Live-action actors adopting this approach while playing Clark Kent / Superman include:

Brandon Routh himself stated, in an HBO First Look interview that he was playing three characters ; Clark Kent, the reporter / farm boy ; Superman, the protagonist and savior of Metropolis ; and Kal-El, the Last Son of Krypton.

George Reeves ' Kent / Superman is also established as a champion of justice for the oppressed in episodes like The Unknown People and The Birthday Letter.

The initial story arc of the Superman / Batman ongoing series depicts the fall of Luthor's reign as U. S. President.

In 2009, the story of Luthor's rise and fall as U. S. President was adapted as a direct-to-video animated film entitled Superman / Batman: Public Enemies.

He has also been voiced in animation by Jackson Beck in the 1960s series The New Adventures of Superman, Stan Jones in the 1970s / 1980s Super Friends franchise, Michael Bell in the 1988 Superman animated series, and by Clancy Brown in the 1990s / 2000s DC animated universe, as well as a 2007 episode of The Batman and the 2009 direct-to-DVD animated feature Superman / Batman: Public Enemies, among others.

* In January – February 1950, Superman journeys to Mars to help actor-director Orson Welles smash a plot by the Martian dictator Martler to " blitzkrieg the solar system " and conquer the Earth ( S No. 62 / 1: " Black Magic on Mars!

* Notably, this allowed Paramount to have some involvement in the Superman franchise for the first time since selling off the Fleischer / Famous cartoons.

Other common subjects of questions were Superman / Lois Lane, King Kong / Fay Wray, panelists on the show ( most commonly Brett Somers ), politicians, and Howard Cosell.

* Poison Ivy on the official Superman / Batman Adventures homepage

Following Crisis on Infinite Earths, which rebooted the history of the DC Universe and retro-actively eliminated the existence of the Golden and Silver Age versions of Krypton, writer / artist John Byrne was given the task of recreating the entire Superman mythos.

Burton has been cast as voice actor for Black Lightning in Superman / Batman: Public Enemies DVD.

Following the cancellation of the third Supergirl comic book series, starring the Linda Danvers version of the character, a modern version of Kara Zor-El was reintroduced into the DC Comics continuity in issue # 8 of the Superman / Batman comic book series titled " The Supergirl from Krypton " ( 2004 ).

Issue # 8 of the Superman / Batman series originally published in 2004 re-introduced Kara Zor-El into the DC continuity.

While she can fly and possesses super-strength ( like Superman ), she also has psychokinetic, shape shifting and cloaking / invisibility powers.

" Supergirls ", from Superman / Batman # 24.

Sometimes these are spin-offs from comic books, for example Superman, Batman and The Amazing Spider-Man.

When most people think of a superhero or a comic book celebrity, Superman, Spider-Man, and Batman will usually be the first that comes to mind.

Four comic books to have sold for over $ 1 million USD as of December 2010, including two examples of Action Comics No. 1, the first appearance of Superman, both sold privately through online dealer ComicConnect. com in 2010, and Detective Comics No. 27, the first appearance of Batman, via public auction.

2, with the character of Bill noting that Superman was not born into his alter ego ( Spider-Man was " Peter Parker " first, Batman was born " Bruce Wayne "), using the blanket he was wrapped in as his costume, and Clark Kent is a collage of mankind's less impressive traits meant to blend in with other humans ( as well as a device to pursue Lois Lane's affections ).

DC Comics produces material featuring a large number of well-known characters, including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Robin, Aquaman, Hawkman, Green Arrow, Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern and the Flash, along with superhero teams Justice Society, the Justice League, the Teen Titans, and the Doom Patrol as well as antagonists such as Lex Luthor, the Joker, the Riddler, Mr. Freeze, Catwoman, Sinestro, the Penguin, Poison Ivy, Two-Face, General Zod, Brainiac and Darkseid .< ref > Benton, Mike.

National did not reimagine its continuing characters ( primarily Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman ), but radically overhauled them.

The name " Superman " was added to " A DC Publication ," effectively acknowledging both Superman and Batman.

In addition to comics, it was designed for DC properties in other media, which was used for movies since Batman Begins, Superman Returns, and the TV series Smallville, Justice League Unlimited and The Batman, as well as for collectibles and other merchandise.

Several famous comics revolve around superheroes such as Superman and Batman.

