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    Character » Superman appears in 18939 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!

    Should Superman be heavily sci-fi entrenched?

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    Poll Should Superman be heavily sci-fi entrenched? (23 votes)

    Yes 78%
    No 22%

    Hard scifi that is thought through is avoided like the plague when it comes to Superman, and in its stead are "cool feats", filling a quota of generic Superman stuff(saving cats and old ladies), or retreading the Silver Age.

    What about a heavily scifi Superman along the lines of Elephantmen or something?

    Less camp, more kryptonian?

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    @justthatkid: Metropolis should be the world of tomorrow, and Goyham should conversely be a ghetto.

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    Adding scifi to Superman comics would be like adding butter to butter. It's pointless.

    Superman comics need to explore more of supes scientific prowess and acomplishments. I'm a little tired of seeing superman being the muscle attack force, the guy that saves the world through sheer raw power.

    Why not have Clark Kent saving and improving the world through scientific means and have Superman do what he does best, punching villains out cold, and being a symbol for hope, and the potential that each person has to be better.

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    So many great intergalactic villains in Superman rogues and we never see them outside of an alien invasion.

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    #6  Edited By Mutant God

    It also fits into the Trinity of DC:

    Superman - Sci-Fi

    Batman - Street Level

    Wonder Woman - Mystical

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    No. Supermam isn't a SciFi guy

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    isn't he already heavily entrenched in Sci-Fi?

    I wouldn't want it any more then he is. what's killing him is us and same with Thor and anyone with that power set. Thor's best work happen's in Asgard and Clark when he's dying or fighting to death with or without powers.

    scale back everything and keep the durability or more intergalactic travel

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    No, he should not be.

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    Doesn't have to be one or the other.

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    @mutant_god: Think your description of Batman is off..

    Superman: Scifi

    Batman: Mystery

    Wonder Woman: Myth

    To be fair, Batman's not too deep in "mystery" nowadays anymore

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