Superman (franchise)

The American comic book character Superman has appeared in many types of media. Since his first comic book appearance in 1938, Superman has appeared in radio, television, movies, and video games each on multiple occasions, and his name, symbol, and image have appeared on products and merchandise.

Portrayals

Among the actors who have played Superman/Superboy (Kal-El), Superboy (and/or his alter ego, Clark Kent) are:

Portrayed by

Voice only

Radio and audio

*1940s: The Adventures of Superman (radio series), ''The Adventures of Superman'' – radio series starring Bud Collyer and Joan Alexander
*1966: ''The Adventures of Superman'' – Gramophone record, vinyl LP featuring Bob Holiday as Superman
*1970s–1980s: various ''Superman''-related vinyl albums from Peter Pan Records
*1993: ''Superman: Doomsday & Beyond, Superman Lives!'' – BBC Radio Light Entertainment, BBC Radio 5; Superman is voiced by Stuart Milligan
*1995: ''DC Comics Super Heroes – Attack of the Elementals'' – audio drama featuring the Justice League; Superman is voiced by David Earl Waterman
*2008: ''The Never-Ending Battle'' – Graphic Audio; Superman voiced by James Konicek

Film

Animated film

*1940s in film, 1941–1943: Fleischer Studios/Famous Studios' Superman (1940s cartoons), ''Superman'' theatrical cartoon – series of 17 shorts initially starring Bud Collyer
*1945: ''She-Sick Sailors'' – (cameo) – as comic book. Olive Oyl's seen reading the Superman comics. The rest of this Popeye short is then a parody of Superman.
*1992: ''Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation'' – direct-to-video, featuring Maurice LaMarche as Superman
*1999: ''The Iron Giant'' – (cameo) – as comic book.
*2006: ''Superman: Brainiac Attacks'' – direct-to-video film utilizing character designs from ''Superman: The Animated Series''; starring Tim Daly and Dana Delany
*2007: ''Superman: Doomsday'' – direct-to-video from DC Comics featuring Adam Baldwin as Superman
*2008: ''Justice League: The New Frontier'' – direct-to-video (DC Comics) featuring Kyle MacLachlan as Superman
*2009: ''Superman/Batman: Public Enemies'' – direct-to-video (DC Comics) featuring Tim Daly as Superman
*2010: ''Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths'' – direct-to-video (DC Comics); Superman is voiced by Mark Harmon
*2010: ''Superman/Batman: Apocalypse'' – direct-to-video (DC Comics); Tim Daly reprises his role as Superman
*2010: ''Batman: Under the Red Hood'' – direct-to-video (DC Comics); Only referenced through Amazo
*2010: ''Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam'' – direct-to-video short (DC Comics) featuring George Newbern as Superman.
*2011: ''All-Star Superman (film), All-Star Superman'' – direct-to-video (DC Comics) featuring James Denton as Superman
*2012: ''Justice League: Doom'' – direct-to-video (DC Comics) featuring Tim Daly as Superman
*2012: ''Superman vs. The Elite'' – direct-to-video (DC Comics) featuring George Newbern as Superman
*2013: ''Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (film), Batman: The Dark Knight Returns'' – direct-to-video (DC Comics) two-part adaption of the graphic novel featuring Mark Valley Superman only appears in the second part.
*2013: ''Superman: Unbound'' – direct-to-video (DC Comics) featuring Matt Bomer as Superman
*2013: ''Lego Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite'' – direct-to-video (DC Comics) featuring Travis Willingham as Superman
*2013: ''Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox'' – direct-to-video (DC Comics) featuring Sam Daly, following in his father Tim's footsteps as Superman
*2013: ''Superman 75th Anniversary'' - animated short by Zack Snyder and Bruce Timm created as a celebration of 75 years of the character, later reused for the character's 80th anniversary
*2014: ''The Lego Movie'' – Animated film featuring Channing Tatum as Superman
*2014: ''JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time'' – direct-to-video (DC Comics) featuring Peter Jessop as Superman
*2014: ''Justice League: War'' – direct-to-video (DC Comics) featuring Alan Tudyk as Superman
*2014: ''Lego Batman#Lego Batman: Be-Leaguered, Lego Batman: Be-Leaguered'' – TV special featuring Nolan North as Superman
*2015: ''Justice League: Throne of Atlantis'' – direct-to-video (DC Comics) featuring Jerry O'Connell as Superman
*2015: ''Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League'' – direct-to-video (DC Comics) featuring Nolan North as Superman
*2015: ''Justice League: Gods and Monsters'' – direct-to-video (DC Comics) featuring a reimagined version of Superman who is the son of General Zod.
*2015: ''Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom'' – direct-to-video with Nolan North reprising his role as Superman
*2016: ''Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Cosmic Clash'' – direct-to-video with Nolan North reprising his role
*2016: ''Justice League vs. Teen Titans'' – direct-to-video (DC Comics) with Jerry O'Connell reprising his role
*2017: ''Justice League Dark (film), Justice League Dark'' – direct-to-video (DC Comics) with Jerry O'Connell reprising his role
*2017: ''The Lego Batman Movie'' – Animated film featuring Superman with Channing Tatum reprising his role.
*2017: ''DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon'' – Animated film featuring Kenichi Suzumura as the voice of Superman.
*2018: ''The Death of Superman (film), The Death of Superman'' – direct-to-video (DC Comics) featuring Jerry O'Connell as Superman
*2018: ''Teen Titans Go! To the Movies'' – Animated film featuring Nicolas Cage as the voice of Superman.
*2019: ''Reign of the Supermen (film), Reign of the Supermen'' – direct-to-video (DC Comics) featuring Jerry O'Connell as Superman
*2019: ''The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part'' – Animated film featuring Superman with Channing Tatum reprising his role.
*2019: ''Justice League vs. the Fatal Five'' – Animated film featuring George Newbern as Superman.
*2019: ''Batman: Hush (film), Batman: Hush'' – direct-to-video (DC Comics) featuring Jerry O'Connell as Superman
*2020: ''Superman: Red Son (film), Superman: Red Son'' – direct-to-video (DC Comics) featuring Jason Isaacs as Superman
*2020: ''Justice League Dark: Apokolips War'' – direct-to-video (DC Comics) featuring Jerry O'Connell as Superman
*2020: ''Superman: Man of Tomorrow'' – Animated film featuring Darren Criss as the voice of Superman.
*2021: ''Justice Society: World War II'' - direct-to-video (DC Comics) featuring Superman with Darren Criss reprising his role.
*2021: ''Space Jam: A New Legacy'' - Non-speaking animated appearance
*2021: ''Injustice (2021 film), Injustice'' – direct-to-video (DC Comics) featuring Justin Hartley as Superman
*2022: ''DC League of Super-Pets'' – Animated film featuring John Krasinski as the voice of Superman

