Comic book fans around the globe are said to be ’inconsolable’ after the death of Life Sciences major Simon Simpson (21) who failed to develop superpowers after being attacked by a mutant radioactive spider in the local museum.
Posted: Jun 9th, 2011
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Clark Kent has admitted that he went to the High Court and obtained a so-called ‘Super-injunction’ in order to keep his identity secret. The revelation is particularly embarrassing as Mr Kent works as a mild-mannered reporter for the Daily Planet which had been campaigning for an end to the use of the law courts to protect celebrities from prying newspapers.
Posted: May 9th, 2011
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The cover of the rare 1931 first edition, showing the original price of sixpence, features the ‘Man of Tarmacadam’ driving to another improbable rescue down the Empire’s finest trunk roads.
Posted: Feb 4th, 2011
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The world’s foremost crime-fighters have told of their anger and frustration at a high court ruling upholding the governmental legislation insisting they carry an ID card confirming their secret identities. ‘This is a clear breach of super-human rights,’ fumed Superman, who denies using alter ego Clark Kent to claim housing benefit simultaneously in Metropolis and on the planet Krypton.
Posted: Dec 4th, 2009
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The secret identity of Superman, the Man of Steel and one of the world’s greatest superheroes, has been revealed as Clark Kent, after the mild-mannered journalist unwisely swapped his trademark thick-rimmed glasses for contact lenses in order to ‘look a bit less geeky’.
Colleagues at the Daily Planet were reportedly stunned as Kent arrived for work bereft of his cunning disguise and trying to hide his features behind a newspaper. ‘It was suddenly obvious,’ stated fellow reporter Lois Lane, ‘I looked up from my morning coffee and there was Superman, doing the crossword at Clark’s desk!’ I don’t know why the citizens of Metropolis hadn’t noticed before to be honest.’
Posted: Jul 14th, 2009
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