Dang did not know this would hit this many people.

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Doc Savage's pulp adventures inspired Superman, Indiana Jones, and Batman. One of his assistants was Johnny, who loved using polysyllables. "I'll be superamalgamated!" was his favorite exclamation.

Cartoon legend Jack Kirby created The Newsboy Legion. One of the members was 'Big Words,' who tried to live up to his name.

Fats Waller was a singer/song writer. In his comic, "You're Feets Too Big" he explained that 'your pedal extremities are too obnoxious.'

These days, any scientific explanation in fiction is apt to be followed by "slower and in English."

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