But why Duncan, why don't you like this Kryptonian superhuman?
I'm glad you asked. Well, little ones, this so called superhero has every superpower, short of shooting money from his armpits, you could possibly think of. X-Ray vision, superhuman strength, the ability to fly, and he's even bullet proof.
But that's not the only reason I don't like him. He's just so over-rated. You say to any person whose read a comic book, "I don't like Superman. I reckon he's over-rated, and is, honestly, a bit of a douche."
And they'll drag you into a 3 hour debate about how Superman's the best hero ever known. I feel odd saying that, as I've done it countless times, but with other superheroes.
Even his name! To be fair, comic book writers aren't the most imaginative(at times) when it comes to their superheroes names. But I'm sure they could've done better than Superman. I can imagine the conversation the writers would've had.
"What do you think we should call him?"
"Hmm.... Well he's a superhero..."
"Yes, we've established that."
"And he's a man..."
"OK if you're not gonna help, just say so."
"How about... SUPERMAN!"
"Really?? How could you ever have thought of that?"
Supervillains.
Superman's most iconic supervillain is Lex Luthor. He was originally depicted as a mad scientist, but later became a more industrialist business man, with vast amounts of money. This super genius has always wanted to kill Superman. He's always wanted too, but has never been able to achieve such a feat.
Lex has no specific superpowers other than his intelligence, and his money. But he did at one point create an exoskeleton type suit, that would help him battle Superman, one-on-one.
The only advantage Lex has over Superman is Kryptonite. If Lex made a suit out of Kryptonite, BAM no-more Superman.
Flaws and Attributes.
For those of you that don't know, Superman came from a planet called Krypton. Unfortunately, it was attacked by some other alien race. But luckily for Superman, his parents sent him to planet Earth before Krypton exploded.
Now Superman's only weakness is kryptonite, the substance that his home planet was made of. Now there's one problem when your hero only has one weakness. Every fight scene is always going to have the same formula.
Fight bad guy. Start beating bad guy. Bad guy shoves kryptonite in Superman's face. Superman starts to get weak. It looks like bad guy's going to beat Superman. But don't worry boys and girls, Superman is SUPER! And somehow Superman manages to beat bad guy, even when he's against the odds.
Ever wondered how Superman got his powers? Of course you haven't, no-one ever questions a Superheroes superpowers.
Well I'm here to tell you anyway.
Kryptonians don't normally have superpowers. When they're on Earth the atmosphere, apparently, has an odd effect on them so they start becoming superhuman, in a sense. So Superman's powers are all thanks to a combination of Carbon Dioxide, and Oxygen, with a little Nitrogen thrown into the mix.
So maybe, just maybe, other planets would have the same, or similar effect, on us....
I'm booking my flight to Mars right now.
Fun Facts.
- Superman has a supervillain called Ultra-man.
- When Superman first appeared in 1938, the comic said that he was incredibly strong, could withstand anything less than a bursting shell from a tank, and was able to leap 1/8th of a mile. But he wasn't able to fly.
- One of the all-time greatest good-guy superheroes actually began life as a big, bad, bald guy bent on world domination. Comic creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster first drew him as a villain in a January 1933 story called "The Reign of the Super-Man." It bombed, so they re-imagined him as a superhero; with hair.
Possibility of Superman existing.
If you subscribe to the theory that the universe is a giant dark place with billions of planets, and if life was possible on ours there is a chance that there's life on others; then there is a very big possibility that Superman could exist. Just waiting, on a planet called Krypton, for it to blow up so he can be sent here to gain superpowers and fight crime.
Maybe the Superman comics are a look into a possible future... Maybe there is in fact a time when a good guy, with greased back hair, frost breath, and an ability to melt metal with his eyes, will come to Earth and fight for the greater good...
Can you imagine how many cities he'll destroy...
Possibility of Superman existing: 8 out of 10.
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