When was superman created

Shuster eventually left the comics field business, while Siegel returned to DC during the early s. They lost this case, but DC Comics agreed to pay each man a yearly stipend of thirty-five thousand dollars.

The company also gave credit for Superman's creation to the two men. In , following Siegel's death, the Siegel family successfully won a court case, granting the family fifty percent ownership of the Superman character. In the early twenty-first century, Superman remains one of the most important comic book characters of all time. He also has been a popular character in movies and on television for more than half a century.

When a Superman movie began production in the s, Siegel put a curse on it as part of a public relations campaign. Superman preceded Batman by a few months. In the spring of Superman 1 hit the stands, the first comic book ever devoted to a single character.

Since then, the two have often teamed up—and occasionally clashed—across a number of different mediums. Credit: Getty Images. The U. War Department demanded that publication be delayed. Most Superman love interests are initialed L. In the comic book universe, Superman rarely falls for anyone not initialed L. Lois Lane, a reporter who tends to pine after Superman while rejecting his meek alter ego, Clark Kent, has been around since Action Comics 1.

Numerous other supporting characters also have the initials L. The actors playing Superman often suffer grave misfortunes. Siegel continued to work on various newspaper comics, but the legally blind Shuster had great difficulty finding work. By , with public support from the Natl. Periodicals, for financial compensation. In Dec. Their creation with their names returned to the screen in the highly successful Warner Bros. Dooley, Dennis and Gary Engle, eds.