Superman asks shazam for his help in lifting the book still on the first link then the book starts to overwhelm them and finally they drop it as for the spectre the exact words used there were. If superman lifted an infinite weight with the book, then herc lifted the infinite weight of the universe. Jan 03, 2016 comic book characters regularly transcended the possibilities of both time and space, however theres one specific superhero that regularly manages to defy all logic. Superman and shazam attempt to take the book to a spaceship superman the. Because i think ultraman was able to lift the book as well. This book was so inspirational that i wrote the sequel to it called.
Since it didnt, it must have been something magical about it. Superman is able to hear her drowning, and flies off to rescue her, retrieving the spear in the process, while wonder woman manages to temporarily restrain doomsday with her indestructible lasso. When attempting to move the book pages start falling out and they drop it. Lunacorva so, alot of us have probably watched the death battle. Dc how was superman able to lift a book that had infinite. Book of infinite pages dc keyword after analyzing the system lists the list of keywords related and the list of websites with related content, in addition you can see which keywords most interested customers on the this website. The version of superman from the golden age of comic books was also the very first version of the character. There were clear influences on the creation of every major superhero, and superman was no exception.
If it had infinite normal pages stacked upon each other, it would be infinitly tall. Although i agree for the most part, the book with infinite pages was definitely meant to be a feat of strength. While the idea of super strength was a relatively novel one at the time, there were some notable precursors. Now larry tye, the prizewinning journalist and new york times bestselling author of satchel, has written the first fullfledged history not just of the man of steel but of the creators, designers, owners, and performers who made him the icon he is today. I rushed out to get this book and was not disappointed. Some of his heroics are frankly laughable, as when he descends to the bottom of a rift in the earth caused by an earthquake and.
His father, jorel, discovered that a nuclear chain reaction was building inside krypton that would soon shatter the entire world. There they discover a library containing a book with infinite pages, that has an infinite number of books contained in it. And it was clearly stated by the book itself that the book contained every book in all 52 dc universes possible, making the page number a. In this beautifully composed volume, les daniels collects rare and neverbeforeseen. I saw where people claim superman can lift infinity when superman,wonder woman, and green lantern lifted spectre and when superman and shazam lifted a book supposedly to contain infinite amount of pages. Superman would just fly hulk into space and be done with it. Superman is strong enough to carry a book of infinite pages, meaning that his strength is infinite. In the marvel universe, clark kent is a mild mannered reporter with no superman powers. It was first advertised in early april 1940, one month after the first. Once, along with help, held a book of infinite pages when fighting the goldenage superman their punches were altering reality. Superman animationrewindcartoonfightclub wikia fandom. Seventyfive years after he came to life, superman remains one of americas most adored and enduring heroes. Original superman the book superman may have ripped off. How goku vs superman rematch should have ended chapter 2.
The best of supermans many comic book origin stories ign. Superman can lift an infinite amount of weight see the comic where superman and captain marvel lifted a book with infinite pages. However, as clark wasnt properly superman until the end of the show, it doesnt really count for the remit of this rundown. The character regularly appears in comic books published by dc comics, and has been adapted to a number of radio serials, movies, and television shows. Superman the history, mythology, and media of the man of steel this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. Im looking for the entire story arc to read up on, hope you guys can help.
Feb 02, 2018 the best of supermans many comic book origin stories. Superman had his nose broken by mongul and superman doesnt have accelerated healing, he has poor defence against toxins and poisons for example. I feel like i live in a world made out of cardboard. Goku vs superman videos where they posit the idea that superman is stronger than goku no matter what, because his power is limitless. You do realize that if you anyone sees screw attacks propaganda material about supes, that he wouldnt lose to goku no matter what you say. Apr, 2009 twice he has helped lift and infinite amount of weight. Apr 18, 20 whether or not you give a damn for superman, you know who he is.
