Well, according to Google Maps, from Topeka to NYC it's 1,255 mi – about 19 hours 53 mins. So add a little bit for the outside of Topeka, and roughly plus or minus however far it is from NYC to Metropolis.
"You need me. You wouldn't be much of a hero without a villain. And you do love being the hero, don't you. The cheering children, the swooning women, you love it so much, it's made you my most reliable accomplice." -- Lex Luthor to Superman, Question Authority, Justice League Unlimited
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