To: elcid1970
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.
24 posted on
02/09/2010 2:48:15 PM PST by
fr_freak
To: fr_freak; elcid1970
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?
June, 1938 was when the first grown up Superman appears. He would have come to earth in the 19-teens.
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.
That is correct. The explanation of his powers changed, too. At first he was just an evolutionarily advanced Kryptonian transplanted to Earth. Then Earth's weaker gravity was used to explain his super-strength. Then they threw in Earth's yellow sun super charging him(which didn't explain his ability to fly through solar systems at near light speeds).
He eventually developed a "code against killing", which would crimp his style in war time. But in the war ... check out this cover:
![](http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/superman/23-1.jpg)
25 posted on
02/09/2010 3:01:53 PM PST by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
To: fr_freak
According to DC, Hitler had a supernatural artifact called “The Spear of Destiny” that repelled superhumans.
26 posted on
02/09/2010 3:02:27 PM PST by
AceMineral
(Manos? Hands of Fate.)
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