Adventures of Superman, which aired from 1952 to 1958, was the first television series based on a superhero. It starred George Reeves as Superman. Whereas the radio serial was aimed at children, this television show was aimed at a general audience, [121] [122] although children made up the majority of viewers. Robert Maxwell, who produced the radio serial, was the producer for the first season. For the second season, Maxwell was replaced with Whitney Ellsworth. Ellsworth toned down the violence of the show to make it more suitable for children, though he still aimed for a general audience. This show was extremely popular in Japan, where it achieved an audience share rating of 74.2% in 1958. [123]

Cut to YES! Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness, Joe Kelly, the awesome Doug Mahnke—this man could draw a cool Superman in the dark while being forced to listen to some shrill moron drone on and on about dressing Superman like Keanu in "The Matrix" to make him cool... "cool" is the kiss of death, since Superman, when handled right, can never NOT be cool, IF you mean genuinely, authentically cool, our Moses from space channeled by Christopher Reeve, (Earth Prime’s real Superman)—and Lee Bermejo with Tom Nguyen’s awesome inking in “What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?” let alone peace, love, and understanding… thank you, Elvis Costello. Jerry Ordway returned as writer of the title with issue #480 (July 1991). [41] Tom Grummett drew part of #480 and became the main artist on the series with the following issue. [42] The series participated in the crossover storyline "Panic in the Sky" in 1992. [43] During their run on The Adventures of Superman, Grummett and Ordway (along with editor Mike Carlin and others) were the architects of " The Death of Superman" storyline, in which Superman died and was resurrected. It was during that storyline, that Grummett and writer Karl Kesel, created the new Superboy in The Adventures of Superman #500 (June 1993). [44] Other crossovers the series participated in included Zero Hour: Crisis in Time, [45] The Final Night, [46] and Infinite Crisis. [47] Busiek, Kurt( w),Pacheco, Carlos; Merino, Jesus( p),Merino, Jesus( i)."The Fall" Superman Annual,no.13(January 2008).As a boy, Shuster was interested in fitness culture [63] and a fan of strongmen such as Siegmund Breitbart and Joseph Greenstein. He collected fitness magazines and manuals and used their photographs as visual references for his art. [3]

Action Comics #1 (1938) explained that Superman's strength was common to all Kryptonians because they were a species "millions of years advanced of our own". In the first newspaper strips, Jor-El is shown running and leaping like Superman, and his wife survives a building collapsing on her. Later stories explained they evolved superhuman strength simply because of Krypton's higher gravity. Superman #146 (1961) established that Superman's abilities other than strength (flight, durability, etc.) are activated by the light of Earth's yellow sun. In Action Comics #300 (1963), all of his powers including strength are activated by yellow sunlight and can be deactivated by red sunlight similar to that of Krypton's sun. Siegel wrote to numerous artists. [19] The first response came in July 1933 from Leo O'Mealia, who drew the Fu Manchu strip for the Bell Syndicate. [21] [22] In the script that Siegel sent to O'Mealia, Superman's origin story changes: He is a "scientist-adventurer" from the far future when humanity has naturally evolved "superpowers". Just before the Earth explodes, he escapes in a time-machine to the modern era, whereupon he immediately begins using his superpowers to fight crime. [23] O'Mealia produced a few strips and showed them to his newspaper syndicate, but they were rejected. O'Mealia did not send to Siegel any copies of his strips, and they have been lost. [24] This omnibus collects these stories about the superman family. And it's great! The kid who read superman growing up, has now grown up and now reading a mature superdad who has also grown up. It's an amazing read. And I highly reccomend it for anyone who was a fan of post crisis/pre 52 superman. You will love it. And jon/superboy is a character that you will adore. Seriously. Wallace "1940s" in Dolan, p. 33: "Perry White muscled his way into comics in a story by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, replacing George Taylor as Clark Kent's gruff but good-hearted boss. The character had originated in The Adventures of Superman radio show earlier in the year."

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The only flaw this book has, if you can call it a flaw, is that this series went along side another superman series by dan jurgens. Action comics. And to get the complete story, you need to read it. Like this omnibus has a storyline called "superman beyond. It's a crossover with action comics. If you havent read the previous stories in action comics, you will be a bit lost. My hope is we get an "superman by Dan jurgens" omnibus. It will go perfectly with this one. Adventures of Superman was relaunched on April 29, 2013. Unlike the previous volume, the new series is not set in the mainstream DC Universe continuity but instead features anthology style stories with rotating creative teams in the same format as the second Legends of the Dark Knight series. It is released as a digital-first comic with print publication to follow. The first story was to have been written by Orson Scott Card and drawn by Chris Sprouse and Karl Story. [50] Card's participation in the project became an issue. DC Comics responded to a petition about to be dropped with a statement that it supported freedom of expression and that the personal views of individuals associated with the company were not the views of the company. Illustrator Chris Sprouse left the project due to the media attention and some comic book stores announced a boycott. [51] Card's Superman story was dropped and was replaced by a story written by Jeff Parker. [52] The relaunched Adventures of Superman series came to an end with issue #17, released in September 2014. [53] Return to the original title [ edit ] For those reasons, All-Star Superman has become a beloved example of the idea of Superman at his very best, a one-stop crash course in all things relevant to the Man of Steel, including how he relates to many of his most famous foes, and his connection to super science and sci-fi. 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] Superman has been adapted to a number of other media, which includes radio serials, novels, films, television shows, theater, and video games.

