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* ShoutOut: Wayne cares for and adopts a pet bat in prison, similar to Robert Stroud and his birds in [[Film/BirdmanOfAlcatraz Birdman of Alcatraz]]-- the ''Batman'' of Alcatraz?
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* DecompositeCharacter: The ''Just Imagine'' continuity eventually featured an equivalent to Hal Jordan in ''Tales from Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee'', who has no connection to this continuity's Green Lantern and instead has the role of Commissioner Gordon.

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* DecompositeCharacter: The ''Just Imagine'' continuity eventually features two versions of Hal Jordan, neither who are shown to have any connection to Green Lantern: one is a retired police officer and the father of Catwoman, and the other was featured an equivalent to Hal Jordan in ''Tales from Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee'', who has no connection to this continuity's Green Lantern and instead has the role of Commissioner Gordon.Lee'' as TheCommissionerGordon for Batman.
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* HigherTechSpecies: Stranded on Earth, Kryptonian Salden decides that humans have the potential to reach the same technological, scientific and cultural heights as his home planet, if we weren't wasting all our resources on crime, terrorism, war, etc. One of his motivations, therefore, is to try and get rid of all that so humans can become advanced enough to help him get back home.

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* HigherTechSpecies: Stranded on Earth, Kryptonian Salden decides that humans have the potential to reach the same technological, scientific and cultural heights as his home planet, if we weren't wasting all our resources on weren't being diverted to crime, terrorism, war, etc. One of his motivations, therefore, is to try and get rid of all that so humans can become advanced focus their energies on advancing enough to help him get back home.
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* ForeverWar: In his story from ''Tales from Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee'', after Jimmy Olsen explains to him that no matter how many missiles he destroys or battles he stops, he'll never be able to end war on Earth as long as he doesn't fix the root causes by stopping the people who profit off of war. After he terrifies one war profiteer into giving up his business by sticking him on the battlefield and showing him just what he was doing, the man tells Salden that there are people all over the world he'd have to convince to stop fighting--not just businessmen like him, but also politicians, military men, voters and God-knows how many other people. Stopping all war on earth would be a never-ending battle! Salden just smiles and gets started.

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* ForeverWar: In his story from ''Tales from Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee'', after Jimmy Olsen explains to him that no matter how many missiles he destroys or battles he stops, he'll never be able to end war on Earth as long as he doesn't fix the root causes by stopping the people who profit off of war. After he terrifies one war profiteer into giving up his business by sticking him on the battlefield and showing him just what he was doing, the man tells Salden that there are people all over the world he'd have to convince to stop fighting--not just businessmen like him, but also politicians, military men, voters and God-knows how many other people. Stopping all war on earth would be a never-ending battle! Salden just smiles and gets started.
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* BugEater: Shazam is, as seen in the sequel story.

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* BugEater: BigEater: Shazam is, as seen in the sequel story.
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* TookALevelInDumbass: Or DependingOnTheWriter Within his spotlight book and in ''Secret Files'', Salden is basically an intelligent guy with a bit of a brusque attitude who's still stinging from the loss of his wife and his home, and reserves his anger for Gorrok. Outside of it he's DumbMuscle with a HairTriggerTemper who talks like a comic-book gangster/tough guy and attacks Shazam for looking like a gargoyle.


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* TookALevelInDumbass: Or DependingOnTheWriter DependingOnTheWriter. Within his spotlight book and in ''Secret Files'', Salden is basically an intelligent a reasonably intelligent, articulate, and even rather clever guy with a bit of a brusque attitude who's still stinging from the loss of his wife and his home, and reserves his anger for Gorrok. Outside of it he seems to become less intelligent with every appearance until by ''Crisis'' he's DumbMuscle with a HairTriggerTemper who talks like a stereotypical comic-book gangster/tough guy and attacks Shazam on sight for looking like a gargoyle.

gargoyle, even after Shazam shows himself capable of speech. ''Tales from Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee'' has him acting somewhat more like he was in his debut.

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* DependingOnTheWriter: In ''Tales from Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee'', he seems to be dimmer and angrier, though by the point at which the story takes place he's frustrated with his inability to stop Earth's wars and recently had a bad breakup with Lois, so it might be justified.



* GoodScarsEvilScars: He gained an "S"-shaped scar on the left side of his face after his crash landing.

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* GoodScarsEvilScars: He gained has an "S"-shaped scar on the left side of his face after his crash landing.face.





