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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]
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 ...
The Adventures of Superman #586 Sentry: 2000 Marvel Paul Jenkins, Jae Lee, Rick Veitch: The Sentry #1 Typeface: 2000 Marvel Paul Jenkins, Mark Buckingham: Peter Parker: Spider-Man v2 #23 Acrata (Andrea Rojas) 2000 (August) DC Oscar Pinto, Giovanni Barberi, F.G. Haghenbeck Superman Annual (vol.2) #12 Speedy (Mia Dearden) 2001 (May) DC Kevin ...
Jerry Siegel — co-creator, writer. Co-created several secondary characters including Lois Lane, Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor, Perry White, James Bartholomew "Jimmy" Olsen, Jonathan and Martha Kent, Jor-El, Lara Lor-Van, Mr. Mxyzptlk, Lena Luthor and George Taylor, among others.
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
By the time the US had entered WWII, Superman had invoked an economic golden age in the comic book industry and had engendered the new genre of the "superheroes" (though whether Superman can be named the first superhero is controversial), which by then had included Batman, Captain America, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Captain Marvel, Robin, the Flash, Green Lantern, and Wonder Woman.
My Adventures With Superman was ordered back in May 2021, on the same day as Batman: Caped Crusader, another new animated series which after being orphaned last summer by HBO Max found a new home ...
Release dates. December 10, 1978 ... (also marketed as Superman: The Movie) is a 1978 superhero film based on DC Comics featuring the eponymous character, ...