10 Superman Questions That Always Confused You

Just what exactly does the 'S' stand for?

[corywilliams]

Actually, while not actually stated, the "S" sigil was shown to be the family crest of the House of El in Richard Donner's SUPERMAN back in 1978.

[jamal]

Writers: how many powers do you want Superman?

Precrisis superman: yes

[bdpickett]

The first instance of the S symbol being associated with Krypton is the Richard Donner Superman movie.

[CometX-ing]

More accurately, he's Krypton born and Kansas raised.

[dinomonzon]

"Truth, Justice and the American Way!"
I consider that as Superman's credo.

[TevyaSmolka]

Also speaking of superboy you kinda forgot about his son Jonathan Samuel Kent superboy the son of pre flashpoint Superman Clark Kent and pre flashpoint Lois Lane who in my opinion is so awesome and adorable that he and Damien Wayne robin became best friends just like there fathers.

[thecybergeezer]

Regarding his secret identity, it was stated in the past that, when he's Superman in public, he vibrates his head ever so slightly, so he always appears a little blurry. Secondly, I don't think many people in the DC Universe even consider that Superman would have a secret identity. Why would he need one, they may ask. He's Superman! Thirdly, Lex Luthor, post crisis, set a team of experts to discover who Superman was. They did and outed him as Clark Kent, but Luthor mocked and fired them, as he thought that a being as mighty as Superman, wouldn't stoop to being a lowly shlub. So there's that identity working for you.

[woodrobin]

I like the explanation that Kryptonian written language was originally pictograms (so a mountain would be an upward pointing triangle, etc.), evolving into concepts being represented by images of objects (so, endurance by a mountain, anger by a fire, that sort of thing), then into its final form. Krypton is a relatively arid planet compared to Earth, and the S symbol originally represented a river, because in a dry land, flowing water is hope. The House of El took the symbol because, as scientists, they wanted to bring knowledge to the people the way water brings hope to people dying of thirst. And Superman is a symbol of hope not only to the general public in the DC setting, but even to other superheroes.

[DrTHasanJohnson]

I noticed the “s” as a family crest in 1978’s film Superman.

[LibertyBridgeProductions]

The new 52 didn’t introduce Jor Ell as alive Rebirth did.

[alexisandraphaithe]

Because of his origins, the American way is the Canadian way, only faster and with less planning.

[TevyaSmolka]

Also as for mr oz being jor el yeah that technically wasn’t from the new 52 it was actually storyline from dc rebirth called the oz effect which had mr oz finally reveal himself as jor el taken away from krypton destruction thanks to doctor manhattan.

[OpherChrist]

No mention of Johnathan Kent, the current Superboy.

[timothylewis]

"Superman hears what he wants to hear, but Batman knows what he wants to know."

[adebrysi]

these 10 superman questions have never confused me

[DCMarvelMultiverse]

The silver age power craziness needs an equivalent to Batman's Black Casebook approach.

[buhe]

I think the first when it came to making the S a crest for the El family was Superman the movie (1978).

[Darkbloom]

Mr. OZ was brought by Dr. Manhattan. He didn't escape.

[thegreatspider-saiyan]

Fun fact, it's not just glasses as a part of his disguise. He also subtly compresses his spine to appear a bit shorter, slouches slightly and wears baggier or ill fitted suits to hide his muscular physique.

[ciaranmurren]

In Superman The Movie 1978, Superman doesn't turn back time, he alone travels back in time by flying faster than light.