His supporting cast and his villains have had a lengthy publication history, making him one of the three most important characters at dc comics including batman and wonder woman. The series also includes the character of fuzzy the. The amazing transformations of jimmy olsen includes the jimmy olsen story. He was adopted by lois and clark as christopher kent. Jon kent the son of superman kalel and lois lane, and the superboy of his timeline. The series included the adventures of superman kall with his wife, lois lane. Upon discovering that he has the ability to fly, however, clark soon realizes the jokes hit far. After superman was resurrected, superman accepted steel as a comrade. Dont miss this shocking new twist in the superman mythos. While imprisoned inside the phantom zone, the kryptonian known as general zod and his mate, ursa, gave birth to a child named lorzod. While some ripoffs of superman are far more obvious than others, they still pull something from the man of steel that is fairly recognizable. By now, it seems that everyone knows about the bat family. The term is often used to refer to the extended cast of characters especially superpowered ones of comics books. The first and oldest of these is action comics, which began in april 1938.
There are so many amazing members that its almost impossible to forget them. Retroactively, a comic book series chronicled clark kents adventures when he was. Superman family was an anthology series published from may of 1974 until september of 1982. Initially, he sought to replace superman after superman was killed by doomsday. Read the superman family comic online free and high quality. Almost all versions reference the source material of the comic book version and therefore the various iterations in all forms of media share an overlapping set of characters.
The eradicator was built as a weapon by superman s ancestor keml. He tortured jason, beat him with a crowbar, and made his estranged mother, sheila. Values of superman family, the free comic book values. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Crisis at the crossroads in time starring supergirl. He has since returned to earth in the guise of nightwing and has aged to teenadulthood.
To trap the secret leaders of a crime syndicate, superman and u. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of supermans appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. The most valuable version is the platinum edition, that was given to dealers who sent back a survey to dc comics in 19921993. Jan 02, 20 aureliani and baltazar share enthusiasm and reverence for superman and his supporting cast, and that comes through quite nicely. Dc also included a page of fan art and a maze for readers to enjoy. Birthright, the crest is described as an old kryptonian symbol for hope. Hes the granddaddy of superheroes, inspiring generations since 1938 his legacy embraces supergirl, superboy, superwoman, krypto the superdog, and much much more. Theres also a few pages of young justice character descriptions and images. In the new reality, superman was never superboy or joined the legion of superheroes, neither kara zorel nor krypto existed, power girl was retconned to be an atlantean and there were no kryptonian survivors other than kalel. Dc reminds fans superman is an illegal immigrant, too. Lex luthor is back in metropolisand hes ready to wreak havoc. Unfortunately, these titles seem to fade away after a year or two. The man of steel is the ultimate symbol of truth, justice, and hope. A comic book series entitled superman family ran from 1974 to 1982.
However, dc has reprinted these chronologically, and jimmys. However, he has chosen not to follow his father, instead becoming the new nightwing. Dc comics superman family giant superteam family, vol. Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and more. Find the value of the dc comic superman family volume 1. Action comics was initially an anthology magazine, but it eventually became dedicated to superman stories. The brian michael bendis superman apology tour new comic. Second, technically, this book reprints both early jimmy olsen and early lois lane comics.
Cirel briefly came back to assist superman and batman in a reality altering. Superman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero superman as its main protagonist. The superman family was an american comic book series published by dc comics from 1974 to 1982 featuring supporting characters in the superman comics. Jonathan kent jonathan kent, married to martha kent, is the adoptive father of clark kent, who is better known as superman. Contentsshow history origin the superman family is an unofficial informal. See more ideas about dc comics, superman and comics.
The comic lasted 12 issues and it has a followup series. Not everyones as lucky to have superpowers like superman to fight against injustice. Sandman saga, getting supermans bronze age underway. At the beginning of the era, the legion of superpets disappeared and only krypto remained.
The newest member of team superman, christopher kent is the son of general zod and ursa, who were two kryptonian criminals. Superman might be the most famous comic book character in history, along with batman. Superman the dark side of apokolips is a book that is part comic and part chapter book about superman who, in addition being super strong and able to fly, has some interesting powers, like ice breath. Steel is a fictional superhero who appeares in comic books published by dc comics. Ad for hostess cup cakes starring batman and robin. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of superman s appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. Artistdirector vinton heuck veteran of young justice and currently part of dc universes harley quinn pitched an animated series about the kent family to wb animation, with concept art by sean galloway. Kudos to dc comics for their new monthly series superman family adventures. The strip proved so popular that national launched superman into his own selftitled comic book, the first for any superhero, premiering with the. Comic book characterscomic book heroescomic charactercomic books artbook artcomic artcharacter designbatman e supermansuperman family. If you are in the market to buy or sell a death of superman trade paperback comic book, make sure you know which version you have. The series covers the adventures of superman and his allies, particularly his kryptonian family. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics. Private life of clark kent, script by edmond hamilton, pencils by curt swan, inks by george klein.
