After stuffing myself full at a buffet and catching the 2006 rendition of Superman Returns, I can now rest at ease awaiting the explosions & booms of 2006 to commence.
Before I pass into a much needed nap, I have one question for Superman fanatics. Now understand, Superman was nothing more than a bullet-proof man flying around in blue tights and a red cape prior to seeing the movie. Superman is bullet-proof, passes through the atmosphere without being incinerated, and manages to fall from the skies creating a giant crater. Despite all this, his blue and red outfit remains unscathed.
Naturally, you can’t have a super hero without super hero threads. So where exactly did Superman’s suit come from? I imagine the seats of his pants never wear through, the collar of his shirt remains unstretched, and the soles of his boots never get worn down. Where is his tailor? Does he make the suit(s) (presumably multiple suits)? Machine-washable? Etc?
I probably should have asked the mid-thirty year old sitting to my right if he might know. He came well prepared in Superman pajama pants, a matching t-shirt, red hair, red boots, and a blue Superman blanket. He probably would have know right?
Joshua
Jul 4th, 2006
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According to the comic books, the Kents made Superman’s indestructible tights out of the indestructible blanket (Superman cut it with his heat vision) he had when his capsule crashed into Earth.
Don
Jul 4th, 2006
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I don’t know if this is right, but if you remember the original Superman movie, there were blue, red and even gold sheets that lined the crystal space ship that carried Superman as a baby from Krypton to Earth. I’m guessing that his suit was made from these materials. Who tailored his suit and his shoes? Beats me.
Ahmed
Jul 5th, 2006
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More importantly, who does his hair?
And why is it that he never has any facial hair? Does he just put the heat vision on a really low level and reflect it off the mirror to shave himself? This only answers questions with more questions…
Colin D. Devroe
Jul 5th, 2006
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Stuffing yourself full of buffet? Don’t think I’m not watching!
Derek
Jul 5th, 2006
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Oh but I made sure to eat in moderation. Sort of. Besides, it was like Japanese food. How bad could that be.
eric
Jul 5th, 2006
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the real question is, how come no one bothered to ask him why he has his underwear on the outside of his pants.
Don
Jul 5th, 2006
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That is so funny! Yeah, I want an answer to that too! LOL!
Derek
Jul 5th, 2006
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I missed this comment. I was wondering the same thing while watching the movie. That jelly curl of his in the front is still intact despite falling from space and creating a crater in the park. While he was sitting on the gurney in the hospital, I was like “what the hell?!” his hair is still curled as it was earlier.
Maybe he does have underwear under the pants? The ones on the outside must be extra protection?
leeo
Jul 5th, 2006
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ok guys i got an answer:
SUPERMAN has SUPERCLOTHES
ok?
Ian!
Jul 6th, 2006
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I hadn’t heard this one, but it makes sense. There are multiple histories and explainations for a lot of things in the DC Universe(s).
The explanation that I always understood was that his clothes were protected since they were so close to his skin. His protective “aura” so to speak extended for maybe a millimeter beyond his skin. Occasionally in the comic, you might see his cape damaged but not the rest of his clothes for this reason. They’re as vulnerable as he is at any given time.
This isn’t always the case though, since I have read comics were his clothes were apparently vulnerable…