Live-action film

*1948: ''Superman (serial), Superman'' – a serial in 15 chapters starring Kirk Alyn and Noel Neill; recounts origin story, then fights the Spider Lady
*1950: ''Atom Man vs. Superman'' – serial in 15 parts starring Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill and Lyle Talbot; fights Atom Man, Lex Luthor
*1951: ''Superman and the Mole Men'' – feature film, starring George Reeves and Phyllis Coates
*1954: ''Stamp Day for Superman'' – short film featuring George Reeves and Noel Neill promoting Stamp Day for the United States Department of the Treasury, U.S. Treasury
*1978: ''Superman (1978 film), Superman'' – directed by Richard Donner and starring Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Ned Beatty, and Valerie Perrine (ranked at no. 26 on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains, The AFI's Top 50 Heroes list)
*1979: ''The Return of Superman'' (also known as "Turkish Superman") is an adaptation of Superman from Turkey
*1980: ''Superman II'' – directed by Richard Lester and starring Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, and Terence Stamp
*1983: ''Superman III'' – directed by Richard Lester and starring Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Annette O'Toole, and Robert Vaughn
*1984: ''Supergirl (1984 film), Supergirl'' – spin-off directed by Jeannot Szwarc and starring Helen Slater, Faye Dunaway, and Marc McClure (repeating his role of Jimmy Olsen from the Reeve features). Superman is seen on a poster.
*1987: ''Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'' – directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Jon Cryer, and Mariel Hemingway
*2006: ''Superman Returns'' – directed by Bryan Singer and starring Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, and James Marsden (includes material featuring Marlon Brando, originally filmed for ''Superman'' (1978))
*2006: ''Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut'' – New edit of ''Superman II'', featuring around 80% new footage originally shot by director Richard Donner, including material featuring Marlon Brando
*2013: ''Man of Steel (film), Man of Steel'' – directed by Zack Snyder and starring Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, and Michael Shannon
*2016: ''Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'' – directed by Zack Snyder, the film is a sequel to ''Man of Steel'' featuring the first meeting between Superman (Henry Cavill) and Batman (Ben Affleck). Also starring Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, and Gal Gadot.
*2017: ''Justice League (film), Justice League'' – directed by Zack Snyder, this film is a follow-up to ''Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice''. Cavill reprised his role as Superman. Also starring Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher (actor), Ray Fisher.
*2019: ''Shazam! (film), Shazam! '' – directed by David F. Sandberg, the film features Superman in a cameo at the end; he was portrayed in a brief role by stunt double Ryan Hadley.
*2021: ''Zack Snyder's Justice League'' – Director's cut of ''Justice League (film), Justice League'', directed by Zack Snyder and starring Henry Cavill as Superman.
*2022: ''Black Adam (film), Black Adam'' - directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, the film features Superman in a cameo at the end; Henry Cavill reprised his role as Superman for the last time.

