Evil Superman Puppet Superpowers Quiz

Evil circus entrepreneur BB Farnum (get it?!?) has discovered the "precious secret" of animating puppets and getting them to do his bidding. namely, stealing Superman's superpowers, one by one. Don't believe me? Just look for yourself:

But, after dispatching his puppets to slay Superman, he decides he'd rather do it himself:



Well, kids--have you solved the mystery? Can you tell which superpower Farnum and the puppets have forgotten--which superpower will save Superman??


No, it wasn't his power of super-disguise--there is no such power (unless you're Batman). Guess again!!

D'oh!! Of course--super-ventriloquism!!! (Which, on Krypton, apparently includes the ability of super-mimicry...)

Oh, by the way--Farnum, you're spectacularly ill-equipped to complain about Superman's "dirty, rotten stunt." I mean, you were trying to kill the man, you douche--all he did was trick you in order to save his life. I would think that attempted murder by puppet ranks somewhat higher on the dirty rotten stunt scale.

Anyway, Superman hauls him away, and...

Sadly, BB Farnum never returned, despite his pledge of an encore. So the secret of how these puppets were animated, how they were able to steal superpowers, and what the heck this all means is still locked in Cary Bates' head...

Super-ventriloquism saves the day in Superman #269 (1973).