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Superman, born as Kal-El, secretly mild-mannered Daily Planet reporter Clark Kent, was the superpowered champion of justice who protected Metropolis from the likes of the Spider Lady and the Atom Man.
Biography[]
Superman (1948 serial)[]
Clark Kent
Superman is sent to Earth by his parents just as the planet Krypton blows up and is later raised as Clark Kent by a farm couple. They discover that he has great powers, so they send him off to use his powers to help those in need. After his foster parents die, the Man of Steel heads to Metropolis under the bespectacled guise of Kent and joins the staff of the Daily Planet in order to be close to the news. Soon after he is sent out to get the scoop on a new rock that a man has found that he calls Kryptonite, and Clark passes out; then and there Superman discovers that his weakness is Kryptonite. Whenever emergencies happen, he responds in his true identity as Superman. This first serial revolves around the nefarious plot of a villain who calls herself the Spider Lady.
Atom Man vs. Superman[]
Lex Luthor, the Atom Man, invents a number of deadly devices to plague the city, including a disintegrating machine which can reduce people to their basic atoms and reassemble them in another place. Superman manages to thwart each scheme. Since Kryptonite can rob Superman of his powers, Luthor decides to create a synthetic Kryptonite and putters about obtaining the necessary ingredients: plutonium, radium and the undefined 'etc.' Luthor places the Kryptonite at the launching of a ship, with Superman in attendance. He is exposed to the Kryptonite and passes out. Superman is taken off in an ambulance driven by Luthor's henchmen, and he is now under the control of Luthor. Superman is placed in a device, a lever is pulled, and the Man of Steel vanishes into "The Empty Doom".
Trivia[]
- Superman became a cartoon figure, whenever he flew. The crew had originally planned to use wires on Alyn, but the wires were too noticeable.
| Versions of the character Superman | ||
| Historical Versions | William Dunn • The Superman • Kal-El | |
| Alternate Universes | Earth-One • Earth-Two • Earth-31 • Red Son • Tangent • Calvin Ellis • Ultraman • Injustice | |
| Future Versions | Kingdom Come • Superman X • Willigig • Kaleb • Superman of the 30th Century • Superman of the 67th Century • Superman XII • Superstar • Superego • Kal Kent • Supercilia • Titano • Kan • Layna • Superman of Xudar | |
| In Other Media | 1940s Cartoon Shorts Continuity • Serials Continuity • Adventures of Superman TV Series Continuity • New Adventures of Superman Continuity • Films Continuity • DCAU Continuity • Lois & Clark Continuity • Smallville Continuity • Superman Returns Continuity • Superman of Tokyo • Man of Steel Continuity • DCAMU Continuity • Tomorrowverse Continuity | |