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Mike Carlin at San Diego Comic-Con in 2007.. Superman is a superhero created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. [1] The character debuted in Action Comics #1 on April 18, 1938, [2] to immediate success, [3] and the following year became the first superhero to headline his own comic book, Superman. [4]
"Up, Up, and Away!" is an eight-issue Superman story arc written by Geoff Johns and Kurt Busiek with art by Pete Woods. The story primarily features a powerless Clark Kent (having lost his powers in the climax to Infinite Crisis) using his skills as a journalist to defend Metropolis from both organized crime and Lex Luthor, newly bankrupt and disgraced due to his actions in the series 52.
Superman, in penance for breaking his own code against killing, voluntarily enters a chamber containing a sample of gold kryptonite — which permanently strips him of his powers — and disappears into the Arctic. Although Superman's body is never found, it is assumed by all parties that the powerless hero died of exposure.
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Having lost his home world of Krypton, Superman is very protective of Earth, [165] and especially of Clark Kent's family and friends. This same loss, combined with the pressure of using his powers responsibly, has caused Superman to feel lonely on Earth, despite having his friends and parents.
Dylan Sprayberry as 13-year-old Clark Kent, as seen in Man of Steel. On February 29, 1980, Kal-El is the first Kryptonian born by natural means in many generations. His parents, Jor-El and Lara-El fight to save their planet Krypton from impending destruction due to the Kryptonians' reckless usage of the planet's resources.
"Super/Man: The Story of Christopher Reeve" is a moving, wrenching, compellingly well-made documentary about Reeve’s life that inevitably ends up centering on his accident and its aftermath.
The Death of Superman is a 2018 American animated superhero film produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment.It is based on the comic book storyline of the same name, [4] the eleventh film of the DC Animated Movie Universe and the 33rd film in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line.