His supporting cast and his villains have had a lengthy publication history, making him one of the three most important characters at dc comics including batman and wonder woman. He was adopted by lois and clark as christopher kent. There are so many amazing members that its almost impossible to forget them. Private life of clark kent, script by edmond hamilton, pencils by curt swan, inks by george klein.
The eradicator was built as a weapon by superman s ancestor keml. The superman family is a comic book series by dc comics. To trap the secret leaders of a crime syndicate, superman and u. The term superman family is often used to refer to the extended cast of characters of comics books associated with superman. The term is often used to refer to the extended cast of characters especially superpowered ones of comics books associated with superman. Superman homepage everything you ever wanted to know about. Since 1938, superman stories have been regularly published in periodical comic books published by dc comics. This website is devoted to dc comics superman, the first and best comic book superhero, who was created by jerry siegel and joe shuster. Action comics was initially an anthology magazine, but it eventually became dedicated to superman stories. Sandman saga, getting supermans bronze age underway. What does lex have that this reporter cant turn away from. Cirel briefly came back to assist superman and batman in a realityaltering. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4.
While some ripoffs of superman are far more obvious than others, they still pull something from the man of steel that is fairly recognizable. Apr 6, 2016 superman, lois lane, superboy, supergirl and all the rest. However, dc has reprinted these chronologically, and jimmys. This page contains a listing of all known members of the superman family. On the superman family message board you are free to discuss it all the amazing world of superman and friends, the legion of superheroes included. Inside the superman family animated series that almost was. Initially, he sought to replace superman after superman was killed by doomsday. The informal name for superman and his allies against injustice. What is your superman family, the comic book worth. The most valuable version is the platinum edition, that was given to dealers who sent back a survey to dc comics in 19921993. Relocating alejandra with her family is lois top priority, her own safety be damned.
Cirel briefly came back to assist superman and batman in a reality altering. With the truth behind kryptons destruction set to be revealed, a galactic conspiracy threatens to silence supergirl and jorel if superman can. Dont miss this shocking new twist in the superman mythos. From his blue uniform to his flowing red cape to the s shield on his chest, superman is one of the most immediately recognizable and beloved dc super heroes of all time. The studio passed on the project, but heuck is hopeful that the success of. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Upon discovering that he has the ability to fly, however, clark soon realizes the jokes hit far. When writing the script for the 1978 movie, tom mankiewicz made it superman s kryptonian family crest. He has since returned to earth in the guise of nightwing and has aged to teenadulthood. The amazing transformations of jimmy olsen includes the jimmy olsen story. Dc comics superman family giant superteam family, vol.
The comic lasted 12 issues and it has a followup series. You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. The newest member of team superman, christopher kent is the son of general zod and ursa, who were two kryptonian criminals. The first and oldest of these is action comics, which began in april 1938.
First stop, the most dangerous woman in the dc universe. Death of superman comic book value price guide comics watcher. Lex luthor is back in metropolisand hes ready to wreak havoc. Treasury agent barclay set up a phony superman stock company and lure the crooks into buying stock in it. In an alternate dc universe, knightwing is genetically supermans grandson, raised by bruce. Superman family recommended reading action comics volume 1. By now, it seems that everyone knows about the bat family. The superman family comic read the superman family comic. The series included the adventures of superman kall with his wife, lois lane. If more parents would buy comic books for their kids to help encourage their reading and creativity, maybe we could get more quality titles like this one. Despite being published around the time of the new 52, its mostly silver age superman with a new belt. Retroactively, a comic book series chronicled clark kents adventures when he was. Steel is a fictional superhero who appeares in comic books published by dc comics. Values of superman family, the free comic book values.
In the new reality, superman was never superboy or joined the legion of superheroes, neither kara zorel nor krypto existed, power girl was retconned to be an atlantean and there were no kryptonian survivors other than kalel. If you find a member of this team that is not shown here, please edit that character adding category. Batman v superman director zack snyder suggests robin. Dc reminds fans superman is an illegal immigrant, too.
Oct 15, 20 from the creative minds of zack snyder man of steel and bruce timm superman. After superman was resurrected, superman accepted steel as a comrade. If you are in the market to buy or sell a death of superman trade paperback comic book, make sure you know which version you have. He leads a rebellion against an evil villain, darkseid, who enslaved the people of planet apokolips. The superman family was a dc comics comic book series which ran from. See more ideas about dc comics, superman and comics. Kudos to dc comics for their new monthly series superman family adventures. See more ideas about superman, superman family and superhero. Superman the dark side of apokolips is a book that is part comic and part chapter book about superman who, in addition being super strong and able to fly, has some interesting powers, like ice breath. Browse issues from the comic book series, the superman family, from dc comics.
The family aspect of dc s superman is more prominent than ever thanks to rebirth and the success of super sons, and it was almost going to be the premise of a warner bros. The man of steel is the ultimate symbol of truth, justice, and hope. The superman family was an american comic book series published by dc comics from 1974 to 1982 featuring supporting characters in the superman comics. The adventures of nightwing and flamebird collects the jimmy olsen story. Superman might be the most famous comic book character in history, along with batman. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of superman s appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. This website is dedicated to giving you information on superman in all forms of media.
