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In Superman (volume 1) #349 (in a story entitled "The Turnabout Trap!"), Superman returns from an interstellar mission to find that everyone on Earth are of opposite sex. Among them are Penny White (a female Perry White), Jenny Olsen (a female Jimmy Olsen), Louis Lane (a male Lois Lane), Batwoman (a female Batman, rather than the actual character), Wonder Warrior (a male Wonder Woman), Black Condor (a male Black Canary), and Superwoman (his female counterpart) herself. Believing he crossed into a parallel universe, Superman flies back to space to find a dimensional portal, but is blocked by an invisible barrier. He notices the parallelism fails when he sees Superwoman and Clara Kent (Superwoman's presumed secret identity) are two separate people.

After a battle with Superwoman, Superboy (a male Supergirl), and Wonder Warrior, Superman figures out that his foe Mr. Mxyzptlk is behind this gender-reversed world; Superman discovers as well as that he was never in a parallel universe, but rather on Earth, which Mxyzptlk had altered with his magic. After making Mxyzptlk say his name backwards and thus returning to his native dimension, the effects of Mxyzptlk's magic (including the existence of Superwoman) vanish, returning the Earth to normal.

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Originally posted by Lara Joelle Kent:
Somethign I've been thinking about (way back then) is the following scenario:
Although Louis is pretty smitten with Superwoman, he would never admit it freely. After all, a super-strong, invulnerable, better-than-everyone woman is not considered cool by most of his male peers. So, he resorts to making off-handed comments about her looks or other attributes. (I imagine that especially the nickname "Maid of Steel" won't sit well with Claire, if only because it hits too close to home.)

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YES!!! You just hit it on the nail, there!!!

How did I not think of that one, before?!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!! Just perfect logic, right there. Brilliant!

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A wig might not work so well, as it would easily come off if she flies too fast.

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Mellie, what are you doing snooping around other people's harddisks? /goes and checks firewall rules/

Michael

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Originally posted by Lara Joelle Kent:
As Superwoman, she could wear her hair as a braid, most of which could be hidden in a pouch in the cape.

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The one problem with the braid idea (which I've tossed around for one my fics) is that wouldn't it become unraveled during the course of a rescue, especially one dealing with mud, or high winds, or fire, or falling debris, or a fistfight, or some such thing.

The pocket is an interesting idea, but I can't see her leaving her hair really long. Wouldn't it get caught in stuff? "Superwoman was on the way to rescue today, when her hair got tangled up in some trees in the Amazon..." This would explain why the writers / producer / actress decided to cut Lois' hair.

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"On the long road, take small steps." -- Jor-el, "The Foundling"

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Originally posted by Lara Joelle Kent:
Why would hair get caught up in anything if it's braided and the braid securely stuffed into a pouch?

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Don't know, but.. maybe flyaway strands? Just guessing, here...

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Originally posted by Lara Joelle Kent:
Why would hair get caught up in anything if it's braided and the braid securely stuffed into a pouch?

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Because unless the pouch covers her entire head or reaches up to where her head meets her neck at least, there is still hair long enough to get tangled in branches. I'm sure Superman could pull out of such entanglements easily, but it couldn't be good for the trees.

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Originally posted by Lara Joelle Kent:
Don't know what you're talking about. (Jaded?) Besides, you know much more about computers than I do... It's just common sense applied to a hypothetical scenario.

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I'm sure Superman could pull out of such entanglements easily, but it couldn't be good for the trees.

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I just got this great mental image of superwoman flying through the air with a couple of trees (roots and all) trailing along behind her.

LOL!

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B

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Originally posted by BJ:

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I'm sure Superman could pull out of such entanglements easily, but it couldn't be good for the trees.

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I just got this great mental image of superwoman flying through the air with a couple of trees (roots and all) trailing along behind her.

LOL!

Thanks,
B

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Originally posted by Christina:
Just adding my two cents. In both Supergirl and the imaginary stories involving a superpowered Lois (aka Krypton Girl, "The Superwoman of Metropolis" and "Lois Lane's Super Dream" mostly) both have her wearing wigs so it's not completely far-fetched that she (Claire/female Clark) would wear one. I do know that the Rule 63 cosplay of Superman just pulls her hair back a little in both versions and wears glasses as Clarissa Kent (Clark) but makes the Superwoman hair a little more poofy on top (source: Kit Quinn's Tumblr.)

Source info on a Superpowered Lois

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Sorry to get off on a tangent, but, I KNOW KIT!!!! I follow & chat with her on Tumblr. Her cosplay's are fantastic!!!! Every. Single. One. Of. Them. Great cosplayer, and talented individual, at that. Kind-hearted & lovely lady to speak with, too.

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Originally posted by Lara Joelle Kent:
Well, I did consider writing it, but shied away from the task because it was too much work. As a matter of fact, I still have the first two or three chapters on my hard drive...

Another thing I've been thinking about is Claire's Superwoman disguise. A wig might not work so well, as it would easily come off if she flies too fast. However, what if she wears her hair really long, like down to her knees, usually open or partially open? As Superwoman, she could wear her hair as a braid, most of which could be hidden in a pouch in the cape.

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