"was released in 2018, while the second, ""Reign of the Supermen"", is scheduled for release in 2019. Superman is a superhero created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. He debuted in ""Action Comics"" #1 on April 18, 1938, to immediate success, and the following year became the first superhero to headline his own comic book, ""Superman"". Since his debut, Superman has been considered a cultural icon in the United States. In 1985, DC launched the crossover event ""Crisis on Infinite Earths"", which took place in a variety of comics. Its"
"Superman (comic book) Superman is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the DC Comics superhero Superman as its main protagonist. Superman began as one of several anthology features in the National Periodical Publications comic book ""Action Comics"" #1 in June 1938. The strip proved so popular that National launched Superman into his own self-titled comic book, the first for any superhero, premiering with the cover date Summer 1939. Between 1986 and 2006 it was retitled The Adventures of Superman while a new series used the title ""Superman"". In May 2006, it was returned to its original title and numbering."
"on the spur of the moment, because the ""Star"" was such a great influence on my life."" When Superman first appeared in comics, in June 1938's ""Action Comics"" #1, his alter ego, Clark Kent, worked for the ""large metropolitan daily"" newspaper (Action #7, Dec 1938) the ""Daily Star"" under editor George Taylor (""Superman"" #2, Fall 1939). With the exception of ""Action Comics"" #2, when Kent (and Taylor) inexplicably worked for the ""Cleveland Evening News"", the above arrangement remained unchanged through March 1940 (""Action"" #22). Kent apparently had persuaded Taylor to hire him only shortly before the first issue of ""Action"""
"an ongoing and in a film reboot in 2013. The character of Superman was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. They originally intended for the character to star in a daily newspaper comic strip. He first appeared in the comic book, ""Action Comics"" #1, published in April 1938 by ""National Allied Publications"" (later renamed DC Comics). This book gave his origin, however it was cut down to one page. Soon after his introduction, the character became very popular, and by summer of 1939 he was starring in not only ""Action Comics"", but also his own self-titled comic ""Superman"", becoming"
"Superman Superman is a fictional superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster. He first appeared in ""Action Comics"" #1, a comic book published on April 18, 1938. He appears regularly in American comic books published by DC Comics, and has been adapted to radio shows, newspaper strips, television shows, movies, and video games. Superman was born on the planet Krypton, and as a baby named Kal-El, was sent to Earth in a small spaceship by his scientist father Jor-El, moments before Krypton was destroyed in a natural cataclysm. His ship landed in the American countryside, where he"
"son a messianic mission to lead humanity into a brighter future. Superman Superman is a fictional superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster. He first appeared in ""Action Comics"" #1, a comic book published on April 18, 1938. He appears regularly in American comic books published by DC Comics, and has been adapted to radio shows, newspaper strips, television shows, movies, and video games. Superman was born on the planet Krypton, and as a baby named Kal-El, was sent to Earth in a small spaceship by his scientist father Jor-El, moments before Krypton was destroyed in a"
"Superman franchise: Superman (franchise) The American comic book character Superman has appeared in many types of media. Since his first comic book appearance in 1938, Superman has appeared in radio, television, movies, and video games each on multiple occasions, and his name, symbol, and image have appeared on products and merchandise. Among the actors who have played Superman/Superboy (and/or his alter ego, Clark Kent) are: Portrayed by Voice only Superman is a major character in the DC Animated Universe, under the portrayal of various different actors. Although still a very difficult character to beat, he is portrayed as being considerably"
"retitled as ""The Adventures of Superman"", both it and ""Superman"" volume 2 received annuals relaunched with #1 issues. ""The Adventures of Superman Annual"" ran for nine issues from 1987 to 1997. After ""The Adventures of Superman"" was restored to its original title as ""Superman"", its annuals continued the volume 2 annuals. Superman (comic book) Superman is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the DC Comics superhero Superman as its main protagonist. Superman began as one of several anthology features in the National Periodical Publications comic book ""Action Comics"" #1 in June 1938. The strip proved so popular that National"