Add another title to the long list of what might have been comics related projects. Lorzod is the son of general zod, born in the phantom zone. Superman family was an anthology series published from may of 1974 until september of 1982. Tales of the bizarro world, script by jerry siegel, art by john forte. Not everyones as lucky to have superpowers like superman to fight against injustice. Supermans closest allies take the stage like you have never seen before, from the eisner awardwinning team of art baltazar and franco tiny titans. The series also includes the character of fuzzy the. Almost all versions reference the source material of the comic book version and therefore the various iterations in all forms of media share an overlapping set of characters. The superman family was a dc comics comic book series which ran from 1974 to 1982 featuring primarily stories starring the supporting characters in the superman comics. He is a genius engineer who built a mechanized suit of armor that replicates supermans powers and bears supermans logo. The strip proved so popular that national launched superman into his own selftitled comic book, the first for any superhero, premiering with the.
At the beginning of the era, the legion of superpets disappeared and only krypto remained. The superman family adventures is a superman comic book series, aimed at children and based on the previous dc artwork of art baltazar, including tiny titans and dc superpets the series also seems to be in continuity with those two other lines. While living inside of a transported kryptonian prison cell. Returning to a character hes long been associated with, legendary writer cary bates explores a different side to superman s legend in an elseworlds tale that hinges on the fact that while baby kalel has rocketed to the distant planet earth from his doomed homeworld of krypton, he was not alone. While imprisoned inside the phantom zone, the kryptonian known as general zod and his mate, ursa, gave birth to a child named lorzod. Birthright, the crest is described as an old kryptonian symbol for hope. Contentsshow history origin the superman family is an unofficial informal. This ongoing series features the character of john henry irons. Yet the superman family is pretty cool too, and it definitely deserves to be remembered. Dc comics trademarked the superman chest logo in august 1938. The kid who adopted jimmy olsen, script by leo dorfman, art by kurt schaffenberger.
Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and more. Before his recent death, he was a rural farmer in kansas. Superman s pal jimmy olsen, script by gerry conway, pencils by george tuska, inks by joe giella. While cast and crews eagerly await for production to begin again on the dc comics stable of shows on the cw, fans are hopeful to learn more about one of the new spinoff series that will finally.
Hes the granddaddy of superheroes, inspiring generations since 1938 his legacy embraces supergirl, superboy, superwoman, krypto the superdog, and much much more. The brian michael bendis superman apology tour new comic. The term is often used to refer to the extended cast of characters especially superpowered ones of comics books. Cover pencils by rich buckler, inks by vince colletta. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of supermans appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. The list of supporting characters of superman is the cast of characters secondary to the main character of superman in the superman comics, television programs, cartoons, and movies. Crisis at the crossroads in time starring supergirl. Add another title to the long list of what might have been comicsrelated projects. Theres also information on other kidfriendly events, shows, comic titles, and magazines available.
This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Unfortunately, these titles seem to fade away after a year or two. Artistdirector vinton heuck veteran of young justice and currently part of dc universes harley quinn pitched an animated series about the kent family to wb animation, with concept art by sean galloway. How does a world handle the emergence of the last family of krypton as jorel, lara and kalel. Ad for hostess cup cakes starring batman and robin. An allages comic book about superman, his cousins superboy and supergirl, and their pets krypto the superdog and streaky the supercat. Jon kent the son of superman kalel and lois lane, and the superboy of his timeline. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics. The series covers the adventures of superman and his allies, particularly his kryptonian family. Jonathan kent jonathan kent, married to martha kent, is the adoptive father of clark kent, who is better known as superman. Rocketed to earth as an infant from the doomed planet krypton, kalel was adopted by the loving kent family and raised in americas heartland as clark kent. Theres also a few pages of young justice character descriptions and images. Looking at some of the lesserknown ripoffs of one of dc s most popular heroes, here is our list of 10 superman ripoffs only comics fans know. However, he has chosen not to follow his father, instead becoming the new nightwing.
Comic book characterscomic book heroescomic charactercomic books artbook artcomic artcharacter designbatman e supermansuperman family. Second, technically, this book reprints both early jimmy olsen and early lois lane comics. Animation, this short follows superman through the years, from his. Superman s parents are alive again in new dc canon. Read the superman family comic online free and high quality. This was carried over into some comic book stories and later movies, such as man of steel. Its purpose was to alter the genes of kryptonians and bind them to thier planet. Jan 02, 20 aureliani and baltazar share enthusiasm and reverence for superman and his supporting cast, and that comes through quite nicely. A comic book series entitled superman family ran from 1974 to 1982. Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive the man of steel fights a neverending battle for truth, justice, and the american way.
He tortured jason, beat him with a crowbar, and made his estranged mother, sheila. Superman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero superman as its main protagonist. Dc comics batman arkham asylum batman automobilia batman decades batman the animated series batman universe collectors bust dc allstars dc allstars dc chess dc classic figurines dc comics masterpiece dc comics watches justice league the animated series the flash figurine collection wonder woman mythologies. Alone, her family a galaxy away, will lois be tempted by apex lexs offer. Apr 06, 2018 in the 198889 comic book story arc a death in the family, the joker kidnapped the second robin, jason todd.
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