Alternative versions of Superman establish a new continuity for DC, affecting not only Superman, but all of the DC Comics characters. The versions of Superman from this time period are traditionally divided into three main periods. The first version of Superman began being published by DC Comics in 1938 appearing in "Action Comics" #1. To explain discrepancies in the aging of Superman across several decades, his earliest stories were retroactively portrayed as having taken place on an alternative world called Earth-Two. These stories take place from 1938 until the late 1950s, although the exact dividing line is unclear and some stories happened identically to
Superman Unchained estimates ICv2; thus taking the #1 sales slot by a wide margin in a month where DC Comics dominated the top ten spots on monthly sales chart. Superman Unchained Superman Unchained is a limited comic book series, originally billed as ongoing, featuring the DC Comics character Superman. It is written by Scott Snyder with pencils by Jim Lee. DC Comics first announced at the New York Comic Con on October 11, 2012. "Superman Unchained" takes place in the DC Universe, as part of the New 52. The series launched in June 2013. A new Superman title was first rumored by