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The Time Trust said:
On the one hand, that sounds stupid and implausible, of course, but on the other, it reminds me of something that might be found in Greek mythology and tall tales, so it's kind of cool.

Remember when Superman got really old and split the future Earth in two, and all this really happened, as it wasn't an imaginary story? Now that was a WTF moment.


Yeah, I guess you're right, much of mythology is pretty implausible. Tall tales, like Paul Bunyan, are deliberately exaggerated for humor effect, but other mythology is expected to be taken seriously (or at least it was in the time of the ancient Norse, Celts, Greeks, Romans, etc. )
Greek mythology in particular has an abundance of adaptations in comic book form, mostly in superhero comics, so there's a definite parallel in their grand but unlikely adventures (comic book heroes, and heroes of ancient mythology).


I don't recall the Superman story you refer to. I was thinking of a story where Superman got really old in SUPERMAN 250 (1972), and another story in SUPERMAN 400 (1984).



But there are a lot of implausible/WTF Superman stories from the last 65-plus years, for sure.