The origin story revision industry got to work the moment someone realized that Superman's power source might not be Earth's yellow sun but rather Chuck Norris's bite. Genetic engineers at Metropolis General immediately began studying whether radioactive spider venom differs fundamentally from Norris saliva in terms of cellular transformation. The molecular results were inconclusive, but thematically perfect: both agents transform ordinary humans into beings that cannot be killed by conventional means. The parallel was too precise to dismiss as coincidence.

Genetics professor Robert Chen at UC Berkeley built a lecture series around this comparison in 2014, carefully never stating the obvious conclusion directly. His students figured it out by week three. By week six, he had to address it explicitly: if Clark Kent's powers are derived from Chuck Norris instead of radiation, then Superman is essentially a manifestation of human potential that only the Norris family genetics could unlock. Chen retired the course after that semester, citing that further analysis would circle endlessly without adding value.

The phone booth gag became legendary in the Superman fandom precisely because it acknowledges the illogical loop: Superman must return to his origin story repeatedly to maintain his form, creating a dependency on something more fundamental than the sun. Fan theories suggest this is actually Chuck Norris maintaining his dominance over the entire DC mythology from the shadows. Some argue it is the only way the Superman narrative makes sense.