How come Superman never made any money?
962993
superman has to protect his awesome super powers with anonimity if he was some rich #&*@\nhe would just be exploited and they would have him caged up so they could discover his weakness
989296
It continues Superman 2.  It takes place 5 years after those events, and considers Superman 3 and 4 to have never existed.\n\nSuperman 3 has nothing to do with it.
414786
Haven't you heard? Superman can leap tall buildings in a single bound.  He can't fly, because it says so right in the credits!\n\nNotice that Superman/Clark Kent seems to be the only one that can get a story?  These are some incredibly dumb reporters Clark is working with.  That's maybe why he wanted to work there.
624005
Yeah batman. hes got all that cool technology. and superman is just boring as hell.
1000595
You can make the argument in many different ways.  I think his origin follows the science of the time rather than any religious imagery.\n\nJor-el was not actually named that when Superman was first created.  It was "Jor-L".  This blows an earlier poster's idea that Jor"-el" was an indication for "god".\n\nSupes origin ran:  "Krypton, a distant planet so far advanced in evolution that it bears a civilization of super men - beings which represent the human race at its ultimate peak of perfect development!".  \n\nWe are not seeing a divine creation here, we are seeing eugenics, the application of science on the genome.  Superman's original origin followed along the thought of the 1930's  that selective breeding could yield a "superman".  The terrors of Germany in WWII brought a change to this type of thought.\n\nSo, in answer to your question, Superman was not christian inspired... he was inspired by the science and cultural theories of the 1930's.
1171204
I think he's a younger superman, at the beginning. As far as being thin, I always wondered why superman had to look muscular, since his powers don't come from regular muscles.
1173557
Hey Paul, I am a conservative too, and I totally agree with ya....Superman is an American icon.....why is he allowed to come here with out papers and be worshiped as a super hero???
1105498
Right here. \n\n\nhttp://www.supermanmegasite.com/readarticle.php?article_id=30
709533
Look, it is a tradition that has been going on as long as they have been making Superman movies, they all suck simply because they cannot measure up to the original concepts in the comics and cannot successfully portray Superman on the screen like he was portrayed in the comics.  It is really that easy.  He was made so complex and deep as a character that there has been no actor or director that could really capture him. They often treat him as more of an icon rather than a true character with deeper thoughts and meanings.  It is true that he is an icon, but he is much deeper than that and was designed that way on purpose.  In my mind, any Superman movie is doomed to failure because they cannot even begin to measure up to the comics' depth.
477445
cuz he's short on money?
1078
The Hulk is no match for Superman. Supes could toss him into space, far as I know, The Hulk needs to breathe...
993908
Yes.  In terms of humanity... he fights for truth, justice, and freedom.  His superpowers defines what he can and can't do.  How can he be Earth's greatest defender, if he can't defend the planet from a rogue asteroid?  Besides, he doesn't just stay in the confines of his city to help other in need.  if there is a tsunami headed towards Indonesia... he'll go there to save the millions of live at stake.  Can Batman or Aqua do that?  I don't think so!  Superman has an enduring legendary status that has been around form almost 70 years, and the way I see it, it still will be for another 70 and more... because he is the greatest hero of all time.
183865
HELL YES!!! for a while i thought i was the only one!!! is he their CHEAPEST choice or do they really think the public will relate him to superman???? there must have been a better choice!!!
637464
Sure, but he gets people talking about him, doesn't he? He sells out arenas and gets people to buy pay-per-views. Yeah, I think he's overrated, but so were Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior and a lot of other guys who drew money. Part of the business is making money, and right now, like him or not, John Cena is making a lot of money for WWE. Maybe not to the same effect as Hogan, Austin, Rock, Warrior, Savage, Hunter, Shawn, Bret or Taker during their title runs, but he is still selling a lot of merchandise and packing a lot of arenas, and like it or not, the ability to draw the almighty dollar is ranked pretty highly in wrestling.
1138085
in an old superman comic superman explain how he uses his super hypnotism (yes this was a real power back then) and it makes clark look like a different person  and in the first few panels he's looking in the mirror saying something about how its just superman in a suit and glasses and later in the story when he has have every one in the city not belive any hypnotic suggestions and people catch him half dressed as clark and the only see superman
1058990
Comics (in the 70's) showed him using his heat vision and a mirror to shave his beard.  It is a little inconstant since he has flown very close to the sun and he does not burn his hair off his head.  So maybe the heat vision is hotter then the surface of the sun?!?!?\n\nAlso in the 70's the comics suggested that everything that came from Superman's ship that carried him as a child has gotten the same invulnerability that Superman got from the sun.  That is why his suit so rarely needs repair as it was made from the blankets that were around him as a baby.  Maybe he uses the ships parts to make him some clippers?
727161
they made it seem like he was going to die, but i knew they wouldn't do that. besides doesn't superman come back to life in the comics?