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Adaptations of Superman in other media
Superman actors
Actors who have portrayed Superman:
(top) Kirk Alyn, George Reeves, Christopher Reeve
(bottom) Dean Cain, Tom Welling, and Brandon Routh
Created byJerry Siegel
Joe Shuster
Original sourceComics published by DC Comics
First appearanceAction Comics #1 (June 30 1938)
Films and television
Film(s)Superman (1948)
Atom Man vs. Superman (1950)
Superman and the Mole Men (1951)
Superman: The Movie (1978)
Superman II (1980)
Superman III (1983)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Superman Returns (2006)
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
Man of Steel (2013)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Justice League (2017)
Television
show(s)		Adventures of Superman (1952)
The New Adventures of Superman (1966)
Superboy (TV series) (1988)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
Superman (1996)
Smallville (2001)
Supergirl (2015)
Theatrical presentations
Musical(s)It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman (1966)
Audio presentations
Radio show(s)The Adventures of Superman (1940)
DC Comics Super Heroes - Attack of the Elementals (1995)
Games
Video game(s)Superman (1979)
Superman (1988)
Superman: Shadow of Apokolips (2001)
Superman: The Man of Steel (2002)
Superman Returns (2006)

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.

Portrayals[]

Among the actors who have played Superman/Superboy (and/or his alter ego, Clark Kent) are: Portrayed by

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Radio and audio[]

  • 1940s: The Adventures of Superman – radio series starring Bud Collyer and Joan Alexander
  • 1966: The Adventures of Superman – vinyl LP featuring Bob Holiday as Superman
  • 1970s–1980s: various Superman-related vinyl albums from Peter Pan Records
  • 1993: Superman Lives! – BBC Radio Light Entertainment, BBC Radio 5; Superman is voiced by Stuart Milligan
  • 1995: DC Comics Super Heroes – Attack of the Elementals – audio drama featuring the Justice League; Superman is voiced by David Earl Waterman
  • 2008: The Never-Ending Battle – Graphic Audio; Superman voiced by James Konicek[citation needed]

Film[]

Animated film[]

Live-action film[]

See also: Superman in film
  • 1948: Superman – a serial in 15 chapters starring Kirk Alyn and Noel Neill; recounts origin story, then fights the Spider Lady
  • 1950: Atom Man vs. Superman – serial in 15 parts starring Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill and Lyle Talbot; Fights Atom Man, Lex Luthor
  • 1951: Superman and the Mole Men – feature film, starring George Reeves and Phyllis Coates
  • 1954: Stamp Day for Superman – short film featuring George Reeves and Noel Neill promoting Stamp Day for the U.S. Treasury
  • 1978: Superman: The Movie – directed by Richard Donner and starring Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Ned Beatty and Valerie Perrine (ranked at no. 26 on The AFI's Top 50 Heroes list)
  • 1979: The Return of Superman (also known as "Turkish Superman") is an adaptation of Superman from Turkey[4]
  • 1981: Superman II – directed by Richard Lester and starring Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, and Terence Stamp
  • 1983: Superman III – directed by Richard Lester and starring Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Annette O'Toole and Robert Vaughn
  • 1984: Supergirl – spin-off directed by Jeannot Szwarc and starring Helen Slater, Faye Dunaway, and Marc McClure (repeating his role of Jimmy Olsen from the Reeve features)
  • 1987: Superman IV: The Quest For Peace – directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Jon Cryer and Mariel Hemingway
  • 2006: Superman Returns – directed by Bryan Singer and starring Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey and James Marsden (includes material featuring Marlon Brando, originally filmed for Superman: The Movie)
  • 2006: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut – New edit of Superman II, featuring around 80% new footage originally shot by director Richard Donner, including material featuring Marlon Brando
  • 2013: Man of Steel – directed by Zack Snyder and starring Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne and Michael Shannon
  • 2016: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – directed by Zack Snyder, the film is a sequel/follow-up to Man of Steel featuring the first meeting between Superman (Henry Cavill) and Batman (Ben Affleck). Also starring Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, and Gal Gadot.
  • 2017: Justice League - directed by Zack Snyder, this film is a follow-up to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Cavill is confirmed to reprise his role as Superman. Also starring Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher.

