From: ted@loft.tnolan.com
In article <10c3bkk$11h9s$1@dont-email.me>,
Bobbie Sellers wrote:
>
>
>On 10/7/25 07:51, Don_from_AZ wrote:
>> Bobbie Sellers writes:
>>
>>> On 10/6/25 21:24, Titus G wrote:
>>>> On 6/10/25 17:07, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
>>>> snip
>>>>> Where does Superman's extremely strength and durability come
from
>>>>> probably
>>>>> the same place or some place very similar. Oh for the thrilling days of
>>>>> yesteryear when
>>>>> we assumed that growing up on a much more dense planet could confer
>>>>> super powers.
>>>>>
>>>>> bliss - it is actually in the ink the artist uses.
>>>> They were thrilling days for me as well. Gravity might explain his
>>>> ability to leap over tall buildings but where does the super power come
>>>> from that prevents everything from sliding from tables, or drinks from
>>>> spilling, inside the tall buildings he sometimes carries in one
>>>> outstretched palm under one sharp corner whilst flying?
>>>> (The colour of a sun will not be accepted as a scientific answer!)
>>>
>>> Magic in the ink the artists use is the secret.
>>> Some of the movies have demonstrated what battles between Superpowered
>>> people and super-powered aliens can do to nice modern cities.
>>> Magic is his vunerability as well as I well remember from the earliest
case
>>> of the rude little goblin with an unpronounceable name who used to show
up
>>> to bedevil younger Kal-El.
>>>
>>
>> Mister Mxyzptlk?
>>
> I believe so but i have always had problems with the spelling.
> I think he shows up with the Joker in a more recent story line
> helping the Joker reshape reality so that Joker can win once in a while
> and to bedevil those overserious chaps, Bruce Wayne and Kal-El. Even
>Mister Mxyzptlk gets fed up with the Joker and leaves him flat, to the
> best of my recollection.
>
> You do know that the first conception of Superman made him a bald
> villain but no one wanted a super telepathic villain so the creators
>changed
> to the more positive side of the story and cut out the telepathy for
>a while.
> The bald villain returned with Lex Luthor and Brainiac of course.
>
> bliss - magic in the ink of course
It never occured to me before that Superman was initially sort of
John Carter in his feats.
The fifth dimensional imps including Mister Mxyzptlk & Bat-Mite had
an extended outing in Mark Waid's "World's Finest" continutiy recently.
It was a fun storyline and they even got to be real heroes.
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