My Love Affair with Superman
October 16, 2025
I’ll admit it, I’ve always been a sucker for a good superhero movie. I grew up watching Superman on TV. Maybe I was first drawn to it because I share a first name with Lois Lane, Superman’s love interest. In a time when most L-named girls my age were Lindas or Lisas, being a Lois always made me feel like an outsider. Lois Lane was the only other Lois I’d ever come across.
As I grew older and Lois Lane morphed from a damsel in distress to a strong role model, I continued watching the various Superman iterations, both on the small and large screen. We didn’t have many strong women role models back then, especially ones named Lois.
I also enjoyed the campiness of the original Batman TV show in the sixties. But I never cared for the darkness of the Batman movies. Besides, Batman really isn’t a superhero. He’s a vigilante crime fighter.
I continued to stick with Superman, even though some of the TV shows and movies didn’t live up to my expectations. All those other superheroes? Spiderman? The Flash? Green Lantern? Aquaman? I never had any interest in any of them. For me, they paled in comparison to Superman.
Watching Superman gave rise to my dream of flying, even if it required mechanical assistance. That led me to consider becoming an astronaut—until reality set in. Not only am I completely right brained, but I’m also vertically challenged and prone to motion sickness. I don’t even like flying in airplanes anymore because it’s become such a hassle. And as much as I’d love to float unencumbered through the sky, I’ve always been too chicken to parachute out of an airplane.
But I still love a good Superman movie. That’s why I was looking forward to the latest one. Talk about a disappointment! My husband was ready to turn it off after about twenty minutes, but I kept hoping it would get better. It didn’t. It got much worse. Of course, that’s my opinion. Some people probably enjoyed it, but I certainly wasn’t one of them.
However, thanks to iFLY, I did fulfill my dream of flying six years ago. It occurred while on a cruise to Canada. iFLY is billed as indoor parachuting, but it’s nothing like parachuting. You don’t float downward. You fly around a contained space, held aloft by air currents. It was amazing!
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Hi Lois! My bucket list trip is to see the animals in Africa, along with Victoria Falls, and also to see Alexander MaCall Smith’s Botswana of Mma Precious Ramotswe of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency.
Cheryl, my son and daughter-in-law went on a photographic safari in Africa about 12 years ago. They have plans to go back next year, this time with my two grandsons. As for me, Africa isn’t on my bucket list, at least not yet. Too many other places I’d like to go first.
Ah, to share a namesake with someone tough like Lois Lane would definitely be inspiring!
Cool that you had a chance to try flying!
Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Melissa!
Your iFLY experience reminded me of a recurring childhood dream of flying over our town, hand in hand with one of my favorite aunts, and the joy I felt inside that experience. I’m adding iFLY to my bucket list. Sounds like fun!
It’s a blast, Gay. Check out their website. There are iFly facilities all over the country now. There’s probably one in Houston.
I was also a Superman fan. But I also loved the early Batman. The later stuff, not so much. In fact, while we were cruising back from New Zealand to Hawaii and I was down with the Australian flu, I watched part of a movie in which the two superheroes were battling it out against each other. Since I came in partway though, I missed how the two turned against each other—some sort of supervoodoo or something, I suppose. I wasn’t thrilled by the movie. As for trying out one of those indoor skydiving experiences, I might just have to try it!
Terry, I caught the tail end of that movie a few years ago and decided I wasn’t interested in finding out what I’d missed.
I’m with you on Superman (and I liked Lois Lane, too – she was a touch of what reality could be). Bucket list – so much, but I’ve been lucky to have accomplished almost all of it.
Debra, I’m awed and impressed that you’ve already accomplished almost all of your bucket list. I hope you enjoyed every one of those experiences.
I was a Superman fan, then Lois Lane and then Supergirl. I loved them all and have a container of comics stashed away for my kids to sell down the road. Not Batman. I’m with you in that he was too edgy for me. Nothing left on my bucket list except to enjoy my grandchildren.
Wow, Nancy! You and Debra are amazing!
I admire you for doing the iFLY experience! That would’ve been death to me with vertigo. I didn’t fall for superheroes so much as science fiction, starting with Star Trek and then Star Wars, Serenity/Firefly, Stargate, and lots more. I wanted to be an astronaut when I grew up, but I realized it was not a good fit with motion sickness and vertigo. For me, there’s no place like home.
Maggie, I was a big Star Trek fan, as well. I do suffer from motion sickness in cars, especially if I have to sit in the back seat, but the iFly wasn’t a problem for me.
I always loved reading the superhero comics growing up. As for bucket list, I tried ziplining once and decided it was not my cup of tea. Just not good with heights anymore.
Cherie, I went ziplining once, too. I’ve never been afraid of heights. I actually like being up high and seeing a panoramic view of the scenery. What got me was the instructions about how to hold my legs when landing so I didn’t break a bone. I was so focused on that throughout the ride that it took away from the enjoyment of soaring.
Not surprised that you identify with Lois Lane. You and she have a lot in common–beyond crushing on Superman!
She has me when it comes to height, Saralyn. 😉