Superman is born Kal-El on the planet Krypton. His parents, Jor-El and Lara become aware of Krypton's impending destruction and Jor-El begins constructing a spacecraft to carry Kal-El to …

Superman is rocketed from the doomed planet Krypton to Earth, where he is found and raised by a kindly couple in Smallville, Kansas. Growing up, he develops super-powers and travels to …

Apr 19, 2023 · Superman’s first appearance devotes a single page to his origin. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster originally had an extended sequence detailing the Man of Steel’s origin, but it was …

Jul 10, 2025 · The phrase, “Truth, justice, and the American way” first becomes widely associated with Superman during the 1940s, particularly in the 1942 radio serial, “The Adventures of …

4 days ago · Superman is an American superhero created for DC Comics by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster. Superman first appeared in 1938, in Action Comics no. 1.

Mar 4, 2018 · Almost 80 years ago, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster revealed Superman’s origins to the world. Its structure is both simple and multi-layered. DC Comics has revisited it to tell a …

Superman is born Kal-El on the alien planet Krypton. His parents, Jor-El and Lara become aware of Krypton's impending destruction and Jor-El begins constructing a spacecraft to carry Kal-El …

Superman was the first true “superhero”—a character with powers beyond human limits and a mission to fight evil—and he sparked a cultural phenomenon. Publishers rushed to create their …

Throughout the years, the powers-that-be have seen fit to redefine Superman's powers and origins several times in order to keep the character current with popular tastes. Sometimes …

Superman sprang from the imagination of two Jewish teenagers growing up in Cleveland during the Great Depression. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster were both lower-middle-class sons of …