Ain’t that the way it always works?Ī panel from Joe Shuster's 'Night of Horror' comic Still, as Superman’s popularity grew, so did the size of his bulge. In writing about superhero trunks in 2011, Jim Beard pointed out that the trunks are connected to the “proud heritage of the circus performer,” not some kind of external male lingerie. In truth, the red “undies” were not supposed to actually be external underwear, at all. After all, why was he wearing “underwear” on the outside of his tights? We’ll never know, but it’s possible that the Last Son of Krypton was tucking in those days, or just very confused about how people deal with their private parts. Back then, when Superman was drawn by Joe Shuster, his trunks and crotch area were pretty flat, meaning his bulge was almost non-existent at the start of his illustrious career. The history of Supermans “bulge” goes all the way back to his very first appearance in Action Comics #1 in 1938.

38 years ago this weekend, Richard Donner’s Superman movie was promoted with the tagline “You will believe a man can fly.” The visual effects were impressive, but what he was packing behind his fly was impossible not to notice.

Because he’s a guy wearing a skin-tight outfit, every single part of Superman is accentuated, including his fortress of solitude. Oh, so that’s how they’re getting all of these posters.Whether you want to admit it or not, if you’ve read a Superman comic or watched any of his many TV shows and movies, you’ve thought about the Man of Steel’s bulge. Zod used heat vision! It is super effective:Īnd of course someone has once again edited Batman into it:Ī dozen more GIFs, 4 new posters, and one photoshop on the next page. Also, if the GIFs below are to be believed, Superman and Batman totally fight in this. The last video is a short TV spot in which Superman gets angry and saves Lois. The second and third Man Of Steel spots below aired during the NBA playoffs and showed several new scenes. The first video is a TV spot aired in the UK in which Zod uses his heat vision. There are several new Man Of Steel posters and one needed addition as well. We also have 16 new Man of Steel GIFs to add to our heroic collection. The four newest TV spots for Man of Steel actually show some new footage instead of simply rehashing excerpts from the theatrical trailer and previous TV spots.

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