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(453 posts)
Sat Jul 12, 2025, 09:10 AM Jul 2025

All the buzz about the new Superman movie got me thinking about the "secret origin" story.

An elderly married couple find Superbaby and raise him as their own.
Nothing about reporting it to the authorities or adoption. Just find a baby and raise it.

Not only is Superman an undocumented immigrant, the Kents were serious libertarians.

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All the buzz about the new Superman movie got me thinking about the "secret origin" story. (Original Post) 4th Jul 2025 OP
You made me chuckle................... Lovie777 Jul 2025 #1
I always wondered about this - if the blankets the alien baby was wrapped up in... 3catwoman3 Jul 2025 #2
Superman had a SSN - I don't see libertarian 'parents'. alittlelark Jul 2025 #3

3catwoman3

(29,810 posts)
2. I always wondered about this - if the blankets the alien baby was wrapped up in...
Sat Jul 12, 2025, 10:06 AM
Jul 2025

…were indestructible, how was his Earth mother able to cut them up to sew his Superman suit? Wouldn’t ordinary Earth scissors and sewing machine needles have broken?

alittlelark

(19,143 posts)
3. Superman had a SSN - I don't see libertarian 'parents'.
Sat Jul 12, 2025, 10:43 AM
Jul 2025

He also went to public school etc

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