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Superman in other media

Kirk Alyn from the 1940s serials
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Kirk Alyn from the 1940s serials
George Reeves as Superman (1951)
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George Reeves as Superman (1951)

The comic book character Superman has made the transition to radio, television, movies, and video games each on multiple occasions. Among the actors who have played the role are Kirk Alyn, George Reeves, Christopher Reeve, Dean Cain, Tom Welling, and Brandon Routh. Image File history File links Kirk Alyn as Superman This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... Image File history File links Kirk Alyn as Superman This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... Kirk Alyn (October 8, 1910 - March 14, 1999) was an American actor. ... George Reeves as Superman This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... George Reeves as Superman This is a copyrighted promotional photo with a known source. ... George Bessolo Reeves (born George Keefer Brewer to Don Brewer and Helen Lescher) (January 5, 1914 – June 16, 1959) was an American actor, best known for playing the role of Superman on television in the 1950s. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... This work is copyrighted. ... This work is copyrighted. ... Christopher Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, director, producer and writer renowned for his film portrayal of Superman/Kal-El/Clark Kent in four films from 1978-1987. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Lois_&_Clark. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Lois_&_Clark. ... Dean Cain, host of Ripleys Believe It or Not. ... Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman was a live-action television series based on the Superman comic books. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Superman, aka the Man of Steel, is a fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938, and for several decades has been one of the most popular and well-known comic book icons of all-time. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... This article is about computer and video games. ... George Bessolo Reeves (born George Keefer Brewer to Don Brewer and Helen Lescher) (January 5, 1914 – June 16, 1959) was an American actor, best known for playing the role of Superman on television in the 1950s. ... Christopher Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, director, producer and writer renowned for his film portrayal of Superman/Kal-El/Clark Kent in four films from 1978-1987. ... Dean Cain, host of Ripleys Believe It or Not. ... Scene from Smallville Thomas John Patrick Welling (born April 26, 1977 in New York City) is an American actor and former model. ... Brandon Routh at the Golden Globe Awards Brandon James Routh (born October 9, 1979 in Des Moines, Iowa) is an American film actor who has been cast for the lead role in the latest Superman movie: Superman Returns. ...

// Events and trends World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ... Announcer Jackson Beck (left) with Bud Collyer and Joan Alexander The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938 (see Superman), came to radio as a syndicated show on New York Citys WOR on February 12, 1940. ... Bud Collyer (b. ...

Live Action Superman Portrayals

Serial is a term, originating in literature, for a format by which a story is told in contiguous installments in sequential issues of a single periodical publication. ... Kirk Alyn (October 8, 1910 - March 14, 1999) was an American actor. ... The actress Noel Neill (born November 25, 1920) played Lois Lane in more venues and instances than any other actress. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... The cast of The Adventures of Superman from 1953 to 1957. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 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The theme music of a radio or television program is a piece that is written specifically for that show and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... David Clive Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, KT (born February 14, 1935) was the second to last Commander-in-Chief and Governor of Hong Kong (from 1987 to 1992). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel, Superman Superman, also known as Superman: The Movie, is a 1978 Warner Bros. ... Marlon Brando, Jr. ... Gene Hackman Eugene Allen Hackman (born 30 January 1930) is an Oscar winning American actor. ... Christopher Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, director, producer and writer renowned for his film portrayal of Superman/Kal-El/Clark Kent in four films from 1978-1987. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... Superman II is a 1980 sequel to the 1978 feature film Superman. ... Front cover of Superman III. Superman III is a 1983 movie that is a sequel to Superman II from 1980. ... Superman IV: The Quest For Peace is a 1987 film, the last of the Superman theatrical movies. ... Christopher Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, director, producer and writer renowned for his film portrayal of Superman/Kal-El/Clark Kent in four films from 1978-1987. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV in Roman) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Supergirl is a DC Comics superhero, generally considered the female counterpart to Superman. ... Helen Slater Helen Slater (neé Schlachter, born December 15, 1963 in Massapequa, New York) is an American film actress of Jewish descent. ... Faye Dunaway (1968) Faye Dunaway (born Dorothy Faye Dunaway on January 14, 1941 in Bascom, Florida) is an Academy Award winning actress. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII in Roman) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955 in Missoula, Montana) is an American actor and comedian best known for his work on Saturday Night Live and the spin-off movie Waynes World. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, the last decade of the 20th Century. ... Superboy is the name of four fictional characters published by DC Comics. ... John Newton (also credited as John Haymes Newton) is an American actor. ... Gerard Christopher (born 1959) is an American Actor. ... Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman was a live-action television series based on the Superman comic books. ... Dean Cain, host of Ripleys Believe It or Not. ... Teri Hatcher at the 2005 Golden Globes award ceremony Teri Lynn Hatcher (born December 8, 1964 in Sunnyvale, California) is an American actress. ... 2000s - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Smallville is an American television series that debuted in 2001 on The WB Television Network. ... Scene from Smallville Thomas John Patrick Welling (born April 26, 1977 in New York City) is an American actor and former model. ... Michael Rosenbaum Michael Owen Rosenbaum (born July 11, 1972) is a Jewish American actor born in Oceanside, New York. ... Seventeen Magazine picture of a 20 year old Kristin Kreuk. ... 2006 (MMVI in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Superman Returns is a 2006 American superhero film based on the fictional character and superhero Superman. ... Bryan Singer at the San Diego Comic-Con. ... Brandon Routh at the Golden Globe Awards Brandon James Routh (born October 9, 1979 in Des Moines, Iowa) is an American film actor who has been cast for the lead role in the latest Superman movie: Superman Returns. ... Kevin Spacey as Verbal in The Usual Suspects Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26, 1959 in South Orange, New Jersey), better known as Kevin Spacey, is an American actor of Welsh and Irish descent. ...

