I hope you all enjoy this fun little plot bunny!

Christina - thanks for the prompt and I hope your son likes the story and his cameo!

Hi DC,



You made my day with this one. Thanks for the smiles. I especially loved and the subsequent few paragraphs.

Joy,
Lynn

p.s., Were George, Brandon, Bud, and Kirk there, as well?

That was lots of fun! Love the shout out to Dean.

Joan

Hi Vicki!

Quick one before nighty nighty time
Drone? Or did Lois blow up again.

Is it bad if I mentally rewrite this to ‘the kite crashed into the skateboarder who then stumbled into the path of the bus and got his wing clipped as the bus swerved into an oncoming train trying to avoid the skateboarder.’?

El-crest shaped Viagra in Superman blue? Proceeds go to an orphanage charity, minus a manipulation fee for Mr. Brown, of course.

I just thought, if the Superman foundation would have a headquarter built during Season One, it could be a skyscraper taller than Lex Tower, with a huge El-crest on the side that’s facing Lex’s office balcony. Just saying…

Yeah, the one without a Lois.

Besides, you don’t want to steal from a guy with heat vision. Same as you don’t want to win against a Wookie.

For instance, Mr. Wayne is always hanging head down from the ceiling. It’s quite…distracting. And Ms. Prince, don’t get me started on her antics on how Superman’s cape must go the way of the Dodo.

Some sort of party, I’m guessing. Or a bachelor auction, come to think of it…

They think he needs to use the bathroom?

Oh, Superman Impersonation Day! I especially like the Lois Lane Superman and the one with the black cowl and cape wearing a paper-El-crest taped to the Kevlar chest-armor of the suit.

Yes! A place where Superman can go and be picked up by lonely housewives or reporters.

/points at Lois/

Or…Darth Vader?

You know, I wonder if they could bring the Cult of Rao to Metropolis and get a tax break for the Superman foundation as the local headquarters of Superman’s religion.

/waits for a Clark Kent look alike to be standing up there on the stage. Full on tie and glasses, of course./

To be fair…There were probably less people in the Washington Mall when President Garner was sworn into office.

He should buy one of those and a Clark bar for Lois.

Maybe Superman should hire him as a decoy when there’s an abundance of crazed fangirls. Or during bank robberies that feel like a setup so someone can shoot Superman with a Kryptonite bullet. There’s an awful lot of those…



Oh boy. A show about the adventures of Superman always rescuing his girlfriends, like Mayson Drake and Lori Lemaris, and Diana Prince. Oh, yeah, and that one reporter chick. Linda Queen or Duke or something or other.
LOIS:

Yes, but isn’t he a bit too tall for Superman?

/imagines middle aged farmers pushing out rocket-shaped strollers/

The female group should be fascinating.
CLARK: That one. The blonde one. Number 7…Kara Danvers. She’s a dead ringer.


LOIS: So, he was hugging several women who he has first chosen to be the best looking?
CLARK:

Fun story. Things one can make from a quote for 500 please.

Michael


PS: Sorry if I went a bit overboard with the FDK

What a delightful story! I especially liked the cameos.

I expected Lois to show up in the women's competition, instead of being at the Planet. Glad she really was working.

Wow, DC, it sounds like you really know your fan-con stuff. Must have been hard doing all the research for this story. Don't forget to write it off on your taxes.

I'm surprised Clark hadn't been informed about the fan-con earlier (especially since he's been seeing a lot of Murray lately). But then again, Murray loves to surprise him with stuff. (Did Murray tell Clark about the TV show, before giving approval, too?) I did wonder what Lois was covering that could possibly be more important than THIS!

Loved all the cameos. Fun story.

Wouldn't that hurt to swallow?

Glad I could give you a chuckle, Lynn! You just know Dean had to make at least a cameo (even if only by being mentioned)! I actually DID consider mentioning some of the others, but it just didn't fit well. By you know they were there, for sure!

Thanks Joan! Glad you enjoyed it! And of course I had to sneak in the shout out. It felt only right to tip the hat.

Hi, Michael!

Um, you never go overboard with feedback. I enjoy every last bit of it. Definitely gives me some much needed giggles during my day.


Oh no! We're going to need another Lois!


Bad? No. Hilarious? You betcha. I wouldn't mind reading a scenario like that!


Are all those pills adding to the overall numbers of kids being left at said orphanage? Because


Now THAT'S a fun idea!


Clark:





No one can ever get ahold of Barry. Hal cried when he saw the yellow paint in the break room. And don't get me started on Orin. Guy seems a bit fishy to me.



<Hilda the housekeeper runs to ensure there is plenty of air freshener on hand.>


<Trask's head explodes.>


Lois: <whistles innocently>


<Laughed so hard I snorted in the store when I read this>





Barry: Um, I quit?


Nah. You're thinking of April O'Neil. She has a habit of hanging out with those who aren't quite totally human.






Kara: ZOMG! You look JUST LIKE my adoptive dad!!!!

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the laughs!

Thank you! You know, I almost wrote in Lois as a contestant, but since it would have made the fic way too long for a response for a 5 year old to hear, I opted not to do it. But I was so sorely tempted!

Ha! You can say I have a little convention experience. (4 or 5 Xena cons, 2 Icons, a Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors, and the Boston SuperMega Fest.) No Comic Cons to date, but I do want to go to at least one, maybe when the kids are a little bigger and I don't need the stroller. I've never dressed up/done the costume contests, but I've always admired the people who do. (Their costumes are typically stunning.)

I think Murray wanted to get the drop on Superman. After all, how can he say no when he's already there and seeing what's going on? I'm thinking the TV show was one of the (probably many) things Murray didn't run by Clark. (He probably forgot with all the other things he's been bugging Clark about lately.)