Television

Live-action

''Adventures of Superman''

The series premiered September 19, 1952 in black & white on the television network Syndication and ended April 28, 1958. George Reeves portrays Superman, Clark Kent / Superman with Jack Larson as Jimmy Olsen, John Hamilton (actor), John Hamilton as Perry White, and Robert Shayne as Inspector Henderson.

''Superboy''

The series premiered October 8, 1988 on the television network Syndication and ended on May 17, 1992. John Haymes Newton, and later Gerard Christopher, portrays Clark Kent / Superboy with Stacy Haiduk as Lana Lang, Jim Calvert as T.J. White, Scott James Wells as Lex Luthor, Stuart Whitman and Salome Jens as Jonathan and Martha Kent.

''Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman''

The series premiered September 12, 1993 on American Broadcasting Company, ABC and ended June 14, 1997. Dean Cain stars as Superman, Clark Kent / Superman alongside Teri Hatcher as Lois Lane.

''Smallville''

The series premiered October 16, 2001 on The WB and ended May 13, 2011. Tom Welling stars as Clark Kent (Smallville), Clark Kent and depicts the early days of Superman as Clark, before becoming the Man of Steel.

''Supergirl''

The series premiered October 26, 2015 on The CW and ended November 9, 2021. Tyler Hoechlin guest stars as Clark Kent (Arrowverse), Clark Kent / Superman alongside Bitsie Tulloch as Lois Lane (Arrowverse), Lois Lane.
They later appeared in annual Arrowverse crossovers such as ''Elseworlds (Arrowverse), Elseworlds'' and ''Crisis on Infinite Earths (Arrowverse), Crisis on Infinite Earths''.

''Krypton''

The series premiered March 21, 2018 on Syfy and ended August 14, 2019. It primarily focuses on Superman's grandfather.

''Superman & Lois''

The series premiered February 23, 2021 on The CW. Clark Kent (Arrowverse), Clark Kent / Superman and Lois Lane (Arrowverse), Lois Lane are the main characters in television series set in the Arrowverse, with Hoechlin and Tulloch reprising their roles.

''Peacemaker''

Superman made an appearance in the ''Peacemaker (TV series), Peacemaker'' season finale episode "It's Cow or Never" portrayed by a stand-in.

''Untitled Superman series''

It was announced by ''Collider'' that Michael B. Jordan will be developing, producing and starring as Val-Zod in a limited series for HBO Max.

