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| - | '''Superman''' is a [[Fictional character|fictional]] [[comic book]] [[superhero]] widely considered to be one of the most famous and popular such characters. | ||
| - | ==See also== | ||
| - | *"[[O Superman]]", a song by Laurie Anderson | ||
| - | *[[Übermensch|Superman (Nietzsche)]] or Übermensch, a concept of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche | ||
| + | '''Superman''' is an [[United States|American]] fictional character, a [[comic book]] [[superhero]] who appears in comic books published by [[DC Comics]]. He is widely considered a national [[cultural icon]]. | ||
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| - | -->'''[[Superman]]''' (also known as [[Clark Kent]] and Kal-El) is a National/DC comic book superhero. | + | |
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| - | '''Superman''' may also refer to: | + | |
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| - | ==Comic books and related media== | + | |
| - | <!-- Only things solely titled "Superman" should be included in the sub-list for the DC Comics character - all spin-off Superman projects, products, music, or events should be listed on Superman in popular culture or the Superman in popular music page. --> | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (comic book)|''Superman'' (comic book)]], the eponymous comic book series | + | |
| - | **[[Superman (vol. 2)|''Superman'' (vol. 2)]], the series from 1987–2006 | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (comic strip)|''Superman'' (comic strip)]], a comic strip that ran from 1939 to 1966 | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (Earth-One)]], the Silver Age incarnation of Superman | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (Earth-Two)]], a character from Earth-Two based on Superman as he originally appeared | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (Kal Kent)]], the Superman of the 853rd century | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (Kingdom Come)]], an alternate version of Superman from the Elseworlds miniseries ''Kingdom Come'' | + | |
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| - | In '''film, radio, and television''':{{anchor|Film, radio, and television|Television|Film}} | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (film series)|''Superman'' (film series)]], a series of five films 1978–2006 | + | |
| - | **[[Superman (film)|''Superman'' (film)]], the 1978 film starring Christopher Reeve | + | |
| - | **[[Superman Returns|''Superman Returns'' (film)]], the 2006 film starring Brandon Routh | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (radio)|''Superman'' (radio)]] or ''The Adventures of Superman'', a radio show from 1940–1951 | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (serial)|''Superman'' (serial)]], a 1948 movie serial starring Kirk Alyn | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (TV series)|''Superman'' (TV series)]], a 1988 animated series | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (1940s cartoons)|''Superman'' (1940s cartoons)]], a series of seventeen shorts | + | |
| - | **[[Superman (animated short)|''Superman'' (animated short)]], a Fleischer Studios film short | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (1952 TV series)|''Superman'' (1952 TV series)]] or ''Adventures of Superman'' | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (1996 TV series)|''Superman'' (1996 TV series)]] or ''Superman: The Animated Series'' | + | |
| - | *''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]'', a 1993 television series | + | |
| - | *''[[Smallville]]'', television series (2001-2011) | + | |
| - | *''[[Man of Steel (film)]]'', upcoming 2013 reboot of the Superman film franchise | + | |
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| - | In '''video games''': | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (arcade game)|''Superman'' (arcade game)]] | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (Atari game)|''Superman'' (Atari game)]] | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (Kemco game)|''Superman'' (Kemco game)]], a video game for the NES | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (Sunsoft game)|''Superman'' (Sunsoft game)]], a video game for the Mega Drive/Genesis | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (1999 video game)|''Superman'' (1999 video game)]], a video game for the Nintendo 64 | + | |
| - | {{see|List of Superman video games}} | + | |
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| - | In '''other print media''': | + | |
| - | *Bill Dunn or the Superman, a character from ''[[The Reign of the Super-Man]]'' by Jerry Siegel | + | |
| - | *The Super-Man, an [[Chris Ware#The Super-Man|anti-hero created by Chris Ware]] | + | |
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| - | ==Music== | + | |
| - | <!-- Only songs and albums including "Superman" in the title should be included in this list. --> | + | |
| - | In '''albums''': | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (Alison MacCallum album)|''Superman'' (Alison MacCallum album)]] | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (Gary Chaw album)|''Superman'' (Gary Chaw album)]] | + | |
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| - | *''Superman'', an album by [[Machi (hip hop group)|Machi]] | + | |
| - | *''[[Streisand Superman]]'', an album by Barbra Streisand | + | |
| - | *[[Sunshine Superman (album)|''Sunshine Superman'' (album)]], an album by Donovan | + | |
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| - | In '''songs''': | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (Black Lace song)|"Superman" (Black Lace song)]], a song made famous by Black Lace | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (Crystal Kay song)|"Superman" (Crystal Kay song)]] | + | |
| - | *[[Dream Evil (album)|"Sunset Superman" (Dio song)]] | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (Donna Fargo song)|"Superman" (Donna Fargo song)]] | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (Eminem song)|"Superman" (Eminem song)]] | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (Lazlo Bane song)|"Superman" (Lazlo Bane song)]], the original opening theme of ''Scrubs'' | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (Stereophonics song)|"Superman" (Stereophonics song)]] | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (The Clique song)|"Superman" (The Clique song)]], notably covered by R.E.M. | + | |
| - | *[[Superman (Unwritten Law song)|"Superman" (Unwritten Law song)]] | + | |
| - | *"[[Superman (It's Not Easy)]]", a song by Five for Fighting | + | |
| - | *"Superman", a song by Goldfinger from ''[[Hang-Ups]]'' | + | |
| - | *"Superman", a song by [[Joe Brooks (singer)|Joe Brooks]] | + | |
| - | *"Superman", a song by Gabriella Cilmi from ''[[Ten (Gabriella Cilmi album)|Ten]]'' | + | |
| - | *"Superman", a song by [[Offer Nissim]] featuring [[Maya Simantov]] | + | |
| - | *"Superman", a song by Skee-Lo from ''[[I Wish (album)|I Wish]]'' | + | |
| - | *"Superman", a song by [[Super Junior]] | + | |
| - | *"Superman", a song by The Game from ''[[L.A.X. (album)|L.A.X.]]'' | + | |
| - | *"Superman", a song by Taylor Swift from ''[[Speak Now]]'' | + | |
| - | *"Superman", a song by [[Hadise]] from ''Aşk Kaç Beden Giyer?'' | + | |
| - | *"Superman 14", a single by Kevin Costner and Modern West from ''[[Untold Truths]]'' | + | |
| - | *"[[Superman's Dead]], a song by [[Our Lady Peace]] | + | |
| - | *"[[Superman's Song]]", a single by [[Crash Test Dummies]] | + | |
| - | *"Supermen", a single by [[Dino Merlin]] | + | |
| - | *"[[The Supermen]]", a song by David Bowie | + | |
| *"[[O Superman]]", a song by Laurie Anderson | *"[[O Superman]]", a song by Laurie Anderson | ||
| - | *"[[Sunshine Superman]]", a song by Donovan | ||
| - | *"[[Waitin' for a Superman]]", a song by The Flaming Lips | ||
| - | *"(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman", a song by [[The Kinks]] | ||
| - | *"你是我的Superman" (You are my Superman), a song by [[Coco Lee]] | ||
| - | * "Superman" a song by Celi Bee and the Buzzy Bunch | ||
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| - | ==Philosophy== | ||
| *[[Übermensch|Superman (Nietzsche)]] or Übermensch, a concept of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche | *[[Übermensch|Superman (Nietzsche)]] or Übermensch, a concept of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche | ||
| - | *"Superman" (Pali: ''uttama-puriso'') is occasionally used in early Buddhist scriptures to refer to a [[Tathāgata]] | + | *"[[Superman Lover]]" by Johnny Guitar Watson |
| - | + | *''[[Man and Superman]]'' (1903) by George Bernard Shaw | |
| - | ==Science== | + | *[[Adolf, the Superman: Swallows Gold and Spouts Junk]] (1932), a photomontage by John Heartfield |
| - | *[[Superman (gene)]], a plant gene in ''Arabidopsis thaliana'' | + | *[[Superarchitettura]] |
| - | + | *[[Superstudio]] | |
| - | ==Sport and racing== | + | *[[Super]] |
| - | *The Superman, a stunt in which a rider strikes a flying pose: | + | |
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| - | **A pose used by [[Mat Rempit]]s, Malaysian street racers | + | |
| - | **A trick in [[Freestyle Motocross]] and similar sports, in which the rider removes his legs from the vehicle and straightens out his body while holding onto the handlebars | + | |
| - | **A cycling-position created by the British cyclist [[Graeme Obree]] | + | |
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| - | ===Athletes nicknamed Superman=== | + | |
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| - | * [[Sam Fuld]], American baseball player | + | |
| - | * [[Dwight Howard]], American basketball player | + | |
| - | * [[Jimmie Johnson]], American race car driver | + | |
| - | * [[Shaquille O'Neal]], American basketball player | + | |
| - | * [[Arthur D. Pennington]], Negro League baseball star | + | |
| - | * [[John Cena]], WWE professional wrestler | + | |
| - | * [[Ibrahima Sonko]], Senegalese-French footballer | + | |
| - | * [[Dennis Hallman]], MMA fighter | + | |
| - | * [[Cam Newton]], American football player | + | |
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| - | ==See also== | + | |
| - | *''[[Superman Escape]]'', a roller-coaster type ride at Warner Bros. Movie World, Australia | + | |
| - | *Superman, the [[List of monster trucks|name of a monster truck]] | + | |
| - | *[[Superman in other media]] | + | |
| - | *[[Superman X]], a character in the ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' television series | + | |
| - | *"[[Super Men]]", an episode of the television series ''CSI: NY'' | + | |
| - | *[[Superman curse]], a string of unfortunate events that follow people who are involved with Superman projects | + | |
| - | *[[Suppaman]], a character in ''Dr. Slump'' media | + | |
| - | *[[Supermen (Psychomech)|Supermen (''Psychomech'')]], a fictional race in the novel ''[[Psychomech]]'' | + | |
| - | * [[Tegra#Tegra (Kal-El) series|Nvidia Tegra (Kal-El) series]] - a system-on-a-chip series, named after a given name of [[Superman]]. | + | |
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Superman is an American fictional character, a comic book superhero who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. He is widely considered a national cultural icon.
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See also
- "O Superman", a song by Laurie Anderson
- Superman (Nietzsche) or Übermensch, a concept of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche
- "Superman Lover" by Johnny Guitar Watson
- Man and Superman (1903) by George Bernard Shaw
- Adolf, the Superman: Swallows Gold and Spouts Junk (1932), a photomontage by John Heartfield
- Superarchitettura
- Superstudio
- Super
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