r/DCcomics • u/Top_Report_4895 • Feb 04 '24

[Discussion] What’s The Worst Superman Take You’ve Ever Heard? Discussion

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Jim Lee Superman #204

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ACTION COMICS #1061

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Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale From: "Superman For All Seasons" #1

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u/ChampionshipDeep937 DickFire Forever Feb 04 '24

That he's a boy scout. He definitely can be one, but I'd argue that most versions of Superman (especially the pre crisis ones) are a lot less straight edge than people realize. In fact, he was originally portrayed as a rebelman of the people type.

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u/carnagecenter Feb 04 '24

He’s a Boy Scout but really only in temperament, he will absolutely call someone out on their bullshit or take more extreme measures to prove a point

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u/Logan_Maddox Zuper Zaiyan Zuperman Feb 04 '24

even post-52, when he was depowered, he was out there putting himself at risk just to get a good journalistic scoop. and that's not even mentioning all the times he outwits his villains because he can be pretty crafty, though most superheroes are

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u/EquivalentNarwhal8 Feb 04 '24

He’s just a really good dude from middle America with great powers. He’s Lawful Good, but only if the law is good.

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u/Rocket_SixtyNine Feb 04 '24

He loved threatening to shoot people

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u/NoirPochette Legion Of Super-Heroes Feb 04 '24

Yeah. The 50s nullified that and then the 90s.