Superman son a messianic mission to lead humanity into a brighter future. Superman Superman is a fictional superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster. He first appeared in "Action Comics" #1, a comic book published on April 18, 1938. He appears regularly in American comic books published by DC Comics, and has been adapted to radio shows, newspaper strips, television shows, movies, and video games. Superman was born on the planet Krypton, and as a baby named Kal-El, was sent to Earth in a small spaceship by his scientist father Jor-El, moments before Krypton was destroyed in a
Superman (Kingdom Come) Superman (Kingdom Come) The Superman of "Kingdom Come" (usually referred to as Kingdom Come Superman) is a fictional character, an alternate version of Superman in the DC Comics universe. First introduced in "Kingdom Come" #1 (May 1996), Kingdom Come Superman was created by Mark Waid and Alex Ross. The Superman of "Kingdom Come" first appeared as the main character of the 1996 Elseworlds miniseries "Kingdom Come" written by Mark Waid and Alex Ross with art by Ross, set in the future of the DC Universe. In 1999, "The Kingdom", a sequel to "Kingdom Come" written by Waid but without the