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	Comic Book Resources - CBR News - The Comic Wire
		To celebrate the "reload" of DC Comics' Superman franchise, CBR News will be running interviews with numerous Superman creators through March, from writer Jeph Loeb to Editor Eddie Berganza, in preparation for April's exciting Superman events.
		"Imagine Superman comics were beginning today and you could get in from the very beginning, reading the first adventures of a Man of Steel reinvented from top to bottom to reflect today's world and today's sensibilities," says Waid of the basics of the high-profile "Superman: Birthright" maxi series.
		He's quite possibly the biggest Superman fan on the planet and considering DC Comics has dubbed 2004 "The Year Of Superman," Mark Waid is excited about a lot, especially completing his vision of Superman.
	www.comicbookresources.com /news/newsitem.cgi?id=3385 (2679 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Krypton (planet)
		In the 2004 comic miniseries Superman: Birthright, a new retelling of Superman's origin and early years, Mark Waid depicted a Krypton with elements of the pre- and post-Crisis versions of Krypton, but closer to the pre-Crisis version.
		The first and second versions, appearing in the Golden Age and Silver Age comics, developed gradually over the course of nearly fifty years of Superman adventures in comic books, radio, television, and prose stories, from Superman's debut in 1938 until his origin revision in 1986.
		One Superman story from the 1950s that asked the question, "What if Krypton had not exploded?", depicted life in a setting that epitomized the cliche of the "future" as seen in science fiction stories of the time.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Planet_Krypton (1807 words)

	Video
		1960s cartoons origin of the Incredible Hulk - Enter The Gorgon - To Be A Man - FF: Enter Magneto
		1990s Origin of the Silver Surfer feature length cartoon
		1940s Cartoons video Superman - The Mechanical Monsters - Billion Dollar Limited - Arctic Giant - Bulleteers - Volcano (54 mins)
	www.superherostore.150m.com /video.htm (546 words)

	Superman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Superman also continued in serving with the revived Justice Society as a member; he was revealed to have been a founding member of the group in the team's origin story in DC Special #29.
		Superman's daily martyrdom is reflected tellingly in print during his reappearance in the 1996 miniseries Kingdom Come, where he is pictured as a bearded carpenter with a long beam of wood across his back, mirroring a Christ-like image of a man who gave himself for a world that, in that storyline, did not love him.
		Superman is also noticably vulnerable to the absorption abilities of the villain known as the Parasite, whose mere proximity is enough to weaken and possibly kill Superman after an extended period of time.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Superman (12112 words)

	Superman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Superman also continued in serving with the revived Justice Society as a member; he was revealed to have been a founding member of the group in the team's origin story in DC Special #29.
		Superman is also supported by members of the The Justice League of America, of which he is usually a member.
		DC would acquire the rights to Captain Marvel in the 1970s; as an inside joke to the characters' long legal battle, Superman and Captain Marvel are often written as battling opponents.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Superman (5876 words)

	Superman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Superman also continued in serving with the revived Justice Society as a member; he was revealed to have been a founding member of the group in the team's origin story in DC Special #29.
		It is also believed that Superman may in fact have been partly inspired by the Jewish legends of the Golem, a mythical being created to protect and serve the persecuted Jews of 16th century Prague and later revived in popular culture in reference to their suffering at the hands of Nazis during WWII.
		Superman, aka "The Man of Steel", is a fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938, and has for several decades been one of the most popular and well-known comic book icons.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Superman (5178 words)

	Superman Version II
		Initially, Superman's vulnerability to kryptonite is explained as being "due to the fact that the polarity of the electrical contact between the Man of Steel and his native soil has been reversed by the explosion of the planet and the effect of the formerly beneficial kryptonite has become negative."
		By traveling faster than the speed of light, he is able to journey through the barriers of space and time and trace the mineral back to its point of origin.
		This period is generally considered to fall between the Golden Age Superman and the Silver age Superman, laying the groundwork for the latter.
	theages.superman.ws /History/VersionII.php (1237 words)

	Comics - Superman Homepage
		Later DC Comics executive editor Dick Giordano explains this event allows the origins of Superman and the other heroes to be rewritten.
		In 1986, DC Comics revamped the Superman comics recreating Superman and his supporting cast of friends and enemies.
		Later (#139) the origin of red kryptonite as having been green kryptonite transformed when passing through a strange radioactive cosmic cloud is disclosed.
	www.supermanhomepage.com /comics/comics.php?topic=comics-history (5590 words)

	El - Unipedia
		"El" is used as the last name of Superman and related characters in the 'super family' of Kryptonian origin.
		His father is Jor-El, and a host of other related characters in the DCU share simliar names.
		This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
	www.unipedia.info /El.html (268 words)

