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Superman (also known as Clark Kent and Kal-El) is a National/DC comic book superhero.

Superman may also refer to:

Comic books and related media

• Superman (comic book), the eponymous comic book series
  • Superman (vol. 2), the series from 1987–2006
• Superman (comic strip), a comic strip that ran from 1939 to 1966
• Superman (Earth-One), the Silver Age incarnation of Superman
• Superman (Earth-Two), a character from Earth-Two based on Superman as he originally appeared
• Superman (Kal Kent), the Superman of the 853rd century
• Superman (Kingdom Come), an alternate version of Superman from the Elseworlds miniseries Kingdom Come

In film, radio, and television:

• Superman (film series), a series of five films 1978–2006
  • Superman (film), the 1978 film starring Christopher Reeve
  • Superman Returns (film), the 2006 film starring Brandon Routh
• Superman (radio) or The Adventures of Superman, a radio show from 1940–1951
• Superman (serial), a 1948 movie serial starring Kirk Alyn
• Superman (TV series), a 1988 animated series
• Superman (1940s cartoons), a series of seventeen shorts
  • Superman (animated short), a Fleischer Studios film short
• Superman (1952 TV series) or Adventures of Superman
• Superman (1996 TV series) or Superman: The Animated Series
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, a 1993 television series
• Smallville, television series (2001-2011)
• Man of Steel (film), a 2013 reboot of the Superman film franchise

In video games:

• Superman (arcade game)
• Superman (Atari game)
• Superman (Kemco game), a video game for the NES
• Superman (Sunsoft game), a video game for the Mega Drive/Genesis
• Superman (1999 video game), a video game for the Nintendo 64

Further information: List of Superman video games

In other print media:

• Bill Dunn or the Superman, a character from The Reign of the Super-Man by Jerry Siegel
• The Super-Man, an anti-hero created by Chris Ware

Music

In albums:

• Superman (Alison MacCallum album)
• Superman (Gary Chaw album)

• Superman, an album by Machi
• Streisand Superman, an album by Barbra Streisand
• Sunshine Superman (album), an album by Donovan

In songs:

• "Superman" (Black Lace song), a song made famous by Black Lace
• "Superman" (Crystal Kay song)
• "Sunset Superman" (Dio song)
• "Superman" (Donna Fargo song)
• "Superman" (Eminem song)
• "Superman" (Lazlo Bane song), the original opening theme of Scrubs
• "Superman" (Stereophonics song)
• "Superman" (The Clique song), notably covered by R.E.M.
• "Superman" (Unwritten Law song)
• "Superman (It's Not Easy)", a song by Five for Fighting
• "Superman", a song by Goldfinger from Hang-Ups
• "Superman", a song by Joe Brooks
• "Superman", a song by Gabriella Cilmi from Ten
• "Superman", a song by Offer Nissim featuring Maya Simantov
• "Superman", a song by Skee-Lo from I Wish
• "Superman", a song by Super Junior
• "Superman", a song by The Game from L.A.X.
• "Superman", a song by Taylor Swift from Speak Now
• "Superman", a song by Hadise from Aşk Kaç Beden Giyer?
• "Superman 14", a single by Kevin Costner and Modern West from Untold Truths
• "Superman's Dead, a song by Our Lady Peace
• "Superman's Song", a single by Crash Test Dummies
• "Supermen", a single by Dino Merlin
• "The Supermen", a song by David Bowie
• "O Superman", a song by Laurie Anderson
• "Sunshine Superman", a song by Donovan
• "Waitin' for a Superman", a song by The Flaming Lips
• "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman", a song by The Kinks
• "你是我的Superman" (You are my Superman), a song by Coco Lee
• "Superman" a song by Celi Bee and the Buzzy Bunch

Philosophy

• Superman (Nietzsche) or Übermensch, a concept of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche
• "Superman" (Pali: uttama-puriso) is occasionally used in early Buddhist scriptures to refer to a Tathāgata

Science

• Superman (gene), a plant gene in Arabidopsis thaliana

Sport and racing

• The Superman, a stunt in which a rider strikes a flying pose:
  • A pose used by Mat Rempits, Malaysian street racers
  • A trick in Freestyle Motocross and similar sports, in which the rider removes his legs from the vehicle and straightens out his body while holding onto the handlebars
  • A cycling-position created by the British cyclist Graeme Obree

Athletes nicknamed Superman

• Sam Fuld, American baseball player
• Dwight Howard, American basketball player
• Jimmie Johnson, American race car driver
• Shaquille O'Neal, American basketball player
• Arthur D. Pennington, Negro League baseball star
• John Cena, WWE professional wrestler
• Ibrahima Sonko, Senegalese-French footballer
• Dennis Hallman, MMA fighter
• Cam Newton, American football player

See also

• Superman Escape, a roller-coaster type ride at Warner Bros. Movie World, Australia
• Superman, the name of a monster truck
• Superman in other media
• Superman X, a character in the Legion of Super-Heroes television series
• "Super Men", an episode of the television series CSI: NY
• Superman curse, a string of unfortunate events that follow people who are involved with Superman projects
• Suppaman, a character in Dr. Slump media
• Supermen (Psychomech), a fictional race in the novel Psychomech
• Nvidia Tegra (Kal-El) series - a system-on-a-chip series, named after a given name of Superman