Blah blah blah, Apollo program, Viking probes, bald guys in suits...
Now, wait. One of the great motifs of the superhero comic is shrinking. There's always some mad scientist with some damn shrink ray, and the hero has to fight grasshoppers and climb spoons and whatever, and I am absolutely sure that Superman has been shrunk at least a few times. Why is he getting so excited about miniaturization?
Just when you thought Token Black Kid couldn't get more stereotypical, he shouts his one line of the comic book: "Far-out!" Ridiculous. But what, I'm sure you're wondering, is so far-out?
"TRS-80 microcomputers with user manuals and 12-inch video displays," that's what! It's like Christmas morning, but with cheap computers and more exclamation marks!
Superman informs the children that "little computers like the TRS-80 can perform calculations, solve problems, and analyze information... but most importantly, they are creating a revolution in our way of life." Superman neglects to mention that the TRS-80 won't do anything at all unless programmed in BASIC, one of the most clumsy and inefficient languages ever created.
He orders them to set up a practice program, and then flies off for pitched battle with the aforementioned tornado.
I actually have some questions of my own. First, who the hell says "solve the answer"? Second, wouldn't "solving the answer" to question one just be the same question? Third, why is he saying "weather conditions indicate fair skies"? He's outside, and besides, he could've just said "the skies are fair" and not sounded like a complete idiot.
