ots ▁and ▁c ape , ▁while ▁H ink ley ▁we ars ▁a ▁red ▁le ot ard , ▁no ▁bo ots , ▁and ▁a ▁black ▁c ape . ▁" Super man ▁has ▁master ed ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁self - prop elled ▁flight ▁and ▁accomplish es ▁the ▁fe at ▁with ▁grace ▁and ▁ver ve . ▁Ralph ▁H ink ley , ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁ter r ified ▁when ▁flying ▁and ▁each ▁time , ▁without ▁fail , ▁crash - lands . ▁ ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁As ▁to ▁the ▁hero es ' ▁imper vious ness ▁to ▁bul lets , ▁while ▁the ▁trait ▁is ▁shared , ▁the ▁expression ▁of ▁the ▁concept ▁diff ers ▁dram atically . ▁Ralph ▁H ink ley ▁cr ing es ▁and ▁cow ers ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁gun fire , ▁whereas ▁Super man ▁bold ly ▁holds ▁his ▁ground ▁when ▁being ▁fired ▁upon ." ▁When ▁flying , ▁Hin ck ley ▁( un like ▁Super man ) ▁is ▁quite ▁in e pt : ▁in ▁the ▁pilot ▁episode ▁he ▁" has ▁difficulty ▁ste ering , ▁bare ly ▁avoid s ▁coll iding ▁with ▁a ▁fire ▁escape , ▁and ▁finally ▁crashes ▁into ▁a ▁brick ▁wall , ▁knock ing ▁himself ▁out ." ▁ ▁Pro ceed ings ▁in ▁district ▁court ▁ ▁Pla int iffs ▁Warner ▁B ros ., ▁Inc ., ▁Film ▁Ex port , ▁A . G ., ▁and ▁DC ▁Comics , ▁Inc . ▁su ed ▁defend ants ▁American ▁Broadcast ing ▁Comp an ies , ▁Inc . ▁Stephen ▁J . ▁C ann ell ▁Produ ctions ▁for ▁copy right