Animated Series

The last three are in continuity with Batman: The Animated Series and its spinoffs, as parts of what is called the DC Animated Universe. Fleischer Studios, Inc. ... This image of Superman appeared at the beginning of each of the cartoons. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... The first Filmation logo. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Cartoon Network Studios, formerly known as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ... Super Friends is an animated series about a team of superheroes which ran from 1973 to 1985. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... Ruby-Spears Productions is a California based entertainment production company that specializes in animation. ... Superman: The Animated Series is the unofficial title given to Warner Bros. ... The WB Shield used from 2003 to present day Warner Bros. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Batman Beyond (Batman of the Future in Europe, Latin America and Australia/New Zealand) was an American animated television series created by WB Network in collaboration with DC Comics as a continuation of the Batman legacy. ... The WB Shield used from 2003 to present day Warner Bros. ... Justice League is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network. ... Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) is an animated television series produced by and aired on Cartoon Network. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The animated Batman shoots his grappling gun from a rooftop in a scene from the episode, On Leather Wings. ... A Justice League Unlimited promotional image. ...


Video Games

A new video game, Superman Returns: The Videogame, for all current generation game systems as well as Microsoft's latest system, Xbox 360, will be based on the Superman Returns movie, which will be released in June, 2006. The Atari 2600, released in 1977, is the first successful video game console to use plug-in cartridges instead of having one or more games built in. ... For the concept Atari (当たり) in the board game of Go, see Atari (go term). ... For the hip hop group, see Commodore 64 (band). ... First Star Software, Inc. ... Superman is the title of a NES video game based on the popular DC comic book character and the first two films of the same name. ... Nes is: A municipality in the county of Akershus in Norway, see Nes, Akershus. ... Categories: Stub | Computer and video game companies ... For the hip hop group, see Commodore 64 (band). ... Tynesoft Computer Software was a software developer of educational software founded in 1983. ... Centipede by Atari is a typical example of a 1980s era arcade game. ... Taitos current logo The Taito Corporation (タイトー株式会社, taitō kabushikigaisha) TYO: 9646 is a Japanese developer of video game software and arcade hardware. ... The Sega Master System (SMS for short), is an 8-bit cartridge-based gaming console that was manufactured by Sega. ... Virgin Interactive was a successful and influential British video game publisher. ... Superman is the title of a video game released by SunSoft for the Sega Genesis in 1992. ... Sunsoft is a video game development company founded in 1985 as a division of Sun Corporation of America. ... The European SNES design is identical to the Super Famicom. ... Justice League Task Force is a western Super NES and Sega Genesis tournament fighting game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and published by the now-defunct Acclaim. ... Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. ... The original Game Boys design set the standard for handheld gaming consoles. ... Titus Software was a long-running French software publisher that produced games for various formats over its lifetime. ... Superman 64 Superman 64 was released by Titus Software on May 31, 1999 on the Nintendo 64. ... The Nintendo 64, commonly called the N64, is Nintendos third home video game console. ... The original PlayStation was produced in a light grey colour; the more recent PSOne redesign sports a smaller more rounded case. ... The Game Boy Advance (GBA) is a handheld video game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo. ... Midway is: An island in the Pacific Ocean: see Midway Atoll A battle in World War II fought on and around that island: see Battle of Midway A 1976 movie based on the events of this battle: see Midway (movie) A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier named after the battle... The Microsoft Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console first released on November 15, 2001 in North America and Puerto Rico, then released on February 22, 2002 in Japan, and later on March 14, 2002 in Europe. ... The PlayStation 2 (PS2) (Japanese: プレイステーション2) is Sonys second video game console, the successor to the PlayStation and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3. ... The Nintendo GameCube (Japanese: ゲームキューブ; originally code-named Dolphin during development; abbreviated as GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the 128-bit era; the same generation as Segas Dreamcast, Sonys PlayStation 2, and Microsofts Xbox. ... Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKEx: 4338) is the worlds largest software corporation, with 2005 global annual sales of close to $40 billion USD and about 64,000 employees in 85 countries and regions. ... Xbox 360 is the successor to Microsofts original Xbox. ... Superman Returns is a 2006 American superhero film based on the fictional character and superhero Superman. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ...


