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Melissa Benoist as Supergirl in the middle of her team, on a National City street (2015-2021 series)

Supergirl (2015-2021 series): Melissa Benoist's...

The Supergirl series (2015-2021) runs 126 episodes. Melissa Benoist wears the cape for six seasons: CBS first (October 26, 2015), then The CW, finale on November 9, 2021. National City...

Supergirl (2015-2021 series): Melissa Benoist's...

The Supergirl series (2015-2021) runs 126 episodes. Melissa Benoist wears the cape for six seasons: CBS first (October 26, 2015), then The CW, finale on November 9, 2021. National City...

Aerial view of the Kent farm: house, red barn and silo in a field, Smallville series

The Kent farm: the place where Kal-El's capsule...

The Kent farm is a place. It appears in More Fun Comics #101 (January 1945). Kal-El's capsule crashes there, or right beside it. Clark grows up there. Jonathan and Martha...

The Kent farm: the place where Kal-El's capsule...

The Kent farm is a place. It appears in More Fun Comics #101 (January 1945). Kal-El's capsule crashes there, or right beside it. Clark grows up there. Jonathan and Martha...

Richard Pryor as Gus Gorman, beige jacket and white T-shirt, in Superman III

Gus Gorman: Superman III's programmer and his s...

Gus Gorman — sometimes listed as August in databases, mostly “Gus” on screen — appears in Superman III, released in the United States on June 17, 1983 and in France...

Gus Gorman: Superman III's programmer and his s...

Gus Gorman — sometimes listed as August in databases, mostly “Gus” on screen — appears in Superman III, released in the United States on June 17, 1983 and in France...

Ned Beatty as Otis, boater hat and gray suit, in Lex Luthor's library (Superman, 1978)

Otis (Superman): Lex Luthor's henchman from the...

Otis is born for Richard Donner's Superman, released in the United States on December 15, 1978, and returns in Superman II, released in France on December 9, 1980. Ned Beatty...

Otis (Superman): Lex Luthor's henchman from the...

Otis is born for Richard Donner's Superman, released in the United States on December 15, 1978, and returns in Superman II, released in France on December 9, 1980. Ned Beatty...

Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman of New 52 Earth 2 facing Parademons, on the textless cover of Earth 2 #1

Earth-2 DC: the Justice Society of America, Kal...

Earth-2 (Earth-Two) houses the Golden Age heroes. The concept arrives in The Flash #123 (September 1961); the name, in JLA #21 (August 1963). Kal-L is the local Superman. The New...

Earth-2 DC: the Justice Society of America, Kal...

Earth-2 (Earth-Two) houses the Golden Age heroes. The concept arrives in The Flash #123 (September 1961); the name, in JLA #21 (August 1963). Kal-L is the local Superman. The New...

Serinda Swan as Zatanna, tails and bow tie, in the Smallville series

Zatanna: the magician who speaks backward, Clar...

Zatanna Zatara first appears in Hawkman #4 (October-November 1964 cover, on sale August 20, 1964), created by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson. She speaks backward to cast spells. On Smallville,...

Zatanna: the magician who speaks backward, Clar...

Zatanna Zatara first appears in Hawkman #4 (October-November 1964 cover, on sale August 20, 1964), created by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson. She speaks backward to cast spells. On Smallville,...

Lex Luthor in front of a glass cell where Superman lies on the floor, in the pocket universe prison of Superman (2025)

The pocket universe: Lex Luthor's prison in Sup...

In James Gunn's Superman (2025), the pocket universe is Lex Luthor's secret prison, where Superman loses his powers before escaping. In the comics, a pocket universe created by the Time...

The pocket universe: Lex Luthor's prison in Sup...

In James Gunn's Superman (2025), the pocket universe is Lex Luthor's secret prison, where Superman loses his powers before escaping. In the comics, a pocket universe created by the Time...

Jax-Ur, with a mechanical monocle over his eye and a sneer, against a nebula backdrop on a variant cover of Action Comics #1071

Jax-Ur: the Kryptonian scientist who destroyed ...

