the first comic book called superman was published on june 1939.
the first comic book called superman was published on june 1939.
when was the first comic book called superman published?
june 1939
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with the introduction of dc's multiverse, it was retroactively declared that the version of superman published between 1938 and the early 1950s lived on earth-two, while comics featuring superman published since approximately the mid-1950s took place on earth-one. this was confirmed by the introduction of the earth-two superman as a distinct character in "justice league of america" (volume 1) #73 (august 1969). however, since superman was one of several dc characters continuously published throughout the 1950s, there isn't a clear dividing line between the earth-one and earth-two versions of superman. several stories published before the mid-1950s took place on earth-one, such as "superman" (volume 1) #78 from september–october 1952, the first appearance of the adult lana lang in superman comics. also, any superman stories published before the mid-1950s that featured or mentioned superboy also took place exclusively on earth-one, as the earth-two superman, per the earliest superman comics, never had a superboy career. the earth-one superman's first appearance in comics was in "superman" (volume 1) #46 (may 1947), the first time superboy was referenced in a superman story. the earth-one superman's first appearance (in a flash-forward) in a superboy story was in "superboy" (volume 1) #1 (march–april 1949).
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