The origin of Superman is the story that relates Superman's arrival on Earth and the beginnings of his career as a superhero. The story has been through many revisions through decades of publication in comic books and radio, television and film adaptations. The original story was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster and was published as a part of the character's first appearance in Action Comics #1. As more stories were published, more details about the origin story were established.

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  • The origin of Superman is the story that relates Superman's arrival on Earth and the beginnings of his career as a superhero. The story has been through many revisions through decades of publication in comic books and radio, television and film adaptations. The original story was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster and was published as a part of the character's first appearance in Action Comics #1. As more stories were published, more details about the origin story were established. These stories explored individual details, such as the planet Krypton, the source of Superman's powers and his relationship with supporting characters. Because continuity was looser during the Golden Age and the Silver Age, many of these stories would contradict each other. As Superman was adapted into other media, his origin story has been frequently retold. These origin stories adhere to the basic framework created by Siegel and Shuster, with minor variations made to serve the plot or to appeal to contemporary audiences. Some of the details created for these adaptations would later influence the origin story in the mainstream comic series. In more recent years, the origin story has been revamped in the comic books several times. In 1985, DC Comics published Crisis on Infinite Earths, which created the opportunity to definitively revise the history of the DC Universe. Superman's origin was subsequently retold in the limited series The Man of Steel written and drawn by John Byrne. The story would be retcon and thus a new type of origin story was made in Superman For All Seasons by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale. The origin would be redefined again in ', written by Mark Waid and drawn by Leinil Francis Yu. After the limited series Infinite Crisis, the origin was revised yet again, unfolding throughout Superman's regular publications and the mini-series '.
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  • April 1986
  • August 1979
  • December 1986
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  • September 2003
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  • A Legacy Reborn
  • Aftershock
  • Beyond Terminus
  • Dreams and Schemes and Feeling Proud!
  • Enemy Mine...
  • Epilogue: The Super-Hero
  • Every Town Has a Secret... Lex Luthor in Smallville
  • Giant Metropolis Mailbag
  • In the Beginning...
  • Meanwhile...
  • One Night in Gotham City
  • Prologue: From Out the Green Dawn...
  • Reach Out and Touch
  • Scientific Explanation of Superman's Amazing Strength--!
  • Superboy
  • Superman
  • Superman Returns To Krypton!
  • Superman: A Personal View
  • Terminus
  • The Haunting
  • The Jor-El Story
  • The Kid from Krypton
  • The Last Days Of Krypton
  • The Last Superman Story
  • The Origin of Superboy-Prime!
  • The Origin of Superman!
  • The Origin of Superman
  • The Secret Origin of the Golden Age Superman
  • The Story of Superman's Life!
  • The Story of the Century!
  • The Super-Dog of Krypton!
  • This Planet Is Doomed!
  • Up, Up, and Away! Chapter One: Mortal Men
  • Who is Clark Kent's Big Brother?
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  • The origin of Superman is the story that relates Superman's arrival on Earth and the beginnings of his career as a superhero. The story has been through many revisions through decades of publication in comic books and radio, television and film adaptations. The original story was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster and was published as a part of the character's first appearance in Action Comics #1. As more stories were published, more details about the origin story were established.
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  • Origin of Superman
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