Every Superman ranked from weakest to strongest

4. Smallville

Smallville's placement on this list might surprise you. I can understand why, because yes Smallville often saw a young Clark Kent finding himself falling victim to all of his weaknesses many, many times. Whether that was Kryptonite (which we referred to as meteor rock for some time) or Red Kryptonite, Clark found himself in a pickle far more times than someone sensible like him should have. But the most important thing here is that he always overcame the struggles and came back stronger as a result.

Experience is a great teacher and this version of Clark has all the experience. 10 years worth, to be exact. And all of that ensured that he would become the mighty Superman in the future - which he ultimately did. However, it also made him a great hero in the moment, with Smallville showcasing how he learned about each of his abilities quickly after developing them and how to apply them to his heroics in town. Heat vision, x-ray vision, super speed; we saw him learn about all of them and more.

Clark was ready to become Superman when he did in the final season (and we were ready for it, too!!) and it was all down to the lessons he learned over that decade of experience. He's a determined hero who has overcome so much in the lead-up to donning the cape, and he was that much stronger for it, too.