Biggest Superdickery Ever?
I'm curious, what do you think is the most dickish thing Superman, in any incarnation, has ever done? It can be from the Silver Age, Modern Age, alternate universe, Elseworld, TV show, cartoon, etc.
In my opinion, it was in the Silver Age introduction of Supergirl. His teenage cousin arrives on Earth, having just lost her parents and everyone she has ever known in Argo City, and wanting to live with him as Clark. And what does Superman do? He tells her that she can't live with him because it would compromise his secret identity, and dumps her off in an orphanage. He also demands that she keep a secret identity because... actually, I don't know why, he just tells her to have one. And yet she stays incredibly loyal to him.
What the hell, hero?
Other than that, I'd have to say Modern Superman's relationship with the late great Modern Superboy, Kon-El, Conner Kent. But most of my reasons are theoretical, so I might be reading too much into them or getting a different reaction than what the writers intended. I'll list all my reasons in a different post.
So anyway, what's the most dickish thing you think any version of Superman has ever done?
In my opinion, it was in the Silver Age introduction of Supergirl. His teenage cousin arrives on Earth, having just lost her parents and everyone she has ever known in Argo City, and wanting to live with him as Clark. And what does Superman do? He tells her that she can't live with him because it would compromise his secret identity, and dumps her off in an orphanage. He also demands that she keep a secret identity because... actually, I don't know why, he just tells her to have one. And yet she stays incredibly loyal to him.
What the hell, hero?
Other than that, I'd have to say Modern Superman's relationship with the late great Modern Superboy, Kon-El, Conner Kent. But most of my reasons are theoretical, so I might be reading too much into them or getting a different reaction than what the writers intended. I'll list all my reasons in a different post.
So anyway, what's the most dickish thing you think any version of Superman has ever done?