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Who Was Superman?
Lois Lane suspected four different men to be Superman’s civilian identity on four different days for four different reasons. She met with them all during the week. Who did Lois suspect on what day at which location, and what made her convinced they could be Superman?
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List of Clues
- She was meant to meet Lex Luthor at the Daily Planet on Thursday, but he rescheduled to earlier in the week at a different location.
- The man she was meant to meet at the Wireless City Movie Theater did not have a coffee stain on his pants.
- She met the man she suspected was Superman on Wednesday at Jitters.
- Jimmy Olsen cancelled their plans at the Metropolis Museum of Art at the last minute on Monday, but Lois saw him before Thursday.
- Clark Kent did not go to Jitters for a coffee during the work week.
- The man she met on Thursday had messy hair (it wasn’t windy, how curious!) and was looking forward to watching a movie with her.
- The man with the dirty shoes was meant to meet her at the Daily Planet, but she instead met him at the Metropolis Museum of Art at the start of the week.
- Lois had an appointment with Michael Holt during the middle of the week to discuss the technical aspects of one of her articles (Mr. Terrific is a great source of information). He invited her to discuss what she needed over coffee.
- The man who broke his nail on Tuesday tried to stop the elevator doors from closing because he saw her approach from the bullpen. He didn’t even wince when the doors appeared to slam onto his fingers.
- She suspected one of her Daily Planet coworkers of being Superman while at work.
- Lois Lane did not suspect anyone to be Superman on Friday because she knew his secret identity on that day.
Canon Knowledge
This puzzle was created with assumed canon knowledge.
Canon knowledge elaborated:
Lex Luthor does not have hair.
Clark, Jimmy, and Lois are coworkers.
Solution
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| Suspect | Day | Location | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Kent | Thursday | Wireless City Movie Theater | Messy hair |
| Jimmy Olsen | Tuesday | Daily Planet | Broken nail |
| Lex Luthor | Monday | Metropolis Museum of Art | Dirty shoes |
| Michael Holt | Wednesday | Jitters | Ruined pants |
The story:
Lois met Lex Luthor on Monday at the Metropolis Museum of Art and suspected he was Superman because his usually spotless shoes were dirty. (After she suspected him, she thought about getting a lobotomy. Lex? As Superman? Jesus.)
Lois met Jimmy Olsen on Tuesday at the Daily Planet, where he broke his nail by holding his hand out in an attempt to gallantly stop the elevator doors from closing. She wasn’t intending to enter the elevator, so it was all for naught. Lois didn’t see him crying when the doors closed. Ouch.
Lois met Michael Holt on Wednesday at Jitters, where he spilled coffee on his pants and didn’t react. She later found out that he was wearing pants made of thick material—a recent invention of his. (Guy Gardner wants a pair as he thinks they make his ass look firm. The chicks dig it. No source was found to corroborate these claims or that these "chicks" existed.)
Lois met Clark Kent on Thursday for a date at the Wireless City Movie Theater. It was the one day out of the week when Metropolis’s weather was at a standstill. Why was his hair messy when there wasn’t a breeze? (If only Lois could predict the future and foresee that it was all Weather Wizard’s doing…)
Was there a reason why Lois didn’t meet anyone on Friday? Yes. She found out Superman’s civilian identity.