I've always felt that a major factor in the success of early Superman was the creation of Clark Kent - a working class newspaperman. At the time reporters were often portrayed in movies, detective stories and pulps, on radio etc. as heroic and adventurous characters, and kent was an interesting character on his own. So when Superman was not in action you were still interested in the story because of Kent. On the Superman radio show Superman himself rarely appears - Kent carries most of the episodes as a crusading newspaper hack.
I always took some satisfaction in the fact that Superman chose to work day-to-day earning a salary like everyone else. This is a singular reflection of Siegel and Shuster's influence and the times in which they lived - when people had jobs and men wore hats!!!
Face it: Bruce Wayne does nothing. He is nothing. He was a bore. So was Oliver Queen and Wesley Dodds and so forth.
The most interesting one is Barry Allen. I cannot recall a single instance (at least in the 60s when I read the strip avidly) when Barry used his skills as a scientist or his connection to the police department in connection with his adventures as the Flash.
I always took some satisfaction in the fact that Superman chose to work day-to-day earning a salary like everyone else. This is a singular reflection of Siegel and Shuster's influence and the times in which they lived - when people had jobs and men wore hats!!!
Face it: Bruce Wayne does nothing. He is nothing. He was a bore. So was Oliver Queen and Wesley Dodds and so forth.
The most interesting one is Barry Allen. I cannot recall a single instance (at least in the 60s when I read the strip avidly) when Barry used his skills as a scientist or his connection to the police department in connection with his adventures as the Flash.
