Publication history of Superman have gone down to his local newsstand and asked a kid, "Why are you reading this one?" pointing to "Action Comics". "Because it's the one that has Superman in it, mister." The revised Superman first appeared in "Action Comics" #1, June 1938. Siegel and Shuster sold the rights to the company for $130 and a contract to supply the publisher with material. The "Saturday Evening Post" reported in 1960 that the pair was being paid $75,000 each per year, still a fraction of DC's Superman profits. In 1964, when Siegel and Shuster sued for more money, DC fired them, prompting
Superman in film cancel Tim Burton's "Superman Lives", which would have starred Nicolas Cage, Wolfgang Petersen's "Batman vs. Superman", and the J. J. Abrams scripted "Superman: Flyby", which went between directors Joseph "McG" Nichols and Brett Ratner. The studio hired Bryan Singer to take over the films in 2004, releasing "Superman Returns" in 2006, which starred newcomer Brandon Routh. Donner's was also released that year. Despite positive reviews, Warner Bros. was disappointed with the financial performance of "Superman Returns", and canceled Singer's proposed sequel. The studio nearly went into production of a Justice League film with George Miller directing and D. J. Cotrona