Marvel’s Superman Killed Galactus In One Of Comics’ Most Shocking Deaths

While he’s technically not an alien, Hyperion is his world’s last Eternal and was sent to Earth on a ship similar to Kal-El’s in the moments before his planet is destroyed. Just like Clark Kent, his human father instilled in him the morals and sense of justice that would lead him to heroism. The two share a similar power set, including flight, super-speed, super-senses, and unfathomable strength. Hyperion even has his own Atomic Vision to match Supes’ Heat Vision. The resemblances between the two characters run so deep that they have similarly alliterative names: Clark Kent and Marcus Milton. The panel in which Hyperion annihilates Galactus isn’t exactly subtle with the character’s inspiration, with him declaring he’s a product of the “American way.”

Though he was always intended to be a pastiche of Superman, it’s hard to imagine the brutality on display coming from DC’s golden boy. However, if Kal-El ever learned one singular being was responsible for the destruction of Krypton, and if he saw the opportunity for revenge, who knows what he’d be capable of? With so many similarities between the two characters, something like Hyperion’s merciless obliteration of Galactus might not be far off.

While he’s technically not an alien, Hyperion is his world’s last Eternal and was sent to Earth on a ship similar to Kal-El’s in the moments before his planet is destroyed. Just like Clark Kent, his human father instilled in him the morals and sense of justice that would lead him to heroism. The two share a similar power set, including flight, super-speed, super-senses, and unfathomable strength. Hyperion even has his own Atomic Vision to match Supes’ Heat Vision. The resemblances between the two characters run so deep that they have similarly alliterative names: Clark Kent and Marcus Milton. The panel in which Hyperion annihilates Galactus isn’t exactly subtle with the character’s inspiration, with him declaring he’s a product of the “American way.”

Though he was always intended to be a pastiche of Superman, it’s hard to imagine the brutality on display coming from DC’s golden boy. However, if Kal-El ever learned one singular being was responsible for the destruction of Krypton, and if he saw the opportunity for revenge, who knows what he’d be capable of? With so many similarities between the two characters, something like Hyperion’s merciless obliteration of Galactus might not be far off.