Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 226 "For the second time in his history, Superman's self-titled comic saw a first issue...a new series was introduced...written and drawn by the prolific Byrne." World's Finest Comics – Originally told separate Superman and Batman stories in the 1940s, it then featured Superman/Batman team-ups in each issue from July 1954 with issue #71 through its cancellation in January 1986 with issue #323. Pasko, Martin (2008). The DC Vault: A Museum-in-a-Book with Rare Collectibles from the DC Universe. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Running Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0762432578. During [World War Two], overall circulation tripled, as servicemen added comics to their reading habits. At the height of the war, many titles were selling over a million copies a month. Superman topped the list, of course—at first.

As a boy, Shuster was interested in fitness culture [63] and a fan of strongmen such as Siegmund Breitbart and Joseph Greenstein. He collected fitness magazines and manuals and used their photographs as visual references for his art. [3] Action Comics #855-857; Superman (vol. 2) #140; DC Comics Presents #71; Superman: The Man of Steel #5 Weisinger retired in 1970 and Julius Schwartz took over. By his own admission, Weisinger had grown out of touch with newer readers. [100] Starting with The Sandman Saga, Schwartz updated Superman by making Clark Kent a television anchor, and he retired overused plot elements such as kryptonite and robot doppelgangers. [101] Schwartz also scaled Superman's powers down to a level closer to Siegel's original. These changes would eventually be reversed by later writers. Schwartz allowed stories with serious drama such as " For the Man Who Has Everything" ( Superman Annual #11), in which the villain Mongul torments Superman with an illusion of happy family life on a living Krypton. Khouri, Andy (October 23, 2006). "Talking Superman with Kurt Busiek". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013 . Retrieved July 25, 2012. Arion of Atlantis, unseen for years until Infinite Crisis, appears before Superman to warn him of hellish times to come. Busiek and Pacheco developed an extended storyline featuring Arion coming into conflict with Superman. [56] The plotline concluded in Superman Annual #13. [57] Alex Ross painted the covers for issues #675 (June 2008) through #685 (April 2009).Stories from Action Comics #507, 508, 554, 595, 600, 644; Adventures of Superman #408; DC Comics Presents #29; Superman (vol. 2) #30

The Phantom Zone (1982) – A Steve Gerber miniseries that was controversial for depicting violence against the Metropolis police. The series took a hard look at the ethics of the Phantom Zone, released its villains and centered around Qwex-Ull, a framed Kryptonian who Superman was forced to release in Superman #157, 20 years earlier. Uzumeri, David (June 10, 2011). "The New Superman Titles Are Here, Grant Morrison on Action Comics". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on April 17, 2012 . Retrieved April 19, 2012. Batman/Superman began publication in June 2013. The series is written by Greg Pak and illustrated by Jae Lee. [16] The series features the first encounter between the two heroes as they exist in The New 52. The first arc is set before the formation of the Justice League in the team's own book. [17] The series concluded in May 2016 with issue #32. A second Batman/Superman series was released in August 2019. Superman has appeared in a series of direct-to-video animated films produced by Warner Bros. Animation called DC Universe Animated Original Movies, beginning with Superman: Doomsday in 2007. Many of these movies are adaptations of popular comic book stories.Stories from Superman #4, 13, 30, 53, 123, 125, 129, 132, 145, 149, 162, 247, Annual #11; Action Comics #241; Superboy #68; The Forever People #1; Superman (vol. 2) #2; "What if Superman Ended the War?" from Look magazine (1943). Featuring introductions by John Byrne and Mike Gold. Byrne, John( w),Ordway, Jerry( p), Beatty, John( i)."Junk" Adventures of Superman,no.436(January 1988). Truitt, Brian (June 24, 2013). "Pak debuts 'Batman/Superman', takes over 'Action Comics' ". USA Today . Retrieved June 25, 2013.

Superman (vol. 2) #7-8; Adventures of Superman #430-431; Action Comics #590-591; Legion of Super-Heroes #37-38 McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 182: "Scribe Len Wein and artist Curt Swan brought in Supergirl to support Superman during his successful restoration of the shrunken Kryptonian city of Kandor to full size." Superman appeared in the theatrical animated feature film DC League of Super-Pets (2022), voiced by John Krasinski. Title was retitled to Adventures of Superman with issue #424, continuing with the same numbering until 2006, running concurrently with volume 2 of Superman. Adventures of Superman #581; President Luthor Secret Files and Origins #1; Superman: Lex 2000; Superman (vol. 2) #162-165; Superman: The Man of Steel #108-110; Action Comics #773

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Robinson, James( w), Guedes, Renato( p), Magalhaés, Jose Wilson( i)."The Coming of Atlas Part 1 The World on His Shoulders" Superman,no.677(August 2008). Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton #3; Supergirl (vol. 4) #52; Superman #699; stories from Adventure Comics #10-11 Adventures of Superman #579-580; Superman: The Man of Steel #101-102; Action Comics #766-767; Superman (vol. 2) #158; the lead story from Superman: Metropolis Secret Files and Origins #1 Superman and Batman: World's Finest (1990) - Three-issue prestige format miniseries featuring Superman and Batman teaming up to battle Lex Luthor and the Joker.

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Esposito, Joey (2013-07-17). "DC Comics Announces Superman/Wonder Woman". IGN . Retrieved 2013-10-10. Action Comics #760-763, Adventures of Superman #573-576, Superman (vol. 2) #151-154, Superman: The Man of Steel #95-98; Superman: Y2K Jor-L learns that Krypton is going to explode and tries to warn the Council, but the Council doesn’t believe him, forcing Jor-L to plan his own contingency. This exchange between Jor-L and the Council would become an essential part of the origin story in subsequent retellings. Earth is chosen as Kal-L’s destination because of its ability to support life. To celebrate his 50th anniversary, Ruby Spears produced an animated series partially based on Superman (1978) and post-Crisis Superman comics created by John Byrne. The model sheets for Superman (1988) were drawn by legendary comics artist Gil Kane and most of the episodes were written by comics writer M DC Comics launched Superman volume 3 with issue #1 in September 2011 ( cover dated November 2011), as part of The New 52. [65] The first three issues saw George Pérez doing the scripting and breakdowns. Dan Jurgens began to co-write and draw Superman with Keith Giffen. Their first issue was #7 (May 2012). [66] As of September 2012's issue #0, Scott Lobdell and Kenneth Rocafort became the creative team. [67] John Romita Jr. drew the Superman series in collaboration with writer Geoff Johns in 2014. [68] [69] Romita Jr.'s Superman pencils were inked by Klaus Janson. [70] Superman's secret identity as Clark Kent was revealed to the world in a storyline by writer Gene Luen Yang in 2015. [71] This series ended its run with the release of issue #52 (July 2016).