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Superman
is a fictional character, a comic book superhero
widely considered to be an American cultural icon.
Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born
artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living
in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective Comics,
Inc. in 1938, the character first appeared in
Action Comics #1 (June 30, 1938) and subsequently
appeared in various radio serials, television
programs, films, newspaper strips, and video games.
With
the success of his adventures, Superman helped
to create the superhero genre and establish its
primacy within the American comic book.
The
character's appearance is distinctive and iconic:
a red, blue and yellow costume, complete with
cape, like a circus costume, with a stylized "S"
shield on his chest.
This
shield is now typically used across media to symbolize
the character.
The original story of Superman relates that he
was born Kal-El on the planet Krypton, before
being rocketed to Earth as an infant by his scientist
father Jor-El, moments before Krypton's destruction.
Discovered and adopted by a Kansas farmer and
his wife, the child is raised as Clark Kent and
imbued with a strong moral compass. Very early
he started to display superhuman abilities, which
upon reaching maturity he resolved to use for
the benefit of humanity.
While referred to less than flatteringly as "the
big blue Boy Scout" by some of his fellow
superheroes, Superman is hailed as "The Man
of Steel", "The Man of Tomorrow",
and "The Last Son of Krypton" by the
general public within the comics. As Clark Kent,
Superman lives among humans as a "mild-mannered
reporter" for the Metropolis newspaper Daily
Planet (Daily Star in the earliest stories). There
he works alongside reporter Lois Lane, with whom
he is romantically linked. This relationship has
been consummated by marriage on numerous occasions
across various media, and this union is now firmly
established within mainstream comics' continuity.
DC Comics/Warner Bros. slowly expanded the character's
supporting cast, powers, and trappings throughout
the years. Superman's backstory was altered to
allow for adventures as Superboy, and other survivors
of Krypton were created, including Supergirl and
Krypto the Superdog. In addition, Superman has
been licensed and adapted into a variety of media,
from radio to television and film, perhaps most
notably portrayed by Christopher Reeve in Richard
Donner's Superman: The Movie in 1978, which garnered
critical praise and became Warner Bros.' most
successful feature film of its time. The motion
picture Superman Returns was released in 2006,
with a performance at the international box office
which exceeded expectations. In the seven decades
since Superman's debut, the character has been
revamped and updated several times.
A significant overhaul occurred in 1986, when
John Byrne revamped and "retconned"
the character, reducing Superman's powers and
erasing several characters from the canon, in
a move that attracted media attention. Press coverage
was again garnered by DC Comics in the 1990s with
The Death of Superman, a storyline which saw the
character killed and later restored to life.
Superman has fascinated scholars, with cultural
theorists, commentators, and critics alike exploring
the character's impact and role in the United
States and the rest of the world. Umberto Eco
discussed the mythic qualities of the character
in the early 1960s, and Larry Niven has pondered
the implications of a sexual relationship the
character might enjoy with Lois Lane. The character's
ownership has often been the subject of dispute,
with Siegel and Shuster twice suing for the return
of legal ownership. The copyright is again currently
in dispute, with changes in copyright law allowing
Siegel's wife and daughter to claim a share of
the copyright, a move DC parent company Warner
Bros. disputes. (Credit:
Wikipedia).
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