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Contents 1 First appearance 2 Questions about powers 3 Copyright 4 Recentism 5 ART PHOTO

[edit] First appearance

There is a discussion on the Comics Project talk page about the appropriateness of "Historical" and "Modern" in the superherobox. CovenantD 00:41, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Questions about powers

Doesn't Superman has some sort of Kryptonian Mental Attack Technique?

Also, in the superherobox, "intellegence" is sighted as an ability. Is this super intellegence? And if not, is it worth noting? It is not mentioned in the main article. Dorin 08:20, 20 February 2007 (UTC)||reposted Dorin 08:45, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

I believe those are mentioned in the companion article, Powers and abilities of Superman. He's had so many over the years, they just wouldn't all fit here. CovenantD 09:35, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright

when does the copyright expire?

Don't know, but extrapolating from Copyright Term Extension Act, I'd guess not until at least 2034. And that would be the copyright on Action Comics #1, not the character of Superman, a trademark of DC Comics which they can theoretically hold in perpetuity. Clconway 21:26, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

i have to do a report on superman why is he so important i chose him because ha is better than other hreos what do u think

[edit] Recentism

"The character's cast, powers and trappings have slowly expanded throughout the years. Superman's backstory was altered to allow for adventures as Superboy, and other survivors of Krypton were discovered, including Supergirl and Krypto the Superdog. In addition, Superman has been licensed and adapted into a variety of media, from radio to television and film. The motion picture Superman Returns was released in 2006, with a performance at the international box office which exceeded expectations"

It seems weird to mention Superman Returns (and its box office run) specifically because it was the most recent movie. We don't have to advertise for Superman, do we? Why not mention that he's been featured in movies, starting with Superman: The Movie? The way it's written here it reads as if SR was the first major motion picture adaptation of Superman. The Superman Returns sentence seems tacked-on, especially since it then goes on to mention Byrne's 1986 revamp, which was quite a bit earlier in the chronology. 82.95.254.249 21:25, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] ART PHOTO

I am just bringing this up. I love the Jim Lee photo of Superman. But it has been up for ages. I notice it sits juxtaposed in reverse to Jim Lee's artwork of Batman on the Batman page. Would it be too much to ask for a vote on whether the artwork should be changed? Jim Lee is a fantastic artist, but he does'nt have artistic license on Superman does he?? I think there are other representations of the character by other artists that are just as good. --Hokgwai 23:49, 8 April 2007 (UTC)