Superman is the character who ushered in the Golden Age of Comics in the early 1930s. And, after exploring more mundane plots in its first spring, the authors noticed that the plots that played heavily with the possibilities of his powers aliens became increasingly popular. And that's how the Man of Steel's most absurd and indecent abilities were born, who has just taken the moths out of one of them in a new comic.
They are warning for spoilers for Action Comics #1067!
In recently released Action Comics #1067, DC pays homage to the early years of Superman's career with a three-part independent story arc. The plot promises to bring all the elements that made it a classic, from the old costume from the hero's first animations at Fleischer Studios to the more redneck motivations and cases that he solved.
Of course, the strange powers are part of this tribute, and one appears in a little building mess that no one asked Jimmy Olsen, Clark Kent, and Lois Lane to investigate. Amid the boring conflict, an alien invasion appears to boil the juice. And, of course, the journalist leaves when the hero enters.
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A race of Gorathians that, pardon my ignorance, I won't bother researching where they got these disposable creatures from turns the scenario into a more violent confrontation. The space animals sprout an utterly different weapon and, apparently, with high destructive power.
Among all the alternatives that Superman had to resolve this situation, he resorts to the most unusual: the Man of Steel simply eats the weapon to make it disappear, using an ability linked to his superpower.
Uncontrolled habit emerged in the 1940s
The plot is a tribute to the early years of the Man of Steel stories, and the silly script and the absurd use of his power bring a lighter and more fun atmosphere to the story. The Man of Steel's habit of eating steel, among other things, began in the Golden Age of comics, in Action Comics #27 (1940).
At the time, a criminal attacked Superman with a red-hot piece of metal, and the Man of Steel responded by eating the object, saying: "Mm-mm! A tasty snack!". This bizarre display of strength must have been widely commented on at the time because, although indecent today, it shows a creative and effective solution to a problem that only the hero could solve in this way.
In Action Comics #1067, Clark also eats the object for the same reason: as a show of strength, doing something that no human or even alien should consider.