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\n* TookALevelInDumbass: Or DependingOnTheWriter Within his spotlight book and in ''Secret Files'', Salden is basically an intelligent guy with a bit of a brusque attitude who's still stinging from the loss of his wife and his home, and reserves his anger for Gorrok. Outside of it he's DumbMuscle with a HairTriggerTemper who talks like a comic-book gangster/tough guy and attacks Shazam for looking like a gargoyle.




* NotHisSled: The one-shot focusing on the ''Just Imagine'' continuity's take on Robin has him offer to form a partnership with Robin, but Robin turns him down.

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* NotHisSled: The one-shot focusing on the ''Just Imagine'' continuity's take on Robin has him offer to form a partnership with Robin, but Robin turns him down. Wayne believes their paths will cross again, however.



* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Downplayed. Shazam is still basically Robert, but stupider and more violent--by ''Tales from Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee'' Robert regards him as a contingency he'd rather not use.

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* CharacterDevelopment: Working with the other members of the JLA helps him develop more empathy toward humanity rather than seeing it as a means to an end.



* DependingOnTheWriter: In ''Tales from Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee'', he seems to be dimmer and angrier, though by the point at which the story takes place he's frustrated with his inability to stop Earth's wars and recent had a bad breakup with Lois, so it might be justified.

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* DependingOnTheWriter: In ''Tales from Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee'', he seems to be dimmer and angrier, though by the point at which the story takes place he's frustrated with his inability to stop Earth's wars and recent recently had a bad breakup with Lois, so it might be justified.



* SuperStrength: Strong enough to hurl a car into orbit.



* BadassNormal: One of the few things from the original Batman that was kept is the aspect of fighting crime while only a normal human being without any powers to speak of.

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* BadassNormal: One of the few things from the original Batman that was kept is the aspect of fighting crime while only a normal human being without any powers to speak of. He actually gets a little annoyed when people mistake him for a powered hero.

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* ForeverWar: In his story from ''Tales from Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee'', after Jimmy Olsen explains to him that no matter how many missiles he destroys or battles he stops, he'll never be able to end war on Earth as long as he doesn't fix the root causes by stopping the people who profit off of war. After he terrifies one war profiteer into giving up his business by sticking him on the battlefield and showing him just what he was doing, the man tells Salden that there are people all over the world he'd have to convince to stop fighting--not just businessmen like him, but also politicians, military men, voters and God-knows how many other people. Ending all the wars on earth would be a never-ending battle! Salden just smiles and gets started.

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* DependingOnTheWriter: In ''Tales from Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee'', he seems to be dimmer and angrier, though by the point at which the story takes place he's frustrated with his inability to stop Earth's wars and recent had a bad breakup with Lois, so it might be justified.
* ForeverWar: In his story from ''Tales from Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee'', after Jimmy Olsen explains to him that no matter how many missiles he destroys or battles he stops, he'll never be able to end war on Earth as long as he doesn't fix the root causes by stopping the people who profit off of war. After he terrifies one war profiteer into giving up his business by sticking him on the battlefield and showing him just what he was doing, the man tells Salden that there are people all over the world he'd have to convince to stop fighting--not just businessmen like him, but also politicians, military men, voters and God-knows how many other people. Ending Stopping all the wars war on earth would be a never-ending battle! Salden just smiles and gets started.



* HigherTechSpecies: Stranded on Earth, Kryptonian Salden decides that humans have the potential to reach the same technological, scientific and cultural heights as his home planet, if we weren't wasting all our resources on crime, terrorism, war, etc. One of his motivations, therefore, is to try and get rid of all that so humans can help him return home.

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* HigherTechSpecies: Stranded on Earth, Kryptonian Salden decides that humans have the potential to reach the same technological, scientific and cultural heights as his home planet, if we weren't wasting all our resources on crime, terrorism, war, etc. One of his motivations, therefore, is to try and get rid of all that so humans can become advanced enough to help him return get back home.



* InterspeciesRomance: ''Tales from Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee'' mentions that he entered a brief relationship with Lois Lane that ended badly. "Revealing your secret identity to the press" badly.





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\n* ThereWasADoor: Lois encourages him to make dramatic entrances by smashing through windows, etc.



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* BugEater: Shazam is, as seen in the sequel story.


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* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Downplayed. Shazam is still basically Robert, but stupider and more violent--by ''Tales from Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee'' Robert regards him as a contingency he'd rather not use.

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* AliensSpeakingEnglish: The Intergalactic Basic language is so complex that Earth languages are childishly simple by comparison, so he learned them very quickly, picking up English thanks to crash-landing in the oceans of the US. Gorrok, his foe, learned an African language just as quickly.

