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I AM A MAN is a memorable quote uttered by the character Superman in the 1995 comic book Superman: At Earth's End. The quote became popular online after internet critic Linkara did a review of a comic book in which he reenacts the scene in his video. the quote has since become associated with Linkara punching and has been the subject of parodies and remixes.

Origin

The quote originated from the DC comic book Superman: At Earth's End which was published on September 1st, 1995. In the scene in question, Superman does battle against an android until he finally shouts "I AM A MAN!" before punching his foe in the gut (shown below, right).

On December 23rd, 2008, internet reviewer and critic Linkara uploaded a video review of the comic book. In the video, Linkara made an emphasis on the line where he does a reenactment of the punching scene.^[1]

In the following years, the quote became a running gag in the Atop The Fourth Wall series, where Linkara would reenact the scene with several tweaks and variations.

Spread

On May 2nd, 2009, DeviantArt user Quarma uploaded a webcomic titled "Linkara was Right" which gathered over 3.000 views in 7 years (shown below, left).^[2] On July 22nd, 2010, Deviantart user dd4rri3nd uploaded a webcomic titled "I AM A MAN" which gathered over 1.700 views and over 200 comments as of April 28th, 2016 (shown below, right).^[3]

On October 6th, 2011, Youtube user tolchok89 uploaded a video compilation of the number of times Linkara performed the "I Am a Man!" punch throughout his video series. The video gathered over 68.300 views as of April 28th, 2016.

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