First seen in 1961 in Adventure Comics #289, Jax-Ur is, in the pre-1986 comics, the first criminal exiled to the Phantom Zone, for destroying Wegthor, an inhabited moon of Krypton....

Jax-Ur: the Kryptonian scientist who destroyed ...

First seen in 1961 in Adventure Comics #289, Jax-Ur is, in the pre-1986 comics, the first criminal exiled to the Phantom Zone, for destroying Wegthor, an inhabited moon of Krypton....

Superboy and Krypto on the cover of Adventure Comics #210 (1955), the first Krypto story, written by Otto Binder

Otto Binder: the writer behind Supergirl, Krypt...

Otto Binder wrote nearly a thousand stories about Captain Marvel and his family before joining DC's Superman titles. There, from 1955 to 1959, he and his artists created Krypto, Brainiac,...

Otto Binder: the writer behind Supergirl, Krypt...

Otto Binder wrote nearly a thousand stories about Captain Marvel and his family before joining DC's Superman titles. There, from 1955 to 1959, he and his artists created Krypto, Brainiac,...

Scientists in white lab coats in a glass-walled S.T.A.R. Labs laboratory, in Zack Snyder's Justice League

S.T.A.R. Labs: the Metropolis laboratory that b...

Born in 1971 in Superman #246, S.T.A.R. Labs is the research laboratory Superman turns to in Metropolis. In the comics, it also gave rise to the Atomic Skull and the...

S.T.A.R. Labs: the Metropolis laboratory that b...

Born in 1971 in Superman #246, S.T.A.R. Labs is the research laboratory Superman turns to in Metropolis. In the comics, it also gave rise to the Atomic Skull and the...

Falk Hentschel as Hawkman, with a hawk helmet and large wings, in a promotional image for the series DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Hawkman: the winged warrior powered by Nth meta...

Introduced in Flash Comics #1, dated January 1940, Hawkman flies thanks to Nth metal and has mainly gone by two identities, Carter Hall and Katar Hol. Carter Hall rubbed shoulders...

Hawkman: the winged warrior powered by Nth meta...

Introduced in Flash Comics #1, dated January 1940, Hawkman flies thanks to Nth metal and has mainly gone by two identities, Carter Hall and Katar Hol. Carter Hall rubbed shoulders...

Christopher Reeve as Virgil Swann, wearing glasses and a dark sweater, in front of an image of stars in the Smallville series

Virgil Swann: the Smallville scientist played b...

In Smallville, Dr. Virgil Swann reveals Clark's Kryptonian name to him, along with his parents' message. Christopher Reeve plays him in two episodes that aired in the United States in...

Virgil Swann: the Smallville scientist played b...

In Smallville, Dr. Virgil Swann reveals Clark's Kryptonian name to him, along with his parents' message. Christopher Reeve plays him in two episodes that aired in the United States in...

Bud Collyer, the voice of Superman in the radio serial, smiling at his desk in a 1953 photo

Superman on the radio: the 1940 serial that gav...

Launched on February 12, 1940, the Superman radio serial gave the hero Bud Collyer's two voices and brought to life Perry White, the name Jimmy Olsen and then, in 1943,...

Superman on the radio: the 1940 serial that gav...

Launched on February 12, 1940, the Superman radio serial gave the hero Bud Collyer's two voices and brought to life Perry White, the name Jimmy Olsen and then, in 1943,...

Jeremy Jordan as Winn Schott, hand behind his head, in his season 2 portrait for the Supergirl series

Winn Schott: Supergirl's computer expert, son o...

Winn Schott is Kara's computer-expert friend in the Supergirl series, played by Jeremy Jordan from 2015 to 2018, then as a guest star. In the series, he is the Toyman's...

Winn Schott: Supergirl's computer expert, son o...

Winn Schott is Kara's computer-expert friend in the Supergirl series, played by Jeremy Jordan from 2015 to 2018, then as a guest star. In the series, he is the Toyman's...

