Superman II Page #2

Not with a whimper. Not with a bang.

How do they choose

to reward Lex Luthor...

...the greatest genius in this world?

Do they give him glory or treasure?

What, matter of fact, do they give him?

Life plus 25, Luthor. Get to work.

Don't feel bad, Mr. Luthor.

It almost worked.

I mean, California almost

fell down right in the ocean.

Millions of people almost died.

If it hadn't been for Superman,

that overgrown Boy Scout...

I want my Liberace record back tonight.

What are you going to do

with a guy like that?

He flies around so fast and everything.

I mean they can't even trace

that guy on that radar they got.

Every time they try he just flies off.

- Where?

- North.

Why?

To ski?

Every man has his vulnerable point.

Some, like you Otis, have more than one.

I didn't see Superman's in time.

But now through patience,

invention, and skill...

...my little black box is just about ready.

Oh! That little black box in our cell.

That little black box, Mr. Luthor.

What's it for?

That little black box

goes beyond any conventional radar.

It tracks alpha waves.

Alpha waves.

Those alpha waves will take me north

to his secret.

And his secret will give me Superman.

The MAB is 196 at.5.

We ought to see the old beauty when we...

You follow the bouncing ball for a while.

It's giving me a headache.

Anyway, somebody's got to check up

on those guys.

Yeah, I keep forgetting about them.

How long they been up there, 45 days?

The whole world's forgotten about us.

Houston calling Artemis II.

Houston calling Artemis II, come in.

'Morning, Houston.

Hold on, Nate.

- Yo!

- How are things going?

All systems normal, Houston.

Andy is out doing the geological survey...

More rocks.

And Cosmonaut Boris

is getting some soil samples.

By the way, Boris and I are engaged.

I had a feeling about you guys

when I saw your Rorschach tests.

Just a little dtente humor there, Houston.

Surface conditions unchanged?

It's mighty pretty out there. Mighty...

...pretty.

Mighty pretty, right.

Look, Nate...

Nate, wake up, will you?

That's it. I'm dreaming.

Artemis, come in.

Houston, we seem to have

an unidentified flying object.

Unidentified?

- What does it look like?

- A lot like a...

...like a girl.

You.

- What kind of a creature are you?

- Just a man.

A man?

What's your name?

Where are you from?

What a fragile sort of life form it is.

Houston, come in. Houston!

Come in, Houston.

Houston!

Somebody help me!

- Artemis, this is Houston calling.

- What's up?

- Artemis, Houston calling. Come in please.

- What's going on?

- I don't know. We've lost contact.

- So?

I mean really.

Artemis, come in please. Houston calling.

What was that he said before?

He saw a girl?

- I thought he said "curl."

- What's a "curl"?

Isn't that what the old Canaveral guys used

to call a comet on an east-west trajectory?

How should I know?

I was in back high school in those days.

Strange.

I tore those metal fibers like paper.

And what he did...

...was amazing!

- Something is happening.

- Yes. To all of us.

The closer we come

to an atmosphere with only one sun...

...a yellow sun...

...the more our molecular density

gives us unlimited powers!

They come from there...

...a place called Houston.

Then we will go there too.

To rule.

Finally... to rule!

Lights out, Luthor.

I said, "Lights out!"

You guys are about ten seconds away

from solitary, you know that?

I told you to...

Freeze, freeze!

Go out there and find it.

- What am I looking for?

- You'll know when you see it.

I think I found it.

What is it?

It's a ladder, you dummy.

Hi, Miss Teschmacher.

Come on.

Hurry up.

Come on, hurry.

Otis, hold that ladder, hurry up.

Come up.

Here I come, Mr. Luthor.

Otis, we're sinking!

Get off, get off!

Excuse me.

If you'd like to carry Mrs...

...Smith over the threshold...

- What?

- It's sort of traditional.

I can give you a hand

if you have trouble lifting...

No. Of course not.

- Honey. Thanks, I'll walk.

- Certainly, dear.

- Here you are.

- Sure is pink.

Careful with the bags, please.

First visit to Honeymoon Haven?

- Yes.

- Together, anyway.

Yes.

Let me just show you

some of our special features.

These are our "Flames of Love,"

exclusive with this motel in the area.

If you want the flames to go higher,

you just pull this.

I see.

- Look dear, that's kind of romantic.

- In July?

Honey?

For a nominal charge,

our staff photographer will be happy...

...to prepare a special souvenir album

of your honeymoon stay.

He'll photograph you

in some of our more intimate locations...

...in the "tub for two",

on the bear skin rug...

Gee, real polyester!

And here's the bed.

Right. Thank you.

Thank you, sir.

Of course.

- Thank you.

- Thank you, sir. And have a happy...

...whatever.

Can you believe this?

Posing as newlyweds to expose

a honeymoon racket in Niagara Falls!

What a waste of a great writer. Writers.

Perry White

and his Sunday magazine exposs.

How am I supposed to get a Pulitzer Prize

writing about a pink bear?

I don't know,

I think this should be exposed.

They get kids who are just

starting out and take them for every cent.

That's what Mr. White says.

On the other hand, this is kind of nice.

"Complimentary Champagne."

- Kissing contest tonight.

- Really?

Lois would... no.

Look at this.

Lois? Gee.

Look, I found a complimentary corsage.

Everything's complimentary here

until you get the bill.

Gee, you look very pretty.

- Thank you, Clark.

- Sure.

You know, Lois,

I was sort of thinking, later on...

...I was just wondering what you

wanted to do about the arrangements.

What arrangements, Clark?

I was thinking primarily about the...

...the sleeping arrangements.

Mr. Smith...

...the complimentary couch.

- Right.

What?

Gosh, it's alive.

Very good, Miss Teschmacher. Very good!

Why am I here? What am I doing here?

Miss Teschmacher,

is this a philosophy seminar?

No.

This is a getaway.

- Getaway?

- Right.

Lex, how could you do that to Otis?

What else is ballast for?

Miss Teschmacher...

...north. Due north.

Right, north.

- Where's Jimmy Olsen when I need him?

- Isn't it beautiful?

Just gorgeous. Gorgeous.

- Lois?

- Yes?

Everybody's holding hands.

Maybe we should hold hands, too?

- Here's my hand Clark, hold it.

- Thanks.

You know what? They're afraid to let go.

- Why?

- If they let go, straight to the lawyer.

I don't know about that.

They look kind of happy to me.

Because you're blind.

Yeah.

- Here.

- No, I've got it.

You've got to look after yourself.

You've only got one pair of eyes.

Lois...

Here.

- Right.

- Don't say I never did anything...

Thank you.

Son! Excuse me, please.

Be careful!

Get down. Get down!

You're embarrassing me

in front of everybody.

Did you see what almost happened there?

That little boy...

I'm hungry. Are you hungry?

- Lois, you're amazing.

- Because I'm hungry?

No, I mean here you stand with one

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