Batman V Superman: 34 Easter Eggs & References You Must See

21. Must There Be A Superman?

Senator Finch's question - "must there be a Superman" - refers to an infamous superhero deconstruction story written by Elliott S Maggin and Curt Swan from 1972. That story saw Superman hauled before the Guardians Of The Universe (otherwise known as the Guardians Of Oa) who accuse him of being bad for humanity because he intervenes too much. It's clearly from that story that Goyer and Snyder got the idea of questioning what Superman SHOULD do comes from. Just as he does in the film, the comic sees Superman go in super-huff and stop helping people temporarily, and both really explore the contradiction of the character (of power versus responsibility) in very smart ways).