Superman (1939). Certain materials such as lead can block his X-ray vision. Superman can project beams of heat from his eyes which are hot enough to melt steel. He first used this power in "Superman" #59 (1949) by applying his X-ray vision at its highest intensity. In later stories, this ability is simply called "heat vision". Superman can hear sounds that are too faint for a human to hear, and at frequencies outside the human hearing range. This ability is introduced in "Action Comics" #11 (1939). "Action Comics" #1 (1938) explained that Superman's strength was common to all Kryptonians because they
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Superman: The Man of Tomorrow ("MOT") is the title of a comic book series published by DC Comics that ran for 16 issues from 1995 to 1999, featuring the adventures of Superman. At the time, the four Superman titles ("Action Comics", "The Adventures of Superman", "Superman", and "") were released weekly with an intertwining story. "The Man of Tomorrow" title was created to fill the extra week in months with five weeks. At about this time, however, DC began its fifth week events, disrupting the schedule of "The Man of Tomorrow", and it was subsequently