Nicole Maines as Dreamer (Nia Nal), in a blue mask and suit, between Winn and Brainy in the Supergirl series

Dreamer (Nia Nal): the heroine with visions fro...

Created for the Supergirl series and played by Nicole Maines from 2018 to 2021, Nia Nal sees the future in her dreams and becomes Dreamer. Billed as television's first transgender...

Dreamer (Nia Nal): the heroine with visions fro...

Created for the Supergirl series and played by Nicole Maines from 2018 to 2021, Nia Nal sees the future in her dreams and becomes Dreamer. Billed as television's first transgender...

Superman, Supergirl and Spider-Man beneath a spider signal, on a variant cover of the crossover Spider-Man/Superman #1 (2026)

Superman/Spider-Man (2026): the DC-Marvel cross...

In 2026, DC and Marvel celebrate fifty years of Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man with two special issues: Superman/Spider-Man #1 from DC, on sale March 25, then Spider-Man/Superman #1 from...

Superman/Spider-Man (2026): the DC-Marvel cross...

In 2026, DC and Marvel celebrate fifty years of Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man with two special issues: Superman/Spider-Man #1 from DC, on sale March 25, then Spider-Man/Superman #1 from...

Superman drawn by Curt Swan on the cover of Superman #423 (1986)

Curt Swan: the artist who defined Superman's face

Curt Swan didn't create Superman, but from the late 1950s to 1986, it was mostly his pencil that drew the hero in DC's comics. His career, his co-creations, his inkers...

Curt Swan: the artist who defined Superman's face

Curt Swan didn't create Superman, but from the late 1950s to 1986, it was mostly his pencil that drew the hero in DC's comics. His career, his co-creations, his inkers...

Lori Lemaris, in a pink top and gold bracelets, in the animated series Young Justice

Lori Lemaris: the mermaid of Tritonis and Clark...

Created in 1959 by Bill Finger and Wayne Boring, Lori Lemaris is the mermaid who reads Clark Kent's mind and learns that he is Superman, then refuses to marry him....

Lori Lemaris: the mermaid of Tritonis and Clark...

Created in 1959 by Bill Finger and Wayne Boring, Lori Lemaris is the mermaid who reads Clark Kent's mind and learns that he is Superman, then refuses to marry him....

Dylan Walsh as Sam Lane, in fatigues, alongside Jordan-El in the Inverse World of Superman & Lois

Sam Lane: the general, Lois's father, and his m...

Lois Lane's father changes jobs and sides from one version to the next: a farmer in 1959, then a general from 1987 on in the comics; a doctor, a colonel,...

Sam Lane: the general, Lois's father, and his m...

Lois Lane's father changes jobs and sides from one version to the next: a farmer in 1959, then a general from 1987 on in the comics; a doctor, a colonel,...

Cassidy Freeman as Tess Mercer, with red hair, in the Smallville series

Tess Mercer: the LuthorCorp heiress created for...

Created for season 8 of Smallville, Tess Mercer takes over LuthorCorp in Lex's place. Cassidy Freeman plays her through the 2011 finale, and season 10 reveals that she was born...

Tess Mercer: the LuthorCorp heiress created for...

Created for season 8 of Smallville, Tess Mercer takes over LuthorCorp in Lex's place. Cassidy Freeman plays her through the 2011 finale, and season 10 reveals that she was born...

Alaina Huffman as Black Canary, wearing a black-and-yellow mask and a leather jacket, in Smallville

Black Canary: the fighter with a sonic cry, Cla...

Dinah Lance, aka Black Canary, enters Smallville as Clark's enemy before joining Oliver Queen's team. Here is her journey across six episodes, where her cry comes from, and the two...

Black Canary: the fighter with a sonic cry, Cla...

Dinah Lance, aka Black Canary, enters Smallville as Clark's enemy before joining Oliver Queen's team. Here is her journey across six episodes, where her cry comes from, and the two...

John Stewart, Green Lantern with a shaved head and a green-and-black costume, in the animated series Justice League

John Stewart (Green Lantern): the ring bearer o...