Television[]

Live-action television[]

  • 1952–1958: Adventures of Superman – starring George Reeves, Phyllis Coates (season 1) and Noel Neill (seasons 2–6)
  • 1957: I Love Lucy, episode: "Lucy and Superman" featuring George Reeves as Superman
  • 1961: The Adventures of Superboy – unaired series pilot starring Johnny Rockwell
  • 1975: It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman – Televised production of the Broadway play starring David Wilson and Lesley Ann Warren
  • 1988–1992: Superboy – series starring John Haymes Newton (1988–1989), Gerard Christopher (1989–1992), and Stacy Haiduk
  • 1993–1997: Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman – series starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher
  • 2001–2011: Smallville – series starring Tom Welling as Clark Kent
  • 2016: Supergirl – series guest-starring Tyler Hoechlin as Superman
  • 2017: Powerless - Superman appears in the opening credits.

Animated television[]

DC Animated Universe[]

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 he is in the comics. He also has a specific set of stylized sound effects whenever his powers are used. Additionally, his personality is very similar to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster's original comics, the same one used by John Byrne in the reboot of the DC Universe from 1986: somewhat rough and aggressive, although remaining the personification of moral excellence.

  • Superman first appears in his eponymous series. As with the comics, he is the sole survivor of Krypton's demise, caused by Brainiac in this continuity. He is portrayed with the same powers and weaknesses, but like average people of Earth cannot breathe in space and thus requires a space suit. He also wears a special lead suit for protection against kryptonite. Superman's reputation becomes jeopardized in the two-parter Legacy, where he gets brainwashed by Darkseid and set upon Earth, losing the trust of many, including Professor Hamilton and giving Lex Luthor an advantage. His baby age, who only appears in The Last Son of Krypton, the first episode, is voiced by Leslie Lamers. His teenaged self, who only appears in The Last Son of Krypton, as well as the episode New Kids in Town, is voiced by Jason Marsden. Tim Daly voices the adult character.
  • Superman next appears in the Batman Beyond two-parter The Call. He wears a different suit of black and silver, but is shown to have aged slower than anyone on Earth, due to his Kryptonian DNA, as Bruce Wayne jokes about. He is first shown disguised as a bystander that is taken hostage by Inque, but he quickly reveals himself and takes her out. He then shows up at the Batcave to recruit Terry McGinnis, the new Batman, into the Justice League, apparently in order to help him find a traitor within the league. Bruce and Terry both discover the traitor to be Superman himself, and Bruce gives Terry a piece of kryptonite, referring to the events of Legacy. However, it is then discovered that Superman had been under the control of a starfish-like alien (Starro) that he had saved a long time ago. Terry frees Superman, and the two help the rest of the league send the aliens back. Superman was voiced by Christopher McDonald, the voice of Jor-El in the DCAU, due to an idea that Superman sounds more like his father as he ages.
  • Superman next appears in Justice League, now voiced by George Newbern. Daly was supposed to return, and had even done initial recordings, but was ultimately too involved with other television shows and had to be replaced. Superman, having already got back his reputation that Darkseid had put at stake, forms the league, along with Batman. He begins to wonder about what might happen to him after the events of the Justice Lords, what with his counterpart giving into the urge and killing Luthor. Superman was originally designed with a shine in his hair, along with wrinkles and squintier eyes in order to make him look more detailed, but was redesigned again with his look from Superman after it was not well received.
  • Newbern returns to the role of Superman in Static Shock, where he helps the title character battle against Toyman. In this series, Superman is given full eyes with blue irises, compared to his other appearances within the DCAU.
  • Superman is again voiced by Newbern in Justice League Unlimited. In this series, he nearly gives into the urge to become like his Justice Lord counterpart, attempting to lobotomize Doomsday, who he instead finally banished into the Phantom Zone, much to the questioning of Batman and the general public. His doubts about not being like his Justice Lord counterpart are fleshed out in Divided We Fall, where a mechanical duplicate of his counterpart points out about his trust from the public and his power. Superman insists that he is not like his counterpart at all. Most noteworthy is after Flash apparently died defeating the Lex Luthor/ Braniac hybrid, he brought Luthor to eye level and said: "I'm not the man that killed President Luthor. Right now, I wish to heaven that I were, but I'm not." It was because of this, Superman considered shutting down the Justice League, only to be talked out of it by Green Arrow. During the series finale, Destroyer, Superman briefly gets the upper hand on a resurrected Darkseid. He explains "I feel like I live in a world made of cardboard.", saying that he thus is always taking care of not to attack too hard or he might kill someone. With Darkseid, however, he says "But you can take it, can't you big man. What we have here is a rare opportunity for me to cut loose, and show you just how powerful I really am." and punches Darkseid hard into the sky, through several buildings, and knocks him back into the ground, creating a huge crater. Darkseid then stuns Superman using the Agony Matrix, which causes him to feel extreme pain in every part of his body, and is about to kill him with a kryptonite knife when he is saved by Luthor, whom had agreed with Superman to stop Darkseid, or in his case, get revenge on him for taking a piece of Brainiac from him.

