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Superman
Drug slang A regional term for LSD
Social medicine One of the costumes worn by Fathers for Justice members protesting lack of access to their children. See Two-parent advantage
Vox populi ‘The Man of Steel’ A comic book superhero who first appeared in the 1930s in DC Comics, and is arguably the best-known American cultural icon. Sightings of him on the street in the 1950s carried the tagline, 'It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Superman!' He possesses extraordinary powers, traditionally described as 'faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound'.


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For example, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, creators of Superman/Clark Kent, countered stereotypes and created a hero who fought against Nazi-like enemies.
THEIR MODERN DAY EQUIVALENTS Brandon Routh Superman/Clark Kent UNKNOWN TV actor, Routh, 27, has appeared in Will & Grace and US soap One Life To Live.
Lynda Carter is one of the best TV superheroes mixing her Superman/Clark Kent persona Diana Prince, War Department Secretary, with the Amazon Wonder Woman with her gold lasso of truth.
 
 
 
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