About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 154. Chapters: Superman, Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, Clark Kent, Spectre, Superboy, Jimmy Olsen, Mister Mxyzptlk, Jor-El, Jim Corrigan, Brainiac 5, Jonathan and Martha Kent, Luornu Durgo, Perry White, Phantom Girl, Ultra-Humanite, Prankster, Salu Digby, Sun Boy, Lena Luthor, Ultra Boy, Lara, Doctor Occult, Invisible Kid, Reep Daggle, Matter-Eater Lad, Glorith, Pat Dugan, Saturn Queen, Kryptonite Man, Lightning Lord, Gim Allon, Sylvester Pemberton, Computo, Bouncing Boy, Slam Bradley, Robotman, Dev-Em, Legion of Super-Pets, Cyclotron, Spider Girl, Lyla Lerrol, Lesla-Lar, Kulak, Cosmic King, Nature Boy, Mr. Muscles, Skyman. Excerpt: Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective Comics, Inc. (later DC Comics) 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 and establish its primacy within the American comic book. The character's appearance is distinctive and iconic: a blue, red and yellow costume, complete with cape, with a stylized "S" shield on his chest. This shield is now typically used across media to symbolize the character. The original story of Superman relates that he was born Kal-El on the planet Krypton, before being rocketed to Earth as an infant by his scientist father Jor-El, moments before Krypton's destruction. Discovered and adopted by a Kansas farmer and his wife, the child is raised as Clark Kent and imbued with a strong moral compass. Very early he started to...
