1940s Superman Too Gay, Said EditorsS  Click to viewToday, fans
may refer to the first decade of the Man of Steel's existence as
his Golden Age, but back in those days, editors at DC didn't
feel the same way. In fact, recently-released documents from
that era show that they thought that Superman seemed a little
too gay for their liking. Oh, and Lois should have an abortion
so that her breasts can go down a size or two, as well.  Going
through the correspondence between DC (then called Detective
Comics, Inc.) and Superman creator Jerry Siegel from 1939 to
1947 - made public as part of the ongoing lawsuit between
Siegel's heirs and DC over the ownership of the character -
comics historian Jeff Trexler uncovered some eye-opening remarks
from the editors in charge of the Man of Tomorrow:  As the
papers reveal, early in the history of Superman, co-creator and
artist Joe Shuster was warned to tone down his depiction of Lois
Lane by his editor Whitney Ellsworth, and make her less sexy. It
was a warning that the arti