	Cyborg (comics)
		Hank was a member of a doomed spaceflight on a LexCorp shuttle, his body turned into pure energy in a pastiche of the origin of the Fantastic Four.
		With Superman dead after his battle with Doomsday, the Cyborg claimed to be Superman reborn; DNA tests matched Superman's, and his technology was identifed as Kryptonian.
		Allied with the alien warlord Mongul, Cyborg was responsible for the destruction of Coast City (see Green Lantern).
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/cyborg__comics_ (268 words)

	Eradicator-mi.txt
		These included a supposed teenage clone of Superman (later known as Superboy), a cyborg claiming to be Superman (later known as Cyborg II) and a man in steel armor which resembled Superman (later known as Steel).
		When the cyborg attempted to kill Superman with an energy blast the Eradicator was able to channel that energy into Superman's body, restoring his powers, but it nearly killed the Eradicator.
		Superman attacked the Eradicator while being tricked by Brainiac into thinking he might not be the real Superman.
	www.sysabend.org /champions/gnborh/text/Eradicator-mi.txt (268 words)

	comics-for-phys.txt
		SHAZAM, the origin of CAPTAIN MARVEL: Billy Batson is confronted one day by an old man who invites him into a back alley and promises him power undreamt of.
		"REAL SCIENCE COMICS: Superman flies down and struggles to lift the huge building standing in the path of the tidal wave.
		Entitled "Comics for Physicists," the article contained the efforts of several of us in the U. Chicago Science Fiction Club to inject a bit of realism into certain well-known comic book characters and stories.
	home.intranet.org /~estin/essays/comics-for-phys.txt (2120 words)

	The Planet - All Star Superman, Origin retelling and other comics for November
		Another thing I found very interesting was this secret files book and a mention of an origin retelling and J.D Finn, who many believe to be Chuck Austen (although there are is also a belief that it is a DC editor using another name) is back...
		All Star Superman, Origin retelling and other comics for November
		DC launches the newest addition to its All Star line of comics - where the industry's top creative talents refine the iconic focus of the world's greatest super-heroes.
	www.bluetights.net /theplanet/showthread.php?t=4913 (872 words)

	History
		The origin of the Superman-Batman team is told in World's Finest Comics 94 and in Adventure Comics 275, August, 1960.
		The first detailed origin of the Batman was told in Batman 47 in June/July, 1948.
		The first told origin of the Batman was in Detective Comics 33, November, 1939.
	www.goldenagebatman.com /gabathistory.html (800 words)

	Captain Comics Round Table -> The Flash's "Mopee" Origin
		This is the story which ClarkKent cited, the story in which DC made the ill-fated attempt to explain the long-accepted comics convention of why a pair of eyeglasses kept anyone from recognising that Clark Kent was Superman.
		Central to Jor-El's image in the comics was that he was a brilliant scientist, combined with an intense dedication to duty and his home world and a high standard of nobility.
		According to the Grand Comics Database the issue was the first one edited by George Kashdan and written by Bob Haney.
	www.captaincomics.us /forums/index.php?showtopic=61 (4993 words)

	snes-death-superman.txt
		Reports of Superman sightings are pouring in from all over the city.
		THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN V1.1 Hello, and welcome to my FAQ/Walkthrough for The Death And Return of Superman for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
		Cyborg's organic parts match Superman's DNA identically while his metallic parts appear Kryptonian in origin.
	www.supermanhomepage.com /other/game-walkthrus/snes-death-superman.txt (4993 words)

	The Occult - Occultopedia's Early Man, Human Origins, Hominids and Primates Links
		This movie is a penetrating study of the life and mind of a "scientific superman" who, against all odds, dedicated his life to the task of designing and improving technology for the service and advancement of humanity.
		This book is a readable compendium of patents, diagrams, photos and explanations of the many incredible inventions of the originator of the modern era of electrification.
		Since the book also contains original, new research results this author felt it was necessary to describe them in some detail as a matter of intellectual honesty.
	www.occultopedia.com /early_man.htm (3582 words)

	Index to Comic Art Collection: "Origin" to "Origin Years"
		-- Introduction and origin of Mysta (of the Moon); villain Nors (Mysta's brother) is introduced and dies; introduction and death of Dr. Kort.
		The Secret Origin of the Superhero: the Origin and Evolution of the Superhero Genre in America / by Peter MacFarland Coogan.
		-- Villain is Lex Luthor; origin of Superman is retold; guest appearances of Jor-El, Lara, Jonathan and Martha Kent, in flashback.
	www.lib.msu.edu /comics/rri/orri/origin.htm (6034 words)

