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In mainstream comic continuity

Different versions of Kal-El

• Kal-El is the modern Superman. The history of Superman was modified after the Crisis on Infinite Earths in The Man of Steel (1986) miniseries by John Byrne, and later revised in Superman: Birthright (2003) by Mark Waid. Superman's backstory was further modified following the events of Infinite Crisis (2006).^[1] Many of the Silver Age elements of Superman's biography (see The Silver Age Kal-El below) removed in The Man of Steel have been restored in the continuity changes of the last few years.
• Kal-L is the version of Superman retconned in the 1960s as having been the one active during the Golden Age (roughly 1938-1951) to explain how Superman could have been active since the 1930s. He is the first superhero of Earth-Two and emerges before World War II. He is a member of the Justice Society and, during World War II, the All-Star Squadron. As Clark Kent, he works for the Daily Star as a reporter and eventually becomes Editor-in-Chief. Clark eventually marries Lois Lane^[2] and settles down with her for several decades, and when Kal-L's long-lost cousin Power Girl arrives on Earth, they become her surrogate parents.^[3] Kal-L is erased from Earth's history after the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths, but survives and enters a "paradise" dimension, where he remains until the events of Infinite Crisis. Shortly after his wife passes away, Kal-L dies at the conclusion of Infinite Crisis battling his Earth-Prime counterpart.^[4]
• The Silver Age Kal-El is most closely associated with the Mort Weisinger era. The most significant difference between the Golden Age version (later equated with Kal-L of Earth-Two) and Silver Age version (Kal-El of Earth-One) of Superman is the fact that the Silver Age Kal-El begins his public, costumed career as Superboy at the age of eight,^[5] more than a decade before nearly all other Earth-One heroes. Superboy only finds super-powered peers in the 30th-century Legion of Super-Heroes. Luthor meets Superboy in Smallville when they are teens before they become mortal enemies as adults. As an adult, Clark Kent works at the Daily Planet (rather than the Daily Star like his Earth-Two counterpart) and Superman joins the Justice League of America (rather than the Justice Society). The Silver Age Superman also has greatly enhanced powers compared to Kal-L. In the aftermath of the Crisis on Infinite Earths limited series (1985-1986), which depicts all existing Earths collapsing into one in an event that changes DC Universe history, Superman's backstory was heavily revised and many Silver Age elements, such as his career as Superboy, were removed.^[6] The Silver Age Superman was given a send-off in the Alan Moore-penned imaginary non-canonical story Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? (1986).
• The Pocket Universe Superboy was created as a patch for the history of the Legion of Super-Heroes after Crisis on Infinite Earths. He is mostly identical to the Silver Age Superboy, the young version of Superman who becomes a Legion member, and he is far more powerful than the post-Crisis Superman.^[7] However, this version of Superboy dies saving Earth of the Pocket Universe in Legion of Super-Heroes #38 (1987), years before he would have become Superman.
• Superman-Prime is a version of Kal-El from "1,000,000 months" into the future. After retreating into the Sun, Kal-El, progenitor of the Superman Dynasty returns to defeat the tyrant sun Solaris and recreate his one true love. Superman-Prime emerges from the sun radiating golden light and capable of performing god-like acts. The term "Superman-Prime" is used by the inhabitants of this future time to differentiate the original Superman from his many descendants. A version of Superman-Prime appears in All Star Superman.
• Superboy-Prime is the superhero turned supervillain from Earth Prime, a survivor of Crisis on Infinite Earths who, during Infinite Crisis, is defeated after a prolonged battle that forces Kal-El to sacrifice his powers and Kal-L to give his life.^[8][4]

Superman Blue. Pencils by Tom Grummett (May 1997).

• Superman Red/Superman Blue was the subject of several storylines. The Silver Age version of the tale was an "imaginary story" in which Superman splits into two beings, one which marries Lois Lane, and the other marries Lana Lang, and both are happy. The modern tale was a controversial storyline in which Superman develops energy-based powers while losing his original powers, and gets a corresponding new costume. He eventually splits into two versions of the energy-Superman: Red and Blue.
• Ultraman is an evil version of Superman and a prominent member of the Crime Syndicate. Ultraman originally appears as a supervillain from Earth-Three, a world where the counterparts of superheroes are villains, and the counterparts of supervillains such as Lex Luthor are heroes. Earth-Three is destroyed during the Crisis on Infinite Earths. Another Ultraman later appears in the antimatter universe of Qward. Lt. Clark Kent, an Earth human, is an astronaut who is experimented on during a deep space mission. Due to the experiments, his mind becomes twisted, but his body becomes superhuman after exposure to Anti-Kryptonite. Regular access to Anti-Kryptonite is required to maintain his powers. More recently, an Ultraman appears in Supergirl, ruling Kandor under the control of Saturn Queen. A possibly different Ultraman appears in the pages of 52: Week 52, as part of a new Earth-Three and the "Crime Society of America".

