Superman in the Comics
[Last updated August 18, 1996]
Since his first appearance in 1938's Action No. 1, Superman
has been thrilling comic book readers. These files will help new and old
readers understand what's happening to the Man of Steel:
Basic information on Superman in the Comics
- Want to know general information about the comics Superman is in?
- Superman
Profile: Information on Superman since his 1986 restart (vital
statistics, origin, and superpowers).
- Here is a list of the highlights in Superman's comicbook history since 1933. It includes describing how many
characters were portrayed before DC Comics revamped Superman in 1986.
- Superman Stories Index lists and details
the Superman comics stories since 1986. Covering ten years of Superman
comics this text file is over 140 Kb.
- Here is a Superman
Who's Who briefly commenting on characters and a few places
appearing in the Superman comics since the 1986 revision.
- Here are some Q&A from an older rec.arts.comics.*
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) that relate to Superman and DC
Comics. The questions included explain the Crisis on Infinite
Earth and Zero Hour miniseries' significance,
Kryptonite, and where is Metropolis?
- An obituary for Jerry Siegel
- David T. Chappell's Superman
Timeline Version 1.30 lists major events in Superman's life.
- Read about the DC vs.
Marvel and Amalgam comics.
For a listing of other DC Comics related web sites, see the General Comics Information section of the
Superman Homepage.
Related web sites
- Superman has been a member of the Legion of Superheroes. Here are
Vernon H. Harmon's Legion
homepage and Dan Williams' Legion page.
- Superman was a member of the Justice Society of America. Here is
Dr. David Stepp's Justice Society of America Fact File, which includes details about the Superman from Earth-2 and other members.
- Gordon
Little's Crisis on Infinite Earths web site explains that important 1985 DC Comics
mini-series, includes images of some of the issue covers.
- Cristopher Schmitt's Zero Hour web site explains what the 1994 DC Comics mini-series was about,
including the timeline for the DC Comics' universe from Zero
Hour #0.
- Yes, there is a Super-pets homepage with pictures!
- On-Line Comics currently has a short interview with writer/artist Dan Jurgens in their Q&A section. Follow the link to Q&A #1 from the current Q&A.
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