In a late issue of Superman , it ’s revealed that Lex Luthor was reprimanded as a kid for stealing 40 cakes . What you may not be intimate is that the supervillain has had a long , terrible account of pastry dough larceny .
In last workweek ’s Superman # 709 , we learn via flashback that a juvenile derelict Lex Luthor once decamp with 40 cakes from a school bake sales event . This was no mere bill course but a reference to a weird seventies DC Comics children ’s book that graduate to internet meme .
1978 ’s Super Dictionary featured bizarre prose and illustrations defining introductory actor’s line and portray DC superheroes move like total lunatics . You sleep together something ’s terribly awry when the Joker is the nonsuch of sanity . Let ’s take a feeling at some panels …
In the definition for “ Enemy , ” Batgirl is terribly chipper about her impending demise .
ditto mark goes for Batman .
Lest you forgot , this is a fry ’s book .
This is another story arcwe desire to see on the Wonder Woman video show .
Similarly , this is a huge looter forZack Snyder ’s Superman reboot .
I ’ve never agreed with a statement more .
If only you experience , Black Canary . If only you knew .
During the great DC writers ’ strike , Wonder Woman was forced to recount her own comic .
To an outside party , Hawkman and the Atom ’s stimulation is downright mystifying .
The Christian Bible ’s most infamous moment was its nigh poetic definition of “ forty , ” which star Lex Luthor committing crimes against shortbread and buttercream :
When no one was looking , Lex Luthor took forty cakes .
He took 40 cakes .
That ’s as many as four tens .
And that ’s horrendous .
Lex Luthor ’s enceinte patty heist was consigned to obscurity for almost 30 old age , until the cyberspace resurrected it asa full - blown meme circa 2005 , prompting such inventive nontextual matter as this poster byTheOtherJeff .
So there you have it — Superman ’s greatest foe ’s ganache addiction is now comic Holy Scripture canyon . Oh cyberspace , what ca n’t you do ?
Scans viaKrypto ’s Flickr , Artastic Avenjer , andStrange Visitations .
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