Superman (disambiguation)

Superman is a National/DC comic book superhero.

Superman may also refer to:

Comic books and related media

• Superman (Earth-One)
• Superman (Earth-Two), a character from Earth-Two based on Superman as he originally appeared
• Superman (Kal Kent), the Superman of the 853rd century
• Superman (comic book), the eponymous comic book series
  • Superman (vol. 2), the series from 1987-2006
• Superman (comic strip), a comic strip that ran from 1939 to 1966

In film, radio, and television:

• Superman (animated short), a Fleischer Studios film short
  • Superman (1940s cartoons), a series of seventeen shorts
• Superman (serial), a 1948 movie serial starring Kirk Alyn
• Superman (1952 TV series) or Adventures of Superman
• Superman (film), a 1978 film starring Christopher Reeve
  • Superman (film series), a series of five films 1978-2006
• Superman (radio) or The Adventures of Superman, a radio show from 1940-1951
• Superman (TV series), a 1988 animated series
• Superman (1996 TV series) or Superman: The Animated Series

In video games:

• Superman (arcade game)
• Superman (Atari game)
• Superman (Kemco game), a video game for the NES
• Superman (Sunsoft game), a video game for the Mega Drive/Genesis
• Superman (Nintendo 64) or Superman 64, a video game for the N64

In other print media:

• Bill Dunn or the Superman, a character from The Reign of the Super-Man by Jerry Siegel
• The Super-Man, an anti-hero created by Chris Ware

Music

In albums:

• Superman (Alison MacCallum album)
• Superman (Gary Chaw album)
• Superman, an album by Machi
• Streisand Superman, an album by Barbra Streisand

In songs:

• "Superman" (Brown Boy song)
• "Superman" (The Clique song), originally written by The Clique, but more famous as covered by R.E.M.
• "Superman" (Eminem song)
• '"Superman'" (Lazlo Bane song), the original opening theme of Scrubs
• "Superman" (Stereophonics song)
• "Superman (It's Not Easy)", a song by Five for Fighting
• "Superman", a song by Goldfinger from Hang-Ups
• "Superman", a song by Skee-Lo from I Wish
• "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman", a song by The Kinks from Low Budget

Philosophy

• Superman (Nietzsche) or Übermensch, a concept of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche
• "Superman" (Pali: uttama-puriso) is occasionally used in early Buddhist scriptures to refer to a tathagata

Science

• Superman (gene), a plant gene in Arabidopsis thaliana

Sport and racing

• The Superman, a stunt in which a rider strikes a flying pose:
  • A pose used by Mat Rempits, Malaysian street racers
  • A trick in Freestyle Motocross
  • A cycling-position created by the British cyclist Graeme Obree

People nicknamed Superman

• Ibrahima Sonko, Senegalese-French footballer
• Ron Killings, American professional wrestler known as "The Suntan Superman"
• Dwight Howard, American basketball player
• Shaquille O'Neal, American basketball player

See also

• Superman in popular culture
• Superman X, a character in the Legion of Super Heroes television series
• "Superman 14", a single by Kevin Costner & Modern West from Untold Truths
• "Superman's Song", a single by Crash Test Dummies
• "Superman (It's Not Easy)", a song by Five for Fighting
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, a 1993 television series
• Suppaman, a character in Dr. Slump media
• Supermen (Psychomech), a fabled race in the novel Psychomech
• "Supermen", a single by Dino Merlin from Burek
• "The Supermen", a song by David Bowie