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of the most beloved characters in comic book history, Superman was created in
1938 by artist Joe Shuster and writer Jerry Siegel. Superman came to Earth as
a baby from the planet Krypton; on Earth he had super strength, X-ray vision and
could fly. His only weakness was the substance Kryptonite, which rendered him
powerless. He kept his identity secret, posing as mild-mannered reporter Clark
Kent and changing into his Superman costume with the distinctive "S" on the chest
whenever he set out to do good deeds. Other key characters included his love interest
Lois Lane, his news editor Perry White, and the villainous Lex Luthor. Superman
was played in the movies by actor Christopher Reeve , and in the popular 1950's
television series The Adventures of Superman he was played by George
Reeves (no relation). His popularity was renewed by the 1990s TV series Lois
and Clark , starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher . In 2001 a new Superman
series, Smallville , debuted with actor Tom Welling playing a teenaged
Man of Steel.
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