you know, sometimes I really appreciate the deus ex machina of Reed Richards’ ‘unstable molecule’ costumes for a reason why super-suits are so resilient.
Lucky for Byrne that Bill didn’t overreact.
Or if he had, luckier for the Doom Patrol.
As I said before, no, it’s not.
That was my first reaction to it, but then cataloguing how Superman and Batman had changed from Bill’s view of them, I realised - even for Silver Age Superman, it’s a lousy description.
It posits a contempt for and hatred of humanity that Superman has never demonstrated.
It also ignores the influence of the Kents, and how the Clark Kent persona actually worked, both in Smallville and Metropolis - but those are lesser points, and possible to miss.
It’s the utter contempt for humanity that really breaks it.
This:
Is incompatable with Superman. Be it 1938, 1958, 1988, or 2006.
There’s a huge difference between holding back, because you know you’re stronger than everyone around you - even resenting having to - and holding everyone around you in this kind of contempt.
Luck must be retroactive; that site’s been in my favourites for about a year.