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* AliensSpeakingEnglish: The Intergalactic Basic language is so complex that Earth languages are childishly simple by comparison, so he learned them very quickly, picking up English ("Only 26 letters?") thanks to crash-landing in the oceans of the US. Gorrok, his foe, learned an African language just as quickly.



* SuperSenses: Because Earth's atmosphere is much thinner than Krypton's he can see and hear much further and in much more detail here.

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* SuperSenses: Because Earth's atmosphere is much thinner and less murky than Krypton's he can see and hear much further and in much more detail here.



* GlorySeeker: Much like this Earth's Superman, he needs money to accomplish his goal, in this case to eventually topple the wealthy and powerful Handz. After seeing a wrestling match on TV, he comes up with a gimmick--he would never remove his costume or otherwise reveal his identity in public. This, combined with his incredible athletic prowess in the ring soon has his name in lights, and he ends up a multi-millionaire via endorsements and merchandise.

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* GlorySeeker: Much like this Earth's Superman, he needs money to accomplish his goal, in this case to eventually topple the wealthy and powerful Handz. After seeing a wrestling match on TV, he comes up decides to become a wrestler with a gimmick--he would never remove his costume or otherwise reveal his identity in public. This, combined This mystique--combined with his incredible athletic prowess in the ring soon ring--soon has his name in lights, and he ends up a multi-millionaire via endorsements and merchandise.


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* BigEater: Much like the mainstream Flash, she eats a lot, partly due to being a teenager.


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* TimeTravel: As mentioned above, her powers stem from a form of this, which she's still learning to control. She ''has'' learned how to precisely go back in time by the sequel story.
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* EngineeredHeroics: In ''Tales from Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee'' Lois hires a desperate ex-con supervillain to disrupt a press conference with Senator Amanda Waller so the the JLA can be seen "saving" her and get some good PR...without the knowledge or consent of the JLA. The guy squeals when captured and the JLA manages to get good PR anyway after disavowing the stunt. As for Lois...she's last seen being arrested.

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* EngineeredHeroics: In ''Tales from Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee'' Lois hires a desperate ex-con supervillain to disrupt a press conference with Senator Amanda Waller so the the JLA can be seen "saving" her and get some good PR...without the knowledge or consent of the JLA. The guy squeals when captured and the JLA manages to get good PR anyway after disavowing the stunt. As for Lois...she's last seen being arrested.in hot water with the senator and very likely also the cops.
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* LightningBruiser: Thanks to his {{Heavyworlder}} nature and the enhancements from the green element, he's super-fast, -strong, and -tough.


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* ArchEnemy: Handz Horgum, who killed Wayne's father and framed him for accessory to armed robbery--while Wayne was in jail, his mother died of a broken heart and loneliness, cementing the young man's hatred for the criminal.


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* GeniusBruiser: At Doctor Grant's suggestion he both started working out in earnest and availing himself of the prison library as well as learning from the physicist/inventor, until by the time he was out of prison, he'd bulked his body and mind up immensely.
* GlorySeeker: Much like this Earth's Superman, he needs money to accomplish his goal, in this case to eventually topple the wealthy and powerful Handz. After seeing a wrestling match on TV, he comes up with a gimmick--he would never remove his costume or otherwise reveal his identity in public. This, combined with his incredible athletic prowess in the ring soon has his name in lights, and he ends up a multi-millionaire via endorsements and merchandise.


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* NotQuiteFlight: His cape allows him to glide long distances.


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* SuperSenses: His mask incorporates several enhanced sensory abilities.


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* AdaptationalDumbass: By comparison. Although he's not stupid, the mainstream Superman is a scientific genius and he's not.



* AntiHero: Personality-wise he's much more in line with the earlier, more violent and angry Superman than the Boy Scout of the mainstream, and as mentioned his motivations are more selfish than most heroes, but ultimately his heart's in the right place.

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* AntiHero: Personality-wise he's much more in line with the earlier, more violent and angry Superman than the mainstream Boy Scout of the mainstream, Scout, and as mentioned his motivations are more selfish than most heroes, but ultimately his heart's in the right place.



* ForeverWar: In his story from ''Tales from Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee'', after Jimmy Olsen explains to him that no matter how many missiles he destroys or battles he stops, he'll never be able to end war on Earth as long as he doesn't fix the root causes by stopping the people who profit off of war. After he terrifies one war profiteer into giving up his business by sticking him on the battlefield and showing him just what he was doing, the man tells Salden that there are people all over the world he'd have to convince to stop fighting--not just businessmen like him, but also politicians, military men, voters and God-knows how many other people. Ending all the wars on earth would be a never-ending battle! Salden just smiles and gets started.



