Superman #146 (1961)
Okay, I get that this isn’t for the benefit of Pa Kent but for the reader, but it is still really bizarre – if we didn’t have the small Clark in corner gleefully pointing out the diagrams it would be less like “hey dad, check out this sweet poster I made!” Do modern Superman stories use powerpoint to explain things? Does this compromise his secret identity? I mean, if someone found these posters he’d have a lot of explaining to do.
Superman #149 (1961)
This whole story is really strange in every way, but I’m just going to focus on how Superman chooses to use his Fortress of Solitude. Again, I don’t know what modern Superman does, but this iteration uses it to be a full scale creeper.
Okay, I’m getting a little off track here, but his hoarder zoo is really what drew my attention on these pages. He has all these weird contingencies in case of his death for Jimmy to get a car and Lois to get a pearl necklace, but what about these animals? Is there a care manual for them, or would they just starve until someone finds the cave? And even if they found the cave, these are alien creatures, so would they even know how to take care of them?
Speaking of, in issue #146 Jor-el tests his rocket with Krypto which was also strange. Rockets CAN be tested without creatures in them, Jor-el. But how does Krypto not starve after 20 years floating in space alone? And how can Superman speak the language of Krypton?? Was he just an especially fluent toddler?
Okay, Superman is giving me a Super Headache. Time for a break and see you next time!