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Other characters known as Superman

The Man of Yesterday vs. The Man of Tomorrow

• Kon-El, the modern Superboy, a clone of the Man of Steel, arrived in Metropolis shortly after Superman's death. Originally, he had no name besides "Superman". When the original returned, he told the clone he had earned the name "Superboy", much to his dismay. He eventually became a hero is his own right, and Superman came to think of him as family, giving him the Kryptonian name of Kon-El and a human alias Conner Kent, cousin to Clark. Conner was shown to become Superman in the Titans Tomorrow timeline after Kal-El had died, although Conner died during the Infinite Crisis.^[9]
• Hank Henshaw was one of several to claim the name of Superman, following the original's death. To differentiate him from the others, the press dubbed him the Cyborg-Superman. After the Coast City incident, he was referred to simply as the Cyborg. (not to be confused with Victor Stone).
• The Eradicator also emerged as a Superman imposter, "the Last Son of Krypton", during the Reign of the Supermen. No longer able to absorb energy directly from the sun, he used Kal-El's corpse as a power source. He eventually became delusional and believed himself to be Superman, but this taught him humanity, and he eventually gave his life to stop the Cyborg-Superman and restore Kal-El's powers.
• John Henry Irons made a suit of armor and cape emblazoned with the Superman-insignia, as tribute to the fallen Man of Steel. Unfortunately, he was lumped in with the other Superman imposters, even though he made no claim to the name. Eventually dubbed "Steel" by the resurrected Superman, he became a close ally and friend to Kal-El.
• The Superman Dynasty is the line of Superman's descendants and successors, featured in DC One Million. In this story, his first direct successor was his son by Lois Lane, called Superman Secundus. In the 853rd century, Kal Kent is the last scion of the dynasty, and leader of Justice Legion A.^[10]
• The Superman from DC's Tangent Comics is a radically different character from the traditional Superman in appearance, origin and abilities. An ordinary man named Harvey Dent, he developed advanced physical and psychic abilities, eventually becoming a "modern-day superhero."^[11] He is illustrated as a tall, black man wearing a blue robe, and carrying a staff.

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Bizarros

Bizarro is the imperfect clone of Superman. There have been many incarnations of the character. This article is about the fictional character. ...

• The original Bizarro was accidentally created by Lex Luthor's duplicating ray against Superman. He was given supporting characters like Bizarro-Lois and, eventually, Htrae, a cube world filled with Bizarros. His story came to an end in Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow. He strived to be the "perfect imperfect clone" of Superman, after being manipulated by Mr. Mxyptlk. Since Superman saves people he went on a murder spree. Since Superman is a survivor of Krypton, he kills himself.

• The Man of Steel mini-series, which rebooted the Superman mythology in 1986, presented the first modern Bizarro, who was originally created by Lex Luthor. Due to an inability to adequately replicate Kryptonian DNA, the clones bodies would degenerate into a chalky-skinned caricature of the Man of Steel.^[12] Luthor was eventually successful by grafting Superman's DNA to human DNA, and created the modern Superboy.^[13]

• Bizarro #1 is the only Bizarro that has survived, although he was not created like the others; having stolen the powers of Mr. Mxyptlk, the Joker created him.^[14] Unlike the others, Bizarro #1's suit is purple toned and he has a name tag that says "#1." The Bizarros are also characterized by having reverse Kryptonian powers including heat breath and freeze vision.

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Elseworlds

• All Star Superman is from the comic book of the same name. Writer Grant Morrison has said that for all intents and purposes, he is the Silver Age Superman, or at the very least has a backstory similar to that of the Silver Age version, including powers and continuity. For example, Clark Kent first reveals himself during childhood as Superboy, and Jonathan Kent has died. (However, in actual Silver/Bronze Age stories, both Jonathan and Martha Kent have died by the time Clark is active as Superman).
• Frank Miller's Superman - The Superman of All Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder is not the same as the Superman of All-Star Superman. The artist of All-Star Batman, Jim Lee, has said he is based on the Golden Age Superman,^[15] which is why he is shown running on water instead of flying.^[16] However, they make no mention of this in the actual comic. Conversely, Frank Miller's Superman is seen flying in his other comics about Batman. This is notionally the same Superman who will evolve to the government agent seen in The Dark Knight Returns and The Dark Knight Strikes Again, at least from Miller's authorial point of view, as there is no official canonical link between the All Star and Dark Knight continuities as yet.
• Kingdom Come shows an alternate future, in which Superman went into self-imposed exile following the death of Lois Lane. He returned after 10 years at the behest of Wonder Woman.

