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2 Ongoing Series2.1 Superman in Action Comics2.1.1 Issue 1 2.1.2 Issue 8 2.1.3 Issue 12 2.1.4 Issue 551 2.1.5 Issue 775 2.2 Superman2.2.1 Issue 75 2.3 Superman: The Man of Steel2.3.1 Issue 21 2.3.2 Issue 121 2.4 The Adventures of Superman2.4.1 Issue 505
— Superman action
2.1 Superman in Action Comics2.1.1 Issue 1 2.1.2 Issue 8 2.1.3 Issue 12 2.1.4 Issue 551 2.1.5 Issue 775
— Superman action
Clark Kent: The guy isnt a 24-hour pharmacy chief, he must not have felt like he was needed. Calling attention to Superman not being around only serves to put a big target on the people of Metropolis.Superman #13 written by Scott Lobdell
— Superman people
If I go crazy then will you still Call me Superman If I’m alive and well, will you be There a-holding my hand I’ll keep you by my side With my superhuman might Kryptonite.3 Doors Down Kryptonite
— Superman man
Well I know what Ive been told Youve to break free to break the mold But I cant do this all on my own No, I cant do this all on my own I know, that Im no Superman.Lazlo Bane Im no Superman
— Superman man
Superman represents an instinctive problem that we are all born and grown up with, that we can fly ─ after all, we can fly now; we couldnt before ─ and that we can carry on all kinds of scientific investigations, that we can stop crime, which Superman does, and that we can have a good influence on the world, and that we can be protected by the powerful influences in the world which may be our own parents, or may be the authorities, or what not.
— Superman power
So I advised them that in my experience children throughout the ages, long before Superman existed, tried, to fly, and also it has been my specific experience, since I have been at Bellevue Hospital, that certain children with certain emotional problems are particularly preoccupied with the problem of flying, both fascinated by it, and fearful of it.
— Superman fear
There is another reason why Superman has had good influence. That is the years of continuity of the Superman character. The children know that Superman will always come out on the right side. On that, I can give you another story about what they wanted to do. At the end of the Second World War we bad the problem of a certain number of soldiers coming home as amputees.
— Superman war
Josef Goebbels: Jerry Siegel, an intellectually and physically circumcised chap who has his headquarters in New York. . . The inventive Israelite named this pleasant guy with an overdeveloped body and underdeveloped mind “Superman..”
— Superman art
Batman: Everyone looks up to you. They listen to you. If you tell them to fight, theyll fight. But they need to be inspired. And lets face it, Supermanthe last time you really inspired anyone was when you were dead.
— Superman time
Grant Morrison: Well Mark Waid had him as a vegetarian, he sort of ratified it and then people were really angry because they used to say in the 70s his favourite food was beef bourguignon. But I kind of think of course he would be a vegetarian, I mean he would find it hard not to be. Hes a super kid who grew up with animals and Im sure hed empathise with them pretty early on and just not be. I dont know, I might just put it in again to annoy people.Grant Morrison Comicbookgrrrl
— Superman people
Siegel: If youre interested in what made Superman what it is, heres one of the keys to what made it universally acceptable. Joe and I had certain inhibitionswhich led to wish-fulfillment which we expressed through our interest in science fiction and our comic strip. Thats where the dual-identity concept came from, and Clark Kents problems with Lois. I imagine there are a lot of people in this world who are similarly frustrated. Joe and I both felt that way in high school, and he was able to put the feeling into sketches.
— Superman science
The story would begin with you as a child on far-off planet Krypton. Like the others of that world, you had super-powers. The child’s scientist-father was mocked and denounced by the Science Council. They did not believe his claim that Krypton would soon explode from internal stresses. Convinced that his prediction was valid, the boy’s father had been constructing a model rocket ship. As the planet began to perish, the baby’s parents knew its end was close. There was not space enough for three people in the small model craft. They put the baby into it. The mother chose to remain on the doomed planet with the man she loved, and die with him. Tearfully, hoping that their baby boy would survive, they launched the craft toward the planet Earth. Shortly, Krypton exploded and its millions of inhabitants were destroyed.”
— Superman love
Jerry Siegel: What led me into creating Superman in the early thirties?Hearing and reading of the oppression and slaughter of helpless, oppressed Jews in Nazi Germanyseeing movies depicting the horrors of privation suffered by the downtroddenI had the great urge to help help the downtrodden masses, somehow. How could I help them when I could barely help myself? Superman was the answer.
— Superman reading
Alan Kistlers Superman Files - A retrospective by comic book historian Alan Kistler on the entire history of Superman in the comics and other media.
— Superman history
Supermans Shield and its History, studying the development of Supermans shield emblem in its various incarnations and reimaginings.
— Superman history
Superman: Did you ever wonder boys, how it would feel to fall from a great distance and be crushed to a pulp?
— Superman man
Superman: Its not entirely your fault that youre delinquent-- its these slums - your poor living conditions - if there was only some way I could remedy it--!