An architect in the 1971 comics, a former Marine on screen: John Stewart is the Green Lantern of the animated series Justice League and its sequel, alongside George Newbern's Superman.

John Stewart (Green Lantern): the ring bearer o...

An architect in the 1971 comics, a former Marine on screen: John Stewart is the Green Lantern of the animated series Justice League and its sequel, alongside George Newbern's Superman.

Chris Wood as Mon-El facing Superman in the TV series Supergirl

Mon-El: the lead-vulnerable Daxamite Superboy m...

In 1961, an amnesiac boy who fell to Earth near Smallville passes for Superboy's big brother, until a fake lead meteor exposes him as a Daxamite. From the Phantom Zone...

Mon-El: the lead-vulnerable Daxamite Superboy m...

In 1961, an amnesiac boy who fell to Earth near Smallville passes for Superboy's big brother, until a fake lead meteor exposes him as a Daxamite. From the Phantom Zone...

The heroes of the Justice League and the Avengers gathered on the panoramic cover of JLA/Avengers #1, drawn by George Pérez

JLA/Avengers: the Justice League vs. the Avenge...

From September 2003 to March 2004, Kurt Busiek and George Pérez bring the Justice League and the Avengers together across four issues. Superman takes on Thor and Captain America, then...

JLA/Avengers: the Justice League vs. the Avenge...

From September 2003 to March 2004, Kurt Busiek and George Pérez bring the Justice League and the Avengers together across four issues. Superman takes on Thor and Captain America, then...

Brenda Strong as Lillian Luthor, in a white suit and brooch, in the Supergirl series

Lillian Luthor: Lex's mother at the head of Pro...

In the Supergirl series, Brenda Strong plays Lillian Luthor, Lex's mother, who takes charge of Project Cadmus to wage war on aliens. The comics and two other series give that...

Lillian Luthor: Lex's mother at the head of Pro...

In the Supergirl series, Brenda Strong plays Lillian Luthor, Lex's mother, who takes charge of Project Cadmus to wage war on aliens. The comics and two other series give that...

Laura Benanti as Astra In-Ze, with brown hair, in the Supergirl TV series

Astra In-Ze: Kara's aunt and the Fort Rozz esca...

Created for the Supergirl series in 2015, General Astra is Alura's twin and Kara's aunt, never Superman's. Laura Benanti plays both sisters, and Astra falls to Alex's sword midway through...

Astra In-Ze: Kara's aunt and the Fort Rozz esca...

Created for the Supergirl series in 2015, General Astra is Alura's twin and Kara's aunt, never Superman's. Laura Benanti plays both sisters, and Astra falls to Alex's sword midway through...

Kara and Alex Danvers (Melissa Benoist and Chyler Leigh) in the Supergirl series

Alex Danvers: Kara's adoptive sister and direct...

Alex Danvers does not come from the comics: the Supergirl series imagines her as Kara's sister and brings her to the screen in 2015. Chyler Leigh plays her for six...

Alex Danvers: Kara's adoptive sister and direct...

Alex Danvers does not come from the comics: the Supergirl series imagines her as Kara's sister and brings her to the screen in 2015. Chyler Leigh plays her for six...

Stephen Amell as Green Arrow, with hood and bow, in the series Arrow

Green Arrow: the powerless archer of the Justic...

Green Arrow has no superpowers, and yet he has been crossing paths with Superman since 1961: a teammate in the Justice League, an adversary in The Dark Knight Returns, and...

Green Arrow: the powerless archer of the Justic...

Green Arrow has no superpowers, and yet he has been crossing paths with Superman since 1961: a teammate in the Justice League, an adversary in The Dark Knight Returns, and...

Superman facing Spider-Man, with Batman and Hulk, on the cover of the DC Versus Marvel omnibus

DC versus Marvel: the 1996 crossover and the re...

DC versus Marvel, a miniseries dated 1996 and launched in December 1995, pits the heroes of the two publishers against each other in eleven fights, five of them decided by...

