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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.
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.
==History==
Superman is the creation of two teenegers from Cleveland, Ohio. Jerry Siegel, the son of a Jewish immigrant from Lithuania, was the writer, collaborating with his friend Joseph Shuster, a recent immigrant from Canada, who did the artwork. According to typical accounts, both boys had created Superman as a result of shyness in school; both were awkward and unpopular, and the creation of Clark kent and his super alter-ego was meant as a way to correct the deficiencies. However, recent authors had made a case for a more profound reason for Superman's creation: on June 2, 1932, Jerry's father died as a result of an armed robbery in Cleveland, either from gunshot wounds or a heart attack; Superman was the creation of a young man to have someone powerful that would right all wrongs. [http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2008-08-25-superman-creators_N.htm]
==References==
==References==
*"The crime that created Superman: Did fatal robbery spawn Man of Steel?", by David Colton, ''USA Today'', August 26, 2008 [http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2008-08-25-superman-creators_N.htm]
*[http://xroads.virginia.edu/~UG02/yeung/actioncomics/cover.html ''Action Comics'' number 1, first appearance of Superman]
*[http://xroads.virginia.edu/~UG02/yeung/actioncomics/cover.html ''Action Comics'' number 1, first appearance of Superman]