22 September 2022
He doesn’t need to, but he likes to. He particularly likes beef bourguignon. However, he DOES need to sleep.
correspondent Jypup Kojor wonders why he should need to sleep as he seems to lack other normal human weaknesses.
But Superman’s need for sleep is psychological rather than organic, and therefore not covered by his Kryptonian immunity. In Action Comics #409 (February 1972), Shalox, Superman’s alien therapist, explains that Superman’s recent psychosis (“Who Is Clark Kent’s Killer and Why Is He Doing Those Terrible Things to Me?“) was a result of his not having satisfied his subconscious need to dream. While he has no physical need to rest, his mind needs time to sort things out now and then, and since his hectic period beginning with the emergencies in Liberty City, he had passed on sleeping for three weeks until he cracked. Since then, he’s resolved to get at least a couple of hours a week.