* WhatCouldHaveBeen: On the one hand, see WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants below. On the other hand, a scene near the end of Kirby's run on ''Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen'' where Superman meets Highfather was going to be a much larger story where Superman would be tempted to remain in Supertown - [[IJustWantToBeNormal because there he's just a normal guy.]]
* WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants: The way Mark Evanier tells it, Kirby had a plan for his series...it's just that the details were liable to change at a moments notice.