Superman's first and most famous supporting character is Lois Lane, introduced in Action Comics #1. She is a fellow journalist at the Daily Planet. As Jerry Siegel conceived her, Lois considers Clark Kent to be a wimp, but she is infatuated with the bold and mighty Superman, not knowing that Kent and Superman are the same person. Siegel objected to any proposal that Lois discover that Clark is Superman because he felt that, as implausible as Clark's disguise is, the love triangle was too important to the book's appeal. [176] However, Siegel wrote stories in which Lois suspects Clark is Superman and tries to prove it, with Superman always duping her in the end; the first such story was in Superman #17 (July–August 1942). [177] [178] This was a common plot in comic book stories prior to the 1970s. In a story in Action Comics #484 (June 1978), Clark Kent admits to Lois that he is Superman, and they marry. This was the first story in which Superman and Lois marry that was not an "imaginary tale." Many Superman stories since then have depicted Superman and Lois as a married couple, but about as many depict them in the classic love triangle. In modern era comic books, Superman and Lois are a stable married couple, and the Superman supporting cast was further expanded with the introduction of their son, Jonathan Kent. In 1975, Siegel and a number of other comic book writers and artists launched a public campaign for better compensation and treatment of comic creators. Warner Brothers agreed to give Siegel and Shuster a yearly stipend, full medical benefits, and credit their names in all future Superman productions in exchange for never contesting ownership of Superman. Siegel and Shuster upheld this bargain. [3] They emerged on a new Earth, where a younger, brasher breed of superheroes held sway. And when the valiant young Superman of this strangely familiar reality fell in the line of duty, the original Man of Steel stepped out of the shadows to take his place. Byrne, John( w),Ordway, Jerry( p), Beatty, John( i)."Junk" Adventures of Superman,no.436(January 1988).McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 180: "Writer Martin Pasko and artist Curt Swan introduced...the Master Jailer." Pasko, p. 63: "In 1943, Superman #23 had contained the first Superman story Siegel could not write himself." Straczynski, J. Michael( w), Barrows, Eddy( p), Mayer, J. P.( i)."Grounded Prologue: The Slap Heard 'Round the World" Superman,no.700(August 2010). In his first appearances, Superman was considered a vigilante by the authorities, being fired upon by the National Guard as he razed a slum so that the government would create better housing conditions for the poor. By 1942, however, Superman was working side-by-side with the police. [161] [162] Today, Superman is commonly seen as a brave and kind-hearted hero with a strong sense of justice, morality, and righteousness. He adheres to an unwavering moral code instilled in him by his adoptive parents. [163] His commitment to operating within the law has been an example to many citizens and other heroes, but has stirred resentment and criticism among others, who refer to him as the "big blue boy scout". Superman can be rather rigid in this trait, causing tensions in the superhero community. [164] This was most notable with Wonder Woman, one of his closest friends, after she killed Maxwell Lord. [164] Booster Gold initially had an icy relationship with the Man of Steel but grew to respect him. [165]

The tip of the spear in a revolution that would change the landscape of pop culture, Superman has spent the last eighty years redefining what it means to stand for truth, justice and the American way. The last survivor of the doomed planet Krypton, raised in the quiet heartland of Smallville, Kansas, Superman is as much a legend as he is a man: the gold standard of heroism, compassion and responsibility. Since Action Comics #1 (1938), Superman has a highly durable body, invulnerable for most practical purposes. At the very least, bullets bounce harmlessly off his body. In some stories, such as Kingdom Come, not even a nuclear bomb can harm him.

Smallville aired from 2001 to 2011. The show was targeted at young adults. [124] [125] Played by Tom Welling, the series covered Clark Kent's life prior to becoming Superman, spanning ten years from his high school years in Smallville to his early life in Metropolis. Although Clark engages in heroics, he does not wear a costume, nor does he call himself Superboy. Rather, he relies on misdirection and his blinding speed to avoid being recognized. Later seasons find him becoming a public hero called the Red-Blue Blur, eventually shortened to the Blur, in a proto-Justice League before taking on the mantle of Superman. McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 144 "New editor Julius Schwartz, new scripter Denny O'Neil, and regular artist Curt Swan removed the Man of Steel's greatest weakness from the face of the Earth." McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 182: "Scribe Len Wein and artist Curt Swan brought in Supergirl to support Superman during his successful restoration of the shrunken Kryptonian city of Kandor to full size."