10 Times Superman Was Humiliated

To some, Hush is one of the best Batman stories of the modern era. Featuring a whodunit plot brimming with a who's who of the Dark Knight's friends and foes, this Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale tale was a huge deal when it first started to unravel in October 2002.

Not only did Superman have the humiliation of being easily bested in battle by Batman here, but he also had to deal with the fact that he'd been corrupted by Poison Ivy.

Many have fallen under Ivy's spell over the years, yet the Man of Steel always seemed - and still seems - impossible to manipulate. Even the times when Supes has gone off the deep end (see: Injustice), that's usually because he's felt irked by something in particular.

In Hush, the Last Son of Krypton was simply pushed and prodded like a pawn by Poison Ivy. Seduced and sent on a collision course with Batman, this whole situation made Kal-El look like a fool. Also, it left him with quite the humbling defeat, with the Caped Crusader famously decking Superman with a kryptonite ring.

Of course, said ring was given to Batman by Supes just in case anything like this would ever happen.