Comic-strip hero created 1938 in the USA by
writer, Jerome Siegel and artist, Joseph
Shuster, later featured in television, films,
and other media. In the German philosopher
Nietzsche's work, his ideal future human
being was the Ubermensch, or Superman.
Superman was the first comic-book superhero.
Born on the planet Krypton, he has
extraordinary powers including the ability to
fly; he is vulnerable only to kryptonite,
rock remnants of his exploded home planet.
Between feats of crime-fighting or rescuing
accident victims, he leads an ordinary life
as a bespectacled journalist, Clark Kent.