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What comic is this where Superman was controlled by rock music?
This is Action Comics #398 - The Pied Piper of Steel.
The band says "Dig that rock" and the crowd does it, while chanting "dig-a-dig!"
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What is the origin of "Jingle Bells, Batman Smells?"
Weirdly enough, Cracked.com seems to have the most rigorously researched history of the song. There have been a number of people who remembered it coming up in the mid-60s in California, possibly ...
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Does lead nullify Superman's other senses?
Superman #315 (1977) and Superboy #107 seem pretty definitive on this. Lead only blocks his super-vision, not his other super-senses. In both cases his super-hearing works just fine through solid lead....
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Harley Quinn's Hyenas keep changing names
There are a number of possibilities. One, indeed, is oversight. Another is Harley, possibly on one of her less rational phases, using whatever name comes to mind, or strikes her fancy. Lastly, it's ...
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Harley Quinn's Hyenas keep changing names
As you noted, a recurring name for Harley's two hyenas (who were introduced alongside her in Batman: The Animated Series (1992)) is Bud and Lou.
However, the above Wikia link also points out the idea ...
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Does lead nullify Superman's other senses?
Similarly to Valorum's answer, in episode My Girl from Superman: The animated Series, Lana Lang was captured by one of Luthor's goons because although she was dating Lex Luthor, she was discreetly ...
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What's the history behind Harley Quinn's background change from psychologist (PhD) to psychiatrist (MD)?
The original show in which she was created by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini is Batman: The Animated Series (1992).
There is one episode which delves in details in her background and how she ended up with ...
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Can Superman kill people with his X-Ray vision?
Unlike what DVK-on-Ahch-To's answer suggests, the behaviour of his x-ray vision depends on which continuity we are talking about. And even in a given continuity, its depiction can vary too.
For ...
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What's the history behind Harley Quinn's background change from psychologist (PhD) to psychiatrist (MD)?
It just sounds like sloppiness or lack of awareness of the distinction to me. In particular, saying that "she went to graduate school for psychiatry" makes no sense. In America, one goes ...
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