Superman in popular music

Superman has long been a source for popular music, inspiring songs by artists from several generations to celebrate the "Man of Steel" or to delve into his character. Our Lady Peace and Five for Fighting interpreted the character as lonely, and burdened with the responsibility of protecting others. The Kinks focus on the aspirations of normal humans to emulate the character of Superman. Some examples of Superman-themed music include: Superman, aka the Man of Steel, is a fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938, and for several decades has been one of the most popular and well-known comic book icons of all-time. ... Our Lady Peace, colloquially OLP, is a Canadian alternative rock band consisting of Raine Maida (vocals), Duncan Coutts (bass), Jeremy Taggart (drums), and Steve Mazur (guitar). ... Five for Fighting is the stage name of US singer-songwriter John Ondrasik. ... The Kinks were a British rock group. ...

  • Superman is the central image of the 2000 hit "Kryptonite" by 3 Doors Down, which mentions him explicitly: "If I go crazy then will you still call me Superman?"
  • The song "What's Next to the Moon" by AC/DC, has several references to Superman.
  • Laurie Anderson wrote "O Superman" 1n 1981.
  • Bad Religion uses Superman's name twice. Once in "Do What You Want", and in the song "The Voice Of God Is Government", which contains the line "In God we trust, SUPERMAN!"
  • "Superman" by Lazlo Bane appears as the theme song to the TV series Scrubs.
  • Miguel Bosé had a song titled "Super, Superman" during the late 1970s.
  • "Superman" is the title of a song first recorded by The Clique in 1969, and later made famous when R.E.M. covered it on their 1986 album Lifes Rich Pageant.
  • The Crash Test Dummies' first hit single was the song, "Superman's Song", which is sung like a funeral dirge. The song compares Superman to Tarzan.
  • The Robies had an MP3 hit with "Superman".
  • Jim Croce's song "You Don't Mess Around with Jim" has a chorus warning the listener to avoid various dangerous activities, one of which is "You don't tug on Superman's cape."
  • Chico DeBarge's song "Sooperman Lover" has a chorus that says "...so go head and tell your friends, that I'm your Superman."
  • DC Talk's song "Like It, Love It, Need It" has a line that says "You'll never find peace of mind in your lucky charm ... You'll never find peace of mind in your superman".
  • Superman appears in more than one song by Die Ärzte, e. g. in "Paul" ("Seht euch den Paul mal beim Springen an! Er scheint zu fliegen, genau so wie Supermann" - "Just look at Paul while he jumps! He seems to fly, exactly like Superman") and "Ich bin reich" ("I am rich") ("Ich bin Dracula und Casanova! Ich bin Supermann und Batman und Spinne und Hulk!" - "I'm Dracula and Casanova! I'm Superman and Batman and Spider and Hulk!")
  • "Sunshine Superman" (1965) by Donovan also mentions Green Lantern
  • "Superman", a 2003 single by Eminem from his album The Eminem Show.
  • Firewater's song "So Long, Superman" contains repeated references to Superman.
  • "Superman (It's Not Easy)" is also a popular 2000 single by the band Five for Fighting and is clearly sung from the point of view of Superman, although his name is never mentioned. The song became a popular anthem after the September 11, 2001 attacks on America. It was also used in an episode of the TV series Smallville
  • The Flaming Lips featured two versions of a song called "Waitin' for a Superman" on their 1999 album The Soft Bulletin.
  • Genesis mentions Superman in their song "Land of Confusion": "Ooh Superman, where are you now / when everything's going wrong somehow? / The men of steel, the men of power / are losing control by the hour."
  • Heaven 17 call upon Superman in their song "Contenders": "Superman, if you are listening / Help us out / You're on the team."
  • "Superman" is the first song on the album Hang Ups by the band Goldfinger. The song was featured in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, on the Sony PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Sega Dreamcast and PC.
  • Luna Halo also wrote a song named "Superman".
  • "Hang In There Superman", written and performed by country singer Hal Ketchum in reaction to the accident which paralyzed actor Christopher Reeve.
  • The Kinks had a hit song called "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman".
  • LL Cool J mentioned Clark Kent and Superman in his song "Clap Your Hand."
  • Matchbox Twenty alludes to Superman in one of their early hits, "Real World", which has the lines "I wonder what it's like to be a superhero / I wonder where I'd go if I could fly around downtown / From some other planet, I get this funky high on a yellow sun."
  • Don McLean sings of Superman and actor George Reeves in "Superman's Ghost".
  • Our Lady Peace has had two songs which refer to Superman, "Superman's Dead" and "Made of Steel", which mention the listener wanting a "hero" and that the speaker isn't "made of steel", alluding to Superman's nickname, the "Man of Steel".
  • "Original Superman" by Christian band Pillar makes reference to how Jesus is superior to Superman ("Kryptonite can't slow him down. Nothing can at all.")
  • "Jimmy Olsen's Blues" is a single from the Spin Doctors 1991 CD, Pocket Full of Kryptonite. The song is written from the perspective of Jimmy Olsen, who is in love with Lois Lane and is jealous of Superman's attention. The album has a phone booth on the cover.
  • "Superman" is a 2005 song by the band Stereophonics
  • Barbra Streisand's 1976 album Streisand Superman, which features Streisand coyly posing on the cover in a t-shirt with the Superman logo on it.
  • Superman is mentioned in "No More Lonely Nights" by The Heads with Malin Anneteg.
  • Travis Tritt performed a song called "Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof", which compared being drunk to feeling like the Man of Steel. The song also mentioned that when he picks a fight, he tends to "find that my opponent's / holding kryptonite."
  • American pop-punk band Trusty sings from the point of view of a washed-up, powerless Superman in "Kal-El".
  • The Farin Urlaub song "Wo ist das Problem?" ("Where is the problem?") appeared on his 2001 single "Glücklich" ("Lucky"). Farin sings: "Du wärst gern Supermann, weil den jeder leiden kann" ("You'd like to be Superman because everyone likes him").
  • "Ako si Superman" (English translation: "I am Superman"), written by Rey Valera
  • Velvet Revolver's 2004 album Contraband features a track titled "Superhuman" which opens with the lyrics: "I'm a superman / I wanna be your superman". Additionally, Stone Temple Pilots' 1994 album Purple features a track named "Silvergun Superman". Both songs were penned by Scott Weiland.
  • Superman by the band Bush mentions Superman in the title and in the lyrics.
  • The ditty "That's Really Super, Supergirl," from the XTC album Skylarking, includes references to flying, X-ray eyes, Kryptonite, and the Fortress of Solitude (rhymed with "Don't mean to be rude")--a unique appearance in song as far as I know.
  • Chabelo, a mexican popular children showman, has a song called "Adiós Superman" (Goodbye Superman). From the 1980s.
  • Sufjan Stevens' album Illinois contains the song "The Man of Metropolis Steals Our Heart", and contains numerous references to a "Man of Steel." The song is also named after Metropolis, IL, the self-proclaimed official home of Superman.

