Chapter 11. Motor Control and Plasticity Follow us on Facebook
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updates. Learn more. By E. Paul Zehr As an infant, the Man Of
Steel escaped Krypton’s red sun in a rocket lovingly prepared
for him by his parents. Kal-L (but more commonly known as Kal-
El) arrived under our yellow sun in Smallville to eventually
become Clark Kent. Since his debut in Action Comics #1 in June
of 1938, Superman has accumulated a pretty long list of “super
abilities”. For me, though, I really like the list of his
abilities that come from the 1940s radio serials. This was back
when Superman was described as “faster than a speeding bullet,
more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings
in a single bound”. These descriptions all have to do with
super-strength when you get right down to it. And with this
summer’s “Man of Steel” Superman re-boot, super-strength is the
focus of this post. I have to admit I’ve always found the
explanation for Superman’s powers