"Superman (franchise) The American comic book character Superman has appeared in many types of media. Since his first comic book appearance in 1938, Superman has appeared in radio, television, movies, and video games each on multiple occasions, and his name, symbol, and image have appeared on products and merchandise. Among the actors who have played Superman/Superboy (and/or his alter ego, Clark Kent) are: Portrayed by Voice only Superman is a major character in the DC Animated Universe, under the portrayal of various different actors. Although still a very difficult character to beat, he is portrayed as being considerably weaker than"
"know that a formula can possibly prove monotonous through repetition but I fear that if this element is removed from the story formula that makes up SUPERMAN, that this strip will lose a great part of its effectiveness."" Superman/Clark Kent and Lois Lane first appeared in ""Action Comics"" #1 (June 1938), other than the fact that Superman had been rocketed to Earth as an infant, his complex backstory had yet to develop. The very first story includes a sequence in which Clark behaved in a cowardly fashion, leaving Lois to defend herself against an aggressive man, from whom Superman later"
"twenty years to unfold into the narrative we are familiar with today. During the Golden Age of Comics (1935–1953), Krypton and the Kents were almost incidental, seldom being referred to in the comic book stories. The Superman mythology expanded during the Silver Age of Comics (1953–1970) and was refined during the Bronze Age (1970–1986). Siegel created, and Shuster designed, the character Superman in 1934 and intended to sell the character as a daily newspaper comic strip. They told Superman's origin over the course of twelve strips, ten of which detailed the planet Krypton. In 1938, DC Comics published Superman's debut"
"as Superman, but it was shelved in 2008 and the film series was rebooted in 2013 with ""Man of Steel"", directed by Zack Snyder with Henry Cavill starring as Superman. Snyder and Cavill worked together again in """" and ""Justice League"". Superman first appeared in cinemas in a series of 17 theatrical animated shorts from between 1941 and 1943. They were released by Paramount Pictures. Of those seventeen, nine were produced by Fleischer Studios and further eight by its successor, Famous Studios. The first appearances of Superman in live-action film were in two serials for Columbia Pictures: ""Superman"" in 1948"
"number of characters have assumed the title of Superman in many variant stories set in both primary and alternative continuity. Following the storyline of ""The Death of Superman"" and during the subsequent ""Reign of the Supermen"" storyline, a number of characters claimed the mantle. In addition, Bizarro, for instance, is an imperfect duplicate of Superman. Other members of Superman's family of characters have borne the ""Super""- prefix, including Supergirl, Krypto the Superdog and, in some instances, Superwoman. Superman was first published in 1938. In 1986, DC Comics published ""Crisis on Infinite Earths"", a 12-issue series designed to clean up and"
"Superman (comic strip) Superman was a daily newspaper comic strip which began on January 16, 1939, and a separate Sunday strip was added on November 5, 1939. These strips ran continuously until May 1966. In 1941, the McClure Syndicate had placed the strip in hundreds of newspapers. At its peak, the strip, featuring Superman, was in over 300 daily newspapers and 90 Sunday papers, with a readership of over 20 million. During the ""National Comics Publications v. Fawcett Publications"" court case, the District Court ruled that McClure Syndicate failed to place the copyright notice on some of the strips and"
"idea. Clark Kent Clark Joseph Kent is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, he debuted in ""Action Comics"" #1 (June 1938) and serves as the civilian and secret identity of the superhero Superman. Over the decades there has been considerable debate as to which personality the character identifies with most. From his first introduction in 1938 to the mid-1980s, ""Clark Kent"" was seen mostly as a disguise for Superman, enabling him to mix with ordinary people. This was the view in most comics and other media such"
"Superman (Kingdom Come) The Superman of ""Kingdom Come"" (usually referred to as Kingdom Come Superman) is a fictional character, an alternate version of Superman in the DC Comics universe. First introduced in ""Kingdom Come"" #1 (May 1996), Kingdom Come Superman was created by Mark Waid and Alex Ross. The Superman of ""Kingdom Come"" first appeared as the main character of the 1996 Elseworlds miniseries ""Kingdom Come"" written by Mark Waid and Alex Ross with art by Ross, set in the future of the DC Universe. In 1999, ""The Kingdom"", a sequel to ""Kingdom Come"" written by Waid but without the"
"the character as he is depicted in ""Action Comics"" #1 (1938). Versions of him with later developments, such as his power of ""heat vision"" (introduced in 1949), may persist under copyright until the works they were introduced in enter the public domain themselves. Superman's success immediately spawned a wave of imitations. The most successful of these was Captain Marvel, first published by Fawcett Comics in December 1939. Captain Marvel had many similarities to Superman: Herculean strength, invulnerability, the ability to fly, a cape, a secret identity, and a job as a journalist. DC Comics filed a lawsuit against Fawcett Comics"
