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	* [[Ray Middleton (Actor)\|Ray Middleton]] (1940)		* [[Ray Middleton (Actor)\|Ray Middleton]] (1940)
	**[[1939 New York World's Fair]]		**[[1939 New York World's Fair]]
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	* [[Bud Collyer]] (1940–49, 1966–69)		* [[Bud Collyer]] (1940–49, 1966–69)
	**[[Superman (1940s Cartoons)\|''Superman'' (1940s cartoons)]]		**[[Superman (1940s Cartoons)\|''Superman'' (1940s cartoons)]]

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| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#A9A9F5" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:125%;" |'''Adaptations of Superman in other media''' 
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" |Actors who have portrayed Superman: (top) [[Kirk Alyn]], [[George Reeves]], [[Christopher Reeve]] (bottom) [[Dean Cain]], [[Tom Welling]], and [[Brandon Routh]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"|'''Created by'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Jerry Siegel]] [[Joe Shuster]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"|'''Original source'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |Comics published by [[DC Comics]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"|'''[[First Appearance|First appearance]]'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Action Comics 1|''Action Comics'' #1]]
|- valign="top"
| bgcolor=#A9A9F5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Films and television'''
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Superman Franchise Media#Films|Film(s)]]'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |''[[Superman (serial)|Superman]]'' (1948) [[Atom Man vs. Superman]] (1950) ''[[Superman and the Mole Men]]'' (1951) ''[[Superman (1978 Film)|Superman: The Movie]]'' (1978) ''[[Superman II (film)|Superman II]]'' (1980) ''[[Superman III (film)|Superman III]]'' (1983) ''[[Superman IV: The Quest for Peace]]'' (1987) ''[[Superman Returns]]'' (2006) ''[[Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut]]'' (2006) ''[[Man of Steel (Film)|Man of Steel]]'' (2013) ''[[Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice]]'' (2016) ''[[Justice League (Film)|Justice League]]'' (2017)
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Superman Franchise Media#Television|Television show(s)]]'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Adventures of Superman (TV Series)|''Adventures of Superman'']] (1952) [[The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series)|''The New Adventures of Superman'']] (1966) [[Superboy (TV Series)]] (1988) ''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series)|Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]'' (1993) [[Superman: The Animated Series (TV Series)|''Superman'']] (1996) ''[[Smallville (TV Series)|Smallville]]'' (2001) [[Supergirl (TV Series)|''Supergirl'']] (2015)
|- valign="top"
| bgcolor=#A9A9F5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Theatrical presentations'''
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Superman Franchise Media#Musicals|Musical(s)]]'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |''[[It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman]]'' (1966)
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| bgcolor=#A9A9F5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Audio presentations'''
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Superman Franchise Media#Radios|Radio show(s)]]'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[The Adventures of Superman (Radio)|''The Adventures of Superman'']] (1940) ''DC Comics Super Heroes – Attack of the Elementals'' (1995)
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| bgcolor=#A9A9F5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Games'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''[[Superman Franchise Media#Video games|Video game(s)]]'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Superman (Atari Game)|''Superman'']] (1979) [[Superman (Arcade Game)|''Superman'']] (1988) [[Superman: Shadow of Apokolips]] (2001) [[Superman: The Man of Steel (2002 Video Game)|''Superman: The Man of Steel'']] (2002) [[Superman Returns (Video Game)|Superman Returns (2006)]]
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The [[American Comic Book|American comic book]] character '''[[Superman]]''' has appeared in many types of media. Since his first comic book appearance in 1938, Superman has appeared in [[Radio|radio]], [[Television|television]], [[Film|movies]], and [[Video Game|video game]]s each on multiple occasions, and his name, symbol, and image have appeared on products and merchandise.

