# Could Dracula defeat Superman? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 25, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-dracula-defeat-superman/530406 "2010-02-25T16:45:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-dracula-defeat-superman/530406/21 "2010-02-25T18:36:22Z")
> [@ministryman](#): > > Supes uses the heat vision to burn Drac. Game over. > > Bats would win if he didn’t mind wasting Drac. Oh wait, he doesn’t kill people…Never mind. Bats did waste Drac. Twice. Once in the “Red Rain” Elseworlds by puncturing his heart; and also in “Batman versus Dracula” the animated movie where he zorched Dracula with a device that “stores sunlight.” ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-dracula-defeat-superman/530406/22 "2010-02-25T18:45:31Z")
Besides, Dracula isn’t “people.” You can’t “kill” the undead. So there are no moral problems to overcome. ---
**Author:** ![storyteller0910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-dracula-defeat-superman/530406/23 "2010-02-25T18:45:32Z")
> [@pancakes3](#): > > superman could easily tear _Dracula’s_ head off Insubstantial mist has a head? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-dracula-defeat-superman/530406/24 "2010-02-25T18:49:03Z")
Insubstantial mist isn’t a problem either. Kal munches on a head of garlic he had stashed in his cape, then uses his super-breath to inhale Drac. He then can exhale the now-extinguished vampire remnants into the sun. Either Drac dies and remains mist, or he resumes his physical form inside Superman’s lungs, which squishes him into vampire jelly. No problem in either case. ---
**Author:** ![HorseloverFat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8e8cbc/32.png) [@HorseloverFat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HorseloverFat)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-dracula-defeat-superman/530406/25 "2010-02-25T18:54:47Z")
Superman is so uptight and a ridiculous parody of a normal man, I highly suspect he’s deeply closeted. Drac would just charm the pants off him. I give this one to Drac. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-dracula-defeat-superman/530406/26 "2010-02-25T19:01:21Z")
> [@pancakes3](#): > > superman could easily tear _Dracula’s_ head off But can Dracula crucify himself? ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-dracula-defeat-superman/530406/27 "2010-02-25T19:15:14Z")
> [@storyteller0910](#): > > Insubstantial mist has a head? Superbreath. (or super-freezing breath if you prefer). Yes, Supes is pretty unimaginative, but he’s not completely dense. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-dracula-defeat-superman/530406/28 "2010-02-25T19:22:11Z")
Superman is the master of Super-hypnotism, so there’s no way Dracula could be him that way. Superman could also fly into the past, borrow the Lone Ranger’s gun, and shoot Dracula with a silver bullet which would totally kill the vampire. ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-dracula-defeat-superman/530406/29 "2010-02-25T19:25:52Z")
> [@bup](#): > > Dracula loses to EVERYBODY. Seriously, his lifetime record is like 2-35, and the two were defenseless women. Are you saying he sucks? 'Cause he’d be the first to admit, yeah, I guess so. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-dracula-defeat-superman/530406/30 "2010-02-25T19:27:54Z")
There’s a recurring idea of using cold against Dracula here. What evidence is there that it would have the slightest effect on him? One of the few constants about vampires in popular entertainment is that there are only a very few things that can harm them. Generally, these are 1. Getting staked through the heart. (this one isn’t even necessarily permanent) 2. Exposure to sunlight. 3. Garlic is shown to be repellent to them, but not necessarily damaging. 4. Holy water burns them much as a strong acid might burn a human. I’m increasingly convinced many of Superman’s strengths are actually of little use here. ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-dracula-defeat-superman/530406/31 "2010-02-25T19:36:33Z")
Physically or on straight up supernatural/superhuman terms, there’s no comparison. The only way for Dracula to win is to seduce Kal-El with his old school, aristocratic Eurocool. Start by biting Lois Lane or someone, then get her to sell Supes on the allure of an eternal un-life in the Everdark. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-dracula-defeat-superman/530406/32 "2010-02-25T19:40:07Z")
> [@robardin](#): > > Are you saying he sucks? 'Cause he’d be the first to admit, yeah, I guess so. Dracula don’t suck. DRACULA SCRAPE AND LICK! ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-dracula-defeat-superman/530406/33 "2010-02-25T19:48:41Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Superman is the master of Super-hypnotism, so there’s no way Dracula could be him that way. Max friggin’ Lord, deceased, mind-controlled Supes. All one needs to do is get the drop on Supes. > [@](#): > > Superman could also fly into the past, borrow the Lone Ranger’s gun, and shoot Dracula with a silver bullet which would totally kill the vampire. I’m reminded of this exchange from _Love At First Bite_ > [@](#): > > [Rosenberg approaches Dracula in a restaurant] > Doctor Jeff Rosenberg: The second way to kill a vampire, Count; three silver bullets through the heart! > Cindy Soundheim: Jeffrey! > [Jeff shoots Dracula three times] > Count Dracula: No, Rosenberg, that is a werewolf > Doctor Jeff Rosenberg: A werewolf? Really? Are you sure? > [Guards start to take him away] > Doctor Jeff Rosenberg: [to the guards] No harm done! The man’s all right! This was for a werewolf! No problem! Calm down! Take it easy! I’m a doctor! I know where I’m going! ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-dracula-defeat-superman/530406/34 "2010-02-25T19:51:47Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > 1. Getting staked through the heart. (this one isn’t even necessarily permanent) > 2. Exposure to sunlight. These are the ways of permanently destroying the Count (though a Holy Water bath might also work. With the stake, one must also cut off the head and some say fill the mouth with holy wafers. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-dracula-defeat-superman/530406/35 "2010-02-25T19:52:04Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > But can Dracula crucify himself? Nah. No matter how he tries, he can never bang that last nail in. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-dracula-defeat-superman/530406/36 "2010-02-25T20:26:15Z")
Can Superman’s heat vision destroy Dracula? If so, the battle lasts nanoseconds. ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-dracula-defeat-superman/530406/37 "2010-02-25T20:29:01Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > But can Dracula crucify himself? Easy peasy. Set up crucifix. Attach nails in appropriate places, but don’t drive them all the way in. Turn to mist. Re-materialize in crucified position. Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-dracula-defeat-superman/530406/38 "2010-02-25T20:35:06Z")
> **[Action Comics Annual Vol 1 1](https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Action_Comics_Annual_Vol_1_1)** > > ""Skeeter!"": Batman has traced a series of Gotham City murders to a small town called Fayerville in South Carolina. He finds that the town is under the grip of a vampire and begins investigating. But because he's been working for three days strai... In this issue a common vampire named Ellie Mae Skaggs almost kills superman by using her hypnotic powers. Her claws (and presumably teeth) were able to slash him because she’s magical. He literally was moments away from being killed by her, but Batman staked her with what looked like a 10 foot fencepost. I’m sure our Wallachian buddy would have a better chance than the dear departed Ms. Skaggs. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-dracula-defeat-superman/530406/39 "2010-02-25T20:36:06Z")
Doesn’t matter if getting staked is permanent or not. Once Supes stakes him and renders him powerless, Superman merely picks him up and carries him into space where non-atmospherically weakened sunlight can hit Dracula full on. Then the dust is blown away on the solar winds. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-dracula-defeat-superman/530406/40 "2010-02-25T20:45:22Z")
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