Red Son Superman

• JLA: The Nail and JLA: Another Nail show Superman being raised by Amish folk instead of the Kents. His Amish upbringing delays Superman revealing himself to the world.
• Superman: The Dark Side (1998) - Kal-El's rocket is diverted from Earth to Apokolips, and Superman is raised by Darkseid.
• Superman: Red Son explores what would have happened if Superman's ship had crashed in the Soviet Union instead of the United States.
• Superman: True Brit is a humorous reimagining of Superman in which the ship crashed in England.
• Superman: Speeding Bullets puts Superman in Batman's shoes. Found and adopted by the Waynes and christened Bruce, he sees them murdered in front of him and grows up to be a superpowered Batman.
• Superman: Last Son of Earth is a dramatic role reversal for many Superman traditions. In this story, he is Clark Kent, biological son of Johnathan and Martha Kent, who is sent into space to escape the impending destruction of Earth by collision with a space rock. He lands on Krypton and is adopted by Jor-El and Lara as their son, Kal-El, eventually discovering a Green Lantern ring.
• Super-Soldier is a hybrid of Superman and Captain America that appears in the Amalgam Comics titles following the Marvel vs DC storyline.
• Thor-El is another hybrid Superman from the Unlimited Access DC/Marvel limited-run story arc. He is a combined version of Thor and Superman Blue. He often makes mixed references to Kryptonians as Asgardians.

