In article <1167081004.676452.212680@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Ed
<edrhodes@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> SteveZim1017 wrote:
> > I think it's an idea that had been thrown around in the comics
> > themselves alot and it really seems that on an individual incident
> > basis its great to have him around, but in the long run he is simply
> > not letting the human race take care of itself. kind of like an
> > over-protective parent.
> >
> > I think the more im****tant question would be whether or not he would
be
> > able to exist the way he is in the modern world. I dont think he
> > could, he is too much of a wild card as an individual to let
> > governments allow him to go unchecked (and unexploited)
> >
> > (sorry about the slight thread-jack there Pam!)
>
> They did a series of stories concerning characters in the "real" world
> and how comics affect them. One was a young man whose parents named him
> Clark Kent and who was constantly given Superman merchandise for
> presents dispite the fact that he doesn't <like> Superman having been
> tormented as a kid by the whole "Clark Kent" thing. So it's kind of a
> shock to him when he hits 13 and actually develops super powers! When
> he tries to go to the CIA to help them, they try to lock him up in a
> tube and study him.
That was "Superman: Secret Identity" by Kurt Busiek and Stuart Immonen,
and it was much more complicated than that ... but it's worth noting
that the real-world Clark Kent of this story preserves his anonymity by
dressing up as Superman. Clark operates in secret, and he (correctly)
figures his Superman disguise will cause any eyewitness re****ts to be
dismissed.
The entire arc is quite long, very complex, and one of the best things
ever to arise from the legend of Superman. Well worth anyone's time.
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