Sure, his primary enemies are deranged eco-villains, but what are they if not stand-ins for humanity's disregard for the environment? The show's premise is that Gaia, the Spirit of Earth, is awakened from her subterranean slumber by Hoggish Greedly drilling for oil. Kal-El believes in us, in our capacity for good, and fights for us.Ĭaptain Planet wants to protect the physical, natural world from us. Superman is an alien who champions humanity. Although they both fly, rescue humans in peril and fight evildoers, there are striking differences between Captain Planet and Superman. He's a billionaire businessman, not a comics-obsessed internet person.) Turner claimed that he would've called the character Superman if the name weren't taken. In an interview with Mother Nature, entrepreneur, environmentalist and Captain Planet creator Ted Turner compared his Hero for Earth to "a Superman- or Batman-type character." (Forgive him for thinking those two day-and-night characters are anything alike.
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