Thus Spoke Superman

I understand that some people think Superman is creepy and he makes them a little uncomfortable – he does wear his underwear on the outside of his pants after all. But I want to address the idea of Superman as the Nietzchean ubermensch, when in fact, the character hasn’t ever really represented that ideal.

The identification of Superman with Nietzsche’s ubermensch started in the 50s with the famous book Seduction of the Innocent by Frederic Wertham. Wertham in fact disregarded the notion of ubermensch as “Superman” specifically because the character was not the epitome of the ideal. There are a few important differences in both origin and application of the Superman character.

Scientifiction Theater: Castaways on Deimos

ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE

A small group of spaceship disaster survivors become Castaways on Deimos. As rescue seems increasingly distant, their true natures emerge in this tale of desperation by J. HARVEY HAGGARD. 

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Scientifiction Theater: Earth-Venus 12

TREACHERY IN SPACE

Caught up in the politics of a Venusian revolt, spaceman Ken Masters must protect his ship and bodyguard his passenger on the Earth-Venus 12 passage by Ray Cummings writing as GABRIEL WILSON. 

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Scientifiction Theater: Red Shards on Ceres

MONSTROUS MIND CONTROL

Unwitting space adventurers discover the devilish Red Shards on Ceres in this tale of etheric mind control and unthinkable alien life from the wandering pen of RAYMOND Z. GALLUN.

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