My nephew was watching the old Superman movie the other day and asked how Superman would change now because there aren't any phonebooths. Was that explained in any newer Superman comics or does Metropolis still use them?
How does Superman change now?
- Thread starter Sluis Van Shipyards
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Nowadays, given how much superspeed he has, he can change from Clark Kent to Superman in a Main Street parade and nobody will see it.
DARKSIDE72
Sr Member
Midichlorians...? Might as well explain it with the stupidest answer EVER!! FGL!
SSgt Burton
Sr Member
In the 78 movie Clark walks up to a phonebooth that provides no privacy at all (it isn't enclosed with a door at all). Instead he "super-spins" through a revolving door, moving faster than the eye can see, changing out of his reporter clothes.
Of course later in the same film he nonchalantly jumps out of a window at The Daily Planet and while falling his business suit magically disolves into his supersuit.
Just curious which "era' your nephew was watching; George Reeves?
Kevin
Laspector
Master Member
I never understood the whole phone booth thing anyway--I mean, you can see through a phone booth! What's the point of changing in it anyway? Anyone outside of it could see you. And if he's doing it at super speed then he wouldn't need the concealment anyway. He would do better to change in a port-a-potty.
SSgt Burton
Sr Member
Because when Superman was first created in 1938, telephone booths were almost entirely made of wood, with just a couple of slim windows on the door. Much more concealment back then.
Kevin
DARKSIDE72
Sr Member
I think it was the one with Richard Pryor. Was that the second movie?
that's superman 3 where pryor overshadows superman lol. That's one of the few i remember seeing at a drive-in. God i'm old x.x
YenChih Lin
Master Member
Actually Superman constantly changing in a phone booth is a myth somehow ingrained with our pop-culture consciousness. According to Superman Homepage - Other Miscellaneous Superman Stuff Superman only change a couple of times in there, the rest are alleys and other places!
Bigdaddy
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Pretty sure the revolving door was in the 1st film, when he saves Lois from falling out of the helicopter. I read a Superman comic from the early 40s were he not only changed his clothes in the same room with Lois, but also used his super speed to build and dress a "dummy Clark" so Lois wouldn't notice he was missing. :lol Seems super-speed has been his "trick" all along.
LordDraco3
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When I read the title, I thought this thread would be talking about how much longer it would be to put on his newer suits compared to the old ones!
I remember a comic that explained his street clothes were compressed into a small disk held in his cape. Naturally in a world where a man can fly, is bulletproof, etc, etc, it is the fact that his clothes compress to a small wafer made me shake my head and call bs.
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