Today on variant one shot arris tells you several of superman s strongest moments. Twice he has helped lift and infinite amount of weight. Take a look below for 31 more interesting and fun facts about superman. Batman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero batman as its main protagonist. Yet, as superman, the complete history shows, the man of steel has also made a lasting impact in comic strips, film, toys, tv, radio, and even on broadway. Book of infinite pages dc keyword found websites listing. The strip proved so popular that national launched superman into his own selftitled comic book, the first for any superhero, premiering with. The origin of superman is the story that relates superman s arrival on earth and the beginnings of his career as a superhero.
That being said, superman gets away with doing those things because of his impact on the genre. Superman vs onslaught death battle fanon wiki fandom. But the only reason im doing this debate bc my friends and all are still arguing about the fight and im just going to break this debate up even though its never going to stop so lets begin. Was there some sort of last minute power up at the time that i missed. May 07, 2008 2 superman didnt lift the spectre on his own, he had help from both wonder woman and the green lantern for the book of infinite pages, again this book did not have infinite pages, the book in question contained every book in the history of the dc 52multiverse.
Helped superman lift the book of infinite pages, which contains every book possible the entire dc multiverse not just earth has sparred with such powerful heroes as superman and wonder woman albeit having lost against them fought possession by deadman walks through thunderbolts magic keeps up with wally west in speed. They portray him as having infinite strength when he didnt lift the book of infinite pages which werent even infinite. How goku vs superman rematch should have ended chapter 2, a. With mullet or with monkey, everyone knows superman. Superman states a book with an infinite number of pages occupying the same space, this contains every book possible. These not because of the feats themselves but because superman fans have deliberately misinterpreted them for years either by using small scans so that you cannot read whats stated inpanel or by leaving out preceding and subsequent scans whi. His clash with ultraman was enough to seriously damage reality.
The maximum superman has lifted to date is infinite. Ik u all are tired of hearing goku vs superman trust me i am as well. So spreading around the world are the epic and amazing feats of superman that he really didnt do. But mostly he has the power of plot strength and armor. The awnser is no, not alone, and not for long, at least. The man whom lifted the book had a u on his chest, making it ultraman, not supes. In the end this is another superman book that leads into another event.
Dc how was superman able to lift a book that had infinite pages. Even if youve never read a comic book in your life, no one can hear the name superman without a flash of recognition. Jun 29, 2016 superman can lift a book of infinte pages. The book evidently works under a very different sense of physics, and logic, so it is uncertain if it truly had infinite weight, and even if it did, it would be a massive outlier, considering that superman regularly displays limitations in other stories. In the first we see the line about a book of infinite pages, you can see on the lhs of the top right panel the book glowing white light and floating. Sep 02, 2015 superman is strong enough to carry a book of infinite pages. It was a fun watch though so ill probably check it out again soon. Through an early 20th century conversation between an africanamerican porter and a racist white senator, rogers masterfully teaches his reader about race in the world. But hes also held a black hole, flew across the universe and talked a hopeless teen out of suicide. Batman proved to be so popular that a selftitled ongoing comic book series began publication with a cover date of spring 1940. An important thing to understand about the history of superheroes is that they did not just spring out, fully formed, from nothingness. The character regularly appears in comic books published by dc comics, and has been adapted to a number of radio serials, movies, and television shows superman was born on the planet krypton and was given. Superman, american comic book character created for dc comics by writer jerry siegel and artist joe shuster. Cant remember where i read up exactly that superman lifted entire book with infinite pages.
Superman biography and superman facts superherostuff. This means infinte durability or else he would obliterate his own arm and body. Lifts a book with infinite pages so superman and shazam are trapped in the limbo between aww 52 dc universes. The book the comics and man of steel may have ripped off. Once alongside wonder woman when they lifted specter, and another when he helped shazam hold up a book of infinite pages.
Again, you pointed out that a book of infinitie pages is magical already, so why are you insisting that the book cant have infinitie mass and be magical. This is still an extremely heavy book but it is a finite book and because it was finite and shazam had to help superman lift it, this feat must be shared with both heroes but they still failed to lift the book another thing screwattack did not point out is that ultraman had read the final page of the book, which means the book is not infinite. The little book of superman tm image 6 the man of tomorrow. The superman character described on this page was created by writer jerry siegel and artist joe shuster, high school students living in cleveland, ohio, in 1933.