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The Clique are a late 1960s US sunshine pop band. ... R.E.M. is an alternative rock band formed in Athens, Georgia in early 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and vocalist Michael Stipe. ... Lifes Rich Pageant is a 1986 album by R.E.M.. It takes its name from a quote from a Pink Panther movie; Youll catch your death of cold! Yes, I probably will. ... For the mannequins, see Crash test dummy. ... A dirge is a somber song expressing mourning or grief, such as would be appropriate for performance at a funeral. ... Tarzan, a character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first appeared in the 1914 novel Tarzan of the Apes, and then in twenty-three sequels. ... MPEG Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a popular digital audio encoding and lossy compression format invented and standardized in 1991 by a team of engineers working in the framework of the ISO/IEC MPEG audio committee under the chairmanship of Professor Hans Musmann (University of... James Joseph Croce (January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973), popularly known as Jim Croce, was an American singer-songwriter. ... Chico DeBarge Chico DeBarge (born June 23, 1966 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an African-American/French R&B singer and a younger brother of the members of the Motown family act DeBarge. ... dc Talk is a Christian rock band formed in the late 1980s in Lynchburg, Virginia by Toby McKeehan, Kevin Max, and Michael Tait. ... Die Ärzte (also spelled die ärzte; German for the physicians) are a German rock/punk rock band from Berlin. ... Sunshine Superman is the title of a 1965 song written and recorded by British popular musician Donovan; it is also became title track of his 1966 album of the same name. ... Donovan Leitch Donovan Philips Leitch (usually known simply as Donovan) (born May 10, 1946) is a Scottish musician. ... Cover to Green Lantern: Rebirth #6, art by Ethan Van Sciver. ... Eminem, (born Marshall Bruce Mathers III on October 17, 1972), a Grammy and Oscar-winner, is one of todays most popular and controversial rappers. ... The Eminem Show, despite the name, is not a television show. ... Firewater is also a term coined by Native Americans referring to the method used to demonstrate alcoholic proof Firewater is a rock music group founded by Tod A. in 1995. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Five for Fighting is the stage name of US singer-songwriter John Ondrasik. ... Huge plume of smoke and fire seen on the North Tower (the first tower to be hit). ... Smallville is an American television series that debuted in 2001 on The WB Television Network. ... The Flaming Lips (formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983) are an idiosyncratic and acclaimed American alternative rock band. ... The Soft Bulletin was an album released by The Flaming Lips on June 22, 1999 (see 1999 in music). ... Genesis are a British rock band, formed in 1967. ... Heaven 17 is a British electropop band originating in Sheffield in the early 1980s. ... Goldfinger is a 1990s ska-punk band, formed in 1993 and named after the James Bond film. ... Tony Hawks Pro Skater (1999) is a skateboarding video game for PlayStation, Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, and N-Gage featuring professional skater Tony Hawk in the first in a series of such games. ... The original PlayStation was produced in a light grey colour; the more recent PSOne redesign sports a smaller more rounded case. ... The Nintendo 64, commonly called the N64, is Nintendos third home video game console. ... The Sega Dreamcast (Japanese: ドリームキャスト; code-named Blackbelt, Dural and Katana during development) was Segas last video game console. ... One of the first PCs from IBM - the IBM PC model 5150. ... Christopher Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, director, producer and writer renowned for his film portrayal of Superman/Kal-El/Clark Kent in four films from 1978-1987. ... The Kinks were a British rock