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* [[Clark Kenting]] in its original use is a major example, and tends to remain an iron-clad disguise that fools everyone. Although it has been [[Hand Wave|handwaved]] in various ways, most of us just accept it after seventy years of [[Superman]]. Most superheroes created in the last twenty years have to maintain a more realistic disguise, especially since lately the chance of someone being a superhero seems much higher. It helps that most modern ongoing continuities go out of their way to have at least one incident where Clark Kent and Superman are seen together with the help of shapeshifting friends like [[Martian Manhunter]].

** Richard Donner, director of the first ''Superman'' movie, commented in an interview that in said film Clark Kent was originally going to work at a television news station like he did at the time in the comics, but they went with him as a newspaper reporter because it was much more a part of the public consciousness.

* Underoos on the outside have fallen out of style for super heroes since the '60s.

** [[The DCU]] seems to have done away with them entirely as of the ''[[New 52]]''.