— Superman living
Superman: Youre right! Taking lives is something I definitely find offensive! But roughing up criminal terrorists a bit doesnt faze me at all!
— Superman man
Superman: Im not an idiot, Black. I know there are bad men in power and the world is not an equitable place -- but you cant throw morality in the garbage just because lifes tough!
— Superman life
Superman: Too late, Lois. The JLA has already fallen and there are too many innocents in jeopardy. Its up to me.
— Superman man
Superman: I dont know what hole you crawled out of or where you came from, but Im sending you back!
— Superman man
Superman: Enough, Doomsday! If you want to get your hands on my friends, youre going to have to kill me first!
— Superman friends
Superman his last internal monologue before he dies: For Lois, and Jimmy and the entire city, Ive got to put this guy away while I still can!
— Superman man
Superman: I have many enemies who have tried to control me. And I live in fear that someday, they might succeed. If that ever should happen -- If I should ever lose control, There would only be one sure way to stop me.
— Superman fear
Superman: Youve got a very distinct heartbeat. Erratic breathing. And your kevlar costume squeaks when you walk. Easy sound grouping to pull out of a crowd.
— Superman art
Deke Dickson: Maybe you can steal more money with a briefcase than a gun, but nothing beats superpowers!
— Superman power
Clark to his mother, Martha Kent, in an email: I can see this, I suppose you could call it, aura of colors that words cant describe around living things. And when something dies the aura fades leaving something thats not easy to look at. It appears empty in a way that makes you feel empty too!!
— Superman art
Clark to his mother, Martha Kent, in an email: Each time I think Ive made a connection with someone once they find out what I can do, whether its hours or days later, everything changes. Invariably they freak. They get retroactively paranoid, wondering what else Clark Kent is hiding from them.
— Superman time
SupermanFiring the gun at the terrified arms dealer then catching the bullet right in front of his face: Now, so will you.
— Superman man
Clark: Yeah. A long time ago back in Smallville. He doesnt seem to remember, which is its own miracle. I was hoping he wouldnt anyway.
— Superman time
Green Lantern: Im picking up a signal The Society has broken open every prison in the world and brought the inmates to Metropolis. Theyre going to storm the city. Theyre saying that if Supermans city falls the rest will follow?
— Superman society
Superman: Everyone, listen to me! These jerks killed Superboy. Theyve tried to kill us. Now they say theyre going to tear this city apart. I say like hell.
— Superman art
Superman: Its not about where you were born. Or what powers you have. Or what you wear on your chest.
— Superman power
Narrator: Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound!
— Superman power
Narrator: Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to soar higher than any plane!
— Superman power
Narrator: Faster than a streak of lightening! More powerful than the pounding surf! Mightier than a roaring hurricane!
— Superman power
Narrator: This amazing stranger from the planet Krypton, the man of steel, Superman! Empowered with X-ray vision, possessing remarkable physical strength, Superman fights a never ending battle for truth and justice, disguised as a mild mannered newspaper reporter, Clark Kent.
— Superman truth
Flash: I remember the first time I met Superman. Barry was going to introduce us. I was just standing on the rooftop watching Barry talk to Superman. I must have tapped my foot a thousand times fighting the urge to ask for his autograph. I started to get down on myself looking at him. Like I could never measure up. I felt like taking off my costume and walking away. When they finished talking Superman walked over to me, put his hand on my shoulder and said I wish more young people were like you. Afterwards I couldnt stop smiling for a week.
— Superman war
Batman: Theyre never afraid of you are they? Glowing green and seeping radiation. You could break this planet in two. And yet when they see you there struggling to hold yourself up in a doorway, they trip over each other to help you.
— Superman self
Martha: You cant wear a mask Clark. When people see you and can see the things you can do, the power you have, theyll be terrified. They need to be able to look into your eyes, see your face, so that they can see the decency and kindness thats always there and know they have nothing to be afraid of.
— Superman art
The Atom: I remember the first time I met Superman. It was a Justice League case so there were other heroes involved, but in my mind none of them stood as tall or as proudly as Superman. I began to wonder what I was doing in the same room as him, how little he must think of me. But Superman never treated me as anything but an equal. At six inches tall he made me feel like a giant. Now I had to be that giant for him.
— Superman time
Green Arrow: internal monologue For the last victim, we went to Animal Man, the Metal Man, and Mister Miracle. We found nothing. So this time, we go to the top. he glances at Superman The very top.
— Superman time
And we frequently have on our ward at Bellevue the problem of making Superman capes in occupational therapy and then the children wearing them and fighting over them and one thing or another ─ and only about 3 months ago we had such, what we call epidemic, and a number of children were hurt because they tried to fly off the top of radiators or off the top of bookcases or what not and got bumps.
— Superman war
Siegel: Well, as a science-fiction fan, I knew of the various themes in the field. The superman theme has been one of the themes ever since Samson and Hercules; and I just sat down and wrote a story of that type - only in this story, the Superman was a villain.
