Superman "Superman", and released in 1979 for the Atari 2600. The last game centered on Superman was "Superman Returns" (adapted from the movie) in 2006. Superman has, however, appeared in more recent games starring the Justice League, such as "Injustice 2" (2017). In a contract dated 1 March 1938, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster released the copyright to Superman to their employer, DC Comics (then known as Detective Comics, Inc.) prior to Superman's first publication in April. This was normal practice in the comic magazine industry and they had done the same with their previous published works (Slam Bradley, Doctor Occult,
The Death of Superman to do so because of an editorial mandate barring characters from DC's mature comics line appearing in mainstream books like "Superman". Kesel replaced him afterward. Because Jurgens did not want to simply use Superman's classic design when he was revived, he gave him long hair. The teams also deepened the red and blue of Superman's costume to signify that things would not be entirely the same for him. Superman briefly wears a black suit after his revival; this design came from a sketch Bogdanove made at a meeting. "The Death of Superman" was first alluded to in Simonson's "Superman: The