Most people who think of superheros imagine all their amazing powers. Me, I can only think of their constant struggle to maintain anonymity so they can walk among the common people. It must be so hard to be constantly ripping off civilian clothing and switching into Spandex, just to switch back again in a flash so as to finish chatting with the guy in the next booth before he notices anything.
Life would have been so much easier if they’d just come around a few decades later, like during the internet age. In a blog, there would never be a problem. It would be so easy to keep up two identities – everyone does it! Plus, that awkward question, “How come you’re never around when Clark….,” would just never come up because both identities could be on at the same time! Superhero life could be bliss!
Sometimes I wonder though, if the superheros would be tech savvy enough to not get busted. Like, suddenly everyone is friending Clark Kent and telling him to come save their house from burning, and he replies, “Why don’t you ask Superman when he logs on?” And they’re like, “Dude, you’ve got the same IP, c’mon you’re not fooling us.”
Then the moderator comes on and says, “Pick one screen name – Superman or Clark Kent – or I’ll boot you forever.”