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Michael David Cobb Bowen
Mar 18, 2023
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Superman is backwards.

When we think of heroes, and especially that American invention of superheroes, we start with Superman. Why Superman? Well I’m not the Comic Book Guy and I can’t vouch for the fidelity to canon of DC and Marvel and other universes, but we all know Clark Kent, Smallville and Superman well enough for this to be a good start. The bas…

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