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hillbilly, forgot about that, he DID always duck!ā¦ā¦I suspect that prop gun hurled by the bad guy packed more punch than those sound-effects -produced bullets that apparently bounced off his chestā¦ā¦remember that smug look of superiority on his face as the bullets bounced off?
My weirdest thoughts of the day happen in the few seconds just before I fall asleep. Often when Iām just waking up too. Thankfully Iām lucid the rest of the day.
I wondered about this as a child, watching reruns of the George Reeves Superman. But, even when I was six years old I couldnāt make the physics of Superman work and it bothered me.
He didnāt start flying until the Fleischer cartoon series. The leaping looked stupid in the animation tests, so they just decided to let him fly instead. But the whole āFaster than a speeding bulletā¦. Look! Up in the sky!ā¦.ā bit had already started with the radio series (with the same voice cast, by the way), and was then carried over to the old TV series.
margueritem over 13 years ago
Day two of āSuper Hero Doubtsāā¦
JP Steve Premium Member over 13 years ago
Superman trivia: He couldnāt always fly. Leaping came first!
jnik23260 over 13 years ago
That āLeaping over tall buildingsā slogan came before he could fly.
Hillbillyman over 13 years ago
Question: Why did he always duck when someone threw a gun at him? LOL
bubujin_2 Premium Member over 13 years ago
The existential Superman.
Nighthawks Premium Member over 13 years ago
hillbilly, forgot about that, he DID always duck!ā¦ā¦I suspect that prop gun hurled by the bad guy packed more punch than those sound-effects -produced bullets that apparently bounced off his chestā¦ā¦remember that smug look of superiority on his face as the bullets bounced off?
NE1956 over 13 years ago
My weirdest thoughts of the day happen in the few seconds just before I fall asleep. Often when Iām just waking up too. Thankfully Iām lucid the rest of the day.
Auntie Socialist over 13 years ago
An angsty Supermanā¦ probably the only remaining take that hasnāt been done beforeā¦ no, wait! that was āSmallvilleā! Never mind.
Goblinopolis over 13 years ago
I wondered about this as a child, watching reruns of the George Reeves Superman. But, even when I was six years old I couldnāt make the physics of Superman work and it bothered me.
Fan oā Lio. over 13 years ago
It used to take him 2 or 3 bounds to clear just a medium building.
Drrl over 13 years ago
You donāt spit into the wind.
iced tea over 13 years ago
And you donāt take the mask off the old Lone Rangerā¦
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
And you donāt mess around with Jim.
stevebarritt over 13 years ago
This joke was done years ago by Ashley Brilliant.
stuestes over 13 years ago
Of course he needed that (hidden) trampoline in front of the windows he leaped out of.
John W Kennedy Premium Member over 11 years ago
He didnāt start flying until the Fleischer cartoon series. The leaping looked stupid in the animation tests, so they just decided to let him fly instead. But the whole āFaster than a speeding bulletā¦. Look! Up in the sky!ā¦.ā bit had already started with the radio series (with the same voice cast, by the way), and was then carried over to the old TV series.