Language: English
Published in: 1930
Categorie(s): Fiction, Science Fiction
Word count: 63,236 words (≈ about 4 hours)
Source: http://gutenberg.net
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With Burrough's Mars series, Wylie's Hugo Danner is generally credited as the ancestor of both Clark Kent and Clark Savage, Jr. Danner, the product of a strength serum given to his mother during pregnancy, is able to lift 4,000 pounds, leap 40 feet in the air, and so forth. Unlike Superman and Doc Savage,… (more)
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Mon, 07 Nov 2011 02:28:19 +0100
While some of the science is a bit dated, the overall arc of the character is quite well done. This story has been adapted and re-presented many times. In the late 1980s, DC comics was faced with an historical problem, as Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman had all been members of the Justice Society and this was previously explained by the "Many Worlds" theory of physics - that many universes exist in parallel to this one. Once the character of Hugo Danner became public domain, DC co-opted him… (more)
While some of the science is a bit dated, the overall arc of the character is quite well done. This story has been adapted and re-presented many times. In the late 1980s, DC comics was faced with an historical problem, as Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman had all been members of the Justice Society and this was previously explained by the "Many Worlds" theory of physics - that many universes exist in parallel to this one. Once the character of Hugo Danner became public domain, DC co-opted him to become father of Arn "Iron" Munro - the illegitimate son of a young woman by the name of Anna. Iron Munro then became a convenient replacement for Superman in the Justice Society stories of the 1940s.
I found this story not only compelling, but rather a page turner. If Siegel and Shuster did, in some minor fashion, take some inspiration from Wylie's creation, I can see how it would have moved them to take it to the next level as an ongoing character with a different disposition. Similarities are limited between the characters, but this "first look" at the inner thoughts of such a being is a fascinating read.
Pax, harmonia,
BGPhilbin
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