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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lord Pendragon" data-source="post: 2946845" data-attributes="member: 707">It depends on the interpretation.  In Kingdom Come, an older Superman looks older, complete with graying hair.  I seem to recall that the older Superman in Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns looked pretty much the same as always.Yes.  Lois and Clark introduced the idea of Superman shaving with his own heat-vision coupled with a mirror, which I believe the comic later adopted.Yes, and yes.I couldn't say for certain, but my impression has been, from the various far-future comics that I've read, is that Kryptonians age and die, but that their lifespans are much longer than a human being's.He can certainly feel touch.I've heard two answer to that one.  1. That Superman's costume, sewn from his infant swaddling cloth, is Kryptonian and therefore extremely tough.  And 2. that Superman's invulnerability is actually the result of a force-field that only extends a centimeter or so from his body.  Hence, his clothing becomes invulnerable while he's wearing it.I'm not sure which of these two answers applies to the current version of Supes, since I don't keep up with the comic these days.  Or whether that answer applies to the movie Supes.The suit is easy to explain.  Spandex doesn't really require much room.  Now that his cape is made of leather, though, you've got me on that one...</blockquote>