Superman's Forgotten Arch-Nemesis

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  @Mallory-Malkovich · 2 years ago

  It's depressing how relevant these radio plays still are almost a century later.

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• MR

  @MrRedFoxorMrelzorrorojo · 2 years ago

  Let me put it this way... I love that Superman on the radio beat the everliving shit out of the Klan. Good stuff.

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  @VelkanKiador · 2 years ago

  One thing I kinda find delightful is just how tirelessly Batman and Robin are working to recover Superman once he goes missing. It gives them a real sense of comradery and friendship, knowing that Batman won't give up on Superman and go to great lengths bringing him back home.

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• NU

  @nutherefurlong · 2 years ago

  I like the idea of Clark Kent as an actual investigator instead of just a bumbling front for Action Dude

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• KA

  @kaboombox1581 · 2 years ago

  It’s amazing how Superman in the radio show really fleshed out the Man of Steel we all know and love. It expanded his powers (flight), gave us his weakness (Kryptonite) as well as one of his greatest stories.

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• MA

  @matti.8465 · 2 years ago

  I love how he just grabs Batman with his arm and takes him flying. Most versions of him wouldn't let him do that.

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  @francoislacombe9071 · 2 years ago (edited)

  I'm fairly certain that Superman's fast ball, especially unrestricted because of his amnesia, would have killed any human catcher in a most gruesome way. 😱

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• MI

  @michaelsinnreich6626 · 2 years ago

  It says a lot how this is still so relevant 80 years later

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• BO

  @bokmcdok · 2 years ago

  That part about them not wanting to wait for Superman to starve is especially symbolic. Part of the reason that the Nazis stepped up their execution camps was because the Jews weren't starving to death as quickly as they expected them to.

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  @Drekal684 · 2 years ago

  The most unbelievable part of this story, is that Latimer would feel anything like guilt or remorse over the evil he&apos;s wrought. In my experience, if Superman had tried that on a real world equivalent they would&apos;ve gone &quot;yeah I did so what?&quot; and laughed about it.<br><br>Which says something, right? People like him IRL are more like comic book supervillains than the villain in a radio show based on a comic book!

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  @michaelramon2411 · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saREii3eXNo&amp;t=1061">17:41</a> &quot;Like a mighty jet-propelled rocket&quot;. I love this line because it sounds awesome while also being completely nonsensical - jet engines and rockets use completely different propulsion methods, and smushing them together would get you something very dangerous that wouldn&apos;t fly at all.<br><br>All Superman similes should be equally absurd.

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  @miguelvelez7221 · 2 years ago

  This story as a lifelong fan of Superman, and of comic book superheroes in general always makes me (irrationally, I know... Sue me.) proud. <br><br>A sybol of fiction that embodies our better angels had real world impact in a fight against bigotry and oppression and was an example to youg people that &quot;evil&quot;, isn&apos;t cool. <br><br>Literally, guys stopped being Klansmen because kids thought it was stupid. <br><br>And... That&apos;s part of why Superman will always be my absolute favorite American superhero.

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