* InASingleBound: His flying harness was damaged in the crash, but he still uses superhumanly high jumps to get around 'til it's fixed.

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* AntiHero: Personality-wise he's much more in line with the earlier, more violent and angry Superman than the Boy Scout of the mainstream, and as mentioned his motivations are more selfish than most heroes, but ultimately his heart's in the right place.

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* AliensSpeakingEnglish: Kryptonian is so complex that our Earth languages are childishly simple by comparison, so he learned them very quickly.

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* AliensSpeakingEnglish: Kryptonian The Intergalactic Basic language is so complex that our Earth languages are childishly simple by comparison, so he learned them very quickly.quickly, picking up English thanks to crash-landing in the oceans of the US. Gorrok, his foe, learned an African language just as quickly.
* ArchEnemy: Gorrok, a Kryptonian terrorist, who he managed to bust after Gorrok had stymied his fellow officers. After escaping custody, Gorrok found out where he lived and killed his wife in order to taunt him.



* {{Heavyworlder}}: In this universe, Superman's physical powers stem from the fact Krypton's gravity is far greater than that of Earth, so whilst he was the BadassNormal on his genetically enhanced police force back on Krypton, on Earth, he's a NormalFishInATinyPond.

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* GlorySeeker: Kind of. In this universe, Lois Lane is a cutthroat talent agent who headhunts him and immediately drops all her other clients. Sometimes he gets a little bemused by her laser-focused obsession with making him the biggest name in the world, but he needs the money and it might help him positively influence Earth culture so they can eventually get back to Krypton, so he generally goes along.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: He gained an "S"-shaped scar on the left side of his face after his crash landing.
* GreenRocks: After crash-landing on Earth, Salden (already a {{Heavyworlder}}) was exposed to the mysterious green element which powered his ship, enhancing his already-super abilities (by our standards) even further.
* {{Heavyworlder}}: In this universe, Superman's physical powers partially stem from the fact Krypton's gravity is far greater than that of Earth, so whilst he was the BadassNormal on his genetically enhanced police force back on Krypton, on Earth, he's a NormalFishInATinyPond.NormalFishInATinyPond.
* HigherTechSpecies: Stranded on Earth, Kryptonian Salden decides that humans have the potential to reach the same technological, scientific and cultural heights as his home planet, if we weren't wasting all our resources on crime, terrorism, war, etc. One of his motivations, therefore, is to try and get rid of all that so humans can help him return home.
* InASingleBound: His flying harness was damaged in the crash, but he still uses superhumanly high jumps to get around 'til it's fixed.
* LineOfSightAlias: He chooses Clark Kent as his human alias based on some signs he saw at the moment. It was either that or [[ShoutOut Peter Parker]].



* LineOfSightAlias: He chooses Clark Kent as his human alias based on some signs he saw at the moment. It was either that or [[ShoutOut Peter Parker]].

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* LineOfSightAlias: {{Outgambitted}}: He chooses Clark Kent as his human alias based planned to become famous on some signs he saw at the moment. It was either that or [[ShoutOut Peter Parker]].Earth in order to flush Gorrok out, only to be tricked into a trap by Gorrok himself.




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* SuperSenses: Because Earth's atmosphere is much thinner than Krypton's he can see and hear much further and in much more detail here.
* TargetedToHurtTheHero: His wife was killed by the escaped terrorist Gundar Gorrok, out of revenge for arresting him. Gorrok also left a taunting note.

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* CheatedDeathDiedAnyway: All three of them were death row inmates who Reverend Darrk recruited right before they were about to be executed. In the final battle, all three end up getting killed.


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* DeathEqualsRedemption: Yggdrasil cleanses her of her past sins, freeing her soul.

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* AdaptationalJobChange: This version of Lois is Salden’s manager and publicist, instead of a reporter.

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* AdaptationalJobChange: This version of Lois is Salden’s manager and publicist, instead of a reporter.journalist.
* HotScoop: This Lois is an agent instead of a ''Daily Planet'' journalist, but ''damn'' if she isn’t attractive!
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* AdaptationJobChange: This version of Lois is Salden’s manager and publicist, instead of a reporter.

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* AdaptationJobChange: This version of Lois is Salden’s manager and publicist, instead of a reporter.
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