Superman (franchise)

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template other The American comic book character Superman, created in 1938, has appeared in many types of media since the 1940s. Superman has appeared in radio, television, movies, and video games 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 (and/or his alter ego, Clark Kent) are:

Portrayed by

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Voice only

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Radio and audio

  • Superman appears in The Adventures of Superman (1940), voiced by Bud Collyer.
  • Superman appears in The Adventures of Superman (1966), voiced by Bob Holiday.
  • Superman appears in several vinyl albums released by Peter Pan Records during the 1970s and 1980s.
  • Superman appears in the BBC radio adaptation of Superman Lives!, voiced by Stuart Milligan.
  • Superman appears in the audio drama DC Comics Super Heroes – Attack of the Elementals, voiced by David Waterman.
  • Superman appears in the audio drama The Never-Ending Battle, voiced by James Konicek.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Film

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Animated film

Live-action film

Canceled Superman live-action films

Television

Live-action

Untitled Superman series

In July 2021, it was reported that Michael B. Jordan is developing, producing and starring as Val-Zod in a limited series for HBO Max.[17][18]

Animated television

Canceled Superman animated series

  • In June 2006, during an interview about Superman: Brainiac Attacks, writer Duane Capizzi mentioned a Superman series set in the same universe of The Batman, a possibility supported by Superman's revealed existence during the show's fifth season.[26] Despite this, the expansion was never realized, and Capizzi never again mentioned the spin-off.
  • At one point, an untitled Superman animated project was in conceptual stage, with designs by James Tucker.[27]
  • There were plans to make an animated series featuring Superman and Batman. It would have been an origin story.[28]
  • Animator Genndy Tartakovsky was developing a Superman short for DC Nation back in 2013, but the block's cancellation in the following year resulted in this animated project getting cut. Early design work on the short was completed.[27]
  • In May 2018, Vinton Heuck and Sean Galloway pitched a Superman Family animated series to Warner Bros. Animation, who rejected it in favor of Harley Quinn. The characters would have included Kong Kenan, Jon Kent, Damian Wayne, Mister Mxyzptlk, and Natasha Irons/Steel, among others.[27][29]

Video games

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Theatre and live performances

Literature and printed media

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Superman was a daily newspaper comic strip which began on January 16, 1939, and a separate Sunday strip was added on November 5, 1939. These strips ran continuously until May 1966. In 1941, the McClure Syndicate had placed the strip in hundreds of newspapers. At its peak, the strip, featuring Superman, was in over 300 daily newspapers and 90 Sunday papers, with a readership of over 20 million.

Attractions and theme park rides

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Superman Escape at Warner Bros. Movie World

Art

Parodies

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Superman depicted as stricken by AIDS, in an awareness campaign
  • The cartoon Underdog in which Shoeshine Boy becomes "Underdog" with the help of an energy pill.
  • The cartoon series Groovy Goolies featured dimwitted Frankie as "Super Ghoul".
  • Walt Disney's Goofy did a parody of Superman with the help of "super goobers" {Peanuts} in which Goofy became "Super Goof" clothed in red underwear with "SG" and a blue cape and endowed with super ears, super sight, super strength, super voice and super flying. Goofy's crime fighting always interrupted his date with Clarabelle Cow.[35]
  • Warner Brothers' Daffy Duck did a parody of Superman as Stupor Duck.
  • The 2019 superhero horror film Brightburn is a dark deconstruction of the Superman character.
  • Superman's image was used in an AIDS awareness campaign by French organization AIDES. Superman was depicted as emaciated and breathing from an oxygen tank, demonstrating that no-one is beyond the reach of the disease, and it can destroy the lives of everyone.[36]

Merchandising

  • Sunnyland Refining Co., in 1981, marketed jars of creamy and crunchy peanut butter using the familiar image of Superman. In the 50th anniversary publication Fifty Who Made DC Great, it was noted that this was DC's first licensing deal for a brand of food. Soon he had his own hot cocoa mix in 1983.[37]
  • A Superman pinball machine was produced by Atari in 1979.[38]
  • Superman is part of the DC Deckbuilding Game by Cryptozoic Entertainment.

