[Las Vegas Dave]

The house at 10622 Kimberley Ave. in the Glenville neighborhood is where Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created Superman.

[P.O.E.]

My mom always told me reading comic books would rot my brain.

And she was right.

[Las Vegas Dave]

Pinging the lists as a FYI..

[knarf]

[Dr. Sivana]

One, Fawcett's Captain Marvel, would sometimes surpass Superman comics with sales of more than a million issues each month. The titans would battle for newsstand supremacy until DC sued Fawcett into oblivion in the early 1950s.

That was a bogus lawsuit. Captain Marvel was flying from the beginning, so Superman stole that from him. Cap was a boy in his "secret identity", Supes a full grown man with glasses. Cap got his powers from Greek, Roman and Hebrew (!) heroes of old. Supes, due to advanced Kryptonian evolution (later modified repeatedly).

Heck, Captain Marvel even had a bald headed mad scientist nemsesis before Luthor even existed!

One problem, the original Captain Marvel origin story is EXTREMELY creepy, and should NEVER be played out by children.

[katana]

Have no idea whether it was a coincidence, but the initials of Cleveland's main local newspaper was and is the PD (Plain Dealer) vs. Metropolis' DP (Daily Planet).

Locals are aware of the connection, although it receives far less publicity than the first on air use of the phrase "Rock and Roll" (in the black community jargon at the time it referred to the "beast with two backs") to describe the phenomenon of 1950's white boys making negro blues acceptable to a wider audience by adding their twangy voices, drums, and an upbeat rhythm. There is now a Superman statue in Hopkins Airport, although it is a recent addition.

[who knows what evil?]

Superman was modeled after the pulp hero, Doc Savage, who had seventy novels under his belt BEFORE Action Comics #1 was published. 'Man of Bronze', 'Man of Steel'...Clark Savage, Clark Kent...Doc Savage had his 'Fortress of Solitude' YEARS before anyone else made off with the idea.

To celebrate Doc's 80th anniversary, 'Skull Island' was recently published...Doc vs. King Kong, who is also celebrating his 80th.

[Clemenza]

The slogan “Truth, Justice, and the American Way” was created for the campy 1950s television show, and was not part of the original comic.

[Vaquero]

... in the Man of Steel’s birth city...

Kryptonopolis

[theBuckwheat]

Would politically correct, diversity-compliant gay super heroes protect the America of the Superman era? Somehow I do’t think so. Superman was the hero of the people of the Land of the Free, of the Greatest Generation and their immediate children. America is now the Land of the Dependent and Entitled where school children are taught how to fill out 61 page applications for free health care and ObamaPhones (tm).

[tanknetter]

the superhero who spawned numerous television series and five films, including a movie due out in June,

Including the upcoming Man of Steel, there are six movies. The four Christopher Reeve films and "Superman Returns" staring Brandon Routh.

Of course I could forgive the writer if he was just pretending "Superman IV, the Quest for Peace" never happened.

[Young Werther]

Finally Clark and Lois's grand daughter can be revealed..well almost!

Now that's Super!!!

[Pontiac]

Thanks Dave.

I never knew that Superman was a Cleveland native.

[N-R-T]

Obama's vision of Superman.

[who knows what evil?]

A message from General Zod to Kal-El and planet Earth has just been revealed at the upcoming ‘Man of Steel’ movie’s website...probably a precursor to a new trailer.