You can be sure that, whatever Lois is working on, she's MAD to be missing out on the convention!

Glad you had fun with the story!

That is the main reason why I used to attend Star Trek conventions! It was a great way to meet people who share the same interests. Best of all it was a lot of fun.

Great reason for Superman to fly across the street!

I liked this one! Only, now I really want to see what the Superman Adventure Hour is like, and what Lois and Clark think of it, and what happens at the next convention, and if Lois goes, or the Kents show up at one, and ARGH! Plot Bunnies!!!

I loved this story -- especially the reference to Dean. That was funny!

And now Clark has a perfect excuse for anyone who thinks he looks like Supermen - "I'm entering a look-alike competition"

I did this with Supergirl in Five Dates Supergirl Didn’t Enjoy… And One She Did; she comes first in the beauty competition, second in the look-alike category, and drops out of the weight-lifting section at 28 kg. Overall that gets her third place.

Yeah, the spirit of the conventions is a huge draw for me. And, of course, getting to meet some of the actors. It's such a great time, and usually everyone is super nice. Can't beat it!

Glad you enjoyed the story!

Ahhh! Plot bunnies, indeed! Now my muse is rubbing her hands together. I can't promise anything, but she's tucked the ideas away, just in case...

Thanks for reading and I'm glad you liked it!

Thanks, Annie! Glad you liked my nod to Dean. It just screamed to me that he needed to be in there somewhere!

Absolutely, Clark now has some "ammo" to fight against the claims that he looks like Superman. He knows he's got at least a couple of doppelgangers out there!

Good point that Supergirl (or Superman!) would have to throw a competition like that.

The way I write it is that she wears contacts in her secret identity, changing the colour of her eyes to a less vivid blue, pretends to be a fan-girl who copies Supergirl's hair-style etc., and keeps the trophy she got for the contest as proof that she's doing it.

I think I remember that now! A bit more thorough than Clark's glasses and wild ties!

I thought Lois was going to be there as a Judge as a celebrity expert on Superman. Actually working for the Planet, but keeping it under wraps from Clark to avoid being teased.

Then again, it took a few minutes before I realized who "Chris" was. Doh!

Ooh, a judge would have been delightfully evil!

Honestly, I wasn't sure anyone would even catch the Chris reference. Glad you got it though!

Delightful! I really liked the story, and the cameos (Chris, Dean) were really fun.

I have a question, though.
Isn't it strange that Murray imagine Superman as a teenage fanboy? After all, SM comes from a wholly different culture, or so Murray may believe.
Or does Superman's apparent understanding of Earth culture lead him to that question? (After all, in the series, no one ever questioned Superman's ability to understand specific details of American life.)

Thanks! Glad you liked it and the cameos!

Clark is so comfortable with Earth culture that it's easy to picture him as a little kid. Even if he didn't grow up on Earth, it's always possible that Krypton was so close to life on Earth. Makes it easy to picture all the little Kryptonian kids sitting on the couch, glued to their favorite TV shows.

I'm sorry I haven't commented on this story yet! I've tried and tried to get my son to sit for the story, but haven't been able to get him to. I think he's on to other things, I guess.

As I was reading this story I was thinking back to the Superman Celebration that I'd been to a few times. I never get around to the costume contest part, but I could see that being very similar. It was adorable to imagine my son in a Superman costume (although he's much more of a Batman fan, no matter how I try).

No worries, Christina! I know how busy RL can get with little ones! Don't worry about your son sitting for the story. I wondered if it might be a little over his head with the idea of a convention. And kids certainly are fickle with their likes and dislikes.

A Superman Celebration sounds like such fun! I've actually never made it to any costume contests at any of the cons I've been at, but I've always liked seeing people dressed up walking around.

I know what you mean about having a kid into Batman. My Ashley likes Batman/Batgirl (I think mainly because the clothing usually is in purple tones, and purple is her favorite). And Kayla likes Superman/Supergirl (mostly, I think, because of pink association, and pink is her favorite. (Also, my husband is a Batman fan, and I'm a Superman fan, so they have both kind of picked a hero that we like.) Both like Wonder Woman too.

Hi Vicki! All caught up now!


They probably have to mass-produce them in a vat somewhere.



Sadly, yes. Hence the charity.



Oops? My bad. Although, you *should* no better than to read FDK in a public place

It’s sooo hard to get good help these days.






I don't think so. It shouldn't be that different from the rhombus shape. Just a bit more asymmetrical.

Michael

Nah. Secret underground AI facility a la Westworld.


I *do* know better. But I'm a feedback junkie and if I see there is some, I need my fix ASAP.

This was a fun story!

When Superman was asked to be a judge in the costume contest, I pictured him walking over to the judges' seats and one of them saying, "The contestants are supposed to line up over there, sir." When he'd insist that he's actually Superman, they would assume he was just getting belligerent, so he'd raise his eyebrow them and give them an are you kidding me look before floating a foot in the air. Then the judges would scramble to show him to his seat, but he'd privately doubt that they were actually qualified to judge the contest.

At next year's convention, Clark should walk around in plainclothes with Lois and get her take on it. Maybe she could convince him to dress up.

Actually, that reminds me of a '60s comic where Clark went as Superman for Halloween. I don't remember why. He wore his glasses and Clark hairdo, and I think he made a new suit that was slightly too big so that he wouldn't fill it out right. The slight visual changes, combined with acting like a wimp, made sure that no one figured out that he's actually Superman.

Glad you liked it! It would have been fun to make them not believe him. And I can only imagine how fangirly Lois would have been at such a convention!

But what if they become selfaware and start to dress themselves?

I, too, probably have a goofy grin on my face more often than not while riding the subway.

Michael