In the 1970s and 1980s, British studios established a reputation for great special effects in films such as Superman ( 1978 ), Alien ( 1979 ), and Batman ( 1989 ).

In this latter Lewis was sometimes featured with Superman, Batman, and various other DC heroes and villains.

Superman took possession of the ring and entrusted it to Batman, stating that he was the only person he could trust with the ability to kill him if necessary ; Batman subsequently kept the ring available whenever circumstances required him and Superman to work together.

Superman and Batman embark on a mission to rid Earth of kryptonite, a mission that almost fails when the cornered Lana Lang, attempting to protect LexCorp investments, launches a large number of dirty kryptonite warheads, tainting the whole Earth atmosphere.

The remaining fragments are wrapped in lead and hurled into the sun by Superman himself, except for one fragment, which Superman gives to Batman.

He is the archenemy of Superman, and a major adversary of Batman and other superheroes in the DC Universe.

This was predicated by an attempt on Luthor's part to link Superman to a kryptonite asteroid that is hurtling toward Earth, claiming that he had ' evidence '- which he declined to share while claiming that it would make the public laud his actions if they knew it-that the asteroid was being drawn to Earth by Superman, offering a billion dollar reward for Superman's capture that pitted Superman and Batman against an army of villains, all of whom they defeated.

( Siegel and Shuster had earlier poked fun at Capp in a Superman story in Action Comics # 55, December 1942, in which a cartoonist named " Al Hatt " invents a comic strip featuring the hillbilly " Tiny Rufe.

These longer strips include The Bash Street Kids Adventures written and drawn by Kev F Sutherland which since 2004 have featured parodies of famous comic strip images, including Amazing Fantasy's first Spider-Man cover, Action Comics ' first Superman cover, and most recently the cover of X Men # 100.

Appearing regularly in stories published by DC Comics, he debuted in Action Comics # 1 ( June 1938 ) and serves as the civilian and secret identity of the superhero Superman.

This fact was one of the main inspirations for the 1980s reboot of the Clark Kent half of the Superman character, according to writer and artist John Byrne in the article " Super-Discussions " published by Attic Books in Comics Values Monthly Special # 2 ( 1992 ).

2 ) # 53, when following his revelation to Lois of his role as Superman ( Action Comics # 662 ), he states: " I'm Clark, the man you love.

Kryptonite is most commonly depicted as green in coloring, with a few exceptions ; it was red in its first appearance in Superman # 61 ( November 1949 ).

He returns in Superman # 4, first trying to use a stolen Earthquake machine and challenging Superman to a duel of his science vs Superman's powers, which Superman wins ; however, this was just a distraction to allow him to steal the machine.

However, Luthor returns in Superman # 5 with a plan to place hypnotic gas in the offices of influential people, intending to throw the nation into a depression with the help of corrupt financier Moseley.

Other evidence suggests Luthor's design was confused with that of a stockier, bald henchman in Superman # 4 ( Spring 1940 ); Luthor's next appearance occurs in Superman # 10 ( May 1941 ), in which Novak depicted him as significantly heavier, with visible jowls.

In Action Comics # 271 ( 1960 ), Superman acknowledges that Luthor " could have been a mighty force for good in the world, yet he chose to direct his great scientific brain into criminal channels.

Luthor confronts his impostor in Infinite Crisis # 3, but is intercepted by Superboy-Prime ( a teenage version of Superman from Earth-Prime ), who is allied with Alexander.

In Justice League # 2, Batman notes that he and Superman have at least one thing in common: both of them speak openly of their distaste for Luthor.

In the New 52 Action Comics, a series set years before the events of Justice League # 1, Luthor is hired by General Sam Lane to capture Superman in his early years by setting a trap for him by creating an accident in a train.

* In the Adventures of Superman story " Black Magic on Mars " from issue # 62 ( January 1950 ), Martians led by the dictator Martler, an admirer of Hitler, appear.

He also created the Superman villain the Parasite in Action Comics # 340 ( Aug. 1966 ).

" in Superman # 199 ( Aug. 1967 ) which featured the first race between the Flash and Superman, two characters known for their super-speed powers.

Later that same year, Shooter wrote Marvel Treasury Edition # 28 which featured the second Superman and Spider-Man intercompany crossover.

The planet was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and was first referred to in Action Comics # 1 ( June 1938 ); the planet was given its first full-fledged appearance in Superman # 1 ( Summer 1939 ).