History & Definition :

Superman is a fictional character which is created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective Comics, Inc. Superman's first appearance was in Action Comics #1, in 1938. In 1939.

The character's appearance is distinctive and iconic: a red, blue and yellow costume, complete with cape, like a circus costume, with a stylized "S" shield on his chest.

The original story of Superman relates that he was born Kal-El on the planet Krypton, before being rocketed to Earth as an infant by his scientist father Jor-El, moments before Krypton's destruction. Discovered and adopted by a Kansas farmer and his wife, the child is raised as Clark Kent and imbued with a strong moral compass. Superman pretends to be Clark Kent or vice versa, and at differing times in the publication either approach has been adopted. Very early he started to display superhuman abilities, which upon reaching maturity he resolved to use for the benefit of humanity. Having lost his homeworld of Krypton, Superman is very protective of Earth, and especially of Clark Kent’s family and friends.

Skill and Abilities :

Superman's famous arsenal of powers has included flight, super-strength, invulnerability to non-magical attacks, super-speed, vision powers (including x-ray, heat-emitting, telescopic, infra-red, and microscopic vision), super-hearing, and super-breath, which enables him to blow out air at freezing temperatures, as well as exert the propulsive force of high-speed winds, and of course he can fly, but he’s power were relatively limited, consisting of superhuman strength that allowed him to lift a car over his head, run at amazing speeds and leap one-eighth of a mile, as well as incredibly tough skin that could be pierced by nothing less than an exploding artillery shell. Superman currently possessing enough strength to hurl mountains, withstand nuclear blasts with ease, fly into the sun unharmed, and survive in the vacuum of outer space without oxygen. His power is derived from his Kryptonian heritage, which made him eons more evolved than humans.

Allies and Enemy :

Lois Lane : superman’s girlfriend

Jimmy Olsen : photographer

Perry white : editor

Jonathan and Martha Kent: adopted parents

Lana Lang : childhood sweetheart

Pete Ross : best friend

Lex Luthor : enemy

Culture Impact :

Superman’s the first comic book superhero in America.