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| For years Lois was
sneered at because Superman, the man she loved,
was also Clark Kent, a man she sometimes ignored
and occasionally despised. The big laugh was on
Lois because she could never figure out that they
were the same guy. This long-standing joke fell
to pieces when the comics published an issue
commemorating the 40th anniversary of Superman. That comic book delivered the
simple truth. Superman and Clark Kent, other than
physically, were not
the same man. It illustrated that Lois was quite
capable of falling in love with Clark Kent if he
were portrayed as a real
man, and not an invertebrate that had learned to
walk upright.
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| This was accomplished
by a fairly clever plot. A wizard cast a spell
ridding the world of Superman. Naturally Clark
Kent awoke one morning with no memory of ever
having been the Man of Steel. No longer needing
to hide behind the mask of a trembling, fainting
milksop, Clark Kent was finally free to be his
true self with Lois Lane. His "true
self" turned out to be very attractive and
appealing. He was a passionate crusader, a caring
journalist, and a tender, romantic, if somewhat
tongue-tied date. What this twenty year-old comic
book said was fairly remarkable for its time. It
said that what Lois loved about Superman had
nothing to do with blue tights, a red cape, or
even his amazing super powers, but rather what
Superman was as a person.
She loved his passion, dedication, and tenderness
and found that such qualities were equally
desirable if represented by glasses and a
snap-brimmed fedora.
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| No tricks, no
ploys, no "unmasking" of Clark Kent as
Superman to blackmail him to the altar, just the
genuine article -- Lois and Clark falling in love
and getting married. |
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| Sooner or
later, of course, Lois would have to find out
that her new husband was more than he seemed Would the discovery lead to a total
reset? Stay tuned ...
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This and Earth II... ... Continued
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