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Film and television

Main article: Superman in popular culture

• In the Superman cartoons produced by Max Fleisher, Superman is much as he appears in the first issue of Action Comics, despite changes in his costume. He is said to have been found by "a passing motorist" who brought him to an orphanage. As there is no mention of his parents, it is plausible that he grew up there. This version of Superman also lives in and protects Manhattan rather than Metropolis.
• Kirk Alyn stared as Superman in two 15-chapter serials produced by Columbia Pictures. In it, Superman has many of the powers demonstrated in the comics. The origin story is similar to what's described in a 1942 novel about Superman, with his parents being named Sarah and Eben.
• Adventures of Superman was a television series that featured George Reeves in the title role. This Superman was often portrayed as tough compared to others. While he had many of the powers demonstrated in the comics the show often featured Superman battling generic gangsters.
• In 1966, Filmation aired The New Adventures of Superman which was a television series aimed at younger viewers, and from 1973 to 1986, Hanna Barbera produced different versions of the Justice League influenced Super Friends also aimed at children. In both cartoons, Superman was a rough variant of his comic book counterpart (by this time, his Earth-One counterpart) and the shows' backstories and character designs are similar enough that they could be considered the same version of the character.
• In Superman: The Movie and its sequels,^[17] Christopher Reeve played Superman, who was depicted as possessing a seemingly endless array of different abilities never before seen in the comics, even by his Silver Age self. He was able to erase Lois' memory of his secret identity with a kiss, restore the Great Wall of China to pristine condition with the use of a blue eye beam, apparently teleport, create illusions of himself (Although this may have been caused either by him moving rapidly between several different locations, or more simply through Kryptonian image projection technology in the Fortress of Solitude), among other abilities. Kryptonian foes such as General Zod even demonstrated telekenetic ability. He also displayed Silver Age-level strength when he pushed the moon to eclipse the sun over Earth.
• In 1988, two years after Crisis, the producers of Superman: The Movie aired a series entitled Superboy which featured John Haymes Newton in the role for one season before he was fired and replaced by Gerard Christopher. The show concentrated on a college-aged Kal-El as a journalism student at Seigel University. While the show has at least a cult-following, many legal issues have prevented the series from coming to either syndication or DVD and VHS, with the recent exception of the first season.
• In the Superman (1988 TV series), produced by Ruby-Spears Productions. This was the first true post-Crisis non-comics Superman. Acting as story editor, Crisis on Inifinite Earths' writer Marv Wolfman, provided several changes on this Superman that were elements from The Man of Steel. In this series, Lex Luthor is not a publicly known criminal, but a rich entrepreneur instead. Clark Kent is Superman's alter ego, instead of Superman being Clark Kent's alter ego. Furthermore, Martha and Jonathan Kent are still alive in Superman's adulthood in this series. Here Superman was never Superboy as a teenager, although his powers had appeared very early in childhood. Clark Kent is clumsy in this series being likened to the Christopher Reeve version of Clark Kent. But Clark's confidence in this series is shown when he takes Lana Lang to prom.
• In Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Dean Cain played the first live-action post-crisis Superman and various elements on the series references the The Man of Steel miniseries, which heavily influenced the show. This is the first live-action non-comics Superman series that showed Clark Kent as his "real" persona and Superman as somewhat of a facade. As he explained to Lois in the third season's first episode, "Superman is what I can do, Clark is who I am." As the title implies, Clark is the main character, while Superman makes more sporadic appearances. The Lois and Clark version was also notable for having the reverse of the traditional distinction between Clark Kent and Superman's hairstyles; here it is Superman who has the slicked-back hair and Clark whose fringe falls more naturally, perhaps to reinforce the notion that Kent is the "genuine" personality where as Superman is the artificial disguise. In neither mode does the character feature his trademark spitcurl, making it one of the few depictions of Superman to lack this distinctive feature.
• The Superman of the DC animated universe is a synthesis of Superman's 60-plus year history. At first glance, it appears to be an adaptation of The Man of Steel, but also took many aspects of the 'Silver Age' and modernized them. In this continuity, Superman was believed to be the only Kryptonian survivor; except for Kara In-Ze (Supergirl) from Krypton's "sister" planet, Argo and the artificial intelligence of Brainiac) until Professor Hamilton found a device with access to the Phantom Zone where two other Kryptonians were found. His archenemy is the 'wealthy business tycoon' version of Lex Luthor (though he displays mad-scientist-like genius in some episodes, such as in his interactions with Brainiac). His parents are still alive, and this Superman was never Superboy.^[18] The Superman on Justice League Unlimited is portrayed as slightly older and has a different actor providing the voice (although cast members such as Dana Delany and Clancy Brown reappeared in guest appearances) but is much the same and the show is usually considered a continuation of it, as well as the various Batman cartoons that preceded it.
• The Clark Kent of the Smallville TV series leads his life differently, never becoming Superboy, although he is active in secretly performing heroic deeds when needed. He meets Lois at a younger age, maintains a friendship with Lex Luthor into young adulthood and is romantically interested in Lana Lang. This Clark has discovered The Fortress of Solitude, met Vic Stone, Bart Allen, Aquaman, Green Arrow, the Martian Manhunter, Perry White, Jimmy Olsen, Maggie Sawyer, and Jor-El and has even fought Zod, Brainiac, Mister Mxyzptlk and Bizarro, but still has yet to assume his identity. Clark's best friend in this version is a girl named Chloe Sullivan, who works as a reporter for the Daily Planet. It is strongly hinted that one day he will fulfill his destiny, but the course of his life will take him in a different direction to his comic, movie and previous television realities.
• In Superman Returns, Brandon Routh takes over the role of Superman. Director Bryan Singer had stated that this film's continuity is based only loosely on the first two Superman films directed by Richard Donner and Richard Lester, and thus Reeve and Routh's Supermen, though similar in places (even having identical fathers—Jor-El played by Marlon Brando and Jonathan Kent played by Glenn Ford), may not be the exact same individual. For example, the events of the third and fourth films are ignored.
• The animated series Legion of Super Heroes features a teenage Superman, who, like the original Superboy, travels to the future to join the Legion. As shown in the first episode of the series, in his own time, the early 21st century, Clark Kent secretly performs heroic deeds, but has not yet donned the Superman costume.

