Idle curiosity: from whom did Superman acquire the property rights to the Arctic land on which he built the Fortress of Solitude?
The concept of the remote hideaway was first introduced in Action Comics issue #241 in 1958, ten years after the United Nations was established. Could he have gotten the deed from the UN?
I can just imagine an episode of the comic in which Superman is sued for access to the mineral rights by Canada, Russia, or some other nation with a claim to part of the Arctic landmass.
Posted by Linkmeister at April 6, 2010 12:20 PM | TrackBackIs there an Arctic landmass? I thought that north of Canada it's all ice and ocean. Antarctica is a continent, but that's land.
I was sure until I read your question that the UN gave him the land in gratitude for his services. I can't back that up with anything useful, though.
Posted by: Juli Thompson at April 8, 2010 11:54 AMI figured he was just a Super-squatter.
Posted by: Harold at April 9, 2010 07:44 PM