It's the duty of every adult to pass along knowledge to the next generation... even Superman! Back in Action Comics #282 (1961), the Man of Steel agreed to be a guest teacher at a Metropolis public school. The subject matter? Natural history...specifically dinosaurs!
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"Saddles", you say? That's right...saddles! Because, what better way for students to learn the names of dinosaurs than to ride on the backs of their frozen carcasses while Superman spins them like a Merry-Go-Round?
Wheeeeeee!
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And who is this "friend" at the dude ranch? Hmm.
Great post. I love this period in DC Comics.
Posted by: Mike Lynch | January 04, 2009 at 09:50 AM
And I thought he just went to schools to shill for Radio Shack...I mean, teach kids the wonders of computers (like the TRS-80)?
Posted by: ShadowWing Tronix | January 04, 2009 at 11:16 AM
Those dinosaurs have been frozen in ice for 650,000 centuries!
Posted by: Grumpy | January 04, 2009 at 06:11 PM
Imagine what scientists can discover about the dinosaur diet after they puke from Superman spinning them like a top.
Posted by: Morgan Edge | January 07, 2009 at 01:55 PM
I tell you, Superman wants to be a museum curator. He just throws himself into this sort of thing with such incredible zeal...
Posted by: John Nowak | January 10, 2009 at 08:56 PM