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==Portrayals==

Among the actors who have played Superman/[[Superboy (Kal-El)|Superboy]] (and/or his alter ego, [[Clark Kent]]) are:
'''Portrayed by'''
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* [[Ray Middleton (Actor)|Ray Middleton]] (1940)
**[[1939 New York World's Fair]]
* [[Mayo Kaan]] (circa 1940)
** Fleischer Studios model for the [[Superman (Animated Short)|original Superman short]]
* [[The Kalmikoffs|Karol Krauser]] (1941)
** Fleischer Studios promotional model for the [[Fleischer Superman Cartoons|Superman shorts]]
* [[Kirk Alyn]] (1948–1950)
**[[Superman (Serial)|''Superman'' (serial)]]
**''[[Atom Man vs. Superman]]''
* [[George Reeves]] (1951–1958)
**''[[Superman and the Mole Men]]''
**[[Adventures of Superman (TV Series)|''Adventures of Superman'' (TV series)]]
* [[Johnny Rockwell]] (1961)
**[[The Adventures of Superboy|''The Adventures of Superboy'' (unaired TV pilot)]]
* [[Bob Holiday]] (1966–1968)
**[[It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman|''It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman'' (Broadway musical)]]
* [[David Wilson (Actor)|David Wilson]] (1975)
**[[It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman|''It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman'' (TV special)]]
* [[Jeff East]] (1978)
**''[[Superman (1978 Film)|Superman: The Movie]]''
* [[Christopher Reeve]] (1978–1987)
**''Superman: The Movie''
**''[[Superman II]]''
**''[[Superman III]]''
**''[[Superman IV: The Quest For Peace]]''
**''[[Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut]]''
* [[John Newton (actor)|John Haymes Newton]] (1988–1989)
**''[[Superboy (TV Series)|Superboy]]''
* [[Gerard Christopher]] (1989–1992)
**''Superboy''
* [[Ron Ely]] (1991)
**''Superboy''
* [[Dean Cain]] (1993–1997)
**''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series)|Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]''
* [[Tom Welling]] (2001–2011)
**''[[Smallville (TV Series)|Smallville]]''
* [[Brandon Routh]] (2006)
**''[[Superman Returns]]''
* [[Matt Bomer]] (2009)
**[[Toyota Prius]] Commercial
* [[Cooper Timberline]] (2013)
**''[[Man of Steel (Film)|Man of Steel]]''
* [[Dylan Sprayberry]] (2013)
**''[[Man of Steel (Film)|Man of Steel]]''
* [[Henry Cavill]] (2013–present)
**''[[Man of Steel (Film)|Man of Steel]]''
**''[[Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice]]''
**''[[Justice League (Film)|Justice League]]''
* [[Tyler Hoechlin]] (2016–present)
**''[[Supergirl (TV Series)|Supergirl]]''
**''[[The Flash (2014 TV Series)|The Flash]]''
**''[[Arrow (TV Series)|Arrow]]''
** Portrayed before by Daniel DiMaggio as young Kal-El in the episode "[[For the Girl Who Has Everything (Supergirl Episode)|For the Girl Who Has Everything]]"
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'''Voice only'''
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* [[Bud Collyer]] (1940–49, 1966–69)
**[[Superman (1940s Cartoons)|''Superman'' (1940s cartoons)]]
**[[The Adventures of Superman (Radio)|''The Adventures of Superman'']]
**''[[The New Adventures of Superman (TV series)|The New Adventures of Superman]]''
* [[Bob Hastings]] (1966–1969)
**''The New Adventures of Superman'' (in ''[[The Adventures of Superboy (TV Series)|The Adventures of Superboy]]'' segments)
* [[Danny Dark]] (1973–1986)
**[[Super Friends (1973 TV series)|''Super Friends'' (1973)]]
**''[[The All-New Super Friends Hour]]''
**''[[Challenge of the Super Friends]]''
**''[[The World's Greatest Super Friends]]''
**[[Super Friends (1980 TV Series)|''Super Friends'' (1980)]]
**''[[Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show]]''
**''[[The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians]]''
* [[Beau Weaver]] (1988–1989)
**''[[Superman (TV Series)|Superman]]''
* [[Tim Daly]] (1996–2000, 2002, 2006, 2009–12)
**''[[Superman: The Animated Series (TV Series)|Superman: The Animated Series]]''
**''[[The Batman/Superman Movie]]''
**''[[Superman: Shadow of Apokolips]]''
**''[[Superman: Brainiac Attacks]]''
**''[[Superman/Batman: Public Enemies]]''
**''[[Superman/Batman: Apocalypse]]''
**''[[Justice League: Doom]]''
* [[Christopher McDonald]] (2000)
**''[[Batman Beyond]]''
* [[George Newbern]] (2001–08, 2010, 2012–13)
**''[[Justice League (TV Series)|Justice League]]''
**''[[Static Shock]]''
**''[[Justice League Unlimited]]''
**''[[The Batman (TV Series)|The Batman]]''
**''[[Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam]]''
**''[[Superman vs. The Elite]]''
**''[[Injustice: Gods Among Us]]''
**''[[DC Universe Online]]'' (starting from 2016)
* [[Jeff Kramer]] (2002)
