I have heard that the original Superman couldn't actually fly, but could run very quickly and jump amazingly high, hence the speeding-bullet/single-bound thing. I have never had this confirmed by an actual comics geek, though, so it may very well be bullshit.

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The original Superman could heal people and walk on water, he was also quite a good story teller.

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Anyone see the old Batman and Robin movie, y'know the first one? My god that was corny.

The scariest thing about the SC downtime was how much my productivity increased. Oh well. Never let it be said that I would stop having fun just because it's bad for me.

If he can invent web shooters, he can learn to sew.

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