Did you read 'the comics' [='the funnies'] today?
The scene was included for 'comic' effect.
the 'comic' section of the newspaper
(..) A combination of the moon's solar reflection and the energy-storage capacity of Kryptonian skin cells. I'm just gonna go wash up. I have comic books in there. I challenge you to find a single reference to Kryptonian skin cells. Challenge accepted. We're locked out. (..)2007 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Big Bran Hypothesis Season: 1 Episode 2