9) LIGHTNING-MAN
Not to be confused with the grown-up version of Garth Ranzz of the Legion Of Super-Heroes, Lightning-Man is instead a much-beloved member of the Club Of Heroes (the team also known as the ‘Batmen of Many Nations’, last seen in Grant Morrison’s run on ‘Batman’ nearly a decade ago.) With a full array of Kryptonian abilities, Lightning-Man even outshines the Man Of Steel himself, to the point where Batman and Robin worry that he’s somehow taking Superman out of action in order to hog all the heroism for himself. In true 1957 fashion, the truth is more complicated: Lighting-Man IS Superman, under the influence of random Kryptonite, and the Club Of Heroes unanimously accept him as their leader…