Superman/Batman[]

Mitch Watson revealed that there was a planned Superman/Batman animated series which Clark as a cub reporter coming to Gotham City, where he meets Bruce and beginning his career as Superman.[5]

Video games[]

Main article: List of Superman video games

Theatre and live performances[]

  • 1940: New York World's Fair – Broadway actor Ray Middleton played the Man of Steel in his first public appearance on July 3 for "Superman Day"[6]
  • 1966: "It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman" – a Broadway musical; lyrics by Lee Adams, music by Charles Strouse; starring Bob Holiday and Jack Cassidy
  • 2010: "The History of Invulnerability" – a play about the creation of Superman and the childhood of one of his creators: Joe Shuster
  • 2012: "Holy Musical B@man!", a parody musical done by internet theatre troupe StarKid Productions featured Superman portrayed by actor Brian Holden.

Literature and printed media[]

  • 1942: The Adventures of Superman by George Lowther
  • 1971: Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex by Larry Niven
  • 1978: Last Son of Krypton by Elliot S! Maggin
  • 1981: Miracle Monday by Elliot S! Maggin
  • 1983: Superman III (novelization) by William Kotzwinkle
  • 1991: "Übermensch!" by Kim Newman
  • 1993: Superman: Doomsday & Beyond by Louise Simonson, illustrated by Dan Jurgens and José Luis García-López
  • 1994: The Death and Life of Superman by Roger Stern
  • 1996: Lois & Clark: A Superman Novel by C. J. Cherryh
  • 2005: It's Superman! by Tom De Haven
  • 2005: Superman Returns (novelization), by Marv Wolfman
  • 2007: The Last Days of Krypton by Kevin J. Anderson
  • 2009: Enemies & Allies by Kevin J. Anderson

Attractions and theme park rides[]

Superman Escape Ride2

Superman Escape at Warner Bros. Movie World

Music[]

Music about or that references Superman or the Superman franchise:

