What makes these comparisons more interesting, however, is when audiences wonder about equivalent superheroes.

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The first of these characters is Hyperion.

Doctor Strange surrounded by other MCU heroes

Moreover, Hyperion has laser vision.

Therefore, the answer to the question of who the MCU’s Superman is becomes much more complex.

In a way, Ikaris is the same, who was first introduced in 2021’sEternals.

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Superman is the default leader of the Justice League, just as Ikaris is with the Eternals.

In the MCU, Captain America is a bastion of goodness.

Across the decades of Superman stories in DC Comics, this was the case for that character too.

Captain America from Avengers: Endgame, Scarlet Witch from WandaVision’s Halloween episode, and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine from Deadpool & Wolverine

Superman may be all-powerful, and the countless DC stories over the years prove he is all-good too.

In this way, Superman and Captain America go hand-in-hand.

David Corenswet as Superman from Superman (2025) above a smoldering background of MCU posters

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hyperion says nothing can stop me while clenching his fist

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