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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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