  • 1966: "Sunshine Superman" by Donovan
  • 1968: "Superman" by New Riders of the Purple Sage
  • 1968: "My Name is Jack" by Manfred Mann
  • 1969: "Superman" by The Clique (covered by R.E.M., 1986)
  • 1971: "The Day Superman Got Busted" by Company Caine
  • 1972: "Superman" by Alison McCallum
  • 1972: "Thick as a Brick" by Jethro Tull
  • 1972: "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" by Jim Croce (covered by Poison, 2006)
  • 1973: "Superman" by Donna Fargo
  • 1974: "Carpet Crawlers" by Genesis
  • 1975: "Black Superman (Muhammad Ali)" by Johnny Wakelin
  • 1976: "Superman Lover" by Johnny Guitar Watson
  • 1977: "Superman" by Barbra Streisand
  • 1978: "Bicycle Race" by Queen
  • 1978: "What's Next to the Moon" by AC/DC
  • 1978: "Can You Read My Mind" by John Williams and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
  • 1979: "Super Superman" by Miguel Bosé
  • 1979: "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" by The Kinks
  • 1979: "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang (covered by Def Squad, 1998)
  • 1979: "We All Love You Superman" by Luisa Fernandez, Warner Bros 17 317 (7") / 26 081 (12")
  • 1979: "Sei Il Piu' Forte Superman" by Luisa Fernandez, Warner Bros 17 350 (Italian Version)
  • 1981: "O Superman (For Massenet)" by Laurie Anderson
  • 1981: "The Land of Make Believe" by Bucks Fizz
  • 1983: "Make Me A Believer" by Luther Vandross
  • 1984: "Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler
  • 1984: "Jam On It" by Newcleus
  • 1984: "Man of Steel" by Hank Williams, Jr.
  • 1985: "Impressed" by Charlie Sexton references Superman and Lois Lane (from Pictures for Pleasure)
  • 1986: "Land of Confusion" by Genesis
  • 1987: "Sunset Superman" by Dio
  • 1988 - 93: "Metropolis Symphony" by Michael Daugherty
  • 1988: "Do What You Want" by Bad Religion
  • 1989: "Heaven" by Warrant
  • 1989: "Superman" by Robyn Hitchcock
  • 1991: "Superman's Song" by Crash Test Dummies
  • 1991: "Superman" by Alanis Morissette
  • 1991: "Jimmy Olsen's Blues" by Spin Doctors
  • 1991: "Superman" by Gaunt
  • 1991: "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" by Bryan Adams
  • 1992: "Superman's Ghost" by Don McLean
  • 1993: "Award Tour" by A Tribe Called Quest
  • 1994: "Black Superman" by Above the Law
  • 1994: "Silvergun Superman" by Stone Temple Pilots
  • 1994: "Superman" by Love Spit Love
  • 1995: "Foe Life" by Mack 10
  • 1996: "Real World" by Matchbox Twenty
  • 1997: "Superman" by Goldfinger
  • 1997: "Superman's Dead" by Our Lady Peace
  • 1999: "Soopaman Lover" by Chico DeBarge feat Redman and Erick Sermon
  • 1999: "Waitin' for a Superman" by The Flaming Lips
  • 1999: "Get Ready" by Mase
  • 1999: "I'll Be Your Everything" by Youngstown
  • 1999: "Super-Duper-Man" by Toy-Box
  • 2000: "Kryptonite" by 3 Doors Down
  • 2000: "Say It Isn't So" by Bon Jovi
  • 2000: "Superman" by Lazlo Bane
  • 2000: "Party Up (Up in Here)" by DMX
  • 2000: "I Can't Lie to Me" by Clay Davidson
  • 2000: "Save Me" by Aimee Mann
  • 2001: "Superman (It's Not Easy)" by Five for Fighting
  • 2001: "Superman" by Bush
  • 2001: "Jimmy" by Amy Jo Johnson
  • 2001: "Superhero" by Brian McKnight
  • 2002: "Invincible" by Emma Bunton
  • 2002: "Where Are You Going?" by Dave Matthews Band
  • 2002: "Superman" by Eminem
  • 2002: "She's Got A Boyfriend" by Bowling for Soup
  • 2003: "Change You or Change Me" by Fabolous
  • 2003: "Save The Day" by Train
  • 2004: "Big Red Cheese" by The Roy Clark Method
  • 2004: "超人"(Superman) by Mayday
  • 2004: "Black Superman" by Jude
  • 2004: "100 Ways" by JC Chasez
  • 2005: "The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts" by Sufjan Stevens
  • 2005: "Superman on Ice" by 13 & God
  • 2005: "Superman" by Stereophonics
  • 2006: "Kingdom Come" by Jay-Z
  • 2006: "Superman" by Sandi Thom
  • 2006: "Who Said" by Hannah Montana
  • 2007: "Kryptonite" by Mario featuring Rich Boy
  • 2007: "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" by Soulja Boy
  • 2008: "Superman" by T-Pain
  • 2008: "Superman" by The Game
  • 2008: "Hero" by Pop Evil
  • 2008: "Superman 14" by Kevin Costner & Modern West
  • 2009: "Superman" by Joe Brooks
  • 2009: "Superman High" by R. Kelly and OJ
  • 2009: "Superman" by Willie Nelson
  • 2009: "No One Likes Superman Anymore" by I Fight Dragons
  • 2009: "La La La" by LMFAO
  • 2010: "Superman Tonight" by Bon Jovi
  • 2010: "Cars, Money, and Fame" by Timeflies
  • 2010: "Fire in the Kitchen" by Manafest
  • 2010: "Love the Way You Lie" by Eminem featuring Rihanna
  • 2011: "Superman" by Taylor Swift
  • 2011: "6 Weeks" by James Morrison
  • 2011: "Drink In My Hand" by Eric Church
  • 2012: "Hit the Ground (Superman)" by The Big Pink
  • 2012: "One Thing" by One Direction
  • 2012: "Metropolis" by Owl City
  • 2012: "Superman" by Rick Astley
  • 2012: "50 Ways to Say Goodbye" by Train
  • 2013: "Can't Say Love" By Hunter Hayes
  • 2013: "Waiting for Superman" by Daughtry
  • 2014: "Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon
  • 2015: "Hide Away" by Daya
  • 2015: "One Call Away" by Charlie Puth
  • 2016: "Superman" by KINGDM
  • 2017: "Something Just Like This" by Chainsmokers and Coldplay

