A secret formula that instantaneously grants powers does not correlate to an alien arriving on Earth as a child and developing his powers throughout the years.
Well there is another similarity and that is that they both were raised in a farm and pretended to be weak and pathetic in front of other people.He was a pulp fiction hero and Superman gained other powers such as laser eyes in other series so the viewers might be interested in him more than gladiator because that person was not working in a comic publishing company like DC and Marvel that their writers are communist and all.Most stories goes success such as Superman because when one singer produces a good song and the other people like it so you know what his new songs are they are based on that song but said and done in a different way.You are just being hypothetical.Gather some info on him.
- did you read what i wrote GA superman wasn't raised in a farm.
- GA Clark Kent wasn't like the Byrne Clark.Look it up GA Clark is anything than weak a willfull strong reporter ready to defend his ideals.
- THE heat vision CAME LATER and i mean 20 years later....JUST READ WHAT I WROTE..here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers_and_abilities_of_Superman .
Look, you really have no idea of superman's backstory as a character.You are embarassing yourself by trying to defend a false argument.If superman is based on someone that would be Doc Savage to a digree.
Wow so just because someone before Supes had the same powers that makes him a rip off? Pff, then everything ever is a rip off with that rationale. It's called influence. Every creation gets an influence from somewhere. That shouldn't take away from Supes at all. Also who even knows or cares about this Gladiator guy? Virtually no one. Superman on the otherhand has resonated with people for decades. So even if Supes was a rip off, which he isn't as he's his own character (Im pretty sure Kryptonians didn't exist until him - thats sarcasm by the way), it doesn't really matter as he's still a far better character.
Also, Batman was inspired by the Shadow and Zorro. But that doesn't make him a rip off. Is he not more recognizable than both of those characters now for good reason? People called Green Arrow a Batman and Robin Hood rip off, but Ollie has been around for decades. He has his own show now! Come off it man, this rationale is stupid. Characters and their traits have been borrowed from and used for years, doesn't make them a rip off. Nobody has a monopoly on superpowers or character traits.
I did not want to go there but this had to be said.Why is Sentry considered a Superman rip off cause he is not an alien nor was raised in a farm.Then why do you call him a Superman rip off when he is an inspiration by your hypocritical logic.If Superman had powers before Gladiator,Sentry and Hyperion so you are denying the other statement you guys made that these characters are a rip off so according to your logic Sentry is 100% not a rip off cause he just has similar powers but anything else making him similar to Superman cause that ain't a rip off that is an inspiration.Then why do you idiots say that he is a rip off.Stop calling them a rip off and start calling them an inspiration.The reason you guys are debating against the fact is that you are in denial that he is not an original.It is hard to cope with your losses and I understand that that.You have my sympathies.PS if anyone is personally offended by me then you guys should know that it was not my intention.
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