Animated television

*1966–1969: Various ''Superman'' series by Filmation – Bud Collyer as Superman and Bob Hastings as Superboy
**1966: ''The New Adventures of Superman (TV series), The New Adventures of Superman''
**1967: ''The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure, The Superman-Aquaman Hour of Adventure'' – included three ''Justice League#Animation, Justice League of America'' shorts (also featuring Collyer as Superman)
**1968–1969: ''The Batman/Superman Hour, The Batman-Superman Hour''
*1969: Superman is mentioned by Ernie in the television promotional special ''This Way to Sesame Street'' when he discusses to Bert about celebrities visiting the street including Burt Lancaster, James Earl Jones, Mahalia Jackson, Batman, Kermit the Frog, and Carol Burnett.
*1970: Lennie Weinrib voices Superman in a ''Sesame Street'' sketch for a lecture of words beginning with "S" which happens to be the character's favorite letter of the Alphabet.
*1972: Superman / Clark Kent and Lois Lane all appear in The Brady Kids episode "Cindy's Super Friend".
*1973–1985: Various ''Super Friends'' series produced by Hanna-Barbera; Danny Dark as Superman
**1973: ''Super Friends''
**1977: ''The All-New Super Friends Hour''
**1978: ''Challenge of the Super Friends''
**1979: ''The World's Greatest Super Friends''
**1980–83: ''Super Friends (1980 TV series), Super Friends''
**1984: ''Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show''
**1985: ''The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians''
*1988: ''Superman (TV series), Superman'' – TV series based on the "new" DC Comics Superman; produced by Ruby-Spears; starring Beau Weaver and Ginny McSwain. Animated by Toei Animation, Japan
*1996: ''Superman: The Animated Series'' – TV series, voiced by Tim Daly
*2005: ''Krypto the Superdog'' – TV series; Superman voiced by Michael Daingerfield (appears in episode one)
*2006–2008: ''Legion of Super Heroes (TV series), Legion of Super Heroes'' (Warner Bros.); featuring Yuri Lowenthal as Superman
*2007–2008: ''The Batman (TV series), The Batman'' (Warner Bros.) – Superman is featured in the two-part season five premiere, "The Batman/Superman Story" and the two-part series finale, "Lost Heroes"; George Newbern reprises the role
*2010–2013, 2019: ''Young Justice (TV series), Young Justice'' (Warner Bros.); features Nolan North as Superman
*2012: ''Mad (TV series), Mad'' – When their fellow heroes feel under-appreciated, they appeal to Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman about being called "Super Friends"
*2012–2015: ''Robot Chicken'' DC Comics Specials, featuring Breckin Meyer as Superman
**2012: ''Robot Chicken DC Comics Special''
**2014: ''Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise''
**2015: ''Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship''
*2016–2018: ''Justice League Action'' (Warner Bros.); a series featuring a rotating cast of Justice League members including Superman played by Jason J. Lewis.
*2019–present: ''DC Super Hero Girls (TV series), DC Super Hero Girls'' (Warner Bros.); featuring Max Mittelman as Superman
*2019: ''Harley Quinn (TV series), Harley Quinn'' (Warner Bros.); featuring James Wolk as Superman

DC Animated Universe

Superman is a major character in the DC Animated Universe, under the portrayal of various different actors. Although still a very difficult character to beat, he is portrayed as being considerably weaker than he is in the comics. He also has a specific set of stylized sound effects whenever his powers are used. Additionally, his personality is very similar to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster's original comics, the same one used by John Byrne in the reboot of the DC Universe from 1986: somewhat rough and aggressive, although remaining the personification of moral excellence.

