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From: ciaraldi@rochester.UUCP (Mike Ciaraldi)
Newsgroups: net.comics
Subject: Re: Supermans vs. Supermen
Message-ID: <12034@rochester.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 3-Oct-85 02:03:04 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct  3 02:03:04 1985
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> What is the plural of Superman?  "Supermen" or "Supermans" ?
> "Supermen" sounds much better, but that's not how we form the plural
> of a proper name.  And it must be a proper name and not a title (like "boss")
> because it's capitalized.
> 
> 
> 
> 						-Jack Applin
> 						 Victim of Gold Kryptonite

I believe the official plural is "Supermen".
Back in the Forties, National (now DC) had a fan club called
the Supermen of America.
I seem to recall reading about this when DC reprinted one
of the old issues a few years ago (Superman #1, I suppose).

Mike Ciaraldi
sesimo!rochester!ciaraldi


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