First stop, the most dangerous woman in the dc universe. He leads a rebellion against an evil villain, darkseid, who enslaved the people of planet apokolips. What does lex have that this reporter cant turn away from. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Its purpose was to alter the genes of kryptonians and bind them to thier planet. Superman family recommended reading action comics volume 1.
Batman v superman director zack snyder suggests robin. Treasury agent barclay set up a phony superman stock company and lure the crooks into buying stock in it. Relocating alejandra with her family is lois top priority, her own safety be damned. Add another title to the long list of what might have been comics related projects. This website is dedicated to giving you information on superman in all forms of media. See more ideas about superman, superman family and superhero. This was carried over into some comic book stories and later movies, such as man of steel. Since 1938, superman stories have been regularly published in periodical comic books published by dc comics. The kid who adopted jimmy olsen, script by leo dorfman, art by kurt schaffenberger. If you find a member of this team that is not shown here, please edit that character adding category. Cover pencils by rich buckler, inks by vince colletta.
Oct 15, 20 from the creative minds of zack snyder man of steel and bruce timm superman. Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive the man of steel fights a neverending battle for truth, justice, and the american way. The superman family was a dc comics comic book series which ran from 1974 to 1982 featuring primarily stories starring the supporting characters in the superman comics. In an alternate dc universe, knightwing is genetically supermans grandson, raised by bruce. Cirel briefly came back to assist superman and batman in a realityaltering. The adventures of nightwing and flamebird collects the jimmy olsen story. The family aspect of dc s superman is more prominent than ever thanks to rebirth and the success of super sons, and it was almost going to be the premise of a warner bros. Before his recent death, he was a rural farmer in kansas. An allages comic book about superman, his cousins superboy and supergirl, and their pets krypto the superdog and streaky the supercat. Death of superman comic book value price guide comics watcher. While cast and crews eagerly await for production to begin again on the dc comics stable of shows on the cw, fans are hopeful to learn more about one of the new spinoff series that will finally. The superman family adventures is a superman comic book series, aimed at children and based on the previous dc artwork of art baltazar, including tiny titans and dc superpets the series also seems to be in continuity with those two other lines.
How does a world handle the emergence of the last family of krypton as jorel, lara and kalel. From his blue uniform to his flowing red cape to the s shield on his chest, superman is one of the most immediately recognizable and beloved dc super heroes of all time. The list of supporting characters of superman is the cast of characters secondary to the main character of superman in the superman comics, television programs, cartoons, and movies. On the superman family message board you are free to discuss it all the amazing world of superman and friends, the legion of superheroes included. Looking at some of the lesserknown ripoffs of one of dc s most popular heroes, here is our list of 10 superman ripoffs only comics fans know. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Returning to a character hes long been associated with, legendary writer cary bates explores a different side to superman s legend in an elseworlds tale that hinges on the fact that while baby kalel has rocketed to the distant planet earth from his doomed homeworld of krypton, he was not alone. The term superman family is often used to refer to the extended cast of characters of comics books associated with superman. Despite being published around the time of the new 52, its mostly silver age superman with a new belt. The term is often used to refer to the extended cast of characters especially superpowered ones of comics books associated with superman.
Superman s parents are alive again in new dc canon. You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. This ongoing series features the character of john henry irons. Superman s pal jimmy olsen, script by gerry conway, pencils by george tuska, inks by joe giella. Apr 06, 2018 in the 198889 comic book story arc a death in the family, the joker kidnapped the second robin, jason todd. Inside the superman family animated series that almost was. Theres also information on other kidfriendly events, shows, comic titles, and magazines available. The studio passed on the project, but heuck is hopeful that the success of.
Rocketed to earth as an infant from the doomed planet krypton, kalel was adopted by the loving kent family and raised in americas heartland as clark kent. With the truth behind kryptons destruction set to be revealed, a galactic conspiracy threatens to silence supergirl and jorel if superman can. What is your superman family, the comic book worth. Dc comics trademarked the superman chest logo in august 1938. This page contains a listing of all known members of the superman family. Superman homepage everything you ever wanted to know about. Browse issues from the comic book series, the superman family, from dc comics. Lorzod is the son of general zod, born in the phantom zone. Dc comics batman arkham asylum batman automobilia batman decades batman the animated series batman universe collectors bust dc allstars dc allstars dc chess dc classic figurines dc comics masterpiece dc comics watches justice league the animated series the flash figurine collection wonder woman mythologies. The superman family is a comic book series by dc comics. This website is devoted to dc comics superman, the first and best comic book superhero, who was created by jerry siegel and joe shuster. Yet the superman family is pretty cool too, and it definitely deserves to be remembered.
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