*Superman first appears in Superman: The Animated Series, his eponymous series. As with the comics, he is the sole survivor of Krypton (comics), Krypton's demise, caused by Brainiac (character), Brainiac in this continuity. He is portrayed with the same powers and weaknesses, but like average people of Earth cannot breathe in space and thus requires a space suit. He also wears a special lead suit for protection against kryptonite. Superman's reputation becomes jeopardized in the two-parter finale ''Legacy'', where he gets brainwashed by Darkseid and set upon Earth, losing the trust of many, including Professor Hamilton who begins working against him from then on by joining Project Cadmus and giving Lex Luthor an advantage. His baby age, who only appears in ''The Last Son of Krypton'', the first episode, is voiced by Jesse Batten. His teenaged self, who only appears in ''The Last Son of Krypton'', as well as the episode ''New Kids in Town'', is voiced by Jason Marsden. Tim Daly voices the adult character.
*Superman next appears in the ''Batman Beyond'' two-parter ''The Call''. He wears a different suit of black and silver, but is shown to have aged slower than anyone on Earth, due to his Kryptonian DNA, appearing as a man in his 50s instead of his actual age as Bruce Wayne jokes about. He is first shown disguised as a bystander that is taken hostage by Inque, but he quickly reveals himself and takes her out. He then shows up at the Batcave to recruit Terry McGinnis, Bruce's successor as the new Batman, into the Justice League, apparently in order to help him find a traitor within the league. Bruce and Terry both discover the traitor to be Superman himself, and Bruce gives Terry a piece of kryptonite, referring to the events of ''Legacy''. However, it is then discovered that Superman had been under the control of a starfish-like alien (Starro) many years after ''Justice League Unlimited'' ended, that he had saved a long time ago during his and Lobo (DC Comics), Lobo's captivity under the Preserver as depicted in the ''Superman: The Animated Series'' two-parter episode ''The Main Man''. Terry frees Superman, and the two help the rest of the league send the aliens back, he then offers Terry membership in the League only for it to be turned down, later remarking that Terry has a lot more in common with Bruce than he actually thinks, hinting that he may know of Terry's biological relationship with Bruce. Although Tim Daly was available the producers chose to go with Christopher McDonald, the voice of Jor-El in the DCAU as Superman's voice, due to an idea that Superman sounds more like his father as he ages.
*Superman next appears in ''Justice League (TV series), Justice League'', now voiced by George Newbern. Daly was supposed to return, and had even done initial recordings, but was ultimately under contract to star in the TV series ''The Fugitive (2000 TV series), The Fugitive'' and had to be replaced. Superman, having already got back his reputation that Darkseid had put at stake in the interim between the end of his show and the start of this one, forms the league, along with Batman. He begins to wonder about what might happen to him after the events of the Justice Lords, what with his counterpart giving into the urge and killing Luthor. Superman was originally designed with a shine in his hair, along with wrinkles and squintier eyes in order to make him look more detailed, but was redesigned again with his look from ''Superman'' from the second season onwards after it was not well received. Superman's powers were also significantly toned down to the point where he was depicted as unnaturally weak in the first season, far weaker than his depiction in his own show and ''Batman Beyond'', a running gag being him constantly and easily taken down by foes who are supposed to be a match for him, with Bruce Timm and company admitting they overdid it while toning down his powers, this was also corrected from the second season onwards, restoring his power level to what it was in his series.
*Newbern returns to the role of Superman in ''Static Shock'' in the episode "Toys in the Hood", where he visits Dakota and helps the title character battle against Toyman, whom he had been tracking down. In this series, Superman is given full eyes with blue irises, compared to his other appearances within the DCAU.
*Superman is again voiced by Newbern in ''Justice League Unlimited''. In this series, he nearly gives into the urge to become like his Justice Lord counterpart, attempting to lobotomize Doomsday (comics), Doomsday, who he instead finally banished into the Phantom Zone, much to the questioning of Batman and the general public. His doubts about not being like his Justice Lord counterpart are fleshed out in ''Divided We Fall'', where a mechanical duplicate of his counterpart points out about his trust from the public and his power. Superman insists that he is not like his counterpart at all. Most noteworthy is after Flash apparently died defeating the Lex Luthor/ Braniac hybrid, he brought Luthor to eye level and said: "I'm not the man that killed President Luthor. Right now, I wish to heaven that I were, but I'm not." It was because of this, Superman considered shutting down the Justice League, only to be talked out of it by Green Arrow. During the series finale, ''Destroyer'', Superman briefly gets the upper hand on a resurrected Darkseid. He explains "I feel like I live in a world made of cardboard.", saying that he thus is always taking care of not to attack too hard or he might kill someone. With Darkseid, however, he says "But you can take it, can't you big man. What we have here is a rare opportunity for me to cut loose, and show you just how powerful I really am." and punches Darkseid hard into the sky, through several buildings, and knocks him back into the ground, creating a huge crater. Darkseid then stuns Superman using the Agony Matrix, which causes him to feel extreme pain in every part of his body, and is about to kill him with a kryptonite knife when he is saved by Luthor, whom had agreed with Superman to stop Darkseid, or in his case, get revenge on him for taking a piece of Brainiac from him.

