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,
John Byrne (comics) (July–Sept. 1986), the first issue of which was marketed with two different covers illustrated by Byrne, the first use of variant covers by the American comics industry. Byrne penciled the six-issue DC Universe crossover miniseries "Legends" (Nov. 1986 – May 1987) during this time. He wrote and drew two monthly Superman titles with the hero's present-day adventures: a new "Superman" title beginning with issue #1 (January 1987) and "Action Comics", in which, beginning with issue #584, Superman teamed up with other DC characters. The original "Superman" book was renamed "The Adventures of Superman" starting with issue #424 and was initially