in yellow.

Superman (vol. 2) #204 (June 2004)	Created from the artificial Metropia constructed by Superman that claimed to be from Krypton.

Action Comics #845 (January 2007)	Following Jor-El's belief that Krypton was doomed and attempted to usurp the ruling council, Zod and his compatriots Non and Ursa were captured and sentenced to the Phantom Zone with Jor-El their jailer.

Gog	The Kingdom #1 (February 1999)	In a possible future timeline, a boy called William was the sole survivor of the destruction of Kansas in a nuclear blast.

Imperiex	Superman #153 (February 2000)	An all-powerful force of nature whose purpose is destroying galaxies, planning to create a new universe. Eventually, Superman, Steel, and Darkseid stopped Imperiex by using Doomsday as an ally, along with a powerful weapon called the Entropy Aegis.

Intergang	Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #133 (October 1970)	A nationwide organized crime syndicate armed with weapons supplied in part by Darkseid, led by Bruno Mannheim.

Jax-Ur	(Pre-Crisis) Adventure Comics #289 (October 1961)	Jax-Ur was an amoral and criminally deviant scientist on the planet Krypton. He was imprisoned in the Phantom Zone for destroying Wegthor, one of the Krypton's inhabited (population: 500) moons while experimenting with a nuclear warhead-equipped rocket.

(Post-Crisis) Action Comics #846 (February 2007)	He is one of the criminals unleashed from the Phantom Zone by Zod. In the current continuity, Jax-Ur destroyed Krypton's moon during an attempt at interstellar space travel.

The Kryptonite Man	Superboy #83 (September 1960)	A teenage delinquent who passed through a cloud of kryptonite and gained superpowers. Originally known as the Kryptonite Kid, he changed his name to the Kryptonite Man after reaching adulthood.

Superman (vol. 2) #43 (May 1990)	A clone of Superman mutated by Kryptonite exposure created by Simyan and Mokkari.

Superman/Batman #20 (December 2005)	An energy being formed from the latent energy of Major Force combining with the energy from the kryptonite meteor that Captain Atom sacrificed himself to keep it from destroying the Earth.

Superman #650 (May 2006)	A scientist looking for a way to turn kryptonite into a fuel source; he arrogantly ignores any dangers and is turned into the Kryptonite Man.

Lex Luthor	Action Comics #23 (May 1940)	Superman's archenemy, and the consummate evil genius. He continues to play different roles in various Superman comics and media.

Lobo	Omega Men #3 (June 1983)	A bounty hunter, the last member of the alien Czarnian race.

Metallo	Action Comics #252 (May 1959)	Former mercenary John Corben was transformed into a powerful cyborg with a heart made out of kryptonite. He seeks to use this power source as the instrument of Superman's downfall.

Superman #310 (April 1977)	Roger Corben, John Corben's brother, had his brain transferred into a similar robotic body as his brother by SKULL.

Mongul	DC Comics Presents #27 (November 1980)	Ruler of the gladiatorial planet Warworld, Mongul's strength rivals that of Superman and he has often attempted to break the Man of Steel.

(unnamed) Showcase '95 #8 (September 1995) (as Mongul) Superman (vol. 2) #151 (December 1999)	Mongul's son who has since taken up the mantle, as has his daughter Mongal.

Morgan Edge	Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #133 (October 1970)	A corrupt corporate executive, he tried to take control of Intergang and organized the Post-Crisis iteration of the Superman Revenge Squad.

Mister Mxyzptlk	Superman #30 (September 1944)	An imp from the Fifth Dimension, Mr. Mxyzptlk possesses nigh-limitless reality-bending powers, which he often uses to pose challenges to Superman for his own amusement.

The Parasite	Action Comics #340 (August 1966)	Raymond Maxwell Jensen is a worker at a research plant that stumbles upon waste collected by Superman and is transformed into a purple-skinned monster that lives off the energy of others.

Firestorm the Nuclear Man #58 (April 1987)	Rudy Jones, a S.T.A.R. Labs janitor, is manipulated by Darkseid into a similar situation that created the original Parasite becoming like him, becoming green-skinned (however his skin eventually became purple, like the original Parasite, due to attempts by doctors to cure his condition).

The Phantom Zone criminals	Adventure Comics #283 (April 1961)	Pre-Crisis, these were Kryptonian criminals exiled to a border continuum called the "Phantom Zone", discovered by Superman's father, in which they only existed in a ghostlike form; this allowed them to survive the destruction of Krypton.

The Prankster	Action Comics #51 (August 1942)	Oswald Hubert Loomis, the Prankster, was a criminal; his particular gimmick was the use of various practical jokes and gags in committing his crimes.

Professor Hamilton	Adventures of Superman #424 (January 1987)	Emil Hamilton, a mad scientist from S.T.A.R. Labs; he spent years as Superman's ally, but he later turned to evil and joined the Secret Society of Super Villains.

The Silver Banshee	Action Comics #595 (December 1987)	A Gaelic woman trapped in a Limbo for decades by magic after she was double-crossed by a clan chief, then emerged with magic powers and vowed to track down his descendants for revenge.

Solomon Grundy	Superman #319 (January 1978)	Created by the Parasite from slime into which the original Earth-Two Grundy came into contact.

Superboy-Prime	DC Comics Presents #87 (November 1985)	Clark Kent was born on a parallel world that was destroyed during the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Superboy-Prime was trapped outside time for decades.

Terra-Man	Superman #249 (March 1972)	A fanatic environmentalist and former businessman with no real superpowers that used advanced technology to give himself abilities.

Titano the Super-Ape	Superman #127 (February 1959)	A colossal ape with kryptonite vision. Post-Crisis, he was a test monkey transformed by a genetic experiment gone awry.

The Toyman	Action Comics #64 (September 1943)	The Toyman (Winslow Percival Schott) uses toy-based or toy-themed devices and gimmicks in his various crimes. The Toyman's weapons, while sometimes comical, are also very dangerous.

The Ultra-Humanite	Action Comics #13 (July 1939)	The Ultra-Humanite is the first supervillain ever faced by Superman and one of the first of the Golden Age of Comics.

Ultraman	Justice League of America #29 (August 1964)	An evil counterpart of Superman from an alternate Earth, Ultraman possesses powers similar to Superman's. Ultraman's power source is through exposure to kryptonite while the Earth's yellow sun weakens him.

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Superman has foe archenemy, the genius, Lex Luthor.

final_sentence: Superman has foe archenemy, the genius, Lex Luthor.