Questions tagged [superman]
For questions about the iconic superhero and Justice League member from the DC comics franchise: "Superman". Use with the [dc] tag and any relevant adaptation tag(s) (i.e. use [comics] to refer to comic references).
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Who invented the Kryptonian language spoken in My Adventures With Superman?
I got dropped into My Adventures with Superman, and in season 1, episode 9, we get some Kryptonian, which...very obviously is based on Romance languages. I believe the phrase was something like
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Superman TV episode, probably 1990s: he is in a foggy dark place, with his parents and a monster
This is possibly an episode of Lois and Clark from the early 1990s, though I am not sure about that. I only remember one scene and I hope somebody can identify it.
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Superman is in dark place, ...
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When were Superman's parents first portrayed as having sinister intentions for Kal-El on Earth?
(Spoilers ahead!) Early in Superman (2025), we see a touching message from Superman's biological parents, Jor-El and Lara, delivered via a hologram while he's healing:
Jor-El: We love you more than ...
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Do people in the DC universe generally know that Superman has another identity?
Batman is a human in a face-covering costume, so it's natural to wonder what he looks like underneath, and assume he has some other name and life.
But Superman is a superpowered alien who shows his ...
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Story where Lois Lane inquires on a health center
When I was a kid, I read a story centered on Lois Lane where she was investigating shady activities in a health center by posing as a customer.
I remember her covertly observing several employees ...
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Which Superman media or variants are associated with the logos shown in DC Comics Germany’s Superman Day TikTok video?
On April 18, 2025, DC Comics Germany’s official TikTok account (@dc.deutschland) posted a video celebrating Superman Day, showcasing various Superman logos from 1938 to 2025. The video includes a 2025 ...
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Does lead nullify Superman's other senses?
One of Superman's famous weaknesses is his inability to see through lead. Although I'm not sure why that's the case from a physiological perspective (I'm sure that could be a separate question), it ...
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What comic is this where Superman was controlled by rock music?
Back in the 1980s I looked at a pile of Superman comics at a flea market. One that I remember and would like to identify involved Superman dealing with a rock band, the music of which drove the ...
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In mainstream post-Crisis continuity, when did Luthor boast to Lois about how he could end cancer and famine?
In Action Comics #837, the second issue of the 2006 storyline "Up, Up, and Away!", Lois alludes to a past conversation with Lex Luthor.
"He once told me that he believed he had the ...
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What are the new powers given to Superman in the animated TV series "My Adventures with Superman"?
In the animated TV series My Adventures with Superman, there is a reimagined version of Superman. He has some special abilities compared to the normal Superman we know.
What are these additional ...
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Was this poem about Superman and Robin inspired by a specific comic?
I'm wondering if eight-year-old boy-genius Gerald Bostock was inspired by an actual comic with his poem Thick as a Brick (written on the 3rd of March 1972).
Here is the relevant passage:
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Can Superman cut himself with his heat vision? [duplicate]
Can Superman cut himself with his heat vision?
Can Superman cut an alternate version of himself (e.g. clone, parallel universe) using his heat vision?
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Comic where Kara and Kal-el are sent to Earth in pods, Kara comes late
What is the comic where both Kryptonians, Kara and Kal-el, are sent in pods to Earth; Kara's pod is hit by debris from Krypton exploding and goes off track and into cryo and ends up orbiting a star? (...
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1970s (?) JLA story with Superman frozen
I'm looking for a comic, probably published in the 1970s, where the Justice League of America was captured by a group of villains and Superman was frozen solid. Villains included Gorilla Grodd, ...
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How did Martha and Jonathan Kent have the information needed to take care of Superman?
When Superman’s human parents first encountered Superman at the crash site, he was an infant. It can be inferred from the comics that Superman is able to eat human food normally even though this would ...
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