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...keep him a mystery, as F. Scott Fitzgerald did in The Great Gatsby). So pity Mona Simpson, a talented young novelist (Anywhere but Here) whose new book, A Regular Guy (Knopf; 372 pages; $25), begins with this sentence: "He was a man too busy to flush toilets." Does any superman survive that? It's not that this is a scatological work or a racy read about a rich scientist-businessman. Instead, it is an earnest attempt by a talented writer to redraw the profile of the typical macho American giant to conform to more feminist and environmental ideals. In this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: PAPA WAS A GAZILLIONAIRE | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

...their daughter Desiree, 6, who needs a heart and lung transplant. When their minivan's broken alternator couldn't be fixed in time for their appointment--and they couldn't afford to rent a car--Hummel drove them to Cleveland himself. "Good people are scarce," says Sandra. "He's Superman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Oct. 7, 1996 | 10/7/1996 | See Source »

WINNERS & LOSERS THE SUPERMAN RENAISSANCE...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Sep. 30, 1996 | 9/30/1996 | See Source »

GEORGE REEVES A forthcoming book on his mysterious death rekindles interest in TV's first Superman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Sep. 30, 1996 | 9/30/1996 | See Source »

...PETERS Producer's big-budget Superman movie may miss boat and not get to theaters until...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Notebook: Sep. 30, 1996 | 9/30/1996 | See Source »

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