Talk:Clark Kent

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The footnote suggests that the middle name of "Jerome" might be a reference to Jerry Siegel. But it doesn't suggest that the more commonly used "Joseph" might refer to Joe Shuster. Any reason why this is less likely? Daibhid C 22:50, 11 March 2006 (UTC)

I think that the name Clark Joseph Kent is to the comics, while Clark Jerome Kent is to the other media. Leader Vladimir

[edit] Change to acting paragraph

I've changed this paragraph:

Some fans have noted that in order for the disguise to be credible, Clark has to be at least as skilled an actor as Christopher Reeve(Or, more modernly, Brandon Routh. The actor's portrayal of Clark in the feature film series was praised for making the disguise's effectiveness credible to audiences (though not all fans embraced it as warmly). According to the 2004 limited series Superman: Birthright (which retells Superman's origin), young Clark Kent studies the Meisner technique so that he can seamlessly move between his Clark and Superman personas.

To this: Some fans have noted that in order for the disguise to be credible, Clark has to be at least as skilled an actor as Christopher Reeve. The actor's portrayal of Clark in the feature film series was praised for making the disguise's effectiveness credible to audiences (though not all fans embraced it as warmly). According to the 2004 limited series Superman: Birthright (which retells Superman's origin), young Clark Kent studies the Meisner technique so that he can seamlessly move between his Clark and Superman personas. In the 2006 feature film, Brandon Routh's performance echoes Reeve's.

My reasons are two. First, the original placement of the Brandon Routh reference disrupts the flow of thought of the paragraph, making it unclear who is being referred to in "The actor's portrayal of Clark." Second, "modernly" is not a word.

[edit] 52: Stop the press

Should we add a character history featuring Clark Kent's exploits during 52 (comics)? ACS (Wikipedian) [[User talk:Ace Class Shadow]] 20:59, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Why does this page exist?

No other hero has a separate page for their secret identity. Batman and Bruce Wayne are the same article, Wonder Woman and Princess Diana are the same page. This page is frivolous and should be completely merged with the Superman page. There is no pertinent reason for this page to exist on its own.

Well, at the very least, there is specific discussion on the Superman/Clark Kent identity issue. This isn't discussed in the Superman article. Superman is rather unique in the sense that he has three conflicting identities. Although if we were to continue with the thought, there should be a seperate article on Kal-El. On reflection, I second this opinion and sugest that there be a Clark Kent section of the main Superman article. It would also be my recomendation that when/if the move is made, that the Clark Kent information remain intact to help illustrate the main poin of the unique identity conflict within the character. DarthAlbin 03:14, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Because he's Superman. He is the A-list. Clark is the personification of secret identities everywhere. The first secret ID. And Smallville is a show about Clark, not Superman, anybody who says otherwise is MUD

But Superman and Clarck Kent are the same person! Might as well add an article about Kal-El, it's just stupid. And "Smallville" is about Clark aka Kal El aka Superman growing up. It's like saying that the Matrix is about Thomas Anderson but not Neo.