This bit of fluff was unbeta-ed. Steve and George are my creations, but the Superman universe and the other characters mentioned herein belong to DC Comics and Warner Bros, and are being borrowed for some not-for-profit fun.
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Why The Daily Planet’s Circulation is Down (1/1)
by Lynn S. M.
Rated G
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“Morning, George. How was your girl’s recital?”
“Oh, same as all the others. The playing ranged from awful to horrendous, but the kids were cute. So what’ll it be for you today, Steve: The Planet or The Star?”
“Gimme a sec to look at the headlines…Definitely The Star.”
“That’ll be sixty cents. You seem to be getting that one more often lately. Out of curiosity, why the switch?”
“The headlines.”
“What?”
“The front page, over-the-fold headlines.”
“What about them?”
“Haven’t you noticed? Lately, it seems, The Planet just runs variations on the same headline two, maybe three, times a week: Superman Saves Lois Lane. That might have been news the first hundred times. Now it’s just boring.”
“OK. Yeah. I can see that. Forty cents is your change. See you tomorrow?”
“Yup. Same Bat-time, same Bat-channel.”
George made a mental note to order fewer copies of The Daily Planet in the future.