Casting tradition

Template:Incomplete There is a tradition of past Superman actors returning for new works in the franchise.[39] The first instance in live action was Noel Niell, who played Lois Lane in the serial films, reprising the role in the first TV series. Niell is also one of three Lois actresses to have subsequently played Lois' mother Ella. Aside from reappearances by actors, Christopher Reeve's son Will Reeve appears in the 2025 film as a tribute to his father. Below is a table showing actors who have made appearances across multiple live-action works that feature unobscured Superman characters.

  • A indicates an appearance through archival footage or audio.
  • O indicates an older version of the character.
  • S indicates an appearance through use of special effects.
  • V indicates a voice-only role.
  • Y indicates a younger version of the character.

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Actor Superman
Atom Man vs. Superman
(1948, 1950)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Superman and the Mole Men
Adventures of Superman
Stamp Day for Superman
Funny Boners
I Love Lucy
(1951–1958)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Superman
Superman II
Superman III
Supergirl
Superman IV
(1978–1987)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Superboy
(1988–1992)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Seinfeld
The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman
(1989–1998, 2004)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
(1993–1997)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Steel
(1997)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Smallville
(2001–2011)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Superman Returns
(2006)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Man of Steel
Batman V Superman
Justice League
Black Adam
The Flash
(2013–2023)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Arrow
The Flash
Legends of Tomorrow
Supergirl
Batwoman
(2012–2021)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Powerless
(2017)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Titans
(2018–2021)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Krypton
(2019–2020)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Superman & Lois
(2021–2024)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Superman
Supergirl
(2025, 2026)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Kirk Alyn Superman Template:CEmpty Sam Lane colspan="13" Template:CEmpty
Noel Neill Lois Lane Ella Lane Alexis Tourist colspan="3" Template:CEmpty Gertrude Vanderworth colspan="7" Template:CEmpty
Pierre Watkin Perry White Harry Green
Airline Official
Admiral
Sir Lancelot 		colspan="14" Template:CEmpty
Herbert Rawlinson Graham Rozan colspan="14" Template:CEmpty
George Reeves Template:CEmpty Superman colspan="7" Template:CEmpty Superman (alternate)A colspan="6" Template:CEmpty
Phyllis Coates Template:CEmpty Lois Lane colspan="3" Template:CEmpty Ella Lane colspan="10" Template:CEmpty
Jack Larson Template:CEmpty Jimmy Olsen Train passenger Lou Lamont Elderly man Jimmy OlsenO colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Bo the bartender colspan="7" Template:CEmpty
Marlon Brando colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Jor-El colspan="5" Template:CEmpty Jor-ElAS colspan="7" Template:CEmpty
Glenn Ford colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Jonathan Kent colspan="9" Template:CEmpty Jonathan KentVA colspan="3" Template:CEmpty
Christopher Reeve colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Superman colspan="4" Template:CEmpty Dr. Virgil Swann Template:CEmpty Superman (alternate)S colspan="6" Template:CEmpty
Margot Kidder colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Lois Lane colspan="4" Template:CEmpty Bridgette Crosby colspan="8" Template:CEmpty
Marc McClure colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Jimmy Olsen colspan="4" Template:CEmpty Dax-Ur Template:CEmpty Officer Ben Sadowsky
Jerry 		Template:CEmpty Emily's father colspan="4" Template:CEmpty
Terrence Stamp colspan="2" Template:CEmpty General Zod colspan="4" Template:CEmpty Jor-ElV colspan="8" Template:CEmpty
Sarah Douglas colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Ursa colspan="7" Template:CEmpty Jinda Kol Rozz colspan="5" Template:CEmpty
Annette O'Toole colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Lana Lang colspan="4" Template:CEmpty Martha Kent colspan="8" Template:CEmpty
