The Reign of the Superman name "Herbert S. Fine", combining the first name of a cousin with his mother's maiden name. The term "Superman" derives from a common English translation of the term "Übermensch", which originated with Friedrich Nietzsche's statement, ""Ich lehre euch den Übermenschen"" ("I will teach you all the Superman"), in his 1883 work "Thus Spoke Zarathustra". The term "Superman" was popularized by George Bernard Shaw with his 1903 play "Man and Superman". The character Jane Porter refers to Tarzan as a "superman" in the 1912 pulp novel "Tarzan of the Apes" by Edgar Rice Burroughs, and Siegel would later name Tarzan as
Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes as an epilogue to this story-arc (and as a prologue to the "" limited series). In this issue, Batman meets Superman and Lightning Lad at the Fortress of Solitude, shortly after the Man of Steel’s return from the 31st century. Batman expresses his distrust of the Legion, noting that he has encountered three distinct versions of the team over the years. He informs Superman that the bodies of Karate Kid and Duo Damsel have been discovered on the streets of Gotham City. The trio is then contacted by Starman, who suffers from schizophrenia and resides in an Opal City sanitarium.