10 powers you never knew superman had – This will surprise you!

3. Telepathy

Some of Superman’s super powers appeared only once or twice and then never again. At one point, Superman had amazing telepathic abilities. He could read minds, sense thoughts and influence human will in a truly Jedi-like fashion. The Man of Steel didn’t even have to be close to thoughts in order to sense them across, apparently, any distance at all.

How finely-honed are his telepathic abilities? In one comic, he could tell who was calling him on the phone long before the days of Caller ID…which suggests that Superman may have also had the power to predict the technological advancements of the future. Combine the super hearing with the telepathy, and he can function as his own cell phone.