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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]
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]
The claim was backed in 2009 by comics historian Craig Yoe. This was based on character similarities, and comparison of the artistic style between the illustrations and those of the cast of the Superman comics. [35] [36] [37] Shuster in a DC Comics press photo, 1975
Frank Miller's Superman, the Superman of All Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder, is not the same as the Superman of All-Star Superman. The artist of All-Star Batman , Jim Lee, has stated that he is based on the Golden Age Superman, [ 42 ] which is why he is shown running on water instead of flying. [ 43 ]
1988: Superman – TV series based on the "new" DC Comics Superman; produced by Ruby-Spears; starring Beau Weaver and Ginny McSwain. Animated by Toei Animation, Japan. 1996: Superman: The Animated Series – TV series, voiced by Tim Daly. 2005: Krypto the Superdog – TV series; Superman voiced by Michael Daingerfield (appears in episode one).
A highly fictionalized version of the real-life German general who fought in World War I, Erich Ludendorff (portrayed by Danny Huston) is a pragmatic, iron-fisted tactician who leads the Imperial German Army during the waning days of the war, enlisting Dr. Maru to create a deadlier, hydrogen-based variant of mustard gas in an attempt to turn ...
The Eradicator appears in the DC Animated Movie Universe (DCAMU) films The Death of Superman and Reign of the Supermen, voiced by Charles Halford. [51] [52] [53] This version is a guardian program that was part of the rocket ship that carried Kal-El to Earth and can create a hologram based on Superman.
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 ...