Post AaEBj1dDg0kphrOSJ6 by stiffelman@mstdn.social
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(DIR) Post #AaD49dkdZsSgfc5DHM by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T00:55:19Z
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I was just thinking about how hilarious it was that in the original superman comics he was a reporter for a newspaperThat really dates things, doesn’t it?It’s been so long since I read the comic that I’m wondering …Did he ever … *write* anything? Did the comic, with any frequency, describe stories he’d filed, the reception of them … the execution of his job, as it were?there have got to be Superman experts on Mastodon who know the answer to this question 😂
(DIR) Post #AaD4YZzIhunUEmpkm0 by jsit@social.coop
2023-09-28T00:57:59Z
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@clive “Kent! I want you all over this ‘super man’ story! Find out anything you can about him and have something on my desk by noon!”
(DIR) Post #AaD4hUCVanLotbG5zs by Kirino@seal.cafe
2023-09-28T01:02:20.153063Z
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Depends on what universe or time period. In some he won two Pulitzer prizes and wrote books.
(DIR) Post #AaD4ht3rA6Hi00P2Tw by Lyle@cville.online
2023-09-28T01:01:30Z
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@clive there’s some nice copy editing jokes in the movie
(DIR) Post #AaD4sxyzCjamRqPLlo by jilleduffy@mastodon.social
2023-09-28T01:03:31Z
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@clive Is this one from a real issue? Looks legit and from Smithsonian Mag https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/legacy_blog/daily-star.jpg
(DIR) Post #AaD5Rh1aFJwdzNBKEK by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T01:08:54Z
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@Lyle Right!
(DIR) Post #AaD5X6eqMzOsw97uQy by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T01:09:09Z
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@Kirino Cool!
(DIR) Post #AaD5cUUnAVoiJgzb8a by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T01:09:33Z
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@jilleduffy Aha that’s good!
(DIR) Post #AaD5d4BYTVot0SGk9Q by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T01:08:44Z
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@jsit 😂
(DIR) Post #AaD5kWr0HhUFwnDMtk by KaiserKitty@clubcyberia.co
2023-09-28T01:07:00.488435Z
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@clive Superman is still a journalist and is always doing journalism. Superman 1 and 2 and Batman Vs Superman movies both heavily feature Clark's journalism. Clark has always been a journalist in the comics. In the 70s he was promoted to TV reporter but that created too much difficulty in thinking of ways for him to slip away. My favorite interaction with it though is in the Cartoon from the 90s where Lois asks Clark where he gets all his scoops and he tells her point blank "I am superman i just pretend to be a human" and she doesnt believe himhttps://youtu.be/l_Z40-FcjnM
(DIR) Post #AaD5koEJgHEhq1Fj60 by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T01:10:16Z
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@KaiserKitty Lol that’s great!!
(DIR) Post #AaD5rY6e1jT3rGsVAe by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T01:13:46Z
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Here's a sequence from a comic that refers to him working on an "offshore drilling piece" ...https://screenrant.com/superman-speed-change-phone-booth-action-comics/But again, scanty on the details. I'm wondering if there were any issues that discussed the content of a story he wrote with any granularity ...
(DIR) Post #AaD6BAbt5uz8mIqcgy by Leisureguy@mstdn.ca
2023-09-28T01:18:02Z
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@clive I don't even recall Clark Kent working on a story. I get the idea that he was a reporter so he could walk around town during the day rather than having to sit in an office or bullpen.
