andersen@nmtvax.UUCP (02/29/84)
In reply to Jerry Greenberg:
Q: "Why does Superman have to lose his powers when he falls in
love with a human?"
A: The answer to this is given in a hilarious pseudo-newspaper
article written by Larry Niven in his book, ALL THE MYRIAD
WAYS. The article is titled "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex"
and describes in graphic (and gory) detail EXACTLY what would
happen if Superman tried to mate with a human female without
(temporarily, at least) getting rid of his powers. As Niven
says, Superman can put a dent two-inch-thick steel just by
pinching it slightly. Think of what that would mean to a
female body when Supes starts to forget himself in the midst
of passion and . . . well, you get the idea.
Niven also goes into related areas such as the genetics of
humans and kryptonians and the problems involved when a human
woman tries to give birth to a kryptonian baby.
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