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Superman

Superman is a superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, first appearing in issue #1 of Action Comics, published in the United States on April 18, 1938. Superman has been regularly published in American comic books published by DC Comics since then, and has been adapted to other media including radio serials, novels, films…

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Publisher
DC Comics
Abilities
Superhuman strength, speed, agility, stamina, durability, reflexes, senses, endurance, and longevity Invulnerability Flight Genius level intellect Heat vision X-ray vision Wind… · Superhuman strength, speed, agility, stamina, durability, reflexes, senses, endurance, and longevity · Invulnerability · Flight · Genius level intellect
Alter ego
Kal-El (birth name; Krypton identity) Clark Kent (adopted name; civilian identity)
Created by
Jerry Siegel (writer) Joe Shuster (artist)
First appearance
Action Comics #1 (cover-dated June 1938; published April 18, 1938)
Notable aliases
Superboy · The Man of Steel · The Last Son of Krypton · The Man of Tomorrow · The Big Blue Boy Scout

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Superman

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Edges347
Triples599
Avg. degree1.99
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Superman

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related to Television · 75
Superman → Adventures, After, Alexander, All, Although Clark, Arrow, Arrowverse, Batman, Batman Beyond, Batwoman, Blur, Bold, Bruce Timm, Christopher McDonald, Christopher Reeve, Clark, Clark Kent, Clark Kent's, Crisis Superman, Dean Cain
related to The superhero archetype · 36
Superman → Adventures, After World War II, America's Golden Age, American, Astro Boy, Batman, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Comic Books, George Reeves, Iron Man, Japan's, Japanese, Kamen Rider, Magician, Mandrake, Mighty Mouse, Moonlight Mask, Nevertheless, Ogon Bat
related to Religious themes · 31
Superman → All, Ariel, Das Schwarze Korps, For, Gabriel, God, Hebrew, It, Jerry Siegel, Jew, Jews, Joe Shuster, Judaic, Judaism, Kal-El, Larry Tye, Les Daniels, Martin Lund, Moses, Schutzstaffel
related to Superman · 25
Superman → American, Clark, Earth, George Lowther, In Action Comics, Iowa, It, Jor-El, Jor-L, June, Kal-L, Kansas, Kents, Krypton, Lara, Lora, Maryland, New Adventures, Oct, Shortly
related to Development · 24
Superman → Additionally, Bill Dunn, Cleveland, Dunn, Future Civilization, Glenville High School, He, His, However, In, In January, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Like Bill Dunn, Science Fiction, Shuster, Siegel, Super-Man, Superman's, The
related to Literary analysis · 23
Superman → Al Capone, America, And, Andrew Arnold, Brainiac, Bush, Clarke, Cold War, George, Gerald Clarke, Grayling, He, Horatio Alger, Laden, Lex Luthor, Osama, Saviour, Superman's, The Spectator, Time
related to An allegory for immigrants · 22
Superman → Aldo Regalado, America, American, Anglo-Saxon, Clark Kent, David Jenemann, David Rooney, Earth, Gary Engle, He, Junot Díaz, Lex Luthor, Luthor, Regalado, Superman's, The, The New York Times, Through, Throughout, United States
related to Editors · 22
Superman → American, Bizarro, But, Editor Whitney Ellsworth, Elements, Fortress, Initially, Jerry Siegel, Krypto, Mort Weisinger, Phantom Zone, Sexuality, Shuster's, Siegel, Solitude, Supergirl, Superman's, The, Toyman, Ultra-Humanite
related to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster · 20
Superman → April, Between, Contrary, DC Comics, Detective Comics, Doctor Occult, Hawaii, In, Inc, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, March, Shuster, Siegel, Slam Bradley, Superboy, Superman's, This, United States Army, While Siegel
related to Personality · 20
Superman → Booster Gold, By, Comics Code, Comics Code Authority, Ellsworth's, He, His, In, Man, Maxwell Lord, National Guard, Shuster, Siegel, Steel, Superman's, The, This, Today, Whitney Ellsworth, Wonder Woman

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comics siegel shuster comic dc superman's first stories clark character action superhero also series kent strips film books 1938 powers

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SupermanAbilitiesSuperhuman strength, speed, agility, stamina, durability, reflexes, senses, endurance, and longevity Invulnerability Flight Genius level intellect Heat vision X-ray vision Wind…1.00infobox
SupermanAbilitiesSuperhuman strength, speed, agility, stamina, durability, reflexes, senses, endurance, and longevity1.00infobox
SupermanAbilitiesInvulnerability1.00infobox
SupermanAbilitiesFlight1.00infobox
SupermanAbilitiesGenius level intellect1.00infobox
SupermanAbilitiesHeat vision1.00infobox
SupermanAbilitiesX-ray vision1.00infobox
SupermanAbilitiesWind and freeze breath1.00infobox
SupermanAbilitiesIndomitable will1.00infobox
SupermanAbilitiesSelf-sustenance by solar energy absorption1.00infobox
SupermanAbilitiesMaster field commander1.00infobox
SupermanAbilitiesExpert investigative journalist and novelist1.00infobox
SupermanAlter egoKal-El (birth name; Krypton identity) Clark Kent (adopted name; civilian identity)1.00infobox
SupermanCreated byJerry Siegel (writer) Joe Shuster (artist)1.00infobox
SupermanFirst appearanceAction Comics #1 (cover-dated June 1938; published April 18, 1938)1.00infobox
SupermanNotable aliasesSuperboy1.00infobox
SupermanNotable aliasesThe Man of Steel1.00infobox
SupermanNotable aliasesThe Last Son of Krypton1.00infobox
SupermanNotable aliasesThe Man of Tomorrow1.00infobox
SupermanNotable aliasesThe Big Blue Boy Scout1.00infobox
SupermanNotable aliasesThe Metropolis Marvel1.00infobox
SupermanNotable aliasesThe Champion of the Oppressed1.00infobox
SupermanPartnershipsSupergirl (various)1.00infobox
SupermanPartnershipsSuperboy (various)1.00infobox
SupermanPartnershipsBatman1.00infobox
SupermanPartnershipsWonder Woman1.00infobox
SupermanPlace of originKrypton1.00infobox
SupermanPublisherDC Comics1.00infobox
SupermanSpeciesKryptonian1.00infobox
SupermanTeam affiliationsJustice League1.00infobox

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