	Spandex Justice » Blog Archive » Superman Origin Comics
		Superman Origin Comics: some things are just too wrong for words.
		Better yet: Superman origin comics, (via Spandex Justice).
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	spandexjustice.com /2005/12/09/56 (80 words)

	millarworld.the.magazine » ALL-STAR SUPERMAN
		After perhaps the most supercompressed retelling of Superman’s origin in history (rivalling that of the original version) the reader is sent plunging straight into the plot: Superman saves the day, but pays a price.
		While some may decry his take on facial features, or his tendency to depict Superman in more the Wayne Boring barrel-chested model, as opposed to the better known (and more slender) Neal Adams mold, the only real flaw may be in his choice of panel layouts.
		Part of the burden for the storytelling, of course, rests on the shoulders of the artist, regular Morrison collaborator Frank Quitely, and some of the flaws are his.
	themagazine.millarworld.tv /index.php?p=265 (683 words)

	Comic Book Movies -- Superman vs Batman
		The plan is to have Superman and Batman origin stories released within the same year (starting in 2005).
		Superman opposes him, fights him to the near death - then it's discovered that the guy behind Jennifer's murder is also this big baddie in Superman's circle and they unite to fight or something sweet like that.
		Superman opposes him, fights him to the near death - then it's discovered that the guy behind Jennifer's murder is also this big baddie in Superman's circle and they unite to fight.
	www.efavata.com /CBM/Supesbat.htm (1294 words)

	The Slush Factory Forum - Superman Origin Comics
		Were the comic panels taken from real prior Superman comics, or were they new and just drawn in that olden-days style?
		The last six panels are what I imagined the Miles/Steckler meeting was like.
		it looks like they're scanned in from golden-age comics and photoshopped.
	www.slushfactory.com /forums/showthread.php?threadid=5135&goto=newpost (268 words)

	JayPinkerton.com
		Superman Origin Comics now has a new home at CRACKED.com!
		If you enjoy the content regularly, please consider throwing a little something my way to keep my costs down.
	www.jaypinkerton.com /blog/archives/001320.html (63 words)

	Superman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Superman also continued in serving with the revived Justice Society as a member; he was revealed to have been a founding member of the group in the team's origin story in DC Special #29.
		Superman is a fictional character and superhero of DC Comics who first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938 and is considered the first character to embody the particular combination of traits that characterize the modern superhero.
		Superman possesses extraordinary powers, traditionally described with the phrase, "faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound", which was first used in the Superman radio serials of the Forties and the TV series of the Fifties.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Superman (7241 words)

	Superman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Superman also continued in serving with the revived Justice Society as a member; he was revealed to have been a founding member of the group in the team's origin story in DC Special #29.
		It is also believed that Superman may in fact have been partly inspired by the Jewish legends of the Golem, a mythical being created to protect and serve the persecuted Jews of 16th century Prague and later revived in popular culture in reference to their suffering at the hands of Nazis during WWII.
		Superman, aka "the Man of Steel", is a fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938, and for several decades has been one of the most popular and well-known comic book icons of all-time.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Superman (5369 words)

	Superman: The Movie/Superman II DVD - MovieWeb
		Richard Donner's big-budget blockbuster Superman: The Movie is an immensely entertaining recounting of the origin of the famous comic book character.
		Superman: The Movie is filled with action, special effects and a surprising amount of humor.
		Opening on Krypton (where Marlon Brando plays Superman's father), the film follows the Man of Steel (Christopher Reeve) as he's sent to Earth where he develops his alter-ego Clark Kent and is raised by a Midwestern family.
	movieweb.com /dvd/dvd.php?012569696587 (268 words)

	Comics - Superman Homepage - Superman Returns
		Superman: Last Son of Earth - Steve Gerbern Interview - The writer discusses flip-flopping the Man of Steel's origin.
		The Superman Homepage has had the pleasure of interviewing various Superman Comic Book creative people about their work.
		DISCLAIMER: SUPERMAN and all related elements are the property of DC Comics.
	www.supermanhomepage.com /comics/interviews/interviews-intro.php?topic... (514 words)

	Amazon.com: Superman for All Seasons: Books: Jeph Loeb
		Sale also gives us a refreshing look at Superman, who is shown as a really big guy but somehow exudes a kind, sensitive charm in a big brother sort of way.
		"Superman for All Seasons" is one of them.
		Superman is huge, in the way that a big brother is huge to a small child.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1563895285?v=glance (1678 words)

	Alturas Forums - The Death of Superman......
		Location: Jaffrey, NH Re: The Death of Superman......
		They have the original superman movie showing soon on TV.
		A reward of some sort to the first person to correctly guess the origin of Diet Squish.
	www.alturasforums.com /forums/showthread.php?t=672 (217 words)

	Action Comics
		The first of these books is is an oddly moving retelling of Superman's origin.
		It is broken into four parts, each one corresponding with a season and told from the perspective of a character close to Superman.
		Seagle, the main character, is offered the job of writing Superman, but his hesitation (caused in part by his deep fears about a hereditary illness) bring on illuminating insights about one of our most enduring cultural icons.
	www.palomar.edu /english/versaci/Actioncomics.htm (1464 words)

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