Questions tagged [dc]
For questions about all DC Comics' properties or the company as a whole, including decisions made by the studio regarding those properties. Only use with tag [comics] if limiting answers to comics, not movies or other works. When asking questions about the film universe, Arrowverse, or animated universe use the relevant tags, i.e., [dcau], [dceu] or [arrowverse].
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How does Superman shave?
I've seen several times when Superman is sporting a beard. How does he shave his indestructable hair?
I remember once in Superman the Animated Series that he used his heat vision, but that doesn't ...
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What makes the world so oblivious to Clark Kent's secret?
Superman's alter ego is Clark Kent. Unlike many other superheroes, Superman dresses up as a human to fit in.
What makes the world so oblivious to Clark Kent's secret; Superman? (In regards his poor ...
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In comics does Batman have a rule against killing?
Inspired by this question, I have to admit I don't know a lot about the Comic Book Batman, but I know a fair amount about his other incarnations.
I know for example, that the 1989 movie had him kill ...
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Why isn't The Flash unstoppable?
I've recently gotten into The Flash TV show, and so I've been reading about his powers.
What I don't understand is why his typical rogues pose a threat - it seems like there should be very little ...
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How does Superman fly?
If I remember correctly, Superman's powers come from the fact that Earth's sun is yellow and Krypton's sun was red. So he is supercharged by our sun's solar energy or something like that.
While this ...
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In what order should I watch Flash and Arrow TV Shows?
The two TV shows Arrow and The Flash cross over (or so I'm told).
I've only been watching Arrow so far, and Barry Allen has just turned up. Do I need to start watching Flash episodes?
What order do ...
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Can the Flash run faster than light?
While trying to find out who was faster, Superman or the Flash (the answer is the Flash), I found out that the Flash can travel back and forth through time on occasion.
Does that mean that the Flash ...
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How did Martha Kent modify the Kryptonian blanket that became Superman's costume?
From my comment on this question/answer Why wasn't Superman naked when he was lifting Luthor's artificial continent?
Supposedly the blanket is made of a super strong fabric, which is why it ...
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How does the Flash perceive time?
Under the assumption that Barry Allen can think as fast as he can run, how does he perceive things around him?
Is everything else just moving at a minuscule rate to him? How does that not drive him ...
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In comics, how many people have been killed by Superman?
The recent Man of Steel film there sparked some controversy with the diehards fans of Superman because of one of the last scenes of the film where
So in the comic canon how many people have been ...
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Does Superman need to breathe?
While researching for this question, I came across a couple of conflicting images of Superman in space.
First we have him in space with no helmet - and talking to another character.
As far as I can ...
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As of 2012, how many different canon versions of the Superman character exist?
He is what he is, but he isn't what he used to be. How many versions of Kal-El, aka Clark (Superman) Kent have there been since he first appeared in 1938's Action Comics #1? I'm looking for the ...
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How have Superman comics dealt with the Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex problem?
When I was a teen and Superman II came out, when Superman realized he and Lois were in love, he de-supered himself in the Fortress of Solitude so he could be with Lois. Right after he emerged from ...
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Is Gotham intended to be in the same universe as other DC/WB TV properties?
We know that the Marvel Cinematic Universe encompasses both movies and television series produces directly by Marvel Studios (including, e.g. Agents of SHIELD and Agent Carter).
We also know that DC/...
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Can the Flash see the future now?
In Issue #2 of the Flash (Oct 2011) it shows Barry tapping into the Speed Force with just his brain and not his body. Through this he's able to see what will happen in the near future to all the ...
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What is the best scientific explanation for how The Flash moves so fast without issue, or is it just "magic?"
The Flash goes from zero to ??? in an eye blink. As he does not have a Saturn 5 rocket on his back, how do you explain the acceleration? How do you explain his ability to stop on a dime and turn ...
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Does Superman have to work out to keep in shape?
Did DC Comics ever say if Superman works out? I mean, above and beyond fighting crime and saving the world, what does Superman do to stay physically fit? If he didn't excercise and there was a ...
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What is the secret of Superman's suit?
In Superman #11 the cover reads:
Now I know covers have a tendency to be a little... misrepresentative of what is actually contained in the issue, but I've read the issue twice. There doesn't seem to ...
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Why, exactly, does kryptonite hurt Superman?
To my understanding, kryptonite is a rock that is from the planet Krypton. Superman is also from planet Krypton. Yet somehow kryptonite weakens Superman and can even kill him.
How does this work? Why ...
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Why does Superman wear his underwear outside his pants?
As the title says. Just curious, this has been an ongoing joke along with Donald Duck and Pooh not wearing pants but when they bathe they put towels on their waists.
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Is it 'Batmen' or 'Batmans'?
If Batman met a clone of himself or a Batman from an alternate dimension, would we say:
There are two Batmen
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There are two Batmans
You'd assume Batmen but Batman is his name, not his title. ...
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Is Superman really super compared to other Kryptonians?
I remember from somewhere, that Superman's cousin acquired powers faster than Superman himself. Would that mean that Superman is just as strong as any other Krytonian if they were still around in the ...
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What is the viewing order for CW's DC shared universe?
As I understand it the following shows all take place in the same shared universe:
Arrow
Flash
Constantine
Vixen
Legends of Tomorrow
Supergirl (confirmed)
The Flash (1990)
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
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How does the Flash breathe while utilizing his super speed?
How do the Flashes breathe utilizing their super speed? The air pressure would be extreme. Do they run in a pressurized bubble?
