Martin Pasko and Swan created the Master Jailer character in issue #331 (January 1979). DC's parent company Warner Communications reinstated the byline for Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster which had been dropped decades earlier and the first issue with the restored credit was Superman #301 (August 1976).
SCIENCE OF SUPERMAN CBR SERIES
The tale was an inspiration for Mark Millar's Superman: Red Son limited series published in 2003. Superman #300 (June 1976) featured an out-of- continuity story by Bates and Maggin which imagined the infant Superman landing on Earth in 1976 and becoming a superhero in 2001. 1975) of the series were in the 100 Page Super Spectacular format. Writer Cary Bates, in collaboration with Swan, introduced such characters as the supervillain Terra-Man in issue #249 (March 1972) and the superhero Vartox in issue #281 (Nov. Maggin began his long association with the title with the story "Must There Be a Superman?" in issue #247 (Jan. Julius Schwartz became the title's editor with issue #233 (January 1971) and together with writer Denny O'Neil and artist Curt Swan streamlined the Superman mythos, starting with the elimination of Kryptonite. 1967) which featured the first race between the Flash and Superman, two characters known for their super-speed powers. Writer Jim Shooter and Swan crafted the story "Superman's Race With the Flash!" in Superman #199 (Aug. In the view of comics historian Les Daniels, artist Curt Swan became the definitive artist of Superman in the early 1960s with a "new look" to the character that replaced Wayne Boring's version. Superman was the first DC title with a letters column as a regular feature beginning with issue #124 (September 1958). Another part of the Superman mythos which had originated on the radio program made its way into the comic books when kryptonite was featured in a story by Bill Finger and Al Plastino. A more detailed origin story for Superman was presented in issue #53 (July 1948) to mark the character's tenth anniversary. Siegel introduced Mister Mxyzptlk in issue #30 (September 1944). The story "America's Secret Weapon!" was written by Don Cameron despite bearing Siegel's signature. Superman #23 (July–August 1943) featured the first Superman comic book story written by someone other than Jerry Siegel.
By 1942, artist Wayne Boring, who had previously been one of Shuster's assistants, had become a major artist on Superman. In the early 1940s, Superman was selling over a million copies per month. Jimmy Olsen first appeared as a named character in the story "Superman versus The Archer" in Superman #13 (Nov.–Dec. Editor Mort Weisinger began his long association with the title with issue #11 (July–August 1941). Perry White, a supporting character who had originated on the Superman radio program was introduced into the comic book in issue #7 (October 1940). By issue #7, Superman was being hailed on the covers as the "World's Greatest Adventure Strip Character".
Superman now also had the distinction of being the first ever hero-character featured in more than one comic magazine. Superman #1 appeared on the shelves in the summer of 1939. Publication history Superman volume 1 ĭue to the Superman character's popularity after his premiere in Action Comics #1, National Allied Publications decided to launch an entirely new magazine featuring a single character, which at that time was unprecedented. The series was replaced by Superman: Son of Kal-El in July 2021, featuring adventures of Superman's son, Jon Kent. A fourth series was released in June 2016 and ended in April 2018, while the fifth series was launched in July 2018 and ended in June 2021.
The title was canceled with issue #714 in 2011, and was relaunched with issue #1 the following month which ended its run in 2016. In May 2006, it was returned to its original title and numbering. Between 19 it was retitled, The Adventures of Superman, while a new series used the title Superman. The strip proved so popular that National launched Superman into his own self-titled comic book, the first for any superhero, premiering with the cover date Summer 1939. Superman began as one of several anthology features in the National Periodical Publications comic book Action Comics #1 in June 1938. Superman is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the DC Comics superhero Superman as its main protagonist.
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