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Superman (Fictitious character)

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Personal name headingSuperman (Fictitious character)
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Variant(s)Kal-El (Fictitious character)
See alsoFor works which feature Clark Kent, search also under: Kent, Clark (Fictitious character)
Kent, Clark (Fictitious character)
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Other standard no.102144782715225011327
Q79015
1138904
LocatedSmallville (Kan. : Imaginary place)
Place of birthKrypton (Imaginary place)
Profession or occupationSuperheroes
Found inWork cat.: Superman (Television program : 1952-1958). Season 5-6. Adventures of Superman. The complete fifth & sixth seasons in full color, ©2006: container (Superman)
Wikipedia, viewed October 13, 2015 (Superman; a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics; the Superman character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster in 1933; the character was sold to Detective Comics, Inc. (later DC Comics) in 1938; Superman first appeared in Action Comics #1 (June 1938) and subsequently appeared in various radio serials, newspaper strips, television programs, films, and video games; birth name: Kal-El; adopted name: Clark Kent) November 14, 2024 (Superman was born Kal-El, on the fictional planet Krypton. As a baby, his parents Jor-El and Lara sent him to Earth in a small spaceship shortly before Krypton was destroyed in a natural cataclysm. His ship landed in the American countryside near the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas. He was found and adopted by farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent, who named him Clark Kent; Clark resides in the fictional American city of Metropolis, where he works as a journalist for the Daily Planet)
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