Art[]

  • 2007: Beautiful Superman, a sculpture by David Herbert,[7][8] exhibited in 2008 in The Hague Sculpture in The Hague.[9]

Parodies[]

  • The cartoon Underdog in which Shoeshine boy becomes "Underdog" with the help of an energy pill.
  • The cartoon series Groovy Goolies featured dim witted Frankie as "Super Goof".
  • Walt Disney's Goofy did a parody of Superman with the help of "super goobers" {Peanuts} in which Goofy became "Super Goof" clothed in red underwear with "SG" and a blue cape and endowed with Super ears: Super sight; Super strength, Super voice and super flying-Goofy's crime fighting always interrupted his date with Clarabelle Cow.[10]
  • Warner Brothers' Daffy Duck did a parody of Superman as Stupor Duck.

Merchandising[]

Supermanpeanutbutter

Superman peanut butter

  • Sunnyland Refining Co., in 1981, marketed jars of creamy and crunchy peanut butter using the familiar image of Superman. In the 50th anniversary publication Fifty Who Made DC Great, it was noted that this was DC's first licensing deal for a brand of food.[11]
  • A Superman pinball machine was produced by Atari in 1979.[12]
  • Superman is part of the DC Deckbuilding Game by Cryptozoic Entertainment

Notes[]

  1. ↑ Sands, Rich (January 18, 2016). "Roll Call: Meet the Cast of Justice League vs. Teen Titans". TVInsider.com. Retrieved January 18, 2016.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  2. ↑ Perry, Spencer (July 26, 2016). "Justice League Dark Featurette Reveals Matt Ryan Returns as Constantine!". Superhero Hype. http://www.superherohype.com/news/379295-justice-league-dark-featurette-reveals-matt-ryan-returns-as-constantine. 
  3. ↑ Vejvoda, Jim (November 15, 2016). "JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK: TRAILER DEBUT FOR R-RATED DC ANIMATED MOVIE". IGN.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  4. ↑ +Brandon_Tenold. "Brandon Tenold: Turkish Superman". Channel Awesome.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  5. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE – SUPERMAN/BATMAN: Series That Could Have Been". Voices From Krypton. Retrieved 13 October 2014.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  6. ↑ "Superman Day! - 1940". Superman Through the Ages. Retrieved 2010-09-13.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  7. ↑ "David Herbert:Biography", Saatchi Gallery. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  8. ↑ Velasco, David. "Miami vices", Artforum, 8 December 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  9. ↑ "The Hague Sculpture", denhaagsculptuur.com, 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  10. ↑ Walt Disney Comic Digest # 23 July 1970 "The Printing Park" for a hilarious example of Goofy as a superhero!
  11. ↑ Marx, Barry, Cavalieri, Joey and Hill, Thomas (w), Petruccio, Steven (a), Marx, Barry (ed). "Superman Peanut Butter Brand Licensing Pioneered" Fifty Who Made DC Great: 52 (1985), DC Comics
  12. ↑ "The Internet Pinball Machine Database". Ipdb.org. Retrieved 2011-03-12.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>