DC versus Marvel: the 1996 crossover and the re...

DC versus Marvel, a miniseries dated 1996 and launched in December 1995, pits the heroes of the two publishers against each other in eleven fights, five of them decided by...

Guy Gardner, Hawkgirl, and Mister Terrific, the Justice Gang of James Gunn's Superman (2025)

The Hall of Justice: The Justice Gang's Unfinis...

In Superman (2025), the Hall of Justice is the Justice Gang's HQ: a building owned by Maxwell Lord, still under construction. Its design goes back to the American series Super...

The Hall of Justice: The Justice Gang's Unfinis...

In Superman (2025), the Hall of Justice is the Justice Gang's HQ: a building owned by Maxwell Lord, still under construction. Its design goes back to the American series Super...

Batman, Superman and Power Girl in the animated film Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009)

Superman/Batman Public Enemies: the 2009 animat...

Released direct-to-video in the United States on September 29, 2009, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies puts a billion-dollar bounty on Superman. The story, the original and French voice casts, the French release...

Superman/Batman Public Enemies: the 2009 animat...

Released direct-to-video in the United States on September 29, 2009, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies puts a billion-dollar bounty on Superman. The story, the original and French voice casts, the French release...

David Corenswet as Clark Kent, black glasses and white shirt, at the Daily Planet

Clark Kent's glasses: origin of the disguise an...

Clark wears glasses from Action Comics #1 (1938); Superboy #70 (1959) cuts the lenses from the rocket's window, and Superman #330 (1978) turns them into the amplifier of a super-hypnosis....

Clark Kent's glasses: origin of the disguise an...

Clark wears glasses from Action Comics #1 (1938); Superboy #70 (1959) cuts the lenses from the rocket's window, and Superman #330 (1978) turns them into the amplifier of a super-hypnosis....

Superman and Spider-Man clash above a tower, crop of the 1976 crossover cover

Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man: the 1976 c...

The first superhero crossover between DC and Marvel, this $2 treasury by Gerry Conway, Ross Andru and Dick Giordano came out on January 2, 1976. Tricked by Lex Luthor and...

Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man: the 1976 c...

The first superhero crossover between DC and Marvel, this $2 treasury by Gerry Conway, Ross Andru and Dick Giordano came out on January 2, 1976. Tricked by Lex Luthor and...

Superman from the Fleischer shorts flies toward you through debris, cape spread

The Fleischer cartoons: the 17 shorts where Sup...

The Fleischer cartoons bring together seventeen Technicolor shorts (1941-1943): nine by Fleischer Studios, eight by Famous Studios. In them, Superman goes from leaping to flying, with National's approval.

The Fleischer cartoons: the 17 shorts where Sup...

The Fleischer cartoons bring together seventeen Technicolor shorts (1941-1943): nine by Fleischer Studios, eight by Famous Studios. In them, Superman goes from leaping to flying, with National's approval.

John Williams in a tuxedo, glasses and white beard, baton raised, conducting an orchestra

John Williams: the Superman March and its repri...

John Williams writes the Superman March and records it in 1978 with the London Symphony Orchestra. Ken Thorne, Alexander Courage, John Ottman, then John Murphy and David Fleming take it...

John Williams: the Superman March and its repri...

John Williams writes the Superman March and records it in 1978 with the London Symphony Orchestra. Ken Thorne, Alexander Courage, John Ottman, then John Murphy and David Fleming take it...

Jason Momoa as Aquaman, gold armor and raised trident, looking toward you, in Justice League

Aquaman: the king of Atlantis beside Superman i...

Aquaman is not a second Superman, but he has sat beside him in the League since The Brave and the Bold #28 (cover-dated February–March 1960). Powers, cartoons, and the 2017...

Aquaman: the king of Atlantis beside Superman i...

Aquaman is not a second Superman, but he has sat beside him in the League since The Brave and the Bold #28 (cover-dated February–March 1960). Powers, cartoons, and the 2017...

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