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Supermanis famous for his impregnability with only two thing really able to damage him : Kryptonite and magic . Superman ca n’t really do anything about Kryptonite , but magic can be see and learn ; unfortunately , while Superman has spent a capital deal of prison term canvass magic , he can never use it simply because he was n’t born for the part .
Even the Justice League needs a vacation now and again . This led the famous DC team to go to a mountain resort to assay and loosen in theJLA : Scary Monstersminiseries by Chris Claremont and Joshua Hood — but they end up being attacked by dread demonic entities from another proportion . During the frantic battle , Superman admit to have got a surprising area of expertise .
InJLA : Scary Monsters#4 , Superman let on that he ’s an actual expert on all form of conjuration after study almost every playscript available on the subject . From the Shamanistic to the Occult , Superman is extremely well - scan on wizardly topics , but he ca n’t use illusion because of how it works in the DC Universe .
Superman is incredibly sinewy , but he does have a few specific weaknesses , including magic — but legerdemain once somehow made him even stronger .
Superman Knows a Lot about Magic — But He’ll Never Have the Talent to Use It
Panels fromJLA: Scary Monsters#4 (above) and #2 (below) by Chris Claremont, Joshua Hood, Sean Parsons, Jack Morelli, and Guy Major
Superman has very few weaknesses , which signify it ’s imperative that he consider and infer the weakness he does have . In the past tense , he has used special suits or his power to prove and void exposure to Kryptonite . With trick , he decided to study it . WhileSuperman is n’t capable to use magic , he can at least recognize the eccentric of magic trick being used , which makes dealing with it a lot easy . The great rationality he has n’t been capable to use magic , though , is simply because of his birth . If Clark had n’t been born on Krypton and was instead of Earth , it ’s entirely possible that he could be the world ’s greatest sorcerer .
If Superman could tote up legerdemain to his listing of business leader , he ’d be entirely unstoppable .
The masses of Earth are actually disunite into two mintage : theHomo sapiensthat everyone be intimate andthe magic - usingHomo magi . To apply trick , someone has to be born at least partHomo Wise Men . All the strongest magic user in DC share these peculiar genes — such as Superman ’s JLA mate Zatanna . So , no matter how well - civilize Superman is about the art and expert aspects of spells and magic , he ’s never going to be able-bodied to use them . This consummate inability to use thaumaturgy would also explain whyBizarro , Superman ’s contrary , can use magicso effectively .
Superman’s Weakness Means He’ll Never Use Magic Effectively
If Superman could add magic to his list of king , he ’d be entirely unstoppable . Kryptonite would never be a threat again if he could just teleport it into another dimension . But since Clark is Kryptonian and notHomo magi , that will never be potential . As inauspicious as this is for Superman , it ’s believably a good thing for the eternal sleep of the man , as judging by Bizarro ’s helter-skelter magic , aSupermanwith magical abilities is a truly terrific affair .
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