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    Character » Superman appears in 18942 issues.

    Sent to Earth as an infant from the dying planet Krypton, Kal-El was adopted by the loving Kent family and raised in America's heartland as Clark Kent. Using his immense solar-fueled powers, he became Superman to defend mankind against all manner of threats while championing truth, justice, and the American way!

    Is it ironic that...

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    #1  Edited By buttersdaman000
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    #2  Edited By Kal'smahboi

    Why?

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    #3  Edited By the_stegman  Moderator
    @Kal'smahboi:  
     

    Why?

    because he's supposed to be "more powerful than a locomotive" 
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    #4  Edited By buttersdaman000

    I think Morrison put that in there on purpose lol

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    #5  Edited By SC  Moderator

    Yes, its like 10,000 spoons, and all you need is a knife.  
     
    Oh wait, its Morrison... then nah, that was on purpose. 

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    #6  Edited By Kal'smahboi
    @The Stegman: Oh, right lol. A bullet train doesn't really have a locomotive car but I see what Morrison was doing. Didn't really think about it until now.
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    #7  Edited By joshmightbe

    no that's not irony

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    #8  Edited By Deranged Midget

    Yeah Morrison probably did it on purpose but Superman is in his early years so his powers haven't developed fully yet.

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    #9  Edited By deactivated-5a4e0e8ea3dfb

    well he's not supposed to be at the height of his powers yet and he's closer to the more extremely tough that he was in 1938 rather than the nigh invulnerable he's become. That's why Morrison cleverly put in Lex talking about hitting him with mortal shells but it not doing anything. 
     
    it's an interesting take. It feels like what Bryne did in 1986 by de-powering him but at the same time you realize he's going to keep getting stronger and stronger till he gets back to his more recognizable levels so it will be interesting to watch that progression in Action Comics.
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    #10  Edited By joshmightbe

    here are some examples of irony to help people define it 
    1. anti-smoking campaigns sponsored by tobacco companies 
    2. that disclaimer at the end of tequila commercials that asks people to drink responsibly  
    3. an arachnophobic who falls to his death trying to get away from a non lethal spider 
    4. a guy who drives across country because he's afraid of flying dying in a car accident   

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    #11  Edited By sesquipedalophobe

    Irony is writing a song about a man being so vain that he probably thinks the song is about him.

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    #12  Edited By the_stegman  Moderator

    irony is when it rains on your wedding day

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    #13  Edited By Timandm

    Sooo... He's not as fast as a speeding "bullet-train."???

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    #14  Edited By ApatheticAvenger

    @SC: Nice.

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    #15  Edited By joshmightbe
    @The Stegman: no thats unfortunate not ironic 
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    #16  Edited By the_stegman  Moderator
    @joshmightbe: yeah, i know i was quoting from the song "isn't it ironic" the ironic part of the song is that it's not ironic at all
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    #17  Edited By joshmightbe
    @The Stegman: I just thought she didn't understand the definition of irony though actually it is in fact very ironic that a song about irony has nothing ironic mentioned in it
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    #18  Edited By Nova`Prime`
    @joshmightbe said:
    no that's not irony
    Mostly made out of steel now.
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    #19  Edited By ssejllenrad

    This is irony!
     

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    #20  Edited By John Valentine

    It's not irony in the slightest.

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    #21  Edited By DEGRAAF
    @The Stegman said:
    irony is when it rains on your wedding day

    it rained on my wedding day lol

    @joshmightbe said:

    @The Stegman: I just thought she didn't understand the definition of irony though actually it is in fact very ironic that a song about irony has nothing ironic mentioned in it

    While i agree that not every line in the song is ironic i do find some of them ironic

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    #22  Edited By MrDirector786
    @ssejllenrad said:
    This is irony!
     
    LOL
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    #23  Edited By Primmaster64

    Anyone saw the Legion of Superheroes easter egg?

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    #24  Edited By BatteredArmor
    @joshmightbe: 
    my favorites are number 3 and 4
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    #25  Edited By ValendianKnight

    You might want to look up what the word "irony" means. It is quite funny though, when I saw that it felt like a joke or reference.

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