"The Man of Steel" is a nickname often used to describe the nearly indestructible comic book superhero, Superman. The title may have been borrowed from Doc Savage, one of the character's influences (and a source for creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster); Doc Savage was known as "The Man of Bronze." His pet dog Krypto is also known as The Dog of Steel. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Superman and Batman, two of the most recognizable and iconic superheroes. ... Superman is a fictional character and superhero of DC Comics who first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938 and is considered one of the three greatest superheroes of the world, the others being Batman, also of DC Comics, and Spider-Man of Marvel Comics. ... Doc Savage is a fictional character, one of the most enduring pulp heroes of the 1930s and 1940s. ... Jerome (Jerry) Siegel (October 17, 1914 - January 28, 1996) was the co-creator of Superman, the first of the great comic book heroes and one of the most recognizable fictional characters from the 20th century. ... Joe Shuster (July 10, 1914 - July 30, 1992) was a Canadian-born artist best known for co-creating Superman with Jerry Siegel. ... Krypto. ...

The Man of Steel #1 (July, 1986). Art by John Byrne. © DC Comics.

The Man of Steel was a six-issue comic book limited series released in 1986 by DC Comics, several months after the 12-issue limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths completed. The Man of Steel, written and penciled by John Byrne and inked by Dick Giordano, was designed to revamp the Superman mythos. Image File history File links Mansteel1. ... Image File history File links Mansteel1. ... John Byrne John Lindley Byrne (born July 6, 1950, Walsall) is a British-born naturalised American author and artist of comic books. ... DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... A miniseries, in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... Crisis on Infinite Earths was a twelve-issue comic book limited series (identified as a 12 part maxi-series) and crossover event, produced by DC Comics in 1985 in order to simplify their fifty-year-old continuity. ... John Byrne John Lindley Byrne (born July 6, 1950, Walsall) is a British-born naturalised American author and artist of comic books. ... Richard Joseph Dick Giordano (July 20, 1932 - ) is a United States comic book artist and editor. ... Superman is a fictional character and superhero of DC Comics who first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938 and is considered one of the three greatest superheroes of the world, the others being Batman, also of DC Comics, and Spider-Man of Marvel Comics. ...

Using the history-altering effects of Crisis as an explanation, it was decided by DC to give Superman an updated look and feel by completely rewriting his history, as an attempt to attract more readers. Thus, for modern comics, Man of Steel is the dividing point between the previous canon and the current one; most comic fans refer to the two different versions as pre-Crisis and post-Crisis, per Crisis on Infinite Earths being the major dividing line across DC's universe as a whole. The DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared setting where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place. ...

Some changes initiated by The Man of Steel included:

• The planet Krypton was a cold and emotionally sterile planet.
• Although all of his standard superpowers remained, Superman was effectively limited in power and scope; while the pre-Crisis Superman at his peak could easily move planets, the post-Crisis version strained at moving a commercial airliner in flight. The most significant power that Superman "lost" was his ability to travel through time. Stories from the Post-Crisis era suggest also that he no longer had the ability to survive in space without holding his breath as he had done often in pre-Crisis stories.
• While the pre-Crisis Superman's costume was invulnerable (as a result of being made from the blankets in the rocket that brought him to Earth), the post-Crisis Superman's costume was made of ordinary material. Since the post-Crisis Superman possessed an invisible "aura" that surrounded him and contributed to his invulnerability, objects held close to him, such as his costume, were protected from harm; his cape, meanwhile, could (and did) easily sustain damage in battle.
• Kal-El was not an infant sent from Krypton to Earth; rather, his fetus was placed in a "birthing matrix" equipped with a rocket engine and Jor-El's experimental warp drive, with Kal-El gestating during the trip to Earth; once the rocket landed, Kal-El was fully "born" on Earth.
• Superman was made the sole survivor of Krypton's destruction (vs. the earlier version having other survivors such as Supergirl, Krypto, etc. attached to him).
• Clark's abilities developed gradually in the yellow sun environment, starting with resistance to injury, then strength, x-ray vision, etc., with his ability to fly being the last to emerge. It took until his late teen years for all of his powers to develop; thus, Clark only adopted the Superman identity in adulthood, and never was Superboy.
• Clark's adoptive Terran parents, Jonathan and Martha Kent are alive and well in Clark's adulthood, and Clark visits them periodically. (Previously, they had died shortly after Clark's high school graduation).
• Lois Lane was written as an aggressive reporter and person from the start, and never expressed a desire to find out Superman's secret identity.
• Superman's arch-nemesis Lex Luthor was no longer a mad scientist but instead a power-hungry billionaire, "the most powerful man in Metropolis," who resented Superman's overshadowing presence. Instead of battling Superman directly, Lex would use hired minions and staff on his payroll to confront Superman directly using whatever schemes or devices Lex had in mind.
• The villain Bizarro was established as an imperfect clone of Superman, created from the superhero's DNA, rather than as a duplicate resulting from an imperfect duplicating ray.
• Lana Lang and Jimmy Olsen lost all of their superhero identities.
• Pre-Crisis, Pete Ross knew of Clark's abilities since they were teenagers, while Lana Lang suspected Clark of being Superboy; post-Crisis, Pete never learned this information. Instead, Clark revealed his abilities to Lana just before he left Smallville.
• All of the variant forms of kryptonite (red, gold, yellow, blue, white, etc.) no longer existed. Only green remained.
• Superman's relationship with Batman, which was much closer pre-Crisis, became much more tentative, as each disagreed with the other's methods and attitudes.
• Superman had no memory of his existence on Krypton, but instead identified himself as a citizen of Earth.

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• Superman's alter-ego Clark Kent was no longer "mild-mannered"; he became more assertive, and an important half of a double life. Man of Steel established Clark Kent as the "real" person, with Superman being the "disguise" - a reversal of the earlier canon.
• It was not known to the general public that Superman had a secret identity since he didn't wear a mask, and generally assume that Superman is Superman full-time. Consequently, people actively trying to discover Superman's secret identity became non-existant.

Man of Steel became the official origin story for Superman from 1986 through the early 2000s. In 2004, however, a newer version of Superman's origin, a 12-issue limited series called Superman: Birthright, was written, which DC stated was to become the new "official" origin for Superman; Birthright made use of some elements of Man of Steel (such as no Superboy career), but largely either introduced new aspects or brought back various pre-Crisis elements (such as Lex and Clark as childhood friends in Smallville). What effect this has on the canon of previous post-Man of Steel Superman stories written remains to be seen. Superman and his secret identity Clark Kent being portrayed as distinct individuals. ... A secret identity is the practice of hiding a persons identity so the actual identity of the person is not known or suspected. ...

From 1991 to 2003, a monthly series entitled Superman: The Man of Steel ran 136 issues.

In 1993, the title was used during the Death of Superman story arc to show the exploits of John Henry Irons, one of the four Supermen, who would eventually become known as Steel. ... -1...

Changes Retconning Superman's Universe since The Man of Steel

• As of "Birthright",Superman's "s" symbol is a Kryptonian sign
• There are now multiple colors of Kryptonite. In the Superman/Batman storyline "The Supergirl from Krypton", there are multiple colors of Kryptonite that fall with a gigantic meteor of Green Kryptonite.
• Krypto the Super-Dog has returned in all his glory, retrieved by Superman from a fake Krypton that was constructed in the the phantom zone
• Superboy's powers are once again very similar to Superman's as opposed to being based on a totally different concept of powers
• Supergirl is again Superman's cousin from Krypton
• Superman's Kryptonian heritage is once again restored and quite prevalent. He speaks Kryptonese fluently and is trained in Kryptonian martial arts. He is also speaks using Kryptonian phrases such as "Great Rao!".
• Superman's powers are almost back to the level of his pre-crisis incarnation. Although every issue does not end with a new super-power being invented nor are his powers pushed to the limit constantly, but there have been very brief moments that echo his Silver Age writing, such as pulling the moon on a gigantic chain and flying faster than light.
• The Superman comic (formerly Adventures of Superman) has also recently returned to its Pre-Crisis numbering with issue #650 following the cancellation of the Superman (Volume 2) title started by Byrne.