— Superman science
Q: The bald-domed, menacing Superman in The Reign looks a lot like Lex Luthor, the villain in later Superman stories. Did you consciously base Luthor on the early character?
— Superman men
Shuster: The evil Superman was just my idea of a villain - I suppose he looks a lot like Telly Savalas.
— Superman evil
Siegel: Obviously, having him a hero would be infinitely more commercial than having him a villain. I understand that the comic strip Dr. Fu Manchu ran into all sorts of difficulties because the main character was a villain. And with the example before us of Tarzan and other action heroes of fiction who were very successful, mainly because people admired them and looked up to them, it seemed the sensible thing to do to make The Superman a hero. The first piece was a short story, and thats one thing; but creating a successful comic strip with a character youll hope will continue for many years, it would definitely be going in the wrong direction to make him a villain.
— Superman hope
Siegel: It was conceived strictly as a comic book. It was intended to take up the entire publication. When Joe and I first got together, we did attempt to prepare and sell newspaper strips; but they failed to sell. When I saw this publication Detective Dan, it occurred to me that we could get up an even more interesting comic book character than that other strip, which seemed to be a takeoff on Dick Racy.
— Superman book
Siegel: because the super-strength and action in the animated cartoons, rather than in the comic strip, were absolutely sensational. I thought: this is really great, but its done strictly as comedy. What if it featured a straight adventure character? You could end up with a very dynamic adventure strip. So that was one of the influences on Superman. There were many: there was Tarzan, who was the greatest action hero of the time, and various others; but I think the Popeye animated cartoons were one of the strongest influences.
— Superman time
Siegel: Definitely. I loved The Mark of Zorro, and Im sure that had some influence on me. I did also see The Scarlet Pimpernel but didnt care much for it. But the shy reporter with glasses came out of our own personal lives. Of course we loved Douglas Fairbanks as Robin Hood, and that influenced both of us: me in the writing, and Joe in the art. Im sure that subliminally we remembered Rudolph Valentino in The Sheik, and the tremendous romantic appeal to women of a guy in costume.
— Superman love
Siegel: Yes. I figured that the character would be so advanced that he would be invulnerable in other ways than physically. Secretly, I kind of enjoyed the thought that women, who just didnt care at all about somebody like Clark Kent, would go ape over somebody like Superman. I enjoyed the fact that he wasnt that affected by all their admiration. When you come down to it, some of the greatest lovers of all time simply arent that crazy about women: Its the women who are crazy about them. Clark Gable was hard to get, and so were some of the other romantic heroes.
— Superman love
Shuster: It was inspired by the costume pictures that Fairbanks did: they greatly influenced us. He did The Mark of Zorro, and Robin Hood, and a marvelous one called The Black Pirate - those are three that I recall that we loved. Fairbanks would swing on ropes very much like Superman flying - or like Tarzan on a vine.
— Superman love
Before I ever put anything on paper, Jerry and I would talk back and forth. Jerry would say, Well, how about this, or how about that, or how about doing him like this? And I agreed the feeling of action as he was flying or jumping or leaping - a flowing cape would give it movement. It really helped, and it was very easy to draw.
— Superman men
I also had classical heroes and strongmen in mind, and this shows in the footwear. In the third version Superman wore sandals laced halfway up the calf. You can still see this on the cover of Action 01, though they were covered over in red to look like boots when the comic was printed.
— Superman mind
Siegel: One day, I read an article in some leading magazine of the time about how Tarzan was merchandised by Stephen Slesinger so successfully. And I thought: Wow! Superman is even more super than Tarzan; the same thing could happen with Superman. And I mentioned it to Joe, he got real enthused, and I walked in a day to two later, and he had made a big drawing of Superman showing how the character could be merchandised on boxtops, T-shirts, and everything. We put this merchandising business into one of the very early Superman stories. The publisher looked at it and thought it was a good idea, and Superman has been a terrific earner from character merchandising ever since.
— Superman success
Shuster: In this drawing we just let our imagination run wild. We visualized Superman toys, games, and a radio show - that was before TV - and Superman movies. We even visualized Superman billboards. And its all come true.
— Superman imagination
Shuster: Jerry created all the names. We were great movie fans, and were inspired a lot by the actors and actresses we saw. As for Clark Kent, he combined the names of Clark Gable and Kent Taylor. And Metropolis, the city in which Superman operated, came from the Fritz Lang movie, which we both
— Superman man
Shuster: Jerry reversed the usual formula of the superhero who goes to another planet. He put the superhero in ordinary, familiar surroundings, instead of the other way around, as was done in most science fiction. That was the first time I can recall that it had ever been done.
— Superman science
Shuster: He was mostly leaping tall buildings in the beginning. There were cases where he would leap off a tall building or swoop down, and at that point he would look like he was flying, I suppose. It was just natural to draw him like that.
— Superman lying
Love changes everything. It changes what you feel and what you do. What would you say to me if I told you... I love you?
— Superman love

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