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8 unusual facts about Man of Steel


All the Myriad Ways

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.

Jeffrey Baldwin

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.

Man of Steel

Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex, an essay about Superman's sexuality by Larry Niven

Superman, a fictional character nicknamed the Man of Steel

Superman: The Man of Steel, a monthly comic book series about Superman from 1991 to 2003

Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex

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.

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.

"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.


David Giuntoli

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.

Inspector Henderson

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

Jax-Ur, played by Mackenzie Gray appears in Man of Steel as one of Zod's crew members and a scientist as well.

Kelex

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.

The New Adventures of Batman

In 1969, it was repackaged into 30-minute episodes without the Man of Steel and renamed Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder.


see also

Bob LeRose

From 1986 to 1993, he was, variously, the cover artist or the colorist of Mayfair Games' "DC Heroes" line of roleplaying games, including An Element of Danger, The Green Lantern Corps Sourcebook, Who's Who in the DC Universe, Superman: The Man of Steel Sourcebook, and DC Heroes Role-Playing Game, 3rd Edition.

Derek Boyer

Boyer has portrayed Bayman in DOA: Dead or Alive and promoted the steel products company Orcon, as Orcon's "Man of Steel", featuring Orcon's trackside promotional efforts at V8 Supercars events where Orcon has been a sponsor of race teams, Larkham Motor Sport, WPS Racing and Ford Performance Racing.

Franklin Stern

He first appeared in Superman: The Man of Steel #27 (November 1993), and was named after long time DC writer Roger Stern.

Freddie Roulette

Roulette's solo album, Man of Steel (2006), incorporated guitar playing contributions from Will Bernard and David Lindley, as well as guitar and production duties from Kaiser.

Lex Luthor: Man of Steel

Lex Luthor: Man of Steel (later collected as simply Luthor) is a five-issue monthly American comic book limited series written by Brian Azzarello and illustrated by Lee Bermejo, which features Superman's nemesis Lex Luthor as the main protagonist.