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.

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.

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

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.

It has been mass produced on souvenirs, lent its name to a Superman villain, appeared on The Simpsons to demonstrate the redemption of a murderous character named Sideshow Bob, incorporated into Hare Krishna chants and adapted for Wicca ceremonies.

He had a recurring role as " Bill Church Jr ." based upon the character of Moxie Mannheim's son ( Bruno Mannheim ) from the Superman comics on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.

In 1986, during John Byrne's revamping of the character, the emphasis was on Superman being the manufactured persona of Clark Kent, the side of the character he most identifies with.

In the earliest Superman comics, Clark Kent's primary purpose was to fulfill the perceived dramatic requirement that a costumed superhero cannot remain on full duty all the time.

** Dean Cain in the 1990s series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman showed Clark as a normal and shy everyman demonstrating occasional touches of clumsiness ( e. g., pretending to burn his mouth on coffee ), but still a highly skilled journalist, much like the current post-Crisis portrayal.

Tom Mankiewicz described his performance on the commentary track for Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut as always playing Superman, but, when he was Clark, playing Superman who was playing Clark Kent.

Director Bryan Singer stated at the 2006 Comic-Con that he favored the three-persona concept, stating that there was Clark Kent on the farm, the bumbling Metropolis Clark, and Superman, the Last Son of Krypton.

In the early Adventures of Superman radio episodes, Kal-El landed on Earth as an adult.

A great deal of emphasis is placed on his origins on the planet Krypton with exotic crystalline sets designed by John Barry, effectively giving Superman a third persona as Kal-El.

The indirect " Christianization " of Superman in the Reeve films ( admitted by film producer Pierre Spengler on the DVD commentaries ) has provoked comment on the Jewish origins of Superman.

The ban on Christopher Reeve's Superman having a relationship with a human while retaining his superpowers is entirely absent in the world of Lois and Clark.

In the Superman: The Animated Series of the late 1990s, Kent is based on John Byrne's version of him, becoming more assertive and intelligent.

More recently, a slightly different take on the re-cutting of films was seen in a 2006 revision of the 1980 film Superman II.

*" Superman's Ghost ", a tribute to George Reeves, who portrayed Superman on television in the 1950s

In October 1970, DC briefly retired the circular logo in favor of a simple " DC " in a rectangle with the name of the title, or the star of the book ; the logo on many issues of Action Comics, for example, read " DC Superman.

Originating in the Superman radio show series, the material is usually shown as having been created from the radioactive remains of Superman's native planet Krypton, and generally has detrimental effects on Superman and other Kryptonians.

Later, Red Tornado is later shown aiding the JLA during their mission into Hell, where he helps Superman defeat the demon Minos.

Starman's mission was to exhume the body of Superboy ( hence his taking a job as a gravedigger ) and place it in the regeneration chamber in the Fortress of Solitude used to restore Superman following his own death.

Additionally, in the modern version, Lori also had a mission to discover other cities of the continent of Atlantis, a quest completed when Superman later met Aquaman, who revealed he was a native of just such a city.

Superman then uses his rocket from Krypton that had also been miniaturized with Metropolis to attack Brainiac's mind, which the rocket was able to do since it's primary mission was to protect Kal-El.

When they learn that the Superman they defeated was a robot standing in for the real Man of Steel who was on a space mission, Luthor ordered his men to return the gold.

Satanus revals to Superman that he is Colin Thornton when the Spectre arrives in Metropolis as part of his mission to destroy all evil magic during the Day of Vengeance miniseries as part of Alexander Luthor's plot.

As the former captain of Granny Goodness ' Furies, Barda assists Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman in their mission to rescue Supergirl from Darkseid's brainwashing on Apokolips.

Unable to defeat Superman, she chose to retreat and continue her mission at a later date.

In their quest to rid the Earth of all forms of kryptonite, Superman and Batman journey deep below the sea and find a large amount of it.

* The Cyborg Superman becomes a recurring nemesis in the Superman and Green Lantern titles, leading and upgrading the former cybernetic patrol organization known as the Manhunters and joining the Sinestro Corps as a field officer, hoping to be rid of his immortality.

In Superman / Batman # 45, he offers to assist the duo in their quest to rid the world of Kryptonite, using spider-like nanobots to collect Kryptonite molecules in the air.

* Superman Annual # 3 ( by Jurgens and penciller Dusty Abell ; Superman attempts to rid the world of nuclear weapons, but is instead killed by Batman at the government's behest.

( short for Allied Perpetrator of Evil ) alongside Lex Luthor, Toyman, and Wicked Warlock in a plot to get rid of Superman.