Superman Turns 75 Years(1938-2013) -an American fictional character

Superman - an American fictional character, a comic book superhero who appears in comic books published by DC Comics.

DC Comics, Inc. (founded in 1934 as National Allied Publications) is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American Comic Books and related media

The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster in 1933 and sold to Detective Comics, Inc. (later DC Comics) in 1938

Superman first appeared in Action Comics# 1(June 1938) and subsequently appeared in various radio serials, television programs, films,newspaper strips and video games

Superman's appearance is distinctive and iconic. He usually wears a blue costume, complete with a red cape, with a stylized red-and-yellow ''S'' shield on his chest.

More Fun Comics, originally titled New Fun: The Big Comic Magazine a.k.a. New Fun Comics,was a 1935-1947 American Comic Book Anthology that introduced several major superherocharacters and was the first American comic-book series to feature solely original material rather than reprints of newspaper comic strips. It was also the first publication of the company that would become DC Comics

Adventure Comics was an American comic book  series published by DC Comics from 1938 to 1983 and revived from 2009 to 2011

 The name of Superman as a boy, Superboy has adventures that occur in the relative past to those of Superman and take place predominantly in his hometown of Smallville. Superboy is from the destroyed planet Krypton, where he was born under the name Kal-El, and lives on Earth under the secret identity  of mild-mannered student Clark Kent . Debuting in 1944, the character was in continuous publication for 40 years, developing a supporting cast and mythos of his own, before DC Comics removed him from Superman's fictional history. In 2009, however, DC Comics partially restored Clark's teenage career as Superboy.

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen is an American Comic Book Series published by DC Comics from October 1954 until March 1974, spanning a total of 163 issues

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane was a comic book series published monthly by DC Comics focusing on the adventures of supporting character Lois Lane . The series began publication with a March/April 1958  cover date and ended its run in September/October 1974 with 137 regular issues and two 80-page Annuals

Superman Family was a DC Comics Comic Book Series which ran from 1974 to 1982  featuring stories starring supporting characters in the Superman Comics

 DC Comics Presents was a comic book series published by DC Comics from 1978 to 1986 which ran for 97 issues and 4 annualsand featured team-ups  between Superman  and a wide variety of other characters of the DC Universe

Crisis on Infinite Earths is a 12-issue American Comic Book Limited Series(identified as a "12-part maxi-series") and a 40 issue Pre-Crisis and a 59 issue Official/Unofficial Crisis crossover event, produced by DC Comics in 1985 to simplify its then 50-year-old continuity

 "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" is a 1986 comic book story featuring the DC Comics character of superman. Written by Alan Moore with help from long-time, and soon to be retiring, Superman editor,Julius Schwartz , the story was published in two parts, beginning in Superman # 423 and ending in Action Comics #583, both published in September 1986

The Man of Steel is a 1986 comic book limited series featuring the DC Comicscharacter Superman.Written and drawn by John Byrne, the series was presented in six issues which wereinked by dick Giordano. The series told the story of Superman's Modern Origin, which had been rebooted  with the 1986 series Crisis on Infinite Earths

Superman: The Man of Steel is a monthly American Comic book series that ran 136 issues from 1991 to 2003

Superman/Batman was a monthly comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publisher's two most popular characters:Batman and Superman. Superman/Batman premiered in August 2003

 Superman: Birthright is a 12-issue comic book limited series published by DC Comics in 2003 and 2004

All-Star Superman is a 12-issue comic book series featuring Superman that ran from November 2005 to October 2008

 Legion of Super Heroes is an American Animated TV Series produced by Warner Bros Animation  that debuted on September 23, 2006, and is based on characters owned by DC Comics. The series centers on a Young Superman's adventures in the 31st century, fighting alongside a group of futuristic superheroes known as the Legion of Super Heroes.The series was cancelled after its second season(Original run September 23, 2006 – April 5, 2008)

In 2011, DC Comics relaunched the Superman comics,Superman's costume was redesigned to look more like armor and the red shorts over his tights were removed


This illustration released by DC Entertainment shows a logo commemorating the 75th anniversary of Superman