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The abbreviated origin of Superman as featured in All-Star Superman #1 (January 2006) by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely.. The origin of Superman and his superhuman powers have been a central narrative for Superman since his inception, with the story of the destruction of his home planet of Krypton, his arrival on Earth and emergence as a superhero evolving from Jerry Siegel's original story ...
Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics.The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book Action Comics #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and published April 18, 1938). [1]
An unpublished 1940 story titled "The K-Metal from Krypton", written by Superman creator Jerry Siegel, featured a prototype of kryptonite. It is a mineral from the planet Krypton that drains Superman of his strength and gives superhuman powers to humans. This story was rejected because Superman reveals his identity to Lois Lane. [2]
Superheroes gather inside the Fortress of Solitude in Justice, art by Alex Ross.. In John Byrne's 1986 Man of Steel miniseries, which re-wrote various aspects of the Superman mythos, the Clark Kent persona was described as a "Fortress of Solitude", in that it allowed him to live as the ordinary person he saw himself as and leave the world-famous superhero behind.
The character was created by writer/artist Dan Jurgens and first appeared in DC's "Convergence" event in the miniseries Convergence: Superman #2 (July 2015). [1] [2] Half Kryptonian and half-human, Jon is the biological son of post-Crisis Superman/Clark Kent and Lois Lane and the couple's child in DC Comics canon. [3]
With 'Superman: Legacy' arriving in 2025, now is the perfect time to re-familiarize yourself with America's favorite superhero. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help ...
Krypton is usually portrayed in comics as the home of a fantastically advanced civilization, which is destroyed when the planet explodes. As originally depicted, all the civilizations and races of Krypton perished in the explosion, with one exception: the baby Kal-El who was placed in an escape rocket by his father, Jor-El, and sent to the planet Earth, where he grew up to become Superman.
After an agonizing, 16-month wait, Superman & Lois on Monday finally unpaused the Man of Steel’s fatal face-off against Bizarro-Doomsday. And if you were actually able to see the final season ...