In no other movie did a DC Comics character cause such a worldwide sen

It talks about parallelism--In No other....as in the first...

In no other options 'in' is used except in C

C is the Right Choice.

only C makes sense. Also, this is a common pattern in gmat.
"in sth" + (As) + such ...as + (that)+ (as) + in sth

In no other movie did a DC comics character cause such a worldwide sensation as (DC comics character) in the superman in 1978. But there is one more ambiguous meaning.

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Need a better explanation for the other Options.

Hi harikrish,

Here is my analysis

REVERSE CONSTRUCTION:

_There is one pencil on the table.

In this sentence:

+Subject = one pencil

+Verb= is

So the above sentence can be written as:

_One table is on the table.

Getting back to the question:

The sentence: In no other movie did a DC Comics character cause such a worldwide sensation as did the first release of Superman in 1978. is equivalent to:

In no other movie a DC Comics character DID cause such a worldwide sensation as did the first release of Superman in 1978.

COMPARISON:

The comparison here is between 2 PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES:

_a DC Comics character DID cause such a worldwide sensation IN NO OTHER MOVIE [PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE]

vs

_a DC Comics character DID cause such a worldwide sensation IN THE FIRST RELEASE OF SUPERMAN IN 1978 [PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE]

A. did the first release of Superman in 1978

REVERSE CONSTRUCTION:

the first release of Superman DID in 1978 --> WRONG MEANING because the first release of Superman DID NOT DO anything. It is a DC Comics character that DID

B. had the first release of Superman in 1978

REVERSE CONSTRUCTION:

the first release of Superman HAD in 1978 --> WRONG MEANING because the first release of Superman DID NOT HAVE anything. It is a DC Comics character that HAD

C. in the first release of Superman in 1978

CORRECT since C properly conveys the intended comparison.

D. the first release of Superman in 1978 did

LIKE A

E. the first release of Superman in 1978

WRONG because we are comparing:

_A clause = a DC Comics character DID cause

TO

_A phrase = the first release of Superman in 1978

Hope this helps

Please remember to include your sources whenever you post new SC questions!

This one is a very thinly-veiled knockoff of this official question: https://gmatclub.com/forum/in-no-other- ... 24215.html. I'd strongly recommend directing your energy toward the official version instead.
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What is compared here ?

In no other movie .....in the first release...

Answer C

In no other movie did a DC Comics character cause such a worldwide sensation as it[a DC Comics Character] did in the first release of Superman in 1978. - removed for redunduncy

Moreover , I feel that we don’t really need a “did” or a “had” as the year 1978 is mentioned. And of course the word “in” is required. Hence C.

Makes sense?

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Why option C is correct ?
We are comparing release of superman with release of other character so D should be right answer.

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