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'''Superman''' is a Kryptonian superhero and one of the main characters of the ''[[Super Friends (franchise)|Super Friends]]'' franchise. He is voiced by [[Danny Dark]]. Having been born on the planet [[Krypton]], he was named '''Kal-El''', but was quickly sent to [[Earth]] before it exploded, where he was found by two elderly humans who named him '''Clark Kent''' | '''Superman''' is a Kryptonian superhero and one of the main characters of the ''[[Super Friends (franchise)|Super Friends]]'' franchise. He is voiced by [[Danny Dark]]. Having been born on the planet [[Krypton]], he was named '''Kal-El''', but was quickly sent to [[Earth]] before it exploded, where he was found by two elderly humans who named him '''Clark Kent'''. He grew up to live a double life as the protector of the city of [[Metropolis]] and a reporter for the ''[[Daily Planet]]''. | ||
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Revision as of 06:20, 17 October 2022
Superman | |
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Superman in "The Baffles Puzzle." | |
Species | Kryptonian |
Gender | Male |
Member of | Super Friends |
Affiliation | Daily Planet Mystery Incorporated |
Occupation | Superhero Reporter |
Father | Jor-El Adoptive father, Jonathan Kent |
Mother | Lara Adoptive mother, Martha Kent |
Cousin(s) | One, Supergirl |
Marital status | Husband to Lois Lane in Super Sons/Dynomutt and the Blue Falcon Special |
Children | One son, Jon Kent, in Super Sons/Dynomutt and the Blue Falcon Special |
First appearance | SF: "The Power Pirate" (1973) |
Played by | Danny Dark |
Superman as Clark. | |
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians |
Superman is a Kryptonian superhero and one of the main characters of the Super Friends franchise. He is voiced by Danny Dark. Having been born on the planet Krypton, he was named Kal-El, but was quickly sent to Earth before it exploded, where he was found by two elderly humans who named him Clark Kent. He grew up to live a double life as the protector of the city of Metropolis and a reporter for the Daily Planet.
Character description
Appearances
TV series
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
- 1.8 "Foul Play in Funland" (mentioned)
- Super Friends
- 1.1 "The Power Pirate"
- 1.2 "The Baffles Puzzle"
- 1.3 "Professor Goodfellow's G.E.E.C."
- 1.4 "The Weather Maker"
- 1.5 "Dr. Pelagian's War"
- 1.6 "The Shamon 'U"
- 1.7 "Too Hot Too