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[[Image:ARoss Superman.jpg|right|300px|thumb|''Superman'', by Alex Ross]]

[[Image:ARoss Superman.jpg|right|300px|thumb|''Superman'', by Alex Ross]]

'''Superman''' is the fictional protagonist of several [[movie]]s, [[comics]] and [[television]] shows. He is a [[superhero]].  Superman is the last son of Krypton, a distant planet much larger than Earth with a red sun. Raised by two [[Methodism|Methodist]] [[Kansas]] farmers, Superman was blessed by his alien heritage with great powers.  In his initial appearances, his power set consisted of being "faster than a speeding bullet", "more powerful than a locomotive", and "able to leap tall buildings in a single bound".  Since then, his powers have been expanded to include incredible strength, super speed, flight, invulnerability, super breath, super intelligence, heat-ray eyes, freezing breath, passing through matter, unaided intersteller travel, and various forms of superhuman senses (super-hearing; x-ray, heat, telescopic, and microscopic vision) - Superman's excessive and ever-changing powers are often the subject of criticism or parody. He is severely weakened by green [[kryptonite]], can be reduced to normal human levels of power by light from a red sun, and is vulnerable to [[magic]].  Superman was created by [[Judaism|Jewish]] cartoonists [[Jerry Siegel]] and [[Joe Shuster]] (a Canadian) in the 1930s, and is one of the first comic-book superheroes.  The Superman series has long been a mainstay of [[DC Comics]] and one of their most popular titles.

'''Superman''' is a fictional character created in the mid-1930s by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and currently published by DC Comics under a variety of titles.  The first comic book superhero, Superman spawed a pantheon of other similar characters, and a comics industry in which Superman alone was selling at well over a million copies as early as 1942 [http://www.nostalgiazone.com/doc/zine/05_Q1/funnybusiness.htm]; he would later star in books, radio, animation, television, and film.  Superman is seen as a symbol of America, reflected in his red and blue costume and marketing material describing his mission as the protector of "truth, justice, and the American way".

Superman is seen as a symbol of America, reflected in his red and blue costume and marketing material describing his mission as the protector of "truth, justice, and the American way".  He lives a secret double life, posing as the "mild-mannered reporter" Clark Kent.  He specifically works in the news [[media]] so he can more easily hear about and attend the scenes of crimes. In most continuities, Superman is romantically involved with Lois Lane, a fellow reporter.  His best friend is teenage cub reporter, later photographer, Jimmy Olsen.

Superman is the last son of Krypton, a distant planet much larger than Earth with a red sun. Raised by two [[Methodism|Methodist]] [[Kansas]] farmers, Superman was blessed by his alien heritage with great powers.  In his initial appearances, his power set consisted of being "faster than a speeding bullet", "more powerful than a locomotive", and "able to leap tall buildings in a single bound".  Since then, his powers have been expanded to include incredible strength, super speed, flight, invulnerability, super breath, super intelligence, heat-ray eyes, freezing breath, passing through matter, unaided intersteller travel, and various forms of superhuman senses (super-hearing; x-ray, heat, telescopic, and microscopic vision) - Superman's excessive and ever-changing powers are often the subject of criticism or parody. He is severely weakened by green [[kryptonite]], can be reduced to normal human levels of power by light from a red sun, and is vulnerable to [[magic]].   

 

He lives a secret double life, posing as the "mild-mannered reporter" Clark Kent.  He specifically works in the news [[media]] so he can more easily hear about and attend the scenes of crimes. In most continuities, Superman is romantically involved with Lois Lane, a fellow reporter, and his best friend is teenage cub reporter, later photographer, Jimmy Olsen.

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