[quote=@AndyC]This is why I pretty much ignore canon altogether and treat the A-list superheroes (Superman, Spider-Man, Batman, and maybe one or two others) like a buffet.  Comics, movies, cartoons, etc, I just pick up the things I like, leave the things I don't, and whatever ends up on my plate by the time I sit at the table is 'canon' to me.  That's more or less what you have to do to avoid going insane.
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Pretty much every character I've ever played has been that. They're all "The Movie/Cartoon/Game/This Select Batch Of Comics" version that I like. I could theoretically do extensive research or know a character's history by heart, but ain't nobody got time for that.