Since then, many other creators have run with the Superman legacy, embracing Siegel and Shuster's original story, adding their own ideas and directions and, sometimes, even flipping the script on its head. Action Comics #23, 544; Adventure Comics #281; Superboy #86; Superman #90, 164, 292, 416; Superman (vol. 2) #9, 131; Superman: Lex 2000; The Man of Steel #4 Kent is a journalist because Siegel often imagined himself becoming one after leaving school. The love triangle between Lois Lane, Clark, and Superman was inspired by Siegel's own awkwardness with girls. [62] Stories from Action Comics #507, 508, 554, 595, 600, 644; Adventures of Superman #408; DC Comics Presents #29; Superman (vol. 2) #30

Wallace, Daniel (2010). "1930s". In Dolan, Hannah (ed.). DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p.25. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. Superman's runaway popularity as part of Action Comics earned him his own comic. This was a real breakthrough for the time, as characters introduced in comic books had never before been so successful as to warrant their own titles. Cowsill, Alan "2000s" in Dolan, p. 305: "To celebrate the 600th issue of The Adventures of Superman, the Man of Steel had a super-sized anniversary issue pitting him against Lex Luthor."

Superman (vol. 2) #173; Adventures of Superman #595; Superman: The Man of Steel #117; Action Comics #782; Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #172-173; Young Justice #36; Impulse #77; Superboy (vol. 3) #91; World's Finest: Our Worlds at War #1 Superman: Lois and Clark is an eight-issue comic book miniseries debuting in October 2015. The series is a spin-off and follow-up to the Superman: Convergence miniseries, which featured a Pre- Flashpoint married Superman and Lois Lane. It was written by writer Dan Jurgens, with art by Lee Weeks, and set nine years after the Convergence event. The series focuses on Superman and his family, including his wife Lois Lane and their 9-year-old son (born in the Convergence event) Jonathan Samuel Kent, living in the Post- Flashpoint DC Universe. [19] Superman Unchained - Beginning in June 2013, the 12-issue series was the highly anticipated series by Batman, Swamp Thing and American Vampire writer Scott Snyder and artist and DC co-publisher Jim Lee. [13] Nicolas Cage makes a cameo appearance as an alternate version of Superman in the film The Flash (2023), Cage shooting his scenes through volumetric capture, before he was deaged with computer-generated imagery (CGI). [120] Cavill, George Reeves, and Christopher Reeve also cameo as their respective versions of Superman through the use of CGI representing their likenesses, Cavill having filmed additional scenes as the character for the film which were removed during post-production. Adams, Tim (April 21, 2021). "DC Replaces 'Superman' Title with a Jonathan Kent Series From Taylor and Timms". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved May 2, 2021.

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane – Ran from March/April 1958 through September/October 1974 with 137 issues and two Annuals. The series starred Lois Lane. [31] Johnston, Rich (February 4, 2014). "Scoop: The New Look For John Romita Jr's Superman – And Confirmation That Geoff Johns Will Be Writing It". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on February 6, 2014. McMillan, Graeme (February 4, 2014). "John Romita Jr. Signs with DC for Superman with Geoff Johns". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 6, 2014. Daniels "The Superman Family Strength in Numbers", p. 118: "By 1961, Swan's new look would replace Wayne Boring's patriarchal version. Swan's Superman became definitive, and ultimately he would draw, as he says, 'more Superman stories than anybody else.'"Busiek and Pacheco developed an extended storyline featuring Arion coming into conflict with Superman. [56] The plotline concluded in Superman Annual #13. [57] Alex Ross painted the covers for issues #675 (June 2008) through #685 (April 2009). Esposito, Joey (2013-07-17). "DC Comics Announces Superman/Wonder Woman". IGN . Retrieved 2013-10-10. Damore, Meagan (April 14, 2016). "Tomasi Paves the Way to 'The Final Days of Superman' & 'Superman: Rebirth' ". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. DC Comics Presents – Ran from July/August 1978 through September 1986 with 97 issues and four Annuals. The series was a monthly title featuring Superman teaming up with another DC character or group of characters in every issue. It was similar to the Batman team-up title The Brave and the Bold.

Action Comics #242, 245; Superman #158, 338; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #21, 76, 78; Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #53, 69; The Superman Family #194; World's Finest Comics #143Superman Family Adventures - Ran for 12 issues from July 2012 to June 2013, written by Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani and drawn by Baltazar, who had previously worked together on Tiny Titans. Superman: New Krypton Special #1; Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen Special #1; Superman #681; Action Comics #871; Adventure Comics Special featuring Guardian #1 Superman was born on the fictional planet Krypton with the birth name of Kal-El. As a baby, his parents sent him to Earth in a small spaceship shortly before Krypton was destroyed in a natural cataclysm. His ship landed in the American countryside near the fictional town of Smallville. He was found and adopted by farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent, who named him Clark Kent. Clark began developing various superhuman abilities, such as incredible strength and impervious skin. His adoptive parents advised him to use his powers for the benefit of humanity, and he decided to fight crime as a vigilante. To protect his personal life, he changes into a colorful costume and uses the alias "Superman" when fighting crime. Clark resides in the fictional American city of Metropolis, where he works as a journalist for the Daily Planet. Superman's supporting characters include his love interest and fellow journalist Lois Lane, Daily Planet photographer Jimmy Olsen and editor-in-chief Perry White, and his enemies include Brainiac, General Zod, Darkseid, and his archenemy Lex Luthor. In 1966 Superman had a Tony-nominated musical play produced on Broadway. It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman featured music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Lee Adams and book by David Newman and Robert Benton. Actor Bob Holiday performed as Clark Kent/Superman and actress Patricia Marand performed as Lois Lane. Superman (vol. 2) #106-108; Adventures of Superman #529-531; Action Comics #716-717; Superman: The Man of Steel #50-52; Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #3

Action Comics #241, 261, Annual #2, #10; DC Special Series #26; Superman #17; Superman: The Man of Steel #100 Uzumeri, David (June 10, 2011). "The New Superman Titles Are Here, Grant Morrison on Action Comics". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on April 17, 2012 . Retrieved April 19, 2012. Superman’s origin keeps on reinventing itself, and we wouldn’t have it any other way. Still, it’s great to consider how much it’s evolved already. The next time you see the Kent farm on Superman & Lois , think of the George Lowther novel. When you watch the Martha scene in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , think of Adventure Comics #169. Superman’s origin is a constantly changing story, building off everything that came before it. That’s one of the things that makes his legacy so special. Action Comics #764-768; Adventures of Superman #577-581; Superman (vol. 2) #155-159; Superman: The Man of Steel #99-103 The Adventures of Superman - Unrelated to the previous The Adventures of Superman title, this book, which began in 2013 and ended in 2014, was a three-times-a-month digital comic anthology of non-canonical Superman stories by rotating creative teams. The print edition collected three digital chapters a month. [14] [15]

Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 259: "The issue also featured four teaser comics that introduced a group of contenders all vying for the Superman name...A cloned Superboy escaped captivity in a yarn by writer Karl Kesel and artist Tom Grummett."