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Superman is a fictional superhero who first appeared in American comic books
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The character was produced by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster
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Superman has been adapted to many other media including radio serials, novels, movies, television shows and theaters.
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Superman was born on the planet Krypton and was named Kal-El at birth.
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His foster parents advised him to use his abilities for the benefit of humanity, and he decided to fight crime as a vigilante.
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Superman popularized the promotion of superheroes and defined its conventions.
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Superheroes are usually judged by how close they are to the standard established by Superman.
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Seagal and Shuster moved to making comic strips with a focus on adventure and comedy
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Siegel believed publishers kept rejecting them because he and Shuster were young and unknown, so he looked for an established artist to replace Shuster
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When Siegel told Shuster what he was doing, Shuster reacted by burning his disapproved Superman comic, only sparing the cover.
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They continued to collaborate on other projects, but Schuster was with Superman for the time.
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The first response came in July 1933 to Leo O’Millia, who attracted the Foo Manchu bandage for the Bell Syndicate. [
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In that script, which Seagal sent to O’Millia, Superman’s origin story changes: he is a “scientist-adventurer” from a distant future when humanity has naturally evolved into “superpowers”.
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O’Millia did not send any copy of his strips to Seagull, and they are lost
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Wheeler-Nicholson’s financial difficulties continued to grow. In 1936, he formed a joint corporation with Harry Donfeld and Jack Lebovitz called Detective Comics, Inc.
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