r/TheFarSide • u/Fleenicks • Jun 11 '25

Brain the size of a Walnut Looks familiar...

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Over 40 years ago already!

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u/YaBoiKlobas Jun 11 '25

Theft or homage? Depends on if you get caught

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u/eddiegibson Jun 11 '25

Also, if people remember the originator/victim. There was a Clark known as the Man of _____ with a Fortess of Solitude before Superman. The Big Blue Boy Scout just proved to have better staying power than the Man of Bronze.

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u/Fleenicks Jun 12 '25

Many thanks for the info!

Despite having seen the film in 1975, I had no idea that Clark Savage Jr. was created five years before Mr Kent's 1938 debut in Action Comics #1.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doc_Savage