Superman (also known as Clark Kent and Kal-El) is a DC comic book superhero. The Superman franchise is a media franchise based on the character.
Superman may also refer to:
The Superman franchise Comic books and strips Superman (comic book), 1939–present Superman vol. 2, 1987–2006 Superman (Volume 3), 2011–2016 Superman (comic strip), a newspaper comic strip, 1939–1966
Fictional characters Superman (1978 film series character) Superman (DC Extended Universe) Superman (Earth-One), the Silver Age incarnation of Superman Superman (Earth-Two), an alternate version of the fictional superhero Superman (Kal Kent), the Superman of the 853rd century Superman (Kingdom Come), an alternate version of Superman Superman (Hernan Guerra), an alternate version of Chris Kent Clark Kent (Superman & Lois) Superman (Jon Kent), the son and successor of Clark Kent Kong Kenan, the Super-Man of China
Film Superman (1940s animated film series) Superman (1941 film), the first film in the 1940s animated series Superman (serial), a 1948 film serial Superman (1978 film), also called Superman: The Movie, starring Christopher Reeve as the DC Comics superhero Superman (1980 film), an Indian Telugu-language film Superman (1987 film), an Indian Hindi-language film Superman (1997 film), an Indian Malayalam-language film Superman (2025 film), featuring the DC Comics superhero
Television Adventures of Superman (TV series), 1952-1958 Superman (TV series), 1988 Superman: The Animated Series, 1996–2000 My Adventures with Superman, 2023-present
Gaming
Superman (pinball), released by Atari in 1979 Superman (1979 video game), for the Atari 2600 Superman (1987 video game), for the NES Superman (1988 video game), an arcade game Superman (1992 video game), for the Mega Drive/Genesis Superman 64, or Superman: The New Superman Adventures, 1999, for the Nintendo 64
Other fictional characters Bill the superman, a character in the short story ‘’The Manhood of Edward Robinson’’ by Agatha Christie, 1924 Bill Dunn or the Superman, a character from The Reign of the Superman by Jerry Siegel, 1933 Superman (Psychomech), a fictional race in the novel Psychomech
Music
Albums Superman (Arash album), 2014 Superman (Gary Chaw album), 2006 Superman (Barbra Streisand album), 1977 Superman, by Machi, 2005 Superman: The Best of the RCA Years, 1979, by Alison MacCallum
Songs "Superman" (Black Lace song), 1981 "Superman" (Donna Fargo song), 1972 "Superman" (Eminem song), 2003 "Superman" (Keith Urban song), 2020 "Superman" (Lazlo Bane song), 2000, the original opening theme of Scrubs "Superman" (Morgan Wallen song), 2025 "Superman" (Pepe Luis Soto song), released by Celi Bee and the Buzzy Bunch, 1977 "Superman" (Stereophonics song), 2005 "Superman" (The Clique song), 1969, covered by R.E.M. in 1986 "Superman", by Crystal Kay from the 2012 album Vivid "Superman", by Gabriella Cilmi from the 2010 album Ten "Superman", by the Game from the 2008 album LAX "Superman", by Goldfinger from the 1997 album Hang-Ups, notable for being featured in the Tony Hawk's skateboarding video game series "Superman", by Rachel Platten from the 2016 album Wildfire "Superman", by Sachin Gupta, Sukhwinder Singh, Jaspreet Jasz and Kshitij Tarey from the 2012 Indian film Will You Marry Me? "Superman", by Sea Girls from the 2024 album Midnight Butterflies "Superman", by Skee-Lo from the 1995 album I Wish "Superman", by Taylor Swift from the 2010 album Speak Now "Superman", by Unwritten Law from the 1996 album Oz Factor "Superman (It's Not Easy)", by Five for Fighting, 2001 "Superman (Meets The Man Of Steel)", by Chalk Circle from the 1996 album The Great Lake "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman", by the Kinks, 1979 "O Superman", 1981, by Laurie Anderson "Superman's Song", 1991, by the Crash Test Dummies
People with the nickname Superman
Supaman, an Apsáalooke rapper and fancy war dancer Gianluigi Buffon (born 1978), Italian football player John Cena (born 1977), WWE professional wrestler Sam Fuld (born 1981), American Major League Baseball player and General Manager Dennis Hallman (born 1975), American MMA fighter Dwight Howard (born 1985), American National Basketball Association player Miguel Ángel López (born 1994), Colombian cyclist Cam Newton (born 1989), American football player Shaquille O'Neal (born 1972), American retired National Basketball Association player Art Pennington (1923–2017), American retired Negro league baseball player Armen Petrosyan (fighter) (born 1990), Russian-Armenian MMA fighter Sean Rosenthal (born 1980), American beach volleyball player
Roller coasters Superman: Escape from Krypton, at Six Flags Magic Mountain Superman – Ride of Steel, at Six Flags America Superman: Ultimate Flight, at various Six Flags parks Superman: Ultimate Flight (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom)
Sport and racing
Superman, a type of cycling stunt The superman as used by Mat Rempits The superman, a cycling position created by Graeme Obree
Other uses Superman (gene), a plant gene in Arabidopsis thaliana Superman (ice cream flavor) Übermensch, sometimes translated as Superman, a concept of Nietzsche Superman: The Life of Frederick the Great, a 1931 book by Nathan Ausubel
See also
Adventures of Superman (disambiguation) Superman: The Man of Steel (disambiguation) Superman Returns (disambiguation) New man (disambiguation) Superboy (disambiguation) Supergirl (disambiguation) Superhero (disambiguation) Superhuman (disambiguation) Superwoman (disambiguation) Suparman (disambiguation) Supermen (disambiguation)