''My Adventures with Superman''

An animated series titled ''My Adventures with Superman'' was announced in May 2021, and will feature Jack Quaid and Alice Lee (actress), Alice Lee leading the voice cast as Clark Kent and Lois Lane. It is said to follow a modern, relatable Clark Kent alongside a fearless, whip smart Lois Lane who are navigating the small tasks of both becoming adults and trying to save the world. The series will premiere in 2023 on HBO Max, as well as on Cartoon Network.

Video games

*1978: ''Superman (1979 video game), Superman'' by Atari for the Atari 2600
*1984: ''Superman III'' for the Atari 8-bit family of computers (unreleased)
*1985: ''Superman: The Game'' by First Star Software for the Commodore 64
*1987: ''Superman (Kemco game), Superman'' by Kemco for the Nintendo Entertainment System
*1988: ''Superman: Man of Steel'' by Tynesoft for the Commodore 64
*1988: ''Superman (arcade game), Superman'' by Taito Corporation, Taito; Arcade game
*1992: ''Superman: The Man of Steel'' by Virgin Interactive for the Master System
*1992: ''Superman (Sunsoft game), Superman'' by Sunsoft for the Sega Genesis, Genesis
*1994/1995: ''The Death and Return of Superman'' by Sunsoft for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super NES and Genesis
*1995: ''Justice League Task Force (video game), Justice League Task Force'' by Acclaim Entertainment, Acclaim for the Super NES and Genesis
*1998: ''Superman'' by Titus Software, Titus for the Game Boy
*1999: ''Superman 64, Superman'' by Titus for the Nintendo 64
*1999: ''The Multipath Adventures of Superman: Menace of Metallo'' by Brilliant Digital for PC (Windows 95/98)
*2002: ''Justice League: Injustice for All'' by Midway Games, Midway for the Game Boy Advance; Superman is a playable character
*2002: ''Superman: The Man of Steel (2002 video game), Superman: The Man of Steel'' by Infogrames/Atari for the Xbox (console), Xbox
*2002/2003: ''Superman: Shadow of Apokolips'' by Infogrames/Atari for the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube, GameCube
*2003: ''Superman: Countdown to Apokolips'' by Infogrames/Atari for the Game Boy Advance
*2003: ''Justice League: Chronicles'' by Midway for the Game Boy Advance; Superman is a playable character
*2005: ''Justice League'' TV Games unit by Jakks Pacific; Superman is playable in some games, non-playable in others
*2006: ''Superman: The Greatest Hero'' by VTech for the V.Smile system
*2006: ''Superman'' TV Games unit by Jakks Pacific (five different games)
*2006: ''Justice League Heroes'' by Eidos Interactive, Eidos for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and PlayStation Portable; Superman is a playable character, and is voiced by Crispin Freeman
*2006: ''Superman Returns (video game), Superman Returns'' by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation 2, Xbox & Xbox 360 featuring voices from the cast of the film
*2006: ''Superman Returns (video game), Superman Returns'' by Electronic Arts for the Nintendo DS
*2006: ''Superman Returns: Fortress of Solitude'' by Electronic Arts for the Game Boy Advance
*2008: ''Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe'' by Midway Games, Midway for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
*2011: ''DC Universe Online'' by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows
*2012: ''Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes'' by Traveller's Tales for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
*2013: ''Injustice: Gods Among Us'' by NetherRealm Studios for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, Windows, PlayStation Vita, and PlayStation 4
*2013/2014: ''Scribblenauts Unmasked'' by 5th Cell for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
*2014: ''The Lego Movie Videogame'' by Traveller's Tales for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
*2014: ''Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham'' by Traveller's Tales for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
*2015: ''Lego Dimensions'' by Traveller's Tales for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
*2017: ''Injustice 2'' by NetherRealm Studios for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
*2018: ''DC Unchained'' by FourThirtyThree for Android
*2018: ''Lego DC Super-Villains'' by Traveller's Tales for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Microsoft Windows.
*2022: ''MultiVersus'' by Player First Games for the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Theatre and live performances

*1940: 1939 New York World's Fair#Exhibits, New York World's Fair – Broadway actor Ray Middleton played the Man of Steel in his first public appearance on July 3 for "Superman Day"
*1966: ''"It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman"'' – a Broadway theatre, Broadway musical theatre, musical; lyrics by Lee Adams, music by Charles Strouse; starring Bob Holiday and Jack Cassidy
*2010: "The History of Invulnerability" – a play about the creation of Superman and the childhood of one of his creators: Joe Shuster
*2012: "Holy Musical B@man!", a parody musical done by internet theatre troupe StarKid Productions featured Superman portrayed by actor Brian Holden.

