Does Superman Ever Sleep In?

[Mat001]

I still don't agree about Supes not feeling the urge to go. If anything the power of his super bladder would force his wiz out of his body more so than human wiz in a human body. Not to get graphic but Superman's stream probably has got the strength of a big ol' fire hose going full bore. There's no way he doesn't feel that building up inside of himself.

Clark has fine control over his muscles. All of his muscles. So stuff like taking a piss isn't going to be more intense or less intense than it needs to be.

[Two Headed Sex Beast]

Clark has fine control over his muscles. All of his muscles. So stuff like taking a piss isn't going to be more intense or less intense than it needs to be.

That's a shame.

[The Frozen Reptile]

Do you think the waste product would be indestructible too? It seems like everything else from Krypton is.

[Two Headed Sex Beast]

Do you think the waste product would be indestructible too? It seems like everything else from Krypton is.

Don't know. Who would want to destroy it and why?

[marshal99]

So once in a while , citizens of metropolis will experience golden raindrops and smelly hard rock raining down on them when it's just superman taking a whiz or a dump in the sky ?

[The Frozen Reptile]

Would they call them Kryptocopulites?

[kylesgirl]

Being Superman could not be normal from all this discussion. And it sure seems he does a lot of controlling and repressing and suppressing of his body's needs and desires. It must be a nightmare to be Superman and be forced to behave like humans or follow our routine/body clocks etc. How is he not insane yet?

[adkal]

The need for a shower when he has his powers was due to the fact that his body he didn't get dirty.

um...you might want to reword this.

He didn't sweat and any pair of clothing up close to his skin, didn't reek of body odor. His use of the shower was mostly out of habit and not need.

As has been addressed in a few panels over the past few decades, generally in passing.

As to going to the bathroom, the writers didn't focus on it because it wasn't that big a deal. I haven't read "Critical Condition", so I don't know what it says.

We never see Batman use the loo, either (and Grayson(?) in the old Titans title had a humourous expansion on this when the Titans were on some island), but he's human. With Superman, his metabolic efficiency is something which has been highlighted over the years, explaining why he can hold his breath for so long or breath air that would be harmful to humans, drink vast amounts of water and so on.

[Two Headed Sex Beast]

Would they call them Kryptocopulites?

I think that's what they call them when they're not in the room.

[Two Headed Sex Beast]

Being Superman could not be normal from all this discussion. And it sure seems he does a lot of controlling and repressing and suppressing of his body's needs and desires. It must be a nightmare to be Superman and be forced to behave like humans or follow our routine/body clocks etc. How is he not insane yet?

There's something in Superman's suit that keeps him from losing his marbles all over the floor. It works on the same principle as the nicotine patch. It releases sanity directly into his body through his pores and keeps him from thinking he's hungry, smelly, or political.

[666MasterOfPuppets]

He has done this in the Post-Crisis Universe. Which issue exactly? I'm not sure at the moment, but I know I've seen it. Sorry for the half-butt answer.

I remember there was a one-shot focusing on what it was The League did whenever they were off-duty. The cover had Superman eating a sandwich or something.

[Mat001]

Being Superman could not be normal from all this discussion. And it sure seems he does a lot of controlling and repressing and suppressing of his body's needs and desires. It must be a nightmare to be Superman and be forced to behave like humans or follow our routine/body clocks etc. How is he not insane yet?

No, it just means that when he's Superman, he doesn't have to be stopped by the urge to take a piss while fighting an armada of alien invaders. Or was lost in space, with no place to stop and go.

[Two Headed Sex Beast]

No, it just means that when he's Superman, he doesn't have to be stopped by the urge to take a piss while fighting an armada of alien invaders. Or was lost in space, with no place to stop and go.

He wouldn't have to stop anywhere in space to do his business. In space no one can hear you pee.