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In Season 2 of the animated serie "Legion of Superheroes" it is purposed that a Superman from the 41st Century will team up with the Legion. It is said that this Superman named Kell-El is cloned from todays Superman DNA with Aditions of other Alien DNA to give him new Powers Cover of Action Comics #1, which featured the debut of Superman. ... Superman is a fictional character and comic book superhero , originally created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. ... Jerome Jerry Siegel a. ... Joseph Joe Shuster (July 10, 1914 - July 30, 1992) was a Canadian-born comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with writer Jerry Siegel, first published in Action Comics #1 (March 1938). ... Superman is a fictional character and comic book superhero , originally created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. ... For other uses, see Clark Kent (disambiguation). ... For the Dutch girl group, see Loïs Lane. ... Jimmy Olsen (full name James Bartholomew Olsen) is a fictional character, a photojournalist who appears in DC Comics’ Superman stories. ... Perry White is a fictional character who appears in the Superman comics, and is the editor-in-chief of the Metropolis newspaper the Daily Planet. ... Jor-El is a fictional character who appears in the Superman comics published by DC Comics. ... Lara, Jor-El, and Superman. ... Martha Clark Kent and Jonathan Kent, also known as Ma and Pa Kent, are fictional characters published by DC Comics. ... Lana Lang is a supporting character in DC Comics Superman series. ... John Henry Irons is the third hero known as Steel, a fictional superhero in the DC Universe. ... For other uses, see Supergirl (disambiguation). ... Kara Zor-El is a fictional DC Comics superheroine and the cousin of Superman. ... Superboy is the name of several fictional characters in the DC Universe, most of them youthful incarnations of Superman. ... Superboy is a fictional superhero who appears in DC Comics. ... Superboy, also known by his Kryptonian name Kon-El and his human alias Conner Kent, is a fictional superhero in the DC Comics Universe. ... Krypto, also known as Krypto the Superdog, is a fictional character; he is Supermans pet dog in the various Superman comic books published by DC Comics. ... The Eradicator is a fictional comic book supervillain, and a recurring character in the Superman stories published by DC Comics. ... Chris Kent is a fictional Kryptonian in the DC Comics universe, who first appeared in Action Comics #844 by Richard Donner, Geoff Johns, and Adam Kubert. ... Several of Supermans foes Superman has a large rogues gallery of supervillain enemies, including his most well-known enemy, Lex Luthor, who has been envisioned over the years in various forms as either a rogue scientific genius with a personal vendetta against Superman, or a powerful but corrupt CEO... Lex Luthor is a fictional supervillain owned by DC Comics. ... This article is about the fictional character. ... Brainiac is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain and frequent opponent of Superman. ... Hank Henshaw is a fictional supervillain in the DC Universe and is primarily an enemy of Superman. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Doomsday is the name of a fictional character in the DC Comics Universe, a supervillain best known for fighting and killing Superman in the Death of Superman storyline in 1992. ... General Zod is a fictional supervillain to Superman, and appears in DC Comics. ... Metallo is a fictional supervillain and cyborg who appears in Superman stories published by DC Comics. ... Mongul is a DC Comics supervillain created by Jim Starlin and Len Wein. ... Mister Mxyzptlk (roughly pronounced Miks-yez-pit-lik, or Mix-yez-pittle-ik, also nicknamed Mxy) is a fictional supervillain who appears in DC Comics Superman comic books. ... The Parasite is a fictional character and supervillain who appears in Superman stories published by DC Comics. ... The Toyman is a fictional comic book supervillain in the DC Comics universe and an enemy of Superman. ... The Ultra-Humanite is a fictional supervillain appearing in stories published by DC Comics. ... Intergang is a fictional organized crime organization in Superman comics. ... The Phantom Zone is a fictional prison dimension featured in the Superman comic books and related media. ... Livewire is a supervillain in the DC Universe. ... Volcana is a supervillain in Superman: The Animated Series. ... The Daily Planet is a fictional broadsheet newspaper that appears in Superman stories published by DC Comics. ... The Fortress of Solitude is the occasional headquarters of Superman in DC Comics. ... Krypton is a fictional planet in the DC Comics universe. ... Metropolis Skyline, as seen in Smallville. ... Smallville is the fictional hometown of Clark Kent. ... The Origin of Superman is the basic designation given to the story of the comic book character Supermans beginning. ... Lois Lane and Supermans wedding. ... Superman #75 (Jan. ... Lex Luthor in front of a displays of kryptonite and holding Green Kryptonite. