Manic Monday Bonus--Superman's Proposal Bluff!!

Yes, Silver Age Superman is a dick.

But man, he takes his dickweedery to grandmaster levels sometimes.

He's still refusing to marry Lois because it would be too dangerous...

But...

Now, that's not our Supergirl, Kara Zor-El...this is an earlier Super-Girl (note the hyphen!!) that Jimmy Olsen created by rubbing his magic totem at night.

It's a long story...we'll get there later this week, I promise.

Anyway, the jig seems to be up!

So, how the hell are you getting out of this one, Clark?!?

Well...

Wow.

Lois is being very mature, pledging to keep Superman's secret even if he won't marry her. Of course, we can wonder how sharp this Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter is, if she can't conceive that this is a massive bluff by Clark. I mean, if she's this gullible in her reporting, it's a wonder she ever nails a big sotry.

But Kal-El? Advanced, fourth-dimensional dickweedery.

You're too good for him, Lois.

From Superman #123 (1958)