References[]

  • "O Superman: Music & comics" (by Alan Moore, The Daredevils #5, 1983)
Superman franchise media
Newspaper comic strips Superman (1939–66) • The World's Greatest Superheroes (1978–85)
Radio The Adventures of Superman (US, 1940–51) • The Adventures of Superman (UK, 1988)
Live-action serials and films Serials Superman (1948) • Atom Man vs. Superman
1951 film series Superman and the Mole Men • Stamp Day for Superman (short film)
1978 film series Superman (1978) • Superman II (The Richard Donner Cut) • Superman III • Supergirl • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace • Superman Returns
DC Extended Universe Man of Steel • Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice • Justice League
Animated films Featuring Superman Superman animated shorts (1941–43) • Brainiac Attacks • Doomsday • All-Star • Unbound
With other heroes Justice League: The New Frontier • Superman/Batman: Public Enemies • Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths • Superman/Batman: Apocalypse • Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam • Justice League: Doom • Superman vs. The Elite • Batman: The Dark Knight Returns – Part 2 • Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox • JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time • Justice League: War • The Lego Movie • Justice League: Throne of Atlantis • Justice League: Gods and Monsters • Justice League vs. Teen Titans • Justice League Dark
Television Live-action Adventures of Superman • Stamp Day for Superman • The Adventures of Superpup • The Adventures of Superboy (pilot) • Superboy • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman • Smallville • Supergirl • Krypton
Animation New Adventures • Adventures of Superboy • Super Friends • Superman • The Animated Series • Krypto the Superdog • Justice League • Justice League Unlimited • Legion of Super Heroes • Justice League Action
Novels The Adventures of Superman (1942) • Superman: Last Son of Krypton • Miracle Monday • Superman: Doomsday & Beyond • Lois & Clark: A Superman Novel • It's Superman! • Superman Returns • Enemies & Allies
Video games Superman (1979) • Superman: The Game (1985) • Superman (arcade, 1988) • Superman (NES, 1988) • The Man of Steel (1989) • Superman (1992) • The Man of Steel (1993) • The Death and Return of Superman • Superman (1997) • The New Adventures • Shadow of Apokolips • The Man of Steel (Xbox, 2002) • Countdown to Apokolips • Superman Returns • Superman Returns: Fortress of Solitude • DC Universe Online • Injustice: Gods Among Us • Infinite Crisis • Injustice 2
Music "Jimmy Olsen's Blues" (Spin Doctors' song, 1991) • "Kryptonite" (3 Doors Down song, 2000) • "Save Me" (Remy Zero song, 2001) • "Superman (It's Not Easy)" (Five For Fighting song, 2001) • Illinois (Sufjan Stevens album, 2005)
Parodies Captain Caveman (The Flintstone Comedy Show segment)]] • Mighty Mouse • My Hero (UK TV series) • Stupor Duck • "Superduperman" • Super-Rabbit • Underdog (TV series) • Super Grover (Sesame Street)
Documentaries Look, Up in the Sky: The Amazing Story of Superman • The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?
Stage It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman
Toys Lego Superman
Advertisement The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman (2004)
Related articles Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation • Hollywoodland • "Lucy and Superman" (I Love Lucy episode, 1957) • Kryptonite (popular culture) • "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex" • National Comics Publications v. Fawcett Publications • Seinfeld episodes, 1994–1996 ("The Race" • "The Bizarro Jerry") • Steel (1997 film) • Superman curse • Superman ice cream • Superwoman (popular culture) • "Superman and Paula Brown's New Snowsuit" • "The Reign of the Superman"
