On Monday, February 29, 2016 at 8:32:02 AM UTC-5, Super-Menace wrote:
In article <aca5d1f9-9503-4c6f-8b2b-c2f5b9cf85af@googlegroups.com>, <anspideog@gmail.com> wrote:
Earth-One, Silver Age Kal's birthday was celebrated today.
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Action Comics #149 (Oct. 1950) gives October as Superman's birthdate. Comics of the 1960s through 1980s describe Superman's birthday as
February 29. Clark Kent, meanwhile, would celebrate his birthday on
June 18, the date the Kents first found Clark; June 18 is also the birthdate
of Superman voice actor Bud Collyer. Following the 1980s editorial-revamp DC called Crisis on Infinite Earths, Kent's birthday is given as February 29. Superman: Secret Origin #1 (Nov. 2009) depicts Kent celebrating his birthday on December 1.
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Kevin R
I'm glad somebody else remembered. BTW the reason why Kal-El's
birthday was set at Feb 29 was that Superman comics editor Mort
Weisinger didn't want to have to do a birthday story every year.
Happy Birthday to the Man of Tomorrow! And I hope his new movie
doesn't tank!
The Original Captain Marvel was another leapling.
Congrats to him, to, except he's Sh*ozzle*ozzle*am, now.
Another Otto Binder story idea brought over after the Fawcett
suit was settled?
Kevin R
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