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June 14, 2008: AFP Looks at Superman's 70 Year Legacy

The AFP international press agency has published an article commemorating Superman's 70th birthday. The article looks at the American icon through the eyes of the rest of the world. Interestingly, the beginning part of the article treats the Man of Steel almost as if he were a real person:

    About 1.9 meters (six feet, three inches) tall and weighing some 102 kilos (225 pounds), Superman has blue eyes, black hair and is a mild-mannered reporter working at the "Daily Planet" newspaper under the alias Clark Kent. He was born on the planet Krypton, exiled to Earth as an infant, and for decades has been fighting for Truth, Justice and the American Way.

The article also posits Superman's relevance in the 21st Century:

    Superman, the original comic book superhero, turns 70 this month, but his strength and invulnerability draws fewer fans in the 21st century world of flawed, postmodern heroes . . . .

    Teenagers prefer darker, troubled, sometimes ambivalent heros [sic], including such classics as Batman, Spider-Man or Wolverine of "X-Men" fame.

    Superman, born in the years before World War II and a distant heir of Nietzsche's [U]bermensch, has seen his personality change over time . . . .

    With sales slumping, DC Comics killed off Superman in a battle with a powerful character named Doomsday in 1993. But Superman, whose various nicknames include "The Man of Tomorrow," of course come [sic] back from the dead.

    In a country where the quest for entertainment is a national obsession, it is more likely that Superman will continue facing close encounters with deadly kryptonite than he will be forced into retirement.

Read the entire article here.



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