Superman of the Übermensch; they never acknowledged as much. Since 1938, Superman stories have been regularly published in periodical comic books published by DC Comics. The first and oldest of these is "Action Comics", which began in April 1938. "Action Comics" was initially an anthology magazine, but it eventually became dedicated to Superman stories. The second oldest periodical is "Superman", which began in June 1939. "Action Comics" and "Superman" have been published without interruption (ignoring changes to the title and numbering scheme). A number of other shorter-lived Superman periodicals have been published over the years. Superman is part of the DC
The Superman Family The Superman Family The Superman Family was an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1974 to 1982 featuring supporting characters in the "Superman" comics. The term "Superman Family" is often used to refer to the extended cast of characters of comics books associated with Superman. A similarly titled series Superman Family Adventures was launched in 2012. "The Superman Family" was an amalgamation of the titles "Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane", "Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen", and "Supergirl". The first issue, #164, took its numbering from "Jimmy Olsen", which had reached issue #163 and thus had the most issues