The Random Facts Thread
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1. In 1997, Nicolas Cage earned $20 Million to play Superman in Superman Lives, even though he never actually played Superman because the movie got cancelled. – Source
2. George Reeves, the actor who played Superman in the 1950s was weary about his young fans after a boy pulled a pistol on him to test Superman’s invulnerability. Reeves convinced the boy to give him the gun by telling him that someone else could be hurt when the bullets bounced off. – Source
3. In the comics, Superman was once bitten by Dracula, but because the he is fueled by the sun, Dracula immediately exploded. – Source
4. Clark Kent is also a character in the Marvel universe, where he is actually just a mild-mannered reporter and nothing more – Source
5. According to the comics, Lex Luthor is ? at Superman because he thinks Superman contributed towards the balding of his head when he was a child.
6. There was a version of Superman created where Superman was raised in the Soviet Union – Source
7. In the Superman comics, there is a pink kryptonite that turns superman ? – Source
8. In the Superman Comics from 1958, Superman got a new power, the ability to project a mini version of himself that had all of his super powers. Eventually, he became jealous of it and tried to ? it, but it ended up sacrificing itself to save him. – Source
9. Superman once wielded Thor’s Hammer in the epic crossover of JLA/Avengers. He accomplished this not because he was a Super-man, but because he was “Worthy”. – Source
10. In Superman/Batman #50, it is revealed that Thomas Wayne convinced Jor-El that Earth would be an appropriate place to send his son.
11. DC Comics paid $130 in 1938 for exclusive rights to Superman. – Source
12. When Batman and Superman were rebooted in 2005 and 2006, Superman Returns made more money globally than Batman Begins. – Source
13. In 2001, Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee wrote 15 DC comics, re-imagining popular superheroes like Batman and Superman – Source
14. Henry Cavill almost wasn’t cast as Superman in “Man of Steel” because he was busy playing World of Warcraft. – Source
15. The Royal Canadian Mint is printing official coins of Superman in Canadian currency
16. In 1978, DC Comics released a Superman Comic in which he teamed up with Muhammad Ali to defeat an alien invasion. – Source
17. Nicolas Cage named his son Kal-el after Superman. – Source
18. There is a technique in Muay Thai called the “superman punch” that involves faking a kick to gain power behind the strike – Source
19. Superman was first conceived as a bald telepathic villain bent on world ? . – Source
20. In 1945, the US government tried to ‘cover up’ a superman comic that was about scientists splitting the atom to create an atomic bomb, while the top secret Manhattan project was working on the real thing. -
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