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superman (in the philosophy of Nietzsche) an ideal man who through integrity and creativity would rise above good and evil and who represents the goal of human evolution Superman invincible scourge of crime. [Comics: Horn, 642–643] See : Crime Fighting Superman superhero under guise of Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter. [Comics: Horn, 642] See : Disguise Superman Nietzsche’s ideal being, a type that would arise when man succeeds in surpassing himself. [Ger. Phil.: Thus Spake Zarathustra in Magill III, 1069] See : Perfection Superman caped superhero and modern-day Hercules. [Comics: Horn, 642–643] See : Strength Superman superhero; faster than a speeding bullet. [Comics: Horn, 642; TV: “Adventures of Superman” in Terrace, I, 37–38] See : Swiftness Superman invulnerable except for Kryptonite. [TV: “The Adventures of Superman” in Terrace, I, 38; Comics: Horn, 642] See : Vulnerability How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Beside his love for comics -- born Nic Coppola, the actor took his stage name from the Marvel title "Luke Cage, Hero for Hire," and in 2005 named his infant son Kal-el, which is Superman's Kryptonian moniker -- Cage is a huge motorcycle enthusiast. As their home planet, Krypton, is destroyed, a Jor-El and his wife Lard set little Kal-El adrift, not on the river Nile, but into outer space, in the hopes that a good family on Earth will raise their son as one of their own, even though he is truly a king. is a Clark Kent, with a Kal-El inside him screaming to get out. |
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