Who's Who in the Superman Comics
Silver Age Superman
Golden Age Superman
The Golden Age Superman and the Earth-Two Superman are indeed two separate incarnations of the legendary icon. The biggest difference lies in their backgrounds: The Golden Age Superman got his start in superheroics as Superboy, and defended the town of Smallville. Additionally, as reporter Clark Kent, he briefly worked for the Daily Star and Cleveland Evening News before settling into the Daily Planet.
Throughout the Golden Age, Superman emerged as a crusader for justice and equality. He defeated gangsters, slumlords, corrupt politicians and smarmy businessmen. Superman championed a fair society and fought facism across the globe. Originally able to leap incredibly large distances, Superman learned to fly. In time, he accumulated a persistent group of villains that would become the first of Superman's Rogues Gallery:
- Lex Luthor
- The Ultra-Humanite
- The Toyman
- The Prankster
- The Puzzler
- J. Wilbur Wolfingham
- The League to Destroy Superman
- The Mechanical Monsters
- The Arctic Giant
- The Yellow Mask
- Funnyface
- Atom Man
- The Mad Scientist
- The Mummy
- Swami Riva
- The Scarlet Widow
And so many more attempted the overcome the original Man of Tomorrow!!!! Superman would prevail against them all, and this particular Superman would lead the way in shaping the legend of the world's first super-hero!
First Appearance: Action Comics #1 (June 1938)
Who's Who in the Superman Comics
Introduction
This is a listing of many of the notable characters and a few places that have appeared in the
Superman comics from the 1986 revamp up until around 2008.
NOTE: A new, and more current version of the Who's Who is currently being worked on and can be accessed by clicking here.
Although Superman often appears in other DC Comics, this text's information is limited mainly to what has occurred in the regular Superman comics.
Many thanks to Scotty V, Derrick Lyle Coleman, Dean Vanek, Genevieve Clemens and Benjamin Grose who all helped out at one time or another with writing and updating these Who's Who descriptions.
The listings are displayed as follows:
- Surname, Firstname - Text describing the character, place, object, etc...
Relevant issues of the Superman comics are listed as such:
- SUP = Superman
- MOS = Man of Steel
- AOS = Adventures of Superman
- ACT = Action Comics
- MOT = Man of Tomorrow
The Issue Number for each of these titles is written in this manner: “#000”. (e.g.
SUP #123)
“First Appearance” refers to the issue since 1986 unless otherwise noted.
