Superman (disambiguation) explained

Superman (also known as Clark Kent and Kal-El) is a DC comic book superhero.

Superman may also refer to:

The Superman franchise

• Superman (franchise), a media franchise based on the comic book character

Comic books and strips

• Superman (comic book), 1987–2006
  • Superman vol. 2, 1987–2006
  • Superman (Volume 3), 2011–2016
• Superman (comic strip), a newspaper comic strip, 1939–1966

Fictional characters

• Superman (1978 film series character)
• Superman (DC Extended Universe)
• Superman (Earth-One), the Silver Age incarnation of Superman
• Superman (Earth-Two), an alternate version of the fictional superhero
• Superman (Kal Kent), the Superman of the 853rd century
• Superman (Kingdom Come), an alternate version of Superman
• Superman (Hernan Guerra), an alternate version of Chris Kent
• Clark Kent (Superman & Lois)
• Superman (Jon Kent), the son and successor of Clark Kent

Film

• Superman (1941 film), the first film in the 1940s animated series
• Superman (serial), a 1948 film serial
• Superman (1978 film), also called Superman: The Movie, starring Christopher Reeve
• Superman (1980 film), an Indian Telugu-language film
• Superman (1987 film), an Indian Hindi-language film
• Superman (1997 film), an Indian Malayalam-language film
• Superman (2025 film), first film in the DC Universe franchise

Television

• Superman (1940s animated film series)
• Superman (TV series), 1988
• , 1996–2000

Gaming

See also: List of video games featuring Superman.

• Superman (1979 video game), for the Atari 2600
• Superman (1987 video game), for the NES
• Superman (1988 video game), an arcade game
• Superman (1992 video game), for the Mega Drive/Genesis
• Superman 64, or Superman: The New Superman Adventures, 1999, for the Nintendo 64

Other fictional characters

• Bill the superman, a character in the short story ‘’The Manhood of Edward Robinson’’ by Agatha Christie, 1924
• Bill Dunn or the Superman, a character from The Reign of the Superman by Jerry Siegel, 1933
• Superman (Psychomech), a fictional race in the novel Psychomech

Music

See also: Music of Superman.

Albums

• Superman (Arash album), 2014
• Superman (Gary Chaw album), 2006
• Superman (Barbra Streisand album), 1977
• Superman, an album by Machi, 2005
• Superman: The Best of the RCA Years, a 1979 album by Alison MacCallum

Songs

• "Superman" (Black Lace song), 1981
• "Superman" (Donna Fargo song), 1972
• "Superman" (Eminem song), 2003
• "Superman" (Keith Urban song), 2020
• "Superman" (Lazlo Bane song), 2000, the original opening theme of Scrubs
• "Superman" (Pepe Luis Soto song), released by Celi Bee and the Buzzy Bunch, 1977
• "Superman" (Stereophonics song), 2005
• "Superman" (The Clique song), 1969, covered by R.E.M. in 1986
• "Superman", a song by Crystal Kay from the 2012 album Vivid
• "Superman", a song by Gabriella Cilmi from the 2010 album Ten
• "Superman", a song by the Game from the 2008 album LAX
• "Superman", a song by Goldfinger from the 1997 album Hang-Ups, notable for its usage in the Tony Hawk's video game series
• "Superman", a song by Hadise, 2011
• "Superman", a song by Joe Brooks, 2010
• "Superman", a song by Mat Zo discography, 2011
• "Superman", a song by Offer Nissim featuring Maya Simantov, 2009
• "Superman", a song by Rachel Platten from the 2016 album Wildfire
• "Superman", a song by Skee-Lo from the 1995 album I Wish
• "Superman", a song by Super Junior, 2011
• "Superman", a song by Taylor Swift from the 2010 album Speak Now
• "Superman", a song by Unwritten Law from the 1996 album Oz Factor
• "Superman (It's Not Easy)", a song by Five for Fighting, 2001
• "Superman (Meets The Man Of Steel)", a song by Chalk Circle from the 1996 album The Great Lake
• "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman", by the Kinks, 1979
• "O Superman", a 1981 song by Laurie Anderson
• "Superman's Song", a 1991 song by the Crash Test Dummies

People with the nickname Superman

• Gianluigi Buffon (born 1978), Italian football player
• John Cena (born 1977), WWE professional wrestler
• Sam Fuld (born 1981), American Major League Baseball player and General Manager
• Dennis Hallman (born 1975), American MMA fighter
• Dwight Howard (born 1985), American National Basketball Association player
• Miguel Ángel López (born 1994), Colombian cyclist
• Cam Newton (born 1989), American football player
• Shaquille O'Neal (born 1972), American retired National Basketball Association player
• Art Pennington (1923–2017), American retired Negro league baseball player
• Armen Petrosyan (born 1990), Russian-Armenian MMA fighter
• Sean Rosenthal (born 1980), American beach volleyball player

Roller coasters

• , at Six Flags Magic Mountain
• Superman – Ride of Steel, at Six Flags America
• , at various Six Flags parks

Sport and racing

• Superman, a type of cycling stunt
  • The superman as used by Mat Rempits
• The superman, a cycling position created by Graeme Obree

Other uses

• Superman (gene), a plant gene in Arabidopsis thaliana
• Superman (ice cream flavor)

See also

• Adventures of Superman (disambiguation)
• Superman Returns (disambiguation)
• New man (disambiguation)
• Superboy (disambiguation)
• Supergirl (disambiguation)
• Superhero (disambiguation)
• Superhuman (disambiguation)
• Superwoman (disambiguation)
• Suparman (disambiguation)
• Supermen (disambiguation)
• Übermensch, a concept of Nietzsche