it doesnt stand for superman because hes father had it on his chest when jar-el was a baby
2006-09-19 09:36:11 · 43 answers · asked by briwgee 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
The 'S' on Superman's costume was never intended to represent the letter 'S' for Superman, it was merely the symbol of his family house on Krypton (the 'El' house), which Martha Kent discovered emblazoned on items found among the wreckage of the spaceship which brought him to Earth.
2006-09-19 09:40:08 · answer #1 · answered by Joe B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The S on Superman's chest originally stood for Superman, it's as simple as that. The idea that it comes from the House of El is a ret-con, a ret-con is the adding of new information to "historical" material, or deliberately changing previously established facts in a work of serial fiction. It makes sense because in the comics when Superman first started out there was no backstory as detailed as we have now, he simply _was_ Superman so nobody questioned the S on his chest. Later on people wanted a proper explanation and story to confirm it. Have a look at the sources, i've included a link to the 1938 version of the origin, he has the S symbol, but nothing is mentioned of it, it's just assumed it's for Superman.
With all the people explaining it stands for the house of El - in Superman : The Movie, it was Marlon Brando's idea to have Jor-El wear the same "S" symbol on his clothes that Kal-El would later wear as Superman. (see the Imdb trivia)
One of the added scenes on the Superman: The Movie disc shows us that the "S" on Superman's chest doesn't actually stand for "Superman" but is, in fact, some sort of Jor-El family crest; as i just explained you know now it was Brando's idea.
There's a few allusions in the Smallville series that makes references to it, such as:
Episode 9: Rogue
* The "S" on Alexander the Great's chest plate is a foreshadowing of the Superman crest. Clark mentions he "can't imagine going into battle with that thing on my chest."
Series 3 - Episode 1: Exile
The symbol burned into Clark's chest is the Kryptonian symbol for air; it is also the symbol most closely associated with Clark's real father Jor-El. The eight-figure shape is similar to an "S", which in turn looks very similar to Superman's chest shield....
Things change in comics all the time, just look at the origin in 1938 (his home planet died of old age) and the movie (and currently accepted) version (Krypton's red sun explodes).
Hope this helps!
2006-09-20 22:12:01 · answer #2 · answered by stomm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its the Kryptonian symbol for hope that Superman's father Jor El adopted as their family crest so to speak. But I would like to note that if we are talking about Tom Welling (Smallville) it should stand for Sexy!
2006-09-19 09:45:08 · answer #3 · answered by tonzzafun 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From that point of view, it doesn't stand for anything, because the Kryptonians didn't speak or write English. It's just a family symbol that looks like an S.
2006-09-19 09:42:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Superman...
2006-09-19 09:38:48 · answer #5 · answered by chelle3613 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it does stand for super man cause when superman was a bay his dad was a superman
2006-09-19 09:39:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't " Stand " for any word in particular, it's the Krupton symbol for Hope that was adopted as his family crest. Who'd'a thunk it eh? How lucky was he? Imagine if the symbol had been a W.
2006-09-19 22:01:29 · answer #7 · answered by pol_douglas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Silly
2006-09-19 10:03:04 · answer #8 · answered by Tanusha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Superman Son,Superson? Maybe he wore his Dad's otufit.
2006-09-19 09:45:41 · answer #9 · answered by kayboff 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stoooooooooooooooooopid
2006-09-19 23:32:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