It depends at what point in each characters history you are speaking of. Dec 29, 2016 so spreading around the world are the epic and amazing feats of superman that he really didnt do. Superman is the last son of krypton, sent as the dying planets last hope to earth, where he grew to become its protector. Francois gratecap again did the excellent music work and a first pass at the sound design. Superman did lots of stunts in his earlier incarnations in movie serials and on tv, but rarely had effects like these been linked to the genre. Though he was apparently killed shortly after the darkseid war, his essence merged with the new earth superman in rebirth, creating a new, merged timeline for superman. The origin of superman is the story that relates supermans arrival on earth and the beginnings of his career as a superhero. Without further ado and in no particular order, here are 15 times superman lost his powers. Archived dc how was superman able to lift a book that had infinite pages. Superman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero superman as its main protagonist. Ill first start by saying that the book of infinite pages is just the title of the book, it is only called the book of infinite pages, it has nothing to do with the amount of page in the book, the book is really made out of every book ever written, this is still an extremely heavy book, but. What the book had was every book ever written inside of it.
Superman failed to move the floating book of infinite pages and green lantern was the one who lifted specture. If superman went against him early on in both their development he would stomp him into the ground. Jorel therefore had his unborn son kalel removed from the kryptonian gestation chambers and affixed the life matrix containing kalel to an experimental vessel. Meaning that he literally has no limit to his strength. Superman and shazam failed to lift the book of infinite pages, he didnt destroy a multiverse and he has even lost to batman on occasion. The original superman character was a bald telepathic villain that was focused on world domination. The next significant event for superman occured in dcs infinite crisis. Beerus a better written character with definable limits so he loses. Superman sparked the creation of an entire industry based around the exploits of masked avengers and caped vigilantes, and he remains one of the worlds most recognizable pop culture icons. I dont have my final crisis in front of me but the book was spoken of beforehand as being literally impossible to move and superman acquired the help of ultraman and shazam to lift it which was also a testament to their strength as well.
Should post crisis superman be considered universal tier. Some of the fight scenes werent as dynamic as they could have been. Technically didnt even have to be there because infinity is like 0 when it comes to multiplication and division no matter what number you divide it by it will always be infinity. Comic book characters regularly transcended the possibilities of both time and space, however theres one specific superhero that regularly manages to defy all logic. Superman sees that the only way to stop doomsday will end up putting his life at risk, since brute force alone had been proven ineffective. Anyone who complains about the book having too much science and too little superman obviously did. He managed to lift it not because hes superman, but because he was deemed worthy. Superman vs goku this is a fairly easy question to answer. The story has been through many revisions through decades of publication in comic books and radio, television and film adaptations. Science of superman takes a very real world look at the scientific theories and laws that would govern supermans abilities. Benchpressed a machine that replicated the weight of the earth for five days straight. Supermans most influential element is probably its special effects.
Superman s big advantage is speed however this hasnt been shown to generate what is referred to planet busting punching power. Superman is a fictional superhero who appears in comic books published by dc comics, and is considered an american cultural icon. It was an okay read, it didnt keep me on the edge of my seat as much as the previous volume. Supermans big advantage is speed however this hasnt been shown to generate what is referred to planet busting punching power. Superman is the sole survivor of the planet krypton. The book of infinite pages did not budge another argument is that that superman and shazam did not actually lift the book, because it does not look like it is moving at all. Im not saying that the book must have infinite mass, im just asking why are you so sure that the said magic is used to reduce the book mass, rather than making the book lift able. Superman is strong enough to carry a book of infinite pages. I was debating with this kid the other day who said that superman was pretty much unbeatable. Despite the fact that superman can fly millions of times faster than the speed of light, superman still isnt faster then the flash. The artwork was a little all over the place at times with so many artist on the book.