**[[Superman: The Man of Steel (2002 Video Game)|''Superman: The Man of Steel'' (video game)]]
* [[Michael Daingerfield]] (2005)
**''[[Krypto the Superdog]]''
* [[Crispin Freeman]] (2006)
**''[[Justice League Heroes]]''
* [[Yuri Lowenthal]] (2006–2008)
**''[[Legion of Super Heroes (TV Series)|Legion of Super Heroes]]''
* [[Brandon Routh]] (2006)
**''[[Superman Returns (Video Game)|Superman Returns]]''
* [[Adam Baldwin]] (2007, 2011)
**''[[Superman: Doomsday]]''
**''DC Universe Online''
* [[Kyle MacLachlan]] (2008)
**''[[Justice League: The New Frontier]]''
* [[Christopher Corey Smith]]'' (2008)
**''[[Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe]]''
* [[Joseph May]] (2009)
**''[[Batman: Black and White]]''
* [[David Lodge (Voice Actor)|David Lodge]] (2009)
**''[[Superman: Red Son]]''
* [[Mark Harmon]] (2010)
**''[[Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths]]''
* [[Nolan North]] (2010–2013)
**''[[Young Justice (TV Series)|Young Justice]]''
* [[David Kaye (Voice Actor)|David Kaye]] (2010)
**''[[DC Super Friends]]''
* [[James Denton]] (2011)
**''[[All-Star Superman (Film)|All-Star Superman]]''
* [[Roger Rose]] (2011)
**''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]''
* [[Blair Underwood]] (2012)
**''[[DC Nation Shorts#スーパーマン @ Tokyo/Baby Superman|Superman of Tokyo]]''
* [[Jeff Bennett]] (2012)
**''Superman of Tokyo''
* [[Keith Ferguson (Voice Actor)|Keith Ferguson]] (2012)
**''[[DC Nation Shorts#Super Best Friends Forever|Super Best Friends Forever]]''
* [[Travis Willingham]] (2012)
**''[[Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes]]''
* [[Mark Valley]] (2013)
**''[[Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Film)|Batman: The Dark Knight Returns]]''
* [[Matt Bomer]] (2013)
**''[[Superman: Unbound]]
* [[Sam Daly]] (2013)
**''[[Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox]]''
* [[Channing Tatum]] (2014)
**''[[The Lego Movie]]''
* [[Peter Jessop]] (2014)
**''[[JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time]]''
* [[Alan Tudyk]] (2014)
**''[[Justice League: War]]''
* [[Jerry O'Connell]] (2015–)
**''[[Justice League: Throne of Atlantis]]''
**''[[Justice League vs. Teen Titans]]''
**''[[Justice League Dark (Film)|Justice League Dark]]''
**''[[The Death of Superman (Film)|The Death of Superman]]''
**''[[Reign of the Supermen (Film)|Reign of the Supermen]]''
* [[Benjamin Bratt]] (2015)
**''[[Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles]]''
**''[[Justice League: Gods and Monsters]]''
* [[Kenichi Suzumura]] (2017)
**''DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon''
* [[Nicolas Cage]] (2018)
**''[[Teen Titans Go! to the Movies]]''
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==Radio and audio==
*1940s: [[The Adventures of Superman (Radio)|''The Adventures of Superman'']] – radio series starring [[Bud Collyer]] and [[Joan Alexander]]
*1966: ''The Adventures of Superman'' – [[Gramophone Record|vinyl LP]] featuring [[Bob Holiday]] as Superman
*1970s–1980s: various ''Superman''-related vinyl albums from [[Peter Pan Records]]
*1993: ''Superman Lives!'' – BBC Radio Light Entertainment, BBC Radio 5; Superman is voiced by [[Stuart Milligan]]
*1995: ''DC Comics Super Heroes – Attack of the Elementals'' – audio drama featuring the Justice League; Superman is voiced by David Earl Waterman
*2008: ''The Never-Ending Battle'' – Graphic Audio; Superman voiced by James Konicek

==Film==

===Animated film===

===Live-action film===
:''See also: [[Superman in Film|Superman in film]]''

==Television==

===Live-action television===

===Animated television===

====DC Animated Universe====

====Superman/Batman====
[[Mitch Watson]] revealed that there was a planned Superman/Batman animated series which Clark as a cub reporter coming to Gotham City, where he meets Bruce and beginning his career as Superman.

==Video games==
:''Main article: [[List of Superman Video Games|List of Superman video games]]''

==Theatre and live performances==

==Literature and printed media==

==Attractions and theme park rides==

==Music==

==Art==

==Parodies==

==Merchandising==
[[File:Supermanpeanutbutter.png|right|thumb|Superman peanut butter]]

==Notes==

==References==

{{Superman}}
{{Supermanshorts}}
{{Superfriends Series}}
{{Superman: The Animated Series}}
{{Superman in Amusement Parks}}

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