Superman’s Original Heat Vision Made Zero Sense, So DC Had to Change It

As one of the most recognizable superheroes in comic book history, Superman has always sported top-of-the-line powers. One of is most iconic abilities made the least sense for a long time, however. Kal-El’s current super-vision, which now manifests primarily by producing extreme but controlled heat, originally began as “X-Ray vision” nonsensically creating thermal energy, and has thankfully evolved into something significantly more intriguing.