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“Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound!” “Look! Up in the sky!” “It's a bird!” “It's a plane!” “It’s Superman!”

Creators:

Jerry Siegel

Joe Shuster

 

Background:

 

•         The first superman was a villain (1933)

•         The hero Superman came from a planet called Krypton (it was blown up, he was the only survivor)

•         His parents died on Krypton and he was taken in by a family in Kansas

•         Known for his strength and ability to leap great distances

 

Names:

•         Clark Joseph Kent [Earth Name]

•         Kal-El [Kryptonian Name]

•         Superman [Hero Name]

•         Man of Steel [Nickname]

Identities:

•         Reporter, columnist and Foreign Correspondent for the Daily Planet newspaper

•         Superhero Superman

Powers:

•         Amazing Strength

•         Flight

•         Amazing speed

•         Leap far

•         Magnified senses (telescopic, microscopic, or X-ray vision)

•         Super-Breath (condenses oxygen in his lungs and can freeze enemies)

•         Not very venerable to injury

•         Heat Vision

 

Historical Significance:

•         Came to represent the values of the U.S. like truth, justice, and peace

•         Around the time of the Nazi threat

•         Wanted to be famous like Superman and liked by the girls

•         Wanted to be a secret hero who was liked and admired by the population