"Clark Kent Clark Joseph Kent is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, he debuted in ""Action Comics"" #1 (June 1938) and serves as the civilian and secret identity of the superhero Superman. Over the decades there has been considerable debate as to which personality the character identifies with most. From his first introduction in 1938 to the mid-1980s, ""Clark Kent"" was seen mostly as a disguise for Superman, enabling him to mix with ordinary people. This was the view in most comics and other media such as"
"Superman in film The fictional character Superman, an American comic book superhero in DC Comics publications, has appeared in movies almost since his inception. He debuted in cinemas in a series of animated shorts beginning in 1941, and then starred in two movie serials in 1948 and 1950. An independent studio, Lippert Pictures, released the first Superman feature film, ""Superman and the Mole Men"", starring George Reeves, in 1951. Ilya and Alexander Salkind and Pierre Spengler purchased the ""Superman"" film rights in 1974. After numerous scripts, Richard Donner was hired to direct the film, filming ""Superman"" (1978) and ""Superman II"""
"way into the comic books when kryptonite was featured in a story by Bill Finger and Al Plastino. ""Superman"" was the first DC title with a letters column as a regular feature beginning with issue #124 (September 1958). In the view of comics historian Les Daniels, artist Curt Swan became the definitive artist of Superman in the early 1960s with a ""new look"" to the character that replaced Wayne Boring's version. Writer Jim Shooter and Swan crafted the story ""Superman's Race With the Flash!"" in ""Superman"" #199 (Aug. 1967) which featured the first race between the Flash and Superman, two"
"Inc. The contract for the sale, signed in March 1938, read: Superman was published on April 18, 1938, in ""Action Comics"" #1, and was an immediate and great success. Siegel and Shuster now regretted selling the copyright for so little. Nevertheless, DC Comics retained Siegel and Shuster because they were popular with the readers. From 1938 to 1947 they were together paid over $400,000 (AFI $). On September 22, 1938, Siegel and Shuster signed a 10-year contract with Detective Comics wherein they agreed to give Detective right of first refusal with a duration of six weeks over any comics stories"
"times. In 1985, DC Comics published ""Crisis on Infinite Earths"", which created the opportunity to definitively revise the history of the DC Universe. Superman's origin was subsequently retold in the 1986 limited series ""The Man of Steel"", written and drawn by John Byrne. The story was later removed from continuity (""retconned"") and replaced with the """" limited series in 2003 and 2004, written by Mark Waid and drawn by Leinil Francis Yu, as Superman's official origin. After the ""Infinite Crisis"" limited series in 2005 and 2006, Superman's origin was revised yet again, unfolding throughout Superman's regular publications and the """""
"marking the beginning of the Golden Age was the 1938 debut of Superman in ""Action Comics"" #1, published by Detective Comics (predecessor of DC Comics). Superman's popularity helped make comic books a major arm of publishing, which led rival companies to create superheroes of their own to emulate Superman's success. Between 1939 and 1941 Detective Comics and its sister company, All-American Publications, introduced popular superheroes such as Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Doctor Fate, the Atom, Hawkman, Green Arrow and Aquaman. Timely Comics, the 1940s predecessor of Marvel Comics, had million-selling titles featuring the Human Torch,"
"strip, ""Lois Lane, Girl Reporter"", for McClure to use as a filler material for newspaper syndication. Superman (comic strip) Superman was a daily newspaper comic strip which began on January 16, 1939, and a separate Sunday strip was added on November 5, 1939. These strips ran continuously until May 1966. In 1941, the McClure Syndicate had placed the strip in hundreds of newspapers. At its peak, the strip, featuring Superman, was in over 300 daily newspapers and 90 Sunday papers, with a readership of over 20 million. During the ""National Comics Publications v. Fawcett Publications"" court case, the District Court"
"Although a ""passing motorist"" is described as having found the infant Kal-El in the character's first appearance in 1938's ""Action Comics"" #1, 1939's ""Superman"" #1 introduces Superman's adoptive parents to the mythos, with ""Mary Kent"" being the only parent given a name. The Kents' first names vary in stories from the 1940s. A 1942 Superman novel, ""The Adventures of Superman"" by George Lowther, gave the names ""Eben and Sarah Kent"", which were also used in the ""Adventures of Superman"" television series, but the first extensive retelling of Superman's origin in ""Superman"" #53 (July–August 1948, billed as the ""10th Anniversary Issue!"")"
