Origin of Superman early issues of the series, it was unclear if the story was intended to be the new origin of the mainstream Superman or the beginnings of a new universe, similar to Marvel's Ultimate line. DC later confirmed that "Birthright" was the new official origin of Superman, and it was embedded into the Superman fiction in "Superman" (vol. 2) #200. Krypton was redesigned again in "Birthright", portrayed as a society that used its advanced science and technology to make its planet into a paradise. Clark Kent respected his alien heritage and designed his Superman costume based on images of Kryptonian culture
Metropolis, Illinois the weekend. The local newspaper is named "The Metropolis Planet", inspired by "The Daily Planet", the fictional paper in the Superman comics and other Superman media. The real town of Metropolis is portrayed in one Superman comic-book story, "Superman #92", in a story titled "Massacre in Metropolis!" (which is continued into "Adventures of Superman #515"), as a town whose citizens idolize what is to them the real-life Man of Steel. A villain named Massacre arrives in the town, having gotten lost and thinking he was in the "other" Metropolis, the large city where Superman actually lives. He attacks a security