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Title: Has Superman ever had the power of persuasion? Post by: RedSunOfKrypton on January 08, 2005, 11:08:37 PM Or would this be classed under superhypnosis?
Title: Re: Has Superman ever had the power of persuasion? Post by: Super Monkey on January 08, 2005, 11:22:29 PM yes it would
Title: Re: Has Superman ever had the power of persuasion? Post by: nightwing on January 10, 2005, 09:56:48 AM Sure, he used to be able to persuade me to spend money on new comics! :lol:
In the infamous "Master Mesmerizer" story, we "learned" that Superman was constantly hypnotizing everyone around him into believing Clark Kent looked different from the Man of Steel. He did this by somehow magnifying his hypnotic powers through his glasses (hey I didn't write it!) and he did it without even trying! This device was never referred to again (in a story anyway) and it's pretty much been rejected by fans. And of course in his earliest stories he had a very different power of persuasion...he'd throw people a couple hundred feet in the air until they agreed to sign confessions. (I'd sign 'em, too, whether I was guilty or not!) Title: Re: Has Superman ever had the power of persuasion? Post by: Captain Kal on January 10, 2005, 05:31:15 PM Don't forget the Golden Age power of 'telepathic will control' which seems to be what super-hypnotism came from.
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