(DIR) Post #AaD6QUZFAxLN1CuvSq by ernie@writing.exchange
2023-09-28T01:20:50Z
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@clive I heard Clark Kent started in production, but hot metal type was his Kryptonite
(DIR) Post #AaD7TN3ndxaUYg97U8 by Roundtrip@federate.social
2023-09-28T01:32:28Z
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@clive I found a Quora thread about stories where Clark Kent saved the day with his reporting — including a Chatbot reference to a story which may or may not exist.https://www.quora.com/Has-there-been-a-story-where-Clark-Kent-saves-the-day-with-reporting-not-as-Superman
(DIR) Post #AaD7vWf1XjDCRRyzGy by natematias@social.coop
2023-09-28T01:37:36Z
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@clive vol 1. 79 is proof that Clark Kent was legit part of the news industry:"The Daily Planet is sold to a new owner, John Wilton, who already owns three papers in Metropolis. A few days later, he decides to close it down. Superman suggests the staff get temporary jobs whilst they publish a rival newspaper. "https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman_Vol_1_79
(DIR) Post #AaD9aLgtKjcSFKszku by williamgunn@mastodon.social
2023-09-28T01:51:11Z
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@Roundtrip @clive Ignore the generated answers on Quora. They're using an old GPT3 model (davinci) which frequently makes stuff up. On the same question, there is a good answer from an actual expert: https://www.quora.com/Has-there-been-a-story-where-Clark-Kent-saves-the-day-with-reporting-not-as-Superman/answer/Markee-Jackson
(DIR) Post #AaD9aMY4929auFlSdc by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T01:56:11Z
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@williamgunn @Roundtrip Aha, that's a great link -- those comic scans are really good
(DIR) Post #AaD9gjCmoupmudqXoG by KaiserKitty@clubcyberia.co
2023-09-28T01:16:05.408334Z
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@clive Batman the animated series gets all the love but I personally prefer the Superman cartoon and find it the best adaptation of the character
(DIR) Post #AaD9gqNKA8QH9LpYhs by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T01:56:32Z
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@KaiserKitty Excellent!
(DIR) Post #AaD9mthqgsevDbJkGG by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T01:57:32Z
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@captaincalliope It'd be cool to see some issues of Batman with absolutely no fighting or tech or gadgets, just him solving a crime or mystery by making a lot of phone calls and talking to peopleThat's probably been done, yes?
(DIR) Post #AaD9sRvCuDk8meDGqG by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T01:57:40Z
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@ernie lolol
(DIR) Post #AaD9xvP2is2LfLmNua by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T01:57:55Z
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@natematias oh right on
(DIR) Post #AaDA5SfrQ3yMskEuSe by mattrambles@t00t.cloud
2023-09-28T02:00:17Z
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@clive If he was a terrifically bad employee and co-worker, that could be the premise for a solid comedy series.
(DIR) Post #AaDAB4d3jQVW2pbaPQ by williamgunn@mastodon.social
2023-09-28T02:01:17Z
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@clive @Roundtrip There are still some great answers on Quora from back in the day.
(DIR) Post #AaDAHwwGiozkDlrwUi by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T02:02:22Z
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@mattrambles lol precisely
(DIR) Post #AaDAb1o0qqJCok6YMq by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T02:05:24Z
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@captaincalliope ME TOO
(DIR) Post #AaDAgnNpO053pCbhFw by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T02:05:55Z
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@jgordon Yeah, xray vision alone would be kind of GREAT as a reportorial asset
(DIR) Post #AaDAtromD2vPLLReiW by lizardbill@hachyderm.io
2023-09-28T02:09:16Z
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@clive Depending on the continuity, Clark has won a Pulitzer ot two, and written some award winning novels. https://screenrant.com/facts-you-did-not-know-about-clark-kent/#he-has-won-awards
(DIR) Post #AaDFH6uaemwUdIVG40 by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T02:59:57Z
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@maximum_mew heh yes precisely
(DIR) Post #AaDFPxBYBm7Z4aeXa4 by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T03:01:31Z
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@captaincalliope oh right on, I'd never seen this!
(DIR) Post #AaDFWsqUiomDdo6nSa by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T03:02:28Z
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@captaincalliope Oh totallyHell, I'd read a miniseries just about the lawyers at the firm Luthor hires to defend him
(DIR) Post #AaDFc81Nj7aw9gha3E by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T03:02:37Z
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@lizardbill Yes!!
(DIR) Post #AaDFnx9Xxcf5vH9x2m by mwichary@mastodon.online
2023-09-28T02:02:59Z
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@jgordon @clive So did Roger Ebert, reportedly. 😅
(DIR) Post #AaDFnxwT1jnGN031IO by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T03:03:17Z
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@mwichary @jgordon heh heh
(DIR) Post #AaDH5p4SqczK1WrodE by scyzoryk@mastodon.online
2023-09-28T03:20:20Z
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@clive I want to see Clark Kent working on a super realistic HBO show about under-funded murder police figuring out Gothams organized crime. Perhaps with Bruce Wayne on as producer or something.
(DIR) Post #AaDIGlTeeK2019Qmhs by evewrites@newsie.social
2023-09-28T03:33:26Z
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@clive He would have had to have a flexible schedule. No night meetings during peak crime time.
(DIR) Post #AaDNQ8IdfJcxB1Z56W by Tergenev@mastodon.social
2023-09-28T04:31:12Z
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@clive 2:00 in . . .https://youtu.be/oBO5f56zqWM
(DIR) Post #AaDPzIBl5dW5tIEvOy by fluxed@ieji.de
2023-09-28T04:59:58Z
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@clive A sentence that could be parsed in two ways: when disguised as Clark Kent, newspaper reporter, he tracks down rackets and injustice... or, #Superman, who incidentally disguises himself as newspaper reporter Clark Kent, tracks down rackets and injustice!"Disguised as CLARK KENT, newspaper reporter, SUPERMAN tracks down rackets and injustice!" (Muncie Evening Press, June 3, 1942)
(DIR) Post #AaDgdoghHFS3XD3YH2 by toyg@fosstodon.org
2023-09-28T08:06:35Z
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@clive i'm only a very casual DC reader, but from what I remember: various panels have the occasional byline, typically on the front page, often in non-Superman titles, typically about crime. His activities seem to mainly be 1) helping Lois Lane, who is the real badass scoop-machine, and 2) interviewing people, typically super-villains. Both him and Lois are predominantly local reporters covering a big East Coast metro area.
(DIR) Post #AaEBj1dDg0kphrOSJ6 by stiffelman@mstdn.social
2023-09-28T13:54:49Z
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@clive He could type REALLY fast. And he was a terrific speller.
(DIR) Post #AaED3k0EW08B4DbF7g by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T14:09:45Z
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@stiffelman That sounds right
(DIR) Post #AaEDAzLhr95ygq6EQi by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T14:10:11Z
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@toyg Yeah, that's as I'm finding it
(DIR) Post #AaEDH4i4pzzr3OSv8i by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T14:10:30Z
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@fluxed heh hehCOMING TO MUNCIE
(DIR) Post #AaEDQEBQz7Nh2dYs7M by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T14:11:15Z
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@Tergenev Nice find!!
(DIR) Post #AaEDZmHxYGMBQJARTk by paninid@mastodon.world
2023-09-28T04:11:24Z
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@tim @clive Of course the Billionaire Genius Villain admired Superman’s writing.Of course.
(DIR) Post #AaEDZn6eVmuFxWsvUe by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T14:13:46Z
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@paninid @tim lol
(DIR) Post #AaEDhdj5GqQ9BSbTs0 by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T14:15:25Z
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@tim @paninid I love the conceit that merely putting on a pair of glasses would make it impossible for someone like Lex Luthor to not recognize superman's faceI need to read a good PhD thesis on the role of eyeglasses in early/midcentury pop cultural transformations in the 1900sRead: mousy librarian taking off her glasses and suddenly being recognized as being super hot etc
(DIR) Post #AaEDtg2iU1NvqNWh2e by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T14:16:42Z
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@evewrites Remote work is probably great for him these days
(DIR) Post #AaEE0IYoBkfd2dh6zA by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T14:17:22Z
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@scyzoryk Or working for some walking-dead AOL hyperlocal vertical where he has to write 19 posts every day
(DIR) Post #AaEEoBtfEo9wr0EwPQ by klintron@mastodon.social
2023-09-28T14:29:22Z
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@clive @tim @paninid Reading the original Golden Age gave me a different perspective on this. Superman was always disguising himself. As a boxer, as a mine worker, as a munitions seller, whatever. But his face always looked the same. I realized this was for the reader's benefit. Superman is a master of disguise, much like The Human Target, but he's always drawn the same way so we, the reader, can always recognize him in a panel. The art is not meant to represent the "reality" of the situation.
(DIR) Post #AaEF0KsdfBl6BsYFqy by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T14:30:17Z
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@klintron @tim @paninid Yeah, fair enough
(DIR) Post #AaEFm6iRd5ZaA0YwC0 by klintron@mastodon.social
2023-09-28T14:40:12Z
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@clive @tim @paninid I do also like Grant Morrison's take on Clark Kent from All Star ... he's just such a schlub that no one could think he was Superman.
(DIR) Post #AaEG78UMEX7Pjw06HA by klintron@mastodon.social
2023-09-28T14:42:17Z
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@clive @tim @paninid As for his reporting chops... I seem to recall him being described at times as a Pulitzer winner, but I don't recall any descriptions of particular stories written by him. He is always overshadowed by Lois Lane.
(DIR) Post #AaEG79Lt1Vw8Px2qi8 by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T14:44:00Z
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@klintron @tim @paninid Yeah!A pulitzer is a pretty big deal, did they ever clarify what he won it for?
(DIR) Post #AaEGDrmsj6i5y8sHXk by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T14:44:32Z
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@klintron @tim @paninid That's great art!
(DIR) Post #AaEJ7FG9ML1ebN6Be4 by ahmetasabanci@mastodon.social
2023-09-28T15:17:38Z
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@clive @klintron @tim @paninid Now I want someone to write a special issue on Clark Kent’s Pulitzer winning story. Or even a special series just Superman being a journalist.
(DIR) Post #AaESDEl12RUkMxT4tM by scyzoryk@mastodon.online
2023-09-28T16:59:34Z
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@clive The villain in that one would have to be an LLM
(DIR) Post #AaEWkjnd2qqu19v6Y4 by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T17:50:27Z
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@ahmetasabanci @klintron @tim @paninid Totally! A series where he literally never does *any* super stuffJust reports and writes
(DIR) Post #AaEWrf4p0CVdOiGOPI by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T17:50:42Z
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@tim @paninid @ahmetasabanci @klintron Truly
(DIR) Post #AaEWxHUNc7jFyktiYi by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-28T17:50:58Z
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@scyzoryk 100%
(DIR) Post #AaFIarArZC0NnI8qqO by Miniver@mastodon.social
2023-09-29T02:46:31Z
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@Lyle @clive In the Donner movie from ’79 Perry White says of Clark Kent, “Not only does he have a snappy, punchy prose style — he is in my forty years in this business the fastest typist I have ever seen!”
(DIR) Post #AaGWgrvjGJNkONmfIG by Miniver@mastodon.social
2023-09-29T02:43:39Z
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@clive @tim @klintron @paninid It’s not about the glasses, it’s about the hair❝He moved to the big city, abandoning his Hebrew name to use the WASPy name “Clark Kent”. Nobody knows who he really is. And Siegel & Shuster gave him the same dark, curly hair they had … and to keep his secret, they had him slick it back, often hiding it under a fedora.❞https://miniver.blogspot.com/2022/11/supermans-hair.html
(DIR) Post #AaGWgt6ksnnQ2rwz7Q by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-29T16:59:08Z
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@klintron @Miniver @paninid @tim Oooooo yes! Slicking back the curly hair actually change how you looked more significantly
(DIR) Post #AaI5LReRSi7WMXB51s by Cekent@mastodon.social
2023-09-30T11:02:14Z
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@clive Superman: Birthright series by Mark Waid starts with Clark reporting on political unrest and corruption in Africa.
(DIR) Post #AaIkVA8NXdIt3BvtBo by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-30T18:36:47Z
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@Cekent Ooooo I gotta check that out!
(DIR) Post #AaImvo3LwiwqIJPl4a by Cekent@mastodon.social
2023-09-30T18:58:24Z
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@clive I believe it even has excerpts from his stories as a narrative device.
(DIR) Post #AaIn4PWWW1ysp8A52W by clive@saturation.social
2023-09-30T19:02:37Z
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@Cekent right ON