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What are the indestructible materials in DC Universe?
The strongest materials in the Marvel universe are Vibranium and Adamantium. In the Star Wars universe there is Cortosis, with a special resistance against energy weapons like blasters and lightsabers....
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Has Superman ever been attacked by changing our sun?
Superman allegedly gets his powers from "our yellow sun" (feel free to correct me on that as I'm a Superman newbie, but that was the impression I had). Has he ever been attacked by someone attempting ...
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In the DC Comics Universe, What Happens to Earthlings Under a Red Sun?
I know in the earliest versions of Superman, his powers weren't from the yellow sun, but that was changed and, in general (at least as I understand it), Superman's powers are because he was native to ...
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What happens if Superman is near a white dwarf star?
With the Superman lore, we know that light from a yellow star gives him his powers, light from blue stars makes him stronger, and light from red stars weakens him. However, what happens if he is near ...
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Does Superman have super powers outside of our solar system?
As far as I know, Superman has super powers because of Sun in our solar system.
In Superman/Batman: Apocalypse he goes out of the solar system to fight Darkseid. I don't know if this happened before.
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What happened to reverse flash after undoing flashpoint?
In the original timeline, after reverse flash did his killing business he was stuck in the past. He develops his 20 year master plan to return to his future, impersonating some one and manipulating ...
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Whose underwear is this?
Okay, this is a bit different....
My son recently got underwear for his birthday. The underwear came in a set of 5, packaged as Justice League underwear.
On the packaging, you can see The Flash, ...
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Why does the Batmobile have a "NO STEP" sign?
This (silent) video shows the Batmobile in the new Batman v Superman movie:
However, 14 seconds in we see:
Why would the Batmobile need to have "NO STEP" on the ...
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Where is Gotham City located?
Has there ever been a definitive location cited for Gotham City in the DC Universe United States? I remember hearing somewhere that it is close to New York (the DCU has a New York), but how close?
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Who in the DC Universe can stop Superman if he has a breakdown?
Is there anything or anyone in the DC universe that can defeat Superman just in case he goes berserk on everybody?
Maybe Batman stores kryptonite in his Cave or something. I don't know if Batman ...
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How do we know the Flash is faster than Superman?
I have heard from many people that the Flash is faster than Superman.
But how do we know this? Have we ever seen them head-to-head?
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Is Superman always holding back?
This is a quote from the Justice League Unlimited cartoon:
That man won't quit as long as he can still draw a breath. None of my teammates will. Me? I've got a different problem. I feel like I live ...
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Why is there a dinosaur in the Batcave?
In Batman #1 in the New 52, when we visit the Batcave for the first time, we see a dinosaur:
What... is up with that? It is a completely awesome cave decoration - but what else is it? Is it a non ...
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Are there criteria for being a super hero and does Batman meet them?
There is no doubt that Batman is a hero, he saves Gotham (and the world) on a pretty regular basis. He's uncommonly strong and very very smart but to the best of my knowledge he has no "super" powers ...
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How Was the Batcave Built in Secret?
The batcave, in any version of Batman, is large. Plus there's the batmobile, which required special construction, plus the batcomputer and numerous other batwidgets.
How did a good sized batcave get ...
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How did Superman turn back time in the first movie?
In this what-if xkcd there is this question and answer about Superman:
In the first Superman movie, Superman flies around Earth so fast that it begins turning in the opposite direction. This ...
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How many people have deduced Batman's secret identity?
I've seen DVK's question How many people who weren't superheroes did Batman reveal his identity to?, and I recently began playing the Arkham City game, and the two combined made me wonder just how ...
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Does Superman have a son?
In the movie Superman Returns, Lois Lane's son is shown to be the result of Superman getting his super on in Lois Lane at some point in the past. Is there any comics reference to this? Do Superman and ...
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Was the messenger in Bruce Wayne's weird dream supposed to be The Flash?
About halfway through Batman vs Superman, Bruce Wayne falls asleep and has couple of rather unusual dreams. In one of them, a person appears to be trying to give him a message.
The whole scene is ...
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Has Wonder Woman's lasso of truth ever snapped?
Is there any canon instance where Princess Diana of Themyscira (aka Wonder Woman)'s "Lasso of Truth" has ever snapped? Or is it truly indestructible?
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Is there a Batman-Lovecraft connection?
Arkham is the fictional town that many of Lovecraft's stories take place in. Arkham Asylum in Gotham is named from its founder. But with the line of Arkham-named Batman games, I cannot help but wonder,...
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Why are there so many different bat symbols?
Over the years of superheroes not many superheroes' symbols have changed as much as Batman (my opinion, not fact).
Why hasn't Batman had any concrete symbol?
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Where to start if I want to get into certain DC comics?
I'm a Marvel boy to the core. Never really read anything outside of the Marvel Universe other than a few things here and there of DC.
Now that some DC movies are getting made, I wanted to get into ...
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When did "The Batman" become "Batman"?
In Batman's first appearance in Detective Comics No. 27, he is referred to as "The Bat(-)Man" exclusively.
In the issue, characters say "It's the Bat-Man" rather than "It's Batman". For example:
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Is kryptonite made of the element krypton?
According to the official sources, is the radioactive green crystal that serves as Superman's Achilles' heel actually composed of the noble gas krypton, or is it supposed to be made out of some other ...
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Who were the 6 people who originally trained Batman in the New 52?
In Batman and Robin #4 (of the New 52) Batman makes this remark to his son:
Who are the six people (including Ducard) that trained Batman?
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