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Superman knew many languages, could do complex equations in seconds,and was trying to fight cancer. also a mastery of technology

Superman's origins have varied over time, as has his powers. Anyway, I haven't read a ton of superman but in the newer stuff he is really smart. He is not a tactician and strategist like batman but he is much smarter than the average human.

Depends on the writer.

Grant Morrison made him smarter than Luthor.

I thought batman was the only genius hero, but sometimes superman is played up as one and I wasn't sure if that was true to the character


When written that way, is he a cheat genius...being hyper intelligent due to yellow radiation or being hyper intelligent by virtue of being a more evolved species (mentally and physically0

or is it because he won the genetic lottery and is a genius

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I thought batman was the only genius hero,

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Flash (super fast thinking), Superman, Cyborg, Wonder Woman, Batman, Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern (by proxy of the ring), Shazam (by proxy of the S in Shazam), Steel, Atom, the list goes on and on.

Poor Nightwing.

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Flash (super fast thinking), Superman, Cyborg, Wonder Woman, Batman, Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern (by proxy of the ring), Shazam (by proxy of the S in Shazam), Steel, Atom, the list goes on and on.

Poor Nightwing.

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There are different levels and versions of genius. Superman and Flash had the gift of super-fast thinking, but they lacked the detective's intuition of a Batman.

You had the Einsteins of their day, Luthor (possibly another villain or two), the modern day Mr. Terrific, etc.

You had the super-technicians, Blue Beetle and the other heroes that "invent" their super weaponry.

And you had those with pure wisdom. Captain Marvel by way of Solomon, and Dick Grayson by way of his upbringing by Batman and Superman.

There was a Justice League arc in the 2000's that had the JLA presumed dead, and Batman's contingency plan kicked in, informing select heroes that they were now members of the new JLA. The pre-selected leader of that team was Dick Grayson, which to me was the obvious choice.