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Superman
For as long as I can remember Superman has always been one of my all-time favorite super heroes. I love the mythology and what he stood for. I hope you enjoy my squidwho lens.
Three reasons to love Superman
1. Ability to fly
2. Super Strength
3. Sense of justice and honor
2. Super Strength
3. Sense of justice and honor
Superman at a Glance
Superman is a fictional character, a comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon.Daniels (1998), p. 11. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective Comics, Inc. in 1938, the character first appeared in Action Comics #1 (June 1938) and subsequently appeared in various radio serials, television programs, films, newspaper strips, and video games. With the success of his adventures, Superman helped to create the superhero genre...
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Superman: Escape from Bizarro World
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Superman Facts
Real name: Kal-El (Kryptonian name)/ Clark Joseph Kent (Earth Name)Occupation: Reporter and novelist
Base of Operations: Metropolis, USA
Marital Status: Married (Lois Lane)
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 225
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black
First Appearance: ACTION COMICS #1 (June 1938) original version, Price: $400,000
according to Comics Price Guide
THE MAN OF STEEL #1 mini-series (June 1986), current version
Powers: super speed, x-ray vision, heat vision, flight, invulnerable
History: Rocketed as a baby from the exploding planet Krypton Kal-El raised by the farmer Jonathan Kent and his wife Martha Kent. Kal-El grew to manhood on Earth, whose yellow sun and lighter gravity gave him fantastic super powers! In the city of Metropolis, he poses as mild-mannered news reporter Clark Kent, but battles evil all over Earth and beyond.. as Superman!
Allies & Friends: Justice League, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Perry White, & Batman
Superman #1
Price: 250,000
according to Comics Price Guide
Enemies: Lex Luthor, Braniac, Parasite, Darkseid, Doomsday, Krypton Villains- Zod
Media:
Radio: 1940's Superman Radio Show
Movies: Superman the Movie 1978 ( Christopher Reeve)
Superman II (1980)
Superman III (1983)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Superman DVDs
Television: Adventures of Superman (1952) starring George Reeves
Superboy (1988)
Lois and Clark the New Adventures of Superman (1993)
Smallville (2001) -the story of Clark Kent in Smallville before going to Metropolis and becoming Superman.
Cartoons: 1940's Max and Dave Fleischer's Superman cartoon shorts
1966 The New Adventures of Superman
1967 The Superman-Aquaman Hour of Adventure
1968 The Batman-Superman Hour
Super Friends (1973)
The All-New Super Friends Hour (1977)
Challenge of the Super Friends (1978)
The World's Greatest Super Friends (1979)
SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984)
The SuperPowers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985)
Superfriends dvds
Ruby Spears Superman (1988)
If you ever wanted to see this rare series, try mentioning it to Cartoon Network
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Superman the Animated Series (1996)
Justice League (2001) Justice League dvds
Superman Returns
Superman Returns Poster
Superman News
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As fast as a speeding bullet
Superman would beat The Flash in a foot race
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JoanGosselin says:
Yes, of course My super Hero Superman wouldn't let me down in that foot race! Because he faster than a speeding bullet!
Posted July 11, 2008
The Flash would win by a mile
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Super Links!
- Jim Lee
- Renowned comic book artist who had a major impact on the world of comics today. Credits include Xmen, Batman, Superman, and Image Comics.
Shout Out For Superman!
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- maraphalla maraphalla Apr 8, 2009 @ 5:37 pm
- Hi clark kent,
how are you doing today? I want to become a superman just like you and I want to become a master just like john henry iron. I want to join JLA team.
Thank you
Sincerely,
Maraphalla Chan
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- DianeNassy DianeNassy Feb 18, 2009 @ 1:15 pm
- Great lens. I'm a big superman fan. I have featured your lens on my Superman Returns Movie Review Lens.
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- jamesconnelly jamesconnelly Aug 2, 2008 @ 3:43 pm
- i once had a great dream where my best friend and I were being chased my some guys who were gonna beat us up.
Then I suddenly looked at my best friend and suddenly realised that he was actually superman with the full outfit and everything. I said to him..what are you running away for ? you are superman. YOU CAN FLY.
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- GypsyOwl GypsyOwl Jul 15, 2008 @ 7:02 am
- 5*FAV ! Great Lens about Superman from comic hero to the big screen. This lens is featured in my squidoo comic-con lens. SuperLens!
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- JoanGosselin JoanGosselin Jul 11, 2008 @ 3:16 pm
- Superman has always been my Super Hero since I was a kid and watched the TV show! Sometimes I wished that I could fly and save the world myself.Way cool Lens on my Hero, thanks for giving him a space here on Squidoo!
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- Susan52 Susan52 Sep 23, 2007 @ 7:41 pm
- I love Superman, the original TV show and the first movie, and always was jealous of Lois Lane. Great lens!
Susan
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