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** Yeah, there has to be some AppliedPhlebotinum, because for example how does the key not deform when he picks it up, given the tremendous forces involved? For that matter "dwarf star material" is just super-compressed matter (details vary based on what kind of dwarf we're talking about) which should expand as soon as it's scooped out of its parent star, and is no longer being compacted by all the other matter around it.
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** This also assumes that Batman filled in for Superman. He could have been filling in for Clark, which is a much easier task. And then they would make a convenient switch somewhere inside.
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** Even in Post-Crisis continuities, Bruce and Clark look enough like each other that it isn't hard to imagine they could pass for one another given the right circumstances. Take [[https://comicnewbies.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/superman-and-batman-switches-costumes-rebirth-4.jpg this picture]] from a very recent comic, for example, which shows Bruce in the Superman costume and Clark in the Batsuit.
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** Superman also points out that taking on his powers also means inevitably taking on Superman's morality and regard for human life -- he just might have underestimated how long it would take Luthor to reach that point. Since the series up to that point has clearly shown that he's getting closer to death and has been a bit swept off his feet getting his affairs in order, we can possibly forgive him a little bit of oversight.
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* How much of Lex Luthors plan did Superman know at the end? From the dialogue in Issue 12 it seems like Superman knew Lex would get the super serum. If so why would he not stop Lex from using the serum beforehand?
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* How much of Lex Luthors plan did Superman know at the end? From the dialogue in Issue 12 it seems like Superman knew Lex would get the super serum. If so why would he not stop Lex from using the serum beforehand? If Superman was aware of this why would he allow Lex to be placed in a position were he was able to kill people like the clergyman in Issue 11?
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** Ice can support a lotta weight. 15 inches can manage about four tons from what I gather. Since there's likely a few dozen miles beneath that ledge, there's a lot of accumulative lifting power involved. If that explanation doesn't do it for you, Superman might have some AppliedPhlebotinum to help out.
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** Lex was originally happy to die knowing he had caused Superman's impending death. Likely he changed his mind when he found about the serum and saw a chance to get his victory AND escape.
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* So the key to the Fortress of Solitude weighs ''500,000 tons!?'' How the hell did the ledge they were standing on support all that?
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** Lex is also a scientific genius suddenly getting a flood of new data about the world through his expanded perceptions. Not everybody would be able to fully appreciate what they're seeing the way Lex does.
*What was Lex's plan? Lex was planning to escape his death sentence with Superman serum. But he got that serum from Superman. But Superman didn't make the serum until his powers had been augmented (including his intelligence) and only did so for Lois's perfect birthday party which he was throwing because he was dying. This was all kicked into motion by Lex fatally poisoning Superman as part of the same plan. We even see that he didn't get the serum until approximately the time of the robot malfunction which again occurred after phase one. So did Lex just somehow anticipate that fatally poisoning Superman would cause Superman to invent a temporary super power serum? Was he originally intending to escape a different way (such as through the tunnel?)
*What was Lex's plan? Lex was planning to escape his death sentence with Superman serum. But he got that serum from Superman. But Superman didn't make the serum until his powers had been augmented (including his intelligence) and only did so for Lois's perfect birthday party which he was throwing because he was dying. This was all kicked into motion by Lex fatally poisoning Superman as part of the same plan. We even see that he didn't get the serum until approximately the time of the robot malfunction which again occurred after phase one. So did Lex just somehow anticipate that fatally poisoning Superman would cause Superman to invent a temporary super power serum? Was he originally intending to escape a different way (such as through the tunnel?)
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** If I recall correctly, one of the Kryptonian astronauts reffers to the Phantom Zone criminals as "insane". Lex may be a petty, egomaniacal asshole who can't let a grudge go, but he is not insane.
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** Or it could only have that effect on people with [[HumansAreSpecial human sensibilities]]. Which, in some continuities, is part of the reason Jor-El sent his son to Earth out of all planets in the universe.
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** One of Batman's sometimes forgotten talents. In addition to being the world's greatest detective, a genius technician and engineer, a Machiavellian mastermind, and a mixed-martial-arts superninja, he is a master of disguise. Recall his turn as the crazy bag lady in TheDarkKnightReturns, for example.
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** One of Batman's sometimes forgotten talents. In addition to being the world's greatest detective, a genius technician and engineer, a Machiavellian mastermind, and a mixed-martial-arts superninja, he is a master of disguise. Recall his turn as the crazy bag lady in TheDarkKnightReturns, ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns, for example.
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