group. ... James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968) is an American hip hop artist better known by his stage name, LL Cool J (Ladies Love Cool James). He is best known for romantic ballads like I Need Love as well as hardcore rap like I Cant Live Without My Radio. ... matchbox twenty (originally Matchbox 20) is a modern rock band from Orlando, Florida. ... Cover of the American Pie album. ... George Bessolo Reeves (born George Keefer Brewer to Don Brewer and Helen Lescher) (January 5, 1914 – June 16, 1959) was an American actor, best known for playing the role of Superman on television in the 1950s. ... Our Lady Peace, colloquially OLP, is a Canadian alternative rock band consisting of Raine Maida (vocals), Duncan Coutts (bass), Jeremy Taggart (drums), and Steve Mazur (guitar). ... Pillar is a Christian rock band. ... The Spin Doctors are a jam band from Princeton, New Jersey, best known for their 1992 hits, Two Princes and Little Miss Cant Be Wrong. The album, Pocket Full of Kryptonite, sold poorly until MTV and radio began playing the songs. ... 1991 (MCMXCI in Roman) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pocket Full of Kryptonite is the first studio album by American jam band Spin Doctors, released in August of 1991 (see 1991 in music). ... Jimmy Olsen is a supporting character in the Superman comic book series published by DC Comics. ... Lois Lane is a fictional character who appears in the Superman stories produced by DC Comics. ... Stereophonics (never The Stereophonics) are a British music group formed in 1992 and originally known as Tragic Love Company, a name inspired by their favourite bands Tragically Hip, Mother Love Bone and Bad Company. ... Barbra Streisand - Guilty Pleasures. ... Talking Heads. ... Travis Tritt is an American country music artist. ... The Man of Steel is a nickname often used to describe the nearly indestructible comic book superhero, Superman. ... Superman, Phantom Zone criminals, and Jimmy Olsen, in front of a display of kryptonite models. ... Farin Urlaub Jan Vetter, better known as Farin Urlaub (like German Fahr in Urlaub! (Go on vacation!), after his love of travelling) was born on October 27, 1963 in what was then West Berlin, Germany. ... Reynaldo Valera Guardiano ( born May 4, 1954) is a singer, songwriter, music director from the Philippines. ... Velvet Revolver is a rock supergroup with three former members of Guns N Roses--Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum--with Scott Weiland, the lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots, and Dave Kushner of the 80s hardcore punk band Wasted Youth. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stone Temple Pilots (abbreviated STP) were a popular hard rock band formed in 1990, after Scott Weiland and Robert DeLeo met at a Black Flag concert in Long Beach, California and discovered that they were dating the same woman. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Scott Weiland (born October 27, 1967 in Santa Cruz, California) is an American musician, lyricist and vocalist. ... Bush was a British post-grunge band formed in 1991. ... Supergirl is a DC Comics superhero, generally considered the female counterpart to Superman. ... XTC is an influential pop rock band from Swindon, England. ... Skylarking is a 1986 album by British New Wave group XTC. Considered by many to be their finest album, Skylarking displayed excelllent songwriting and arranging, heavily influenced by The Beatles. ... Superman, Phantom Zone criminals, and Jimmy Olsen, in front of a display of kryptonite models. ... The Silver Age Fortress of Solitude, from Superman #187 (June 1966). ... Sufjan (SOOF-yon) Stevens (born July 1, 1975) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Detroit, Michigan, with a fondness for the banjo. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 25th 149,998 km² 340 km 629 km 4. ... Metropolis is a city located in Massac County, Illinois. ... With millions of songs produced worldwide, it is inevitable that a number of songs end up having the same title, even though they are entirely unrelated (i. ...


Other songs, which seem to have a subtle Superman connection, may or may not be directly about the comic hero:

  • Radiohead's 1995 album The Bends includes the song "Bullet Proof...I Wish I Was." In another song on the album, singer Thom Yorke proclaims, "I used to fly," but unfortunately, for the purpose at hand, it is "like Peter Pan," not the hero under discussion.
  • "I Remember California" by R.E.M. was inspired in part by a scene from "Superman: The Movie" in which Lex Luthor fires a missile at the San Andreas Fault killing Lois Lane and causing the California coast to sink into the ocean.
  • "Hero" is the name of a song by Chad Kroeger. The opening line, "I'm so high, I can hear heaven" may refer to Superman's ability to fly. The remainder of the song, however, seems to speaks more generally about heroes. Since the song is played in the film, Spider-Man, many assume the lyrics pertain to that specific character. This song was written as the theme for Smallville, but was rejected by the producers in favor of "Save Me" by Remy Zero.
  • "Ordinary", by Greg Jones, includes a chorus in which the speaker sings "I'm much too strange for this ordinary world" after a verse saying "just focus on clouds, and blue sky", possibly a reference to Superman's ability to fly.
  • "Walk the Sky," by Fuel, refers in very general terms to Superman with lyrics including "My skin is my shield", "wings that are kryptonite", and "I'm thinking of trying to fly...I'll walk the sky."
  • Another Fuel song, "Falls on Me", seems to be spoken from the perspective of a hero who finds himself isolated, declaring "I might change your life / I might save my world / would you save me?"
  • "Walk Into The Sun" by Dirty Vegas also may have a tenuous Superman connection. The singer seems to sympathize with someone like the Man of Steel, saying "lately I've been feeling different / like I've come from outer space," and that they "walk into the sun" (possibly a connection to the source of Superman's power) as well as making a passing reference to "breaking chains," of which Superman being in the process of is one of the most iconic images of the hero.

Certain artists seem to have a great degree of adulation for Superman. 3 Doors Down is one of the most prominent (they have confessed their regard for the character on multiple occasions); besides the aforementioned "Kryptonite", their song "When I'm Gone" may refer to him as well, seemingly referring to his feelings for Lois Lane. Their song "Let Me Go" may be an expression of young Clark Kent's feelings towards Lana Lang; the line "You love me but you don't know who I am" might refer to her feelings for him not being based on knowing his superpowers or alien heritage, "I'm torn between the life I lead and where I stand" could refer to his being unable to decide between going into the world and using his powers for good and staying in Smallville with Lana, and "this world falls on me" may refer to his belief that he needs to use his powers to protect and save the world, foreshadowing his future. In addition, the line "when all the pieces fall apart you will be the only one who knows" could refer to his decision to tell Lana Lang his secret before leaving Smallville; other than his parents, she was one of the only people who knew about his powers. Radiohead are a British alternative rock band from Oxford and nearby Abingdon. ... R.E.M. is an alternative rock band formed in Athens, Georgia in early 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and vocalist Michael Stipe. ... Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel, Superman Superman, also known as Superman: The Movie, is a 1978 Warner Bros. ... Lex Luthor is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain and archenemy of Superman. ... View of the San Andreas Fault on the Carrizo Plain in central California The San Andreas Fault is a geological fault that spans a length of roughly 800 miles (1287 kilometers) through California, United States. ... Lois Lane is a fictional character who appears in the Superman stories produced by DC Comics. ... Chad Kroeger (born November 15, 1974) is a singer and rhythm guitarist for Nickelback. ... Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man Spider-Man is the name of an extremely successful movie (released on May 3, 2002) which stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and Willem Dafoe and was directed by Sam Raimi. ... Smallville is an American television series that debuted in 2001 on The WB Television Network. ... Remy Zero was an Alabama based alternative rock band made up of Cinjun Tate (vocals, guitar), Shelby Tate (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Gregory Slay (drums), Cedric Lemoyne (bass), and Jeffery Cain (guitar). ... Greg Jones is one of the most successful American collegiate wrestlers of all-time. ... The self-titled album of Dirty Vegas. ...


Superman parodies & homages

As an iconic character, Superman has often been parodied. He has also has characters modeled after him, in a form of homage.


References/Homage

  • Apollo of the superhero teams Stormwatch and the Authority is often seen as a Superman-pastiche. He also gets his powers from the sun, wears a spandex outfit with a triangular logo on the front, and possesses the powers of flight, heat vision and super-strength. As a differentiating twist, Apollo is the gay lover of Midnighter, the corresponding Batman-pastiche.
  • Gladiator of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard is an analogue of Superboy and Superman, and possesses a number of relevant powers, such as strength, endurance, flight, enhanced senses, and the ability to travel through space unaided. Like Superman, He has a cousin (Xenith), who is a Supergirl analogue. He has one special weakness (an unknown form of radiation), which mirrors Superman's weakness to kryptonite. His costume also shares a similar theme with Superman.
  • Hyperion, originally of Marvel Comics' Squadron Supreme, was originally a tribute to Superman; like Superman, he was a solar-powered alien who fell to Earth in a spaceship and tried to live as a human.
    • The Squadron Supreme as a whole was created as an homage/parody of DC Comics's superhero team Justice League Of America.
    • In the darker Supreme Power reboot, Hyperion is taken by the government from the Midwestern couple who find his crashed ship and raised as a super-soldier to be acutely aware of his biological superiority, and believes himself to be better than all humans.
  • The satirical novel Super-Folks features a costumed protagonist who hails from the planet Cronk, and as a result, is vulnerable to the substance Cronkite.
  • Sentry, a Superman-like hero who derived his powers from a special serum.
  • Virtue, from Marvel Knights Spider-Man #14 is also a Superman-like hero except he was raised by Fundamentalists parents.
  • Supreme was created by Rob Liefeld and was a violent, egotistical Superman knockoff. Later Alan Moore rebooted Supreme to pay tribute to the classic Silver Age Superman mythos.
  • Invincible, Omni-Man and The Immortal from the Invincible comic book.
  • Ubermensch! is a short story by British science fiction author Kim Newman. It features a version of Superman who crashed in Germany and was brought up with the Third Reich. He ends up incarcerated in Spandau prison. He can easily escape but his conscience regarding past deeds for the Third Reich keeps him there ultimately leading to his suicide.
  • Prometheus is a character that appeared in the November 2005 issue of Digital Webbing Presents #26 by Ryan Scott Ottney and artist Joe Dodd. Named after the greek who was punished by Zeus for helping man by giving them fire; in the comic book, however, the city, his love interest, ethics, and amazing powers were modeled almost exactly after that of Superman. Even the cover image features a small image of Prometheus recreating the classic Superman pose from the cover of Superman #1 (1939).
  • Several references to Superman can be found in Planetary written by Warren Ellis. In the first issue, "All Over The World", a bald, silver-skinned Superman analogue is among the analogues of Justice League members who attack Doc Brass and his allies to save their universe from destruction by Brass' quantum computer. In the tenth issue, "Magic and Loss", another analogue, this time of the infant Superman, is seen departing his planet of origin (the launch itself causing the destruction of his homeworld), but is destroyed by a member of the Four (along with analogues of Wonder Woman and the Green Lantern). The character of Clark Kent, who does not go by the name Superman but does possess his powers, also appears in the alternate-universe story Planetary/JLA: Terra Occulta where Kent, Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince must confront a villainous Planetary, which is presented as an analogue of their enemies the Four.
  • In Japanese manga Pāman by Fujiko F. Fujio, the universal tutelary character named directly "Superman" appears. Although his appearance completely differs from the original Superman, he was renamed to Birdman in the later series by copyright of DC.
  • In The Iron Giant (1999), young Hogarth shows the giant space creature a Supereman comic and tells him he must always use his powers for good, never for evil. The giant, which is actually a weapon, goes berserk upon being attacked, but remembering the example of his hero, Superman, decides to sacrifice his life for his friends.

