[elcid1970]

And is ol’ green machine himself, “Captain Planet”, still around?

The one who said, “Hey kids!! Let’s save the Earth from greedy capitalists!!!”

BTW, my childhood favorites were Superman and Batman, but there was just one thing I couldn’t figure out about the Man of Steel:

Ol’ Supe came here to Earth in 1938. He should have made mincemeat out of the Germans and the Japs, no atomic bomb needed. Wha’ hoppened, huh?

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[atc23]

That dude doesn’t look like Steve Rogers. And . . actually I think Stark Enterprises owns the super soldier formulae now.

[fr_freak]

Ol’ Supe came here to Earth in 1938. He should have made mincemeat out of the Germans and the Japs, no atomic bomb needed. Wha’ hoppened, huh?

Yeah, but he came here as a baby, even if he was a really tough baby. Would you really want a 2 or 3 year old killing krauts and japs?

Also, it is my understanding that, originally, Superman wasn't nearly as powerful as he is now. At first he could over jump over buildings - now he can fly. And before he could withstand blasts up to a Howitzer, but now he can take a nuclear blast and laugh.

[tanknetter]

Ol’ Supe came here to Earth in 1938. He should have made mincemeat out of the Germans and the Japs, no atomic bomb needed. Wha’ hoppened, huh?

I have a DVD of the first Superman cartoons, the ones that were made and ran right around the time the US came into the war. They have a very nice one called the "Japateurs" where Lois and Clark are in Tokyo on a story and Superman keeps taking out chunks of the Japanese war industry.

Ok, sure, Superman COULD take out the Axis in a busy afternoon. But then what would happen with all the associated story lines? Like Wonder Woman for instance?

And from a sales perspective, if Superman takes out the Axis in late December 1941 what does DC do for storylines compelling enough to get kids to part with their hard earned allowance money for the next four years?