Den Namen für die Stadt, in der Clark Kent lebt und arbeitet, haben die zwei Erfinder aus einem ihrer Lieblingsfilme: Metropolis von Fritz Lang. It was produced by Alexander and Ilya Salkind, the same men who had produced the Superman movies starring Christopher Reeve. Since Action Comics #20 (1940), Superman possesses superhuman breath, which enables him to inhale or blow huge amounts of air, as well as holding his breath indefinitely to remain underwater or space without adverse effects. In other stories, Superman's costume is made out of exotic materials that are as tough as he is. The duo's revised version of Superman appeared in the first issue of Action Comics, which was published on April 18, 1938. He was found and adopted by farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent, who named him Clark Kent. Auslöser war ein Umdenken des herausgebenden Verlages DC Comics, welches sich in einer Miniserie bzw. in 1986, and a brief cameo as a one panel ghost in The Kingdom: Planet Krypton in 1999. Action Comics #1 (1938) explained that Superman's strength was common to all Kryptonians because they were a species "millions of years advanced of our own". [9] Den Namen Clark Kent setzten die beiden wiederum aus den Vornamen der Schauspieler Clark Gable und Kent Taylor zusammen. The model sheets for this series were drawn by legendary comics artist Gil Kane and most of the episodes were written by comics writer Marv Wolfman. He argues that Superman allowed the superhero genre to take over from the Western as the expression of immigrant sensibilities. [102] He redrew Superman taller and more detailed. Clark wears his Superman costume underneath his street clothes, allowing easy changes between the two personae and the dramatic gesture of ripping open his shirt to reveal the familiar "S" emblem when called into action. [213] Five for Fighting released "Superman (It's Not Easy)" in 2000, which is from Superman's point of view, although Superman is never mentioned by name. Supermans Kostüm wird oft als unzerstörbar beschrieben, da es, wie der Mann aus Stahl selbst, vom Planeten Krypton stammt. 1998 folgte dann in Superman #123 (Vol. [92] Editor Whitney Ellsworth, hired in 1940, dictated that Superman not kill. [158], In his first appearances, Superman was considered a vigilante by the authorities, being fired upon by the National Guard as he razed a slum so that the government would create better housing conditions for the poor. Super-Woman is a name used by several characters in the DC Universe as female versions of Superman. Earth-2 Superwoman is from the antimatter universe of Qward, but is not Qwardian.