Can Superman live without oxygen?

It's been shown in comics that Superman can survive in the vacuum of space for a long time, but he can't breathe there. How do we know? Because there's no air to breathe. To breathe in space, Superman would have to take his own air supply off Earth, in which case he'd be as able as anyone else.
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Does Superman require oxygen?

Simply put, we breathe oxygen in order to biochemically “burn” our food stores for energy. Therefore, it is logical that Superman bypasses the need for oxygen because he primarily metabolizes sunlight, rather than food, and that his feats would consume more energy than food stores could ever provide.
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How long can Superman go without air?

He flies through space for hours or weeks (however long it takes for his outer space adventures) without needing any air supply. He's not affected by water, he's even been submerged in molten lava. He clearly doesn't need any Earthly air.
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Does Superman need to breathe underwater?

Superman can survive without air, food, sleep, or water. Technically, he doesn't have to breathe. This is how he can survive in space, in the deepest trenches of the ocean, or anywhere else.
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Can Superman survive the sun?

Can Superman survive in sun? Superman has been overcharged by the sun several times so it's not difficult to suggest the healing effect on Superman's cells would counteract any damage he could receive from the sun's heat and other volatile effects. Superman is basically invulnerable anyway.
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Can Superman survive a black hole?

Can a black hole kill Superman? No Superman cannot be killed by a black hole. There have been multiple times where Superman has came across a black hole only to survive the encounter.
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What happens if Superman is under a red sun?

Being under a red sun makes Kryptonians completely lose all of their abilities and benefits from yellow sun radiation. The longer they are underneath the red sun, the more diminished their powers become.
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Can Superman go without sleep?

A careful look through the Man of Steel's past reveals he indeed requires sleep, to an extent — though not for the same reasons reasons as we mere earthlings.
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What is the only thing that can stop Superman?

Green kryptonite weakens Superman and other Kryptonians, and can and will kill them with long-term exposure. Kryptonians under green kryptonite's effects experience severe muscular weakness, usually to the point of collapse, and excruciating pain, with both conditions progressively intensifying.
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Does Superman need to poop?

They do not create waste products as the human body does. So long as Superman is sustained by solar energy, he doesn't need to do the “do”, if you will.
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Does Superman feel pain?

Admittedly, there are less fatal ways that Superman could be made susceptible to pain, but they involve the same psychological complexities as the pain from kryptonite. Humans have always been vulnerable, whereas Superman has very little experience with pain and vulnerability.
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Is Superman body bulletproof?

Basically nothing is bulletproof, not even Superman. Any substance including Sups skin can be penetrated if you apply enough force. There's been tons of examples of Superman bleeding and being beaten.
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Can Hulk breathe in space?

HE CAN SURVIVE IN SPACE

And while in the comics the Hulk has been launched into space in a pressurized vessel for safety, once the vessel broke the Hulk just got angrier and as a result he got stronger, thus causing his body to adapt into one that can survive anything space throws at it.
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Is Superman immune to aging?

In a Tom King, Clay Mann, Jordie Bellaire, and John Workman short story (via ScreenRant) "Of Tomorrow," Superman is depicted living billions of years in Earth's future. And he will live (literally) until the end of the Earth. So yes, he is immortal.
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Can Superman not age?

"The answer is Yes and No, Yes; Superman is vastly durability and his regeneration healing factors make him near Immortal. He can live without gating age, if he stay very close to sun (yellow, blue) as we seen in Superman Prime one million".
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Is Superman Immortal on Earth?

Superman is not immortal although it is incredibly difficult for him to die. As long as he stays exposed to Earth's yellow sun he can theoretically live forever. This was evident in Action Comics #1000 when Superman was alive during the destruction of the planet, 5 billion years in the future.
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What is Superman's biggest weakness?

The most notable weakness to his name is kryptonite, radioactive slivers of his home world able to reduce him to a severely weakened state. Other wild cards such as overwhelming strength and magic can do real harm to Superman.
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How fast can Superman go?

According to various sources, he travels at least as fast as the speed of sound – which is somewhere in the region of 770 mph. There are also a few reports of Superman reaching the speed of light in the last decade. To get our facts in order, light travels at a cool speed of 670,616,629 mph.
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How many tons can Superman lift?

This difference in gravity allows Superman to lift objects that measure in the tons. In fact, the comics have put Superman's strength at a point where he's able to lift around 2 billion tons! To put that into perspective, the Empire State Building is only 365,000 tons!
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What is Superman lifespan?

Their lifespan is indefinite. In some continuities: the older they get, the slower they visually age. In others, they are effectively immortal. In all continuities and with all writers, superpowered Kryptonians age much more slowly than human beings and easily outlive them.
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What is Kryptonian lifespan?

Kryptonian's Longevity

Usually female Kryptonians can vary from their teenage years (16-21), and males (22-25). However those that have aged being in their natural atmosphere and have only arrived in new terrain can only have their aging suspended where they already are.
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What can Superman not touch?

Kryptonite is a fictional substance from the Superman comic book series (and subsequent related media). The material, usually shown as having been created from the irradiated remains of Superman's native planet of Krypton, generally has detrimental effects on Superman and any other Kryptonian exposed to it.
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Why is Superman weak on Krypton?

It's radiation that makes Superman weak.

The prevailing theory in geekdom is that kryptonite can kill Superman because it disrupts his solar panel-like energy absorption. Without energy from the Sun, he weakens and eventually dies.
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What does blue Kryptonite do to Superman?

Blue Kryptonite strips super-powered Kryptonians of all their abilities, making them mortal and, thus, susceptible to damage and pain as with any human. It is possible that the substance does this by turning off the manifestation of genes that allow Kryptonians to process sunlight while in contact with it.
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Are Kryptonians weak on Krypton?

While living on Krypton, or any planet under a red star, Kryptonians seem relatively just as physically powerful as normal humans, but have highly advanced technology which allows them to control their world. However, on Earth, which has both lesser gravity and a yellow star, Kryptonians gain superpowers.
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