Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex was reprinted in the 1990 Niven compilation "N-Space". It was published with softcore illustrations by classic Superman artist Curt Swan with all identifying logos and names removed, in a 1995 edition of "Penthouse Comix". In 1986 it was posted to Usenet, leading to an early debate about online copyright violation. Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex is a 1969 essay in which science fiction author Larry Niven details the problems that Superman would face in sexual intercourse and reproduction with a human woman, using arguments based on humorous reconciliation between physics, biology, and the
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