Literature and printed media

*1942: ''The Adventures of Superman (novel), The Adventures of Superman'' by George Lowther (writer), George Lowther
*1971: ''Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex'' by Larry Niven
*1978: ''Superman: Last Son of Krypton, Last Son of Krypton'' by Elliot S! Maggin
*1981: ''Miracle Monday'' by Elliot S! Maggin
*1983: ''Superman III#Promotion, Superman III'' (novelization) by William Kotzwinkle
*1991: "Übermensch!" by Kim Newman
*1993: ''Superman: Doomsday & Beyond'' by Louise Simonson, illustrated by Dan Jurgens and José Luis García-López
*1994: ''The Death and Life of Superman'' by Roger Stern
*1996: ''Lois & Clark: A Superman Novel'' by C. J. Cherryh
*2005: ''It's Superman!'' by Tom De Haven
*2005: ''Superman Returns (novel), Superman Returns'' (novelization), by Marv Wolfman
*2007: ''The Last Days of Krypton'' by Kevin J. Anderson
*2009: ''Enemies & Allies'' by Kevin J. Anderson

Newspaper

''Superman'' was a daily newspaper comic strip which began on January 16, 1939, and a separate Sunday strip was added on November 5, 1939. These strips ran continuously until May 1966. In 1941, the McClure Syndicate had placed the strip in hundreds of newspapers. At its peak, the strip, featuring Superman, was in over 300 daily newspapers and 90 Sunday papers, with a readership of over 20 million.

Attractions and theme park rides

*Superman: Escape from Krypton, roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
*Superman: Ultimate Flight, roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, Six Flags Great Adventure, and Six Flags Great America.
*Superman: Ultimate Flight (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom), Superman: Ultimate Flight, roller coaster at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
*Superman – Ride of Steel, roller coaster at Six Flags America.
*Superman: Krypton Coaster, roller coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas.
*Superman el Último Escape, roller coaster at Six Flags México.
*Superman la Atracción de Acero, roller coaster at Parque Warner Madrid
*Superman Escape, roller coaster at Warner Bros. Movie World.
*Superman: Tower of Power tower ride at Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags St. Louis.

Art

*2007: '':File:Herbert-Superman.jpg, Beautiful Superman'', a sculpture by David Herbert (artist), David Herbert, exhibited in 2008 in ''The Hague Sculpture'' in The Hague.

Parodies

*The cartoon ''Underdog (TV series), Underdog'' in which Shoeshine Boy becomes "Underdog" with the help of an energy pill.
*The cartoon series ''Groovy Goolies'' featured dimwitted Frankie as "Super Ghoul".
*Walt Disney's Goofy did a parody of Superman with the help of "super goobers" in which Goofy became "Super Goof" clothed in red underwear with "SG" and a blue cape and endowed with super ears, super sight, super strength, super voice and super flying. Goofy's crime fighting always interrupted his date with Clarabelle Cow.
*Warner Brothers' Daffy Duck did a parody of Superman as ''Stupor Duck''.
*The 2019 superhero horror film ''Brightburn'' is a dark deconstruction of the Superman character.
*Superman's image was used in an AIDS awareness campaign by French organization AIDES. Superman was depicted as emaciated and breathing from an oxygen tank, demonstrating that no-one is beyond the reach of the disease, and it can destroy the lives of everyone.

Merchandising

*Sunnyland Refining Co., in 1981, marketed jars of creamy and crunchy peanut butter using the familiar image of Superman. In the 50th anniversary publication ''Fifty Who Made DC Great'', it was noted that this was DC's first licensing deal for a brand of food. Soon he had his own hot cocoa mix in 1983.
*A ''Superman'' pinball machine was produced by Atari in 1979.
*Superman is part of the DC Deckbuilding Game by Cryptozoic Entertainment.

Notes

References

* "O Superman: Music & comics" (by Alan Moore, ''The Daredevils'' #5, 1983)

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