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Parodies

  • From its earliest days, MAD Magazine has frequently spoofed the Man of Steel; some consider the parody "Superduperman!" (from issue #4), in which a Superman doppelganger battles a Captain Marvel doppelganger named "Captain Marbles", to be the magazine's first true example of what would come to be the MAD vein. Since then, numerous MAD articles about or including Superman have appeared, including parodies of the various TV and movie projects. Other related pieces include:
    • "What If Superman Were Raised by Jewish Parents?" (in which the rabbi is unable to circumcise his super-foreskin, but he makes his mother proud by using his vision to become a radiologist);
    • "What If Truth in Advertising Laws Applied to Comic Book Previews," which made sport of DC Comics' killing and reviving the character;
    • "The Incredi-Man Archives," an alleged reprint collection of a 1940s infringement of Superman (like Captain Marvel). The character boasted such powers as incredi-hearing and incredi-viola playing, and like Superman, avoided World War II service. However, Incredi-Man did so by faking homosexuality;
    • Various gag strips, including one by Sergio Aragones in which a hobo finds Clark Kent's abandoned suit inside a phone booth and steals it, and another by Don Martin in which a series of massive lifts induce a "super-hernia."
  • The Saint from the independent comic The Pro was an obvious parody of Superman; he wore a blue spandex uniform with a red cape, had a day job as a reporter, and had an unrequited crush on his pushy co-worker.
  • Author John Varley wrote the short story "Truth, Justice and the Politically Correct Socialist Path", a parody where Superman does not land in the United States but in Soviet Russia. In this story, "Kyril Kentarovsky" took on the identity of "Bolshoiman", who attempted to represent Russia but only managed to get thrown into a gulag (with Leon Trotsky as his cellmate). The story can be found in the collection "Superheroes", edited by John Varley and Ricia Mainhardt.
  • Author Larry Niven wrote the short essay/study "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex", about the psycological and biological problems with Superman's romace with Lois Lane, or any human female. Niven has written (in N-Space and elsewhere) that DC has forbidden the publication of any illustrated version of this essay.
  • Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama parodied Superman in his first series Dr. Slump, in the form of "Suppaman" (slightly different from Supaman, the way that Superman is written in Japanese katakana), a short, fat, pompous buffoon who transforms into a Superman-like costume by eating a sour (or "suppai" in Japanese) pickled ume fruit (umeboshi). Unlike Superman, Suppaman can't fly, and instead pretends to fly by lying belly down on a skateboard and scooting through the streets.The Dr. Slump characters appeared in an episode of Dragon Ball where in the english dubbed version, Suppaman was renamed "Sourman".
  • In the Philippines-produced movie Fly Me To The Moon (produced around 1988), starring Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto and Joey De Leon (the hosts of Eat Bulaga!), Superman's costume got sucked into their spaceship's rocket booster while the three were on their way to the moon. Superman, who appears in the film wearing only polka-dot boxer shorts, is shown begging the astronauts for the return of his costume.
  • In an episode of the television series The Monkees, the Monkees audition over the telephone in a phone booth, delaying Clark Kent from using the booth to change into Superman.
  • Spanish cartoonist Jan created his parody of Superman in 1973, called Superlópez.
  • Superdupont is a parodized French Superman.
  • The Rock played a Superman unable to conceal his secret identity effectively from Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen and Perry White (while being completely oblivious of that fact) in a Saturday Night Live sketch. Other Saturday Night Lives Sketches spoofing the hero included Christopher Reeve, playing himself, auditioning for the role of Superman against another young hopeful and it is soon revealed that Christopher has the edge since he has Superman's powers. There is also a sketch spoofing the "Funeral for a Friend" story in which Superman's funeral is attended by Lex Luthor (who admits he won't really miss him), Marvel Comics' Super-Heroes (including a eulogy by the Incredible Hulk, and Black Lightning (played by Sinbad) claiming that he taught Superman how to fly. Finally, a sketch from the 1970s asked the question: "What if Superman were German?". The sketch played out as a re-enactment of "Lois Lanekov" (played by Laraine Newman), "Jimmy Olstein" (played by Al Franken) and "Klaus Kent" (played by Michael Palin) in a press meeting with Adolf Hitler, with Klaus saving Hitler from a bomb and using his X-ray powers to determine that Jimmy Olstein is Jewish. The sketch goes on as a war veteran and a comic book expert discuss the aforementioned question.
  • Echoing the disillusionment of many fans, Weekend Update anchor Norm MacDonald said of electric Superman's blue bodysuit, "The writers were afraid he didn't look gay enough."
  • Drawn Together's character "Captain Hero" is an obvious parody of Superman, down to his specific superpowers, association with the JLA and origin in "Action Comics". However, it is revealed that his home planet was not actually destroyed, but his parents sent him to Earth as a form of abortion.
  • The satiric anime film Project A-ko has a short scene at the end which implies that the parents of the heroine are Superman and Wonder Woman. A-ko's abilities have some similarity to Superman's, although she lacks flight, and her nemesis B-ko has abilities and attitude similar to those of Lex Luthor.
  • The short lived Comedy Central show TV Funhouse featured an animated short of a character called Wonderman whose mission, the opening narration told us, was "To fight crime and to get his alter-ego laid!" The animation was done in the style reminiscent of the old Fleischer Studios Superman cartoons.
  • NBA All-Star center Shaquille O'Neal has bestowed his nickname Superman on himself. As a child, O'Neal read Superman comics and now currently has a tattoo of Superman's symbol with the words "Man of Steel". O'Neal said he likes Superman "Because his only weakness is kryptonite, and everyone knows that's not even real."
  • Monty Python's Bicycle Repair Man sketch.
  • Max Cannon's comic strip Red Meat briefly featured a character named "Spuderman," who resembled Superman, but with a dollar sign on his chest. The official Red Meat website described him as "Astounding visitor from another solar system with powers far beyond those of a regular mortal in long underwear and external panties."
  • On The Wednesday, January 25, 2006 episode of The Colbert Report During a segment called formidable opponent Steven debated with himself about illegal wire taping, compairing Bush to Superman "What if every time Superman wanted to use his heat vision or cold breath or (other Stephen) crush a lump of coal into a diamond! (first Stephen) Good one. What if he had to go to the Justice League and convince Aquaman to give him permission? I mean we're fighting Lex Luthor here. We can't be f$@^ing around with the Wonder Twins and that damn monkey Gleek." Gleek is a disgrace to the League!
  • In the Broken Lizard movie Puddle Cruiser students put on a play with a bald villian named Rex Ruther being defeated by Superperson.

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