This is not part of Kerry Callen’s main Super Antics comics series, but the hilarious and short-lived related series can be seen here.
This is not part of Kerry Callen’s main Super Antics comics series, but the hilarious and short-lived related series can be seen here.
1930s Superman didn’t have heat vision.
He also took high, long jumps, didn’t fly.
And no kryptonite. That was developed for the radio show because Bud Collyer, the voice of Superman, got sick and they needed a reason for him to not talk but still have Superman around, so kryptonite took his voice away.
Hah, good point!
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According to this, the first issue was Superman #59, from 1949, using his “X-Ray Vision”:
https://www.cbr.com/superman-first-heat-vision-usage/
And wasn’t until 1961 that it was explicitly referred to as “Heat Ray Vision”.
Which I guess makes sense, because the laser wasn’t invented until 1960.
That being said, I’m not sure that that’s from the 1930s. That car has what I assume are supposed to be whitewall tires, which apparently existed in the 1930s but peaked in popularity in the 1950s. I’m no vintage car expert, but to me, the body styling looks more like what I get when I search for 1940s cars than either 1930s (cars were still boxier, didn’t have a streamlined appearance) or 1950s (loss of the protruding tire guards or whatever those are called).
And I guess that the car alarm is probably anachronistic, but that that’s intentional.
It’s the “explanation” for the image on the cover of Action Comics #1, Superman’s debut:
I love the look of the guy on the bottom left. That’s one hell of a “holy fucking shit!” face.