As the greatest of all the superheroes, Superman possesses extraordinary powers represented as "faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound," a description made famous in the Superman TV series of the 1950s Superman's capabilities include flight, super-strength, invulnerable skin, super-speed, x-ray vision, super-hearing, and the ability to blow with the power of gale-force winds