If you had supermans powers

How would you live your life, how would you use your powers, what career would you choose. Also, lets say you have the super intelligence as well. Personally, I would develop my intelligence then go in to politics and run for president. However, I would keep my secret identity. I would use my super-intelligence to get one college degree every day until I could in the literal sense wallpaper a room with PHD's I had. First I would start at Harvard then get every degree they offered, then on to Oxford, Stanford, Yale,Princeton, and MIT. Since I have heard Superman had gotten a medical degree in a day I would do the same thing but do it over and over again. If I became president I would keep the secret service around me 24/7. Not to protect me but to have fun having them see me be able to get though the day without EVER eating anything at all, or sleeping for that matter. I would do my best as president but I would never reveal to anyone who I really was.

Not that I have ever given this much thought....

I'd keep it a secret for a while. Use the powers to operate behind the scenes coming up with cures for stuff like AIDS, cancer, heart disease, etc.

Then when the world was aware of all these things, I would reveal who and what I was, and work in public view. I would destroy the ghettos, and help to build new housing, create gardens in deserts, and help man to reach the other planets and stars.

Not that I have ever thought about having Superman's powers.

Nope. Not often. Uhm... ever.

Yea, that's it.

LArry The Ultimate Fanboy

I don't think it would be possible for Superman to operate openly in the real world. His actions would be endlessly criticized and second-guessed; his motives would be suspect; he would be sued without limit for no reason, or for any reason. His life would be impossible. He would have to hide out.

All that aside, X-ray vision might be fun to have on a lonely Saturday night.

What would a Superman- in-hiding wear?

in the immortal word of Ed McGuinnes. 'bang wonder woman. all day long.'

I know, I know. It was just the altruist in me fighting with the glory hound. A part of me would just like to take over and run things my own way.

You know, if Superman did exist, and really came here it would be just like you said. And that is sad.

Dang right. But, of course we would never do anything like that, would we?

LArry The Ultimate Fanboy

Brad Ferguson

I've had a problem with this since the 'Superman owes back taxes' stuff in the Silver Age. And the bit on Lois & Clark with Superman being sued. Just what exactly can you collect from a man with no tangible assets? Superman doesn't have a job. He doesn't own real estate in any country (I'm excluding the Fortress as no one can locate it to lay claim to it).

You sue Superman uncontested (Superman is to busy to waste time on going to court for the hearing after the first few times). You have an actual judgement awarding you any sum you want to name. Now tell me what you can do to collect- put a lean on his house? Seize his non-existent bank accounts? You can't attach his wages unless the JLA started paying you.

And to answer the original question, you really should be glad I don't have Superman's powers as I'd use them rather selfishly. After all if you can shrug off a tactical nuke, how exactly can anyone force you to anything?

I'm not saying I'd be out robbing, killing, conquering. More like playing my radio loudly and daring the neighbors to do something about it.

And if I did go the rescuing kittens from a tree route (which isn't out of the question) it would be with an attitude that I'm not enforcing or obeying laws I don't agree with. Basically the Eradicator during 'Reign of the Supermen'.

I'd squeeze a lot of coal for a while. Then, I'd be a hero.

You can sue someone, win, and secure a lien against future earnings, if any. I think the point of any action, though, would be to tie Superman up in court for months and years. Certainly Superman would be open to contempt charges if a civil court judge decided to demand his presence at a trial, and Superman didn't show up.

And those tax stories were downright stupid. Superman didn't have any taxable income. They did pretty much the same IRS story at least twice, once in the '50s and again in the '60s. I think Mort Weisinger was pissed at the IRS.

Quit my job. Build me a little watchtower and superhero all the live-long day.

Sure it would be tough not to abuse that power. After all, I am human. We're selfish, lazy, and egotistical.

But the biggest problem would be relating to ordinary humans. I'd probally have to create a secret idenity so I cankeep in touch with people but not have them weirded out because they're hanging out with an omnipotent being.

Or when he is put in jail for not showing up get a court order to reveal his secret identity.