Something I've noticed about all of the versions of superman that I've seen so far. So why is Lex Luthor smarter than Superman? In Smallville Clark is not exceptionally smart, not even after he goes through his training. In the movies he gets outsmarted by lex luthor, but gets lex in the end. Also how is braniac smarter than him? In every version I've seen, Jor-el gave him every piece of literature and scientific fact from the 28 known galaxies, yet superman isn't shown to be exceptionally smart. It's just something that's bothered me for a little while. I know it doesn't really matter, just a rant.