"Alternative versions of Superman The character of Superman, also known as Kal-El from Krypton, who adopts the identity of Clark Kent when not fulfilling his superhero role, was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and has been continually published in a variety of DC Comics book titles since its premiere in 1938. There have been several versions of Superman over the years, both as the main hero in the stories as well as several alternative versions. Originally, there was only one Superman. However, beginning in the late 1940s, demand for comics shifted from superheroes as war, horror, science fiction"
"several more years' worth of solar energy, effectively erasing his Kryptonite vulnerability. Superman (Kingdom Come) The Superman of ""Kingdom Come"" (usually referred to as Kingdom Come Superman) is a fictional character, an alternate version of Superman in the DC Comics universe. First introduced in ""Kingdom Come"" #1 (May 1996), Kingdom Come Superman was created by Mark Waid and Alex Ross. The Superman of ""Kingdom Come"" first appeared as the main character of the 1996 Elseworlds miniseries ""Kingdom Come"" written by Mark Waid and Alex Ross with art by Ross, set in the future of the DC Universe. In 1999, ""The"
"threaten the financial stability of many agents. Alternative comics, successors of underground comics, develop in line with Art Spiegelman and his ""Maus"". On the other hand, the comic strip experienced a crisis more pronounced in the 2000s and linked to that of the press as a whole, while at the same time a new American product, the webcomics, appeared. American comics historians generally divide 20th-century American comics history chronologically into ages. The first period, called Golden Age, extends from 1938 (first appearance of Superman in ""Action Comics"" #1 by National Allied Publications, a corporate predecessor of DC Comics) to 1954"
"by Cary Bates and Curt Swan in issue #432 (February 1974). Issues #437 (July 1974) and #443 (Jan. 1975) of the series were in the 100 Page Super Spectacular format. Martin Pasko wrote issue #500 (October 1979) which featured a history of the Superman canon as it existed at the time and was published in the Dollar Comics format. The superheroine Vixen made her first appearance in ""Action Comics"" #521 (July 1981). To mark the 45th anniversary of the series, Lex Luthor and Brainiac were both given an updated appearance in issue #544 (June 1983). Lex Luthor dons his war"
"Superhero comics Superhero comics are one of the most common genres of American comic books. The genre rose to prominence in the 1930s and 1940s and has remained the dominant form of comic book in North America since the 1960s. Superhero comics feature stories about superheroes and the universes these characters inhabit. Beginning with the introduction of Superman in 1938 in ""Action Comics"" #1 — an anthology of adventure features — comic books devoted to superheroes (heroic people with extraordinary or superhuman abilities and skills, or god-like powers and attributes) ballooned into a widespread genre, coincident with the beginnings of"
"Origin of Superman The origin of Superman is the story that relates Superman's arrival on Earth and the beginnings of his career as a superhero. The story has been through many revisions through decades of publication in comic books and radio, television and film adaptations. The original story was written by Jerry Siegel and illustrated by Joe Shuster, and published as a part of the character's first appearance in ""Action Comics"" #1 (June 1938). As more stories were published, more details about the original story were established. These stories explored individual details, such as the planet Krypton, the source of"
"Superman (serial) Superman (1948) is a 15-part black-and-white Columbia film serial based on the comic book character Superman. It stars an uncredited Kirk Alyn (billed only by his character name, Superman; but credited on the promotional posters) and Noel Neill as Lois Lane. Like ""Batman"", it is notable as the first live-action appearance of Superman on film, and for the longevity of its distribution. The serial was directed by Thomas Carr, who later directed many early episodes of the ""Adventures of Superman"" television show, and Spencer Gordon Bennet, produced by Sam Katzman, and shot in and around Los Angeles, California."
"Superman (TV series) Superman is a 1988 American animated Saturday morning television series produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises for Warner Bros. Television that aired on CBS featuring the DC Comics superhero of the same name (coinciding with the character's 50th anniversary, along with the live-action ""Superboy"" TV series that year). Veteran comic book writer Marv Wolfman was the head story editor, and comic book artist Gil Kane provided character designs. This series is the third animated Superman series (the second was the Filmation-produced ""The New Adventures of Superman""). It is also notable for being the first appearance of the Superman mythos"