Superman’s encounters with the likes of The Hulk, Galactus, and Spider-Man are undeniably inspiring of geekery, but we tend to put comic book characters, Marvel and DC alike, in the same shelves in our minds, which is why totally uncomiclike crossover battles are stranger still.
After the jump, ten snapshots of Superman’s encounters with the likes of The Terminator, Adolf Hitler, and He-Man and the Masters of the Universe:
In no particular order:
1. Muhammad Ali
2. The Terminator:
3. The Y2K Bug
4. H.R. Giger’s Aliens
5. The KKK: This one actually happened on the Superman radio show — and in real life, thanks to the anti-KKK research of a writer named Stetson Kennedy.
As the storyline progressed, the shows exposed many of the KKK’s most guarded secrets. By revealing everything from code words to rituals, the program completely stripped the Klan of its mystique. Within two weeks of the broadcast, KKK recruitment was down to zero. And by 1948, people were showing up to Klan rallies just to mock them.
6. Predator
7. Hitler and Tojo
8. A Snowman
9. Jerry Lewis
10. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe:
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