Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? reference to one of the nicknames of Superman as the "Man of Tomorrow", and was later again used in the title of another Superman . The comic book, "Action Comics" #1, published in April 1938 by "National Allied Publications" (later renamed DC Comics), marked the first publication of the character of Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The comic quickly became a success, and its editor soon realized that it was because of the popularity of the character. In an unprecedented move at the time, National Allied Publications introduced a second comic book, "Superman", exclusively featuring the popular
Composite Superman Composite Superman The Composite Superman is a DC Comics supervillain, an enemy of Superman and Batman. The Joseph Meach version of Composite Superman first appeared in "World's Finest Comics" #142 and was created by Edmond Hamilton and Curt Swan. Joseph Meach was a diver who had fallen on hard times. In an attempt to draw publicity to himself, Meach set up a water tank on a sidewalk in Metropolis and dove off a building. Unbeknownst to Meach, the tank was leaking and Meach would have died if not for the intervention of Superman. Upon learning of Meach's misfortunes, Superman obtained