The oft-discussed essay "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex" is a humorous discussion of the difficulties Superman might encounter in trying to conceive a child with Lois Lane.
Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex, an essay about Superman's sexuality by Larry Niven
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Giuntoli was also in consideration for the title role of the relaunched Superman movie Man of Steel, but was eventually beaten out by English actor Henry Cavill.
Since John Byrne's 1986 Man of Steel miniseries, Inspector Henderson's role has been reduced somewhat, in favor of newer characters Dan Turpin and Maggie Sawyer.
Jax-Ur, played by Mackenzie Gray appears in Man of Steel as one of Zod's crew members and a scientist as well.
On 22 November 2013 Todd Boyce, 44-years old Canadian unrelated to Jeffrey Baldwin, started a 60-days long crowdfunding campaign at indiegogo (ending on 21 January 2014), with a $25,000 goal, to rise money to erect a bronze statue in Greenwood Park, Toronto depicting Jeffrey dressed as Man of Steel.
Kelex (voiced by Carla Gugino) and his counterpart Kelor (voiced by Rondel Reynoldson) appear in the Man of Steel film, serving as aides to Jor-El and Lara as they attempt to prepare their son's escape from Krypton.
Superman, a fictional character nicknamed the Man of Steel
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Superman: The Man of Steel, a monthly comic book series about Superman from 1991 to 2003
In Frank Miller's comic Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again, Superman touches on the theme of the essay when asked about sex by Lara, his teenage daughter by Wonder Woman.
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The television series Smallville also cited the same argument to explain why Clark refused to sleep with Lana Lang when he was in possession of his super powers.
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"Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex" is a 1971 essay in which science fiction author Larry Niven details the problems that Superman would face in sexual intercourse and reproducing with "a human woman designated LL for convenience," using arguments based on humorous reconciliation between physics, biology, and the abilities of Kryptonians as presented in Superman comic books.
In 1969, it was repackaged into 30-minute episodes without the Man of Steel and renamed Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder.