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Why wasn't Superman's head crushed by Thor's magical Mjölnir???
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Why wasn't Superman's head crushed by Thor's magical Mjölnir???

When it comes to magic oder magical items, Schwachmat, moderate mid-tier post-crisis Superman, showed himself to be a Softman at every opportunity.

License plate S stands then for Softman!

Geoff Johns´ Superman turned into a puppet.

DC First: Flash/Superman (July, 2002)

Chris Claremont's Superman said himself that he is not immune to magic as he was getting beaten up.

JLA: Scary Monsters v1 # 2 (June, 2003)

Geoff & Jeremy Johns' Superman was cut by magical playing cards.

Superman Secret Files and Origins v1 # 1 (August, 2004)

Brian Azzarello's Superman's face was carved by Wonder Woman's magical dagger.

Superman v2 # 211 (January, 2005)

Judd Winick's Superman also has weaknesses. One is magic.

Superman v2 # 216 (June, 2005)

Greg Ruck's Superman's throat couldn't withstand Wonder Woman's magical tiara.

Wonder Woman v2 # 219 (September, 2005)

Kurt Busie's Superman was even knocked out by Konvikt's brute force alone.

Trinity v1 # 3 (June, 2008)

James Robinson's Superman certainly had no chance against Atlas' brute force and magic!

Superman v1 # 679 (October, 2008)

Even later Supermen have the same difficulties when it comes to magic.

Peter Milligan's Superman52 will be cut to ribbons by magical teeth.

Justice League Dark v1 # 1 (November, 2011)

Joshua Williamson's Rebirth Superman is wrecked by Enchantress.

Justice League vs. Suicide Squad Vol 1 # 2 (February, 2017)

Even Phillip Kennedy Johnson's White Sun Superman is weakened by Norah Stone's (Janan al Ghul) magical bracelet by simply being there.

Action Comics v1 # 1057 (November, 2023)

Joshua Williamson's Superman repeats it again for note: "I'm vulnerable to magic."

Superman v6 # 17 (October, 2024)

So how the fuck could Kurt Busiek's Superman survive Thor's hammer blow???

Avengers/JLA v1 # 1 (September, 2003)

The secret is only revealed in the fourth part, around 1000 corners.

Thor told him, after Superman's failed attempt to retrieve Mjölnir from the ground and return it to him, that his father Odin was stern, but not stupid.

Odin Borson (Earth-616) is God of Wisdom and a Master Tactician.

He knew that Superman's bio-electric aura was needed in this desperate hour to destroy Krona's powerful force field with the help of Mjölnir.

Avengers/JLA v1 # 4 (February, 2004)

It was Odin who intervened and rendered the magical hammer harmless to Superman. A normal, "non-magical" 19.20 kg Uru hammer is almost no problem for Schwachmat's head...

Nevertheless, as a precaution, Schwachmat hid behind Captain America's Shield made of vibranium/Iron alloy aka proto-adamantium, in case non-non-magical items should fly in his face!

Avengers/JLA v1 # 4 (February, 2004)

License plate S stands then for Shieldman!

If a Superman were not urgently needed in a desperate hour, magical objects like Goku's magical Nyoi Bō or magical swords and hammers would penetrate through his body as if soft butter.

Unless it's a golden one with good connections to magical imps from the Fifth Dimension...

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