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The List of supporting characters in Superman is the cast of characters secondary to the main character of Superman in the Superman comics, television programs, cartoons, and movies. ... This is a list of comics regularly featuring superman. ... The comic book character Superman is an extremely recognizable American cultural icon, and has appeared throughout American popular culture, even achieving international fame. ... Superman is a fictional character and comic book superhero , originally created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. ... The comic book character Superman is an extremely recognizable American cultural icon, and has appeared throughout American popular culture, even achieving international fame. ... Bud Collyer on Beat The Clock, 1957 Bud Collyer (b. ... Kirk Alyn as Superman Kirk Alyn (October 8, 1910 - March 14, 1999) was an American actor, best known for being the first actor to play Superman on screen, in the 1948 film serial Superman, and its 1950 sequel Atom Man Vs. ... George Reeves (January 5,[1] 1914 – June 16, 1959) was an American actor, best known for his role as Superman in the 1950s television program Adventures of Superman and his controversial death at the age of 45. ... Image:Bobholiday. ... Danny Dark (December 19, 1938 - June 13, 2004) was an announcer who came to be known as the voice of the NBC television network for several years. ... David Bud Wilson (born in 1956) played Superman in the 1975 TV musical special Its a Bird, Its a Plane, Its Superman! an adaptation of the the 1966 Broadway musical. ... Christopher DOlier Reeve[1] (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, director, producer and writer. ... Laura S 01:23, 11 April 2006 (UTC) Category: ... John Newton (also credited as John Haymes Newton) is an American actor. ... Gerard Christopher (born 1959) is an American Actor. ... Dean Cain (born as Dean George Tanaka on July 31, 1966 in Mount Clemens, Michigan) is an American actor who is best known for his role as comic book legend Superman in the television series Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, in which he co-starred with Teri... This biographical article needs additional references for verification. ... Thomas John Patrick Welling (born April 26, 1977 in Putnam Valley, New York) is an American actor and former male fashion model, most famous for playing Clark Kent on the current television series Smallville. ... George Newbern (born December 10, 1964) is an American television and film actor. ... Brandon James Routh (born October 9, 1979) is a very sexy actor and former fashion model. ... Yuri Lowenthal (born on March 5, 1971 in Alliance, Ohio) is a voice actor that has voiced several anime and video game characters. ... The Superman serial was a 1948 15-part black-and-white movie serial starring Kirk Alyn as Superman and Noel Neill as Lois Lane. ... Atom Man vs. ... Superman and the Mole Men is a 1951 black and white movie starring the titular Superman. ... Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel, Superman Superman, also known as Superman: The Movie, is a 1978 Warner Bros. ... Superman II is the 1980 sequel to the 1978 superhero film Superman. ... Superman III is a 1983 movie that was the third of four movies based upon the long-running DC Comics superhero produced between 1978-1987. ... Supergirl is a 1984 feature film. ... Superman IV: The Quest For Peace is a 1987 film, the last of the Superman theatrical movies. ... For the video game of the same name, see Superman Returns (video game). ... This article is about the television series. ... Superboy was a half-hour, live-action TV series based on the fictional DC Comics character. ... Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman was a live-action television series based on the Superman comic books. ... It has been suggested that Chloe Sullivan, Lionel Luthor, Whitney Fordman and Jason Teague be merged into this article or section. ... This image of Superman appeared at the beginning of each of the cartoons. ... The New Adventures of Superman was an animated series that aired on CBS for four seasons between September 10, 1966 and September 5, 1970, although the Man of Steel shared an hour with Aquaman and Batman during the middle seasons. ... As a 50th anniversary gift, DC Comics legendary Man of Steel got a brand-new Saturday morning cartoon. ... Superman: The Animated Series is the unofficial title given to Warner Bros. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) was the name of an American animated television series that was produced by and aired on Cartoon Network. ... Legion of Super Heroes is the title of an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. ... For other uses, see Superman (disambiguation). ... Superman is an arcade game released by Taito Corporation in 1988, featuring popular DC Comics character Superman. ... For the Atari 2600 video game, see Superman (Atari game). ... Superman is the title of a video game released by Sunsoft for the Super Nintendo and Mega Drive/Genesis in 1992. ... The Death and Return of Superman is a beat em up video game based on the Death of Superman storyline. ... Superman 64 is a video game that was released by Titus Software on May 31, 1999 on the Nintendo 64. ... For the Game Boy Advance version, see Superman Returns: Fortress of Solitude. ... The Ultimate Superman Collection (also known as The Superman Ultimate Collectors Edition and Superman: The Ultimate Collection) is a 14-disc DVD box set of Superman films (13 Disc box set outside of the US), released on November 28, 2006 by Warner Home Video. ... The Christopher Reeve Superman Collection is an 8-disc DVD box set of Superman films, released on November 28, 2006 by Warner Home Video. ... The Complete Superman Collection The Complete Superman Collection is a discontinued 4-disc DVD/VHS box set of Superman films, released on May 1, 2001 by Warner Home Video. ...