Superman (disambiguation)
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Superman (also known as Clark Kent and Kal-El) is a DC comic book superhero. The Superman franchise is a media franchise based on the character.
Superman may also refer to:
The Superman franchise
Comic books and strips
Superman (comic book), 1939–present
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
Kong Kenan, the Super-Man of China
Film
Superman (1940s animated film series)
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 as the DC Comics superhero
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), featuring the DC Comics superhero
Television
Adventures of Superman (TV series), 1952-1958
Superman (TV series), 1988
Superman: The Animated Series, 1996–2000
My Adventures with Superman, 2023-present
Gaming
Superman (pinball), released by Atari in 1979
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
Albums
Superman (Arash album), 2014
Superman (Gary Chaw album), 2006
Superman (Barbra Streisand album), 1977
Superman, by Machi, 2005
Superman: The Best of the RCA Years, 1979, 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" (Morgan Wallen song), 2025
"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", by Crystal Kay from the 2012 album Vivid
"Superman", by Gabriella Cilmi from the 2010 album Ten
"Superman", by the Game from the 2008 album LAX
"Superman", by Goldfinger from the 1997 album Hang-Ups, notable for being featured in the Tony Hawk's skateboarding video game series
"Superman", by Rachel Platten from the 2016 album Wildfire
"Superman", by Sachin Gupta, Sukhwinder Singh, Jaspreet Jasz and Kshitij Tarey from the 2012 Indian film Will You Marry Me?
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