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[–] 68 points 11 months ago (18 children)

And Superman doesn't have a place to change.

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  • [–] 22 points 11 months ago (14 children)

    They made fun of that all the way back in Superman The Movie (1978)

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  • [–] 9 points 11 months ago (13 children)

    Telephone booths were still pretty common until the early 90's

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  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago* (8 children)

    I thought it was a weird idea anyway, since every phonebooth I have ever seen is see-thru. Was there a time when they were just opaque boxes or something without any kind of window?

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    Supes can move so quickly he's all changed and his work suit is neatly folded and tucked into its pouch while anyone watching would just see a brief blur. But he'd rather nobody bumps into him while he's doing it.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    What if you saw Kent go in and Superman come out? Wouldn't that be slightly suspicious?

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    I think part of the appeal was, every kid was thinking exactly that. "I would be the one who figured out Superman's secret identity!"

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    I like this explanation better than the official reasoning.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    I bet they first thought of a toilet stall but America has never had sufficient public toilets, plus they have been used for prostitution and gay sex, and they needed their nakedish hero to have a squeaky-clean and heterosexual image so they wouldn't be banned.

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