See also Supergirl in other media • Justice League in other media • Lex Luthor in other media
Superman
Creators Jerry Siegel • Joe Shuster
Superman family Superman (Clark Kent) • Superboy (Kal-El • Kon-El • Jonathan Samuel Kent) • Krypto • Supergirl (Kara Zor-El • Matrix • Linda Danvers • Power Girl) • Superwoman • Mon-El • Nightwing (Chris Kent/Lor-Zod) • Flamebird (Thara Ak-Var) • The Eradicator • Steel (John Henry Irons) • Natasha Irons
Supporting characters Bibbo Bibbowski • Cat Grant • David Corporon • Emil Hamilton • Inspector Henderson • Jimmy Olsen • Jor-El • Jonathan and Martha Kent • Lois Lane • Lucy Lane • Sam Lane • Lana Lang • Lara • Lori Lemaris • Steve Lombard • Lena Luthor • Maxima • Chief Parker • Professor Potter • Pete Ross • Maggie Sawyer • George Taylor • Ron Troupe • Dan Turpin • Perry White • Zor-El
Antagonists Atomic Skull • Bizarro • Brainiac • Codename: Assassin • Conduit • Cyborg Superman (Hank Henshaw) • Darkseid • Doomsday • Faora • General Zod • Mercy Graves • Imperiex • Intergang (Morgan Edge • Bruno Mannheim) • Jax-Ur • Kryptonite Man • Lex Luthor • Livewire • Metallo • Mister Mxyzptlk • Mongul • Neutron • Non • Parasite • Prankster • Silver Banshee • Titano • Toyman • Ultra-Humanite • Ursa
Locations Metropolis Ace o' Clubs • Daily Planet • Daily Star • Galaxy Communications • LexCorp • Project Cadmus • Suicide Slum • List of areas, landmarks, institutions and businesses
Krypton Argo City • Kandor • Kryptonopolis • Vathlo Island
Other Apokolips • Bizarro World • Colu • Daxam • Fortress of Solitude • Phantom Zone • S.T.A.R. Labs • Smallville • Stryker's Island • Warworld
Objects and material Kryptonite • Superman robots • Supermobile
History and themes Character and cast • Dynasty • Kryptonian • Origin • Powers and abilities • Publication history (Action Comics #1) • Superman and Lois Lane • Symbol
Ongoing publications Action Comics • Batman/Superman • Superboy • Supergirl • Superman • Superman/Wonder Woman
Alternative versions Superman Earth-One version • Earth-Two version • Earth-Three version (Ultraman) • Earth Prime version (Superboy-Prime) • Kingdom Come version • Superman Red/Superman Blue • Clark Kent (Smallville)
Other Alternative versions of Lex Luthor • Alternative versions of Supergirl
In other media In film
Miscellanea Superwoman • Beppo • Streaky • Comet • Superman (gene) • Joanne Siegel
1940s Superman animated shorts
Fleischer Studios era Superman (a.k.a. The Mad Scientist, 1941) • The Mechanical Monsters (1941) • Billion Dollar Limited (1942) • The Arctic Giant (1942) • The Bulleteers (1942) • The Magnetic Telescope (1942) • Electric Earthquake (1942) • Volcano (1942) • Terror on the Midway (1942)
Famous Studios era Japoteurs (1942) • Showdown (1942) • Eleventh Hour (1942) • Destruction, Inc. (1942) • The Mummy Strikes (1943) • Jungle Drums (1943) • The Underground World (1943) • Secret Agent (1943)
See also Superman in other media
Super Friends
Television series Super Friends (1973) • The All-New Super Friends Hour (1977) • Challenge of the Super Friends (1978) • The World's Greatest Super Friends (1979) • Super Friends (1980)
Heroes Apache Chief • Aquaman • The Atom • Batman • Black Vulcan • Cyborg • El Dorado • Firestorm • The Flash • Gleek • Green Lantern • Hawkgirl • Hawkman • Rima The Jungle Girl • Robin • Samurai • Superman • Wendy and Marvin • Wonder Dog • Wonder Twins • Wonder Woman
Villains Legion of Doom Bizarro • Black Manta • Brainiac • Captain Cold • Cheetah • Giganta • Gorilla Grodd • Lex Luthor • The Riddler • The Scarecrow • Sinestro • Solomon Grundy • Toyman
General Darkseid • DeSaad • Kalibak • Mirror Master • Mister Mxyzptlk • Paradrones • Time Trapper
Merchandise Super Powers Collection • Super Powers Minicomics
Miscellania The Superman/Batman Adventures • The Hall of Justice • List of Super Friends episodes

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