Oh, don't worry--that's not what Kal-El really thinks (wink, wink). You see, Dixo and Vagu of the Superman Revenge Squad are using a "telepathic signal gun" which is "tuned to Superman's brain" to "bombard his mind with hypnotic commands to do anything" they want.So why don't they just order him to kill himself??
Sigh...They also order him to dis on the United Nations:
Yes, you can make Superman do anything that you want him to, and you settle for making him a jerk. I guess for the Superman Revenge Squad, revenge is a dish best served stupid.In fairness, they later make him nudge the orbit of the moon, causing tidal waves and leaving Atlantis a "watery ruin"--but no actual casualties, apparently. So there's a tiny bit of ambition there. But then again, it just demonstrates how stupid they are--they have a guy who can move freakin' planets under their control, and they're settling for making people hate Superman. Schmucks!
From Action Comics #295 (1962)
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"Yes, you can make Superman do anything that you want him to, and you settle for making him a jerk."
So are you saying that the Superman Revenge Squad is to blame for the Grounded storyline?
The SRS is a '60s allegory for JMS?
I was going to mention that, but Mr. Commitment has already shuffled on, so I'll save the vitriol for something else...
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