Helen Slater colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Supergirl Template:CEmpty Becky Gelke colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Lara-El Template:CEmpty Supergirl (alternate)S Eliza Danvers colspan="5" Template:CEmpty
Jon Cryer colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Lenny Luthor colspan="7" Template:CEmpty Lex Luthor colspan="5" Template:CEmpty
Paula Marshall colspan="3" Template:CEmpty Christina Riley Sharon colspan="13" Template:CEmpty
Adam West colspan="5" Template:CEmpty Jerry Retchen colspan="4" Template:CEmpty Batman (alternate)A Template:CEmpty Chairman West colspan="4" Template:CEmpty
Charles Napier colspan="5" Template:CEmpty Sailin' Whalen Colonel David colspan="10" Template:CEmpty
Dean Cain colspan="5" Template:CEmpty Superman Template:CEmpty Dr. Curtis Knox colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Jeremiah Danvers colspan="6" Template:CEmpty
Teri Hatcher colspan="4" Template:CEmpty Sidra Holland Lois Lane Template:CEmpty Ella Lane colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Rhea colspan="5" Template:CEmpty
Michael McKean colspan="5" Template:CEmpty Dr. Fabian Leek Template:CEmpty Perry White colspan="8" Template:CEmpty
Michael Ironside colspan="7" Template:CEmpty Sam Lane colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Lewis Snart colspan="5" Template:CEmpty
Peyton List colspan="7" Template:CEmpty Lucy Lane colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Golden Glider colspan="5" Template:CEmpty
Joe Morton colspan="7" Template:CEmpty Steven Hamilton Template:CEmpty Silas Stone colspan="6" Template:CEmpty
Tom Welling colspan="7" Template:CEmpty Clark Kent
Jor-ElY
Bizarro
Ultraman 		colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Clark Kent (alternate) colspan="5" Template:CEmpty
Erica Durance colspan="7" Template:CEmpty Lois Lane colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Lois Lane (alternate)
Alura Zor-El
Noel Neill 		colspan="5" Template:CEmpty
Laura Vandervoort colspan="7" Template:CEmpty Supergirl colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Brainiac 8 colspan="5" Template:CEmpty
Amy Adams colspan="7" Template:CEmpty Jodi Melville Template:CEmpty Lois Lane colspan="6" Template:CEmpty
Michael Cassidy colspan="7" Template:CEmpty Grant Gabriel Template:CEmpty Jimmy Olsen colspan="6" Template:CEmpty
Lynda Carter colspan="7" Template:CEmpty Moira Sullivan colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Olivia Marsdin colspan="5" Template:CEmpty
Sam Witwer colspan="7" Template:CEmpty Doomsday colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Benjamin Lockwood colspan="6" Template:CEmpty
Alan Ritchson colspan="7" Template:CEmpty Aquaman colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Hawk (alternate)A Template:CEmpty Hawk colspan="3" Template:CEmpty
Phil Morris colspan="7" Template:CEmpty Martian Manhunter colspan="3" Template:CEmpty Silas Stone colspan="3" Template:CEmpty
Alessandro Juliani colspan="7" Template:CEmpty Dr. Emil Hamilton Template:CEmpty Officer Sekowsky colspan="6" Template:CEmpty
Brent Stait colspan="7" Template:CEmpty Dr. Fate colspan="4" Template:CEmpty Dr. FateVA colspan="3" Template:CEmpty
Brandon Routh colspan="8" Template:CEmpty Superman Template:CEmpty Ray Palmer
Superman (alternate) 		colspan="5" Template:CEmpty
David Ramsey colspan="10" Template:CEmpty John Diggle colspan="3" Template:CEmpty John Diggle Template:CEmpty
Grant Gustin colspan="10" Template:CEmpty The Flash Template:CEmpty The Flash (alternate)A colspan="3" Template:CEmpty
Jenna Dewan colspan="10" Template:CEmpty Lucy Lane colspan="3" Template:CEmpty Lucy Lane Template:CEmpty
Jason Mamoa colspan="9" Template:CEmpty Aquaman colspan="5" Template:CEmpty Lobo
Tyler Hoechlin colspan="10" Template:CEmpty Superman colspan="3" Template:CEmpty Superman
Bizarro 		Template:CEmpty
Elizabeth Tulloch colspan="10" Template:CEmpty Lois Lane colspan="3" Template:CEmpty Lois Lane Template:CEmpty
Tom Cavanagh colspan="10" Template:CEmpty Harrison Wells
Eobard Thawne
Pariah 		colspan="3" Template:CEmpty Gordon Godfrey Template:CEmpty
Alan Tudyk colspan="11" Template:CEmpty Van Wayne colspan="3" Template:CEmpty Robot 4V
Curran Walters colspan="10" Template:CEmpty Jason Todd (alternate)A Template:CEmpty Jason Todd colspan="3" Template:CEmpty
Staz Nair colspan="10" Template:CEmpty William Dey colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Dax-Baron colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Nikolai Witschl colspan="10" Template:CEmpty Caleb
Jo Gunraf 		colspan="3" Template:CEmpty Milton "Brainiac" Fine Template:CEmpty

See also

Notes

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