Warning! Spoilers for Batman / Superman: World's Finest #33!Even on top of his huge variety of powers, Superman can still use them in a dozen different ways each. It makes total sense that Superman has one superpower that's so deadly, he's managed to avoid using this exact application of it for decades.

Superman uses the surprising and deadly application of his super speed in Batman / Superman: World's Finest #33 by Mark Waid and Adrián Gutiérrez. In this story, Eclipso is slowly taking over the world, driving people mad as he takes control of their minds, resulting in them trying to hurt themselves or others. Naturally, this causes the Justice League to be spread rather thin.

Needing to move from one disaster to another as quickly as possible, Superman reveals the surprisingly dark aspect of his super speed. While having to quickly deal with a group of armed guards who have turned their guns on both themselves and civilians, Superman simply uses his super speed to suck out all the air in the room, instantly choking all of them and knocking them all out with one simple move.

Superman's Speed Has Terrifying Uses - Like Choking Out an Entire Room

Batman / Superman: World's Finest #33 by Mark Waid, Adrián Gutiérrez, Matt Herms, and Steve Wands.

It's hard to overstate just how many different advantages someone gets from having a variety of superpowers. No one is claiming that the Flash isn't quick, but being quick is almost all he has. Characters like Superman are dangerous because of the sheer number of powers and different ways they can be used. Just recently, Superman used his super strength in conjunction with his super hearing to create a form of echo-location while he was blinded. Likewise, his ability to speed around a room and drain oxygen is a terrifying example of just how creative Superman can be.

One of the most fascinating parts of superhero comics is the ability to use powers in new inventive ways. While someone like the Flash might "only" have super speed, that super speed can be used to generate and throw lightning, create tornadoes, and even run back in time. Characters like Plastic Man can unlock any lock, since he can just shape his finger to match the lock. Likewise, Superman's huge variety of powers allow him to come up with different uses for them, such as using his heat vision as a search light.

Superman's Powers Have a Wide Variety of Use, And There Are Always More Possibilities

What Will the Man of Steel Do Next?

The absolute core of comic books has always been creativity. It took creativity to bring these characters to life, and allowing these characters to be creative keeps them thriving. Without creative use of powers, the characters with singular powers would be incredibly one-note. By continually coming up with creative uses for powers, superheroes can stay fresh and surprise both villains and other heroes alike. Sometimes, though, this "creativity" can result in some incredibly dark uses, as proven when Superman used his super speed to easily choke everyone in a room at the same exact time.

Batman / Superman: World's Finest #33 is available now from DC Comics!