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
Creator ownership in comics Walt Simonson, Jim Starlin, Len Wein, and Marv Wolfman. The effort failed to get off the ground. In addition, Adams, along with the Joker creator Jerry Robinson, notably and vocally helped lead the lobbying efforts that resulted in Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster receiving decades-overdue credit and some financial remuneration from Superman publisher DC Comics. Marvel Comics had a mixed history of responding to the issue of creator's rights. In 1978, Marvel and Howard the Duck writer Steve Gerber clashed over issues of creative control, and Gerber was abruptly removed from the series. This was the first highly