'The Girl in Question'
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It is canon, though, isn't it? IIRC, the powers came on gradually, at least in one incarnation.
I guess. If not, one tussle with a supervillain and Supes would be asking Lex for fashion pointers. Though, in the same line, decency rules aside, I'm always amazed how Supes can get with a destructo-wave that could level a mountain and his spandex only gets a couple tears in it.
how Supes can get with a destructo-wave that could level a mountain and his spandex only gets a couple tears in it.
I think John Byrne posited a super-invulnerable aura that protects things really close to him, including his costume.
In the original canon, Ma Kent took the blankets Kal was wrapped in from the rocket, unwove them down to threads, and made Clark's supersuit from that. The cloth was Kryptonian, thus invulnerable to rips, tears, punctures, and stains.
The cloth was Kryptonian, thus invulnerable to rips, tears, punctures, and stains.
Damn. You know, you'd think Krypton would be invulnerable to, I don't know, getting blown the fuck up.
Damn. You know, you'd think Krypton would be invulnerable to, I don't know, getting blown the fuck up.
Krypton was still circling its red sun when it blew up.
Though, in the same line, decency rules aside, I'm always amazed how Supes can get with a destructo-wave that could level a mountain and his spandex only gets a couple tears in it.
Like ita said, in 1986 Byrne re-imagined Superman's invulnerability into an "electro-chemical aura" that radiated maybe a half inch out from his skin surface. So tight clothing and hair that lay close to his scalp were indestructible, while anything outside that could be burned or ripped as usual.
That actually made the magic weakness a lot more sensical. He's not actually made out of denser matter, it's just the bonds between his molecules are reinforced by an energy field—which magic doesn't seem to take note of.
Is the whole "vulnerable to magic" thing canon? Because it really bugs the heck out of me.
Yes, one of the two canonical weaknesses that go back decades.
In the original canon, Ma Kent took the blankets Kal was wrapped in from the rocket, unwove them down to threads, and made Clark's supersuit from that. The cloth was Kryptonian, thus invulnerable to rips, tears, punctures, and stains.
If it's invunerable, how could she tailor the material? Also, shouldn't the fact that they are Kryptonian have an effect like, well, Kryptonite?
Or am I being too logical?
shouldn't the fact that they are Kryptonian have an effect like, well, Kryptonite?
I think only kryptonite acts like kryptonite -- other kryptonian artifacts (like the spaceship) have been shown to not interfere with his mojo.
The whole weaving story makes no sense. Sewing without cutting? Unlikely.