No this isn't what would happen if Superman and Wonder Woman hooked up, rather this is one of the earliest manifestations of Shipping. The Super Couple describes those pairings which intrigues and fascinates the public on an intense and obsessive level. According to The Other Wiki the term was coined in the 1980s when interest in the pairing of Luke and Laura from General Hospital garnered so much attention that their wedding was watched by 30 million viewers, a figure which is still the highest audience for a daytime Soap Opera in the U.S.A. This was all despite the fact that their romance began when Luke raped Laura, who was married to another man at the time.
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