Although Jason's body sizzled and convulsed as he received jolts of thousands of volts in a shower of sparks, he survived, and followed them into Times Square.Ben-Hur believes in the Hebrew people of Judea: "I believe in the future of my people." Messala asks that Ben-Hur, an admired and respected aristocrat, speak out against rebellion and futile resistance to Rome that would only end in the extinction of his people.The red-caped Superman was hit from behind with a crowbar, but unaffected as he asked the recoiled, spasming man: "Bad vibrations?" His first public demonstrations of crime-fighting were difficult to understand (later, one doubting crowd passer-by commented: "That'll be the day when a guy can fly, huh?"), and a few officers thought they were seeing things.For the moment, however, they are spared when a wounded Charlie reaches for a phone - Spats bloodies him with a machine-gun and then emasculates him further by kicking he toothpick from his mouth.