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Geek History Lesson

452: Superman Blue

Geek History Lesson

Jason Inman

Visual Arts, Film History, Tv & Film, Arts

4.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

The Electric Superman Blue era began with the storyline "Power Shift," which was published in 1997. Of all the strange transformations Superman has undergone in his entire history, none has been quite so derided as the year where his familiar costume and powers were replaced with a blue and white "containment suit" and a tenuous relationship with electricity. This week, we start with a look at the stories that led to Superman's new look, how he turned red and why Jason loves this era so much.

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0:00.0

Time for Diet Coke, mate. Yes, yes, yes!

0:12.0

Da-da-da-da-da-da!

0:15.0

I really need a guitar.

0:16.0

Love what you love. Diet Coke.

0:19.0

Get runaway ready.

0:21.0

A chance to win the ultimate shopping experience

0:23.0

plus hundreds of prizes curated by Kate Moss.

0:26.0

From a Paxen store, 18 plus teas and teas,

0:28.0

visit Coke.co.uk slash break.

0:42.0

We're going to dive into the whole conversation

0:45.0

about the time that Superman turned blue in just a second,

0:49.0

but Ashley, I need to ask you a very important question,

0:51.0

probably the most important question I've ever asked you

0:54.0

in the entirety of geek history, lesson history.

0:57.0

Ready? Sure.

0:59.0

Should Superman always have a cape?

1:02.0

Yes. Why?

1:04.0

I just like the aesthetic of a cape.

1:06.0

I'm very pro-cape.

1:08.0

Incredibles can say whatever they want,

1:10.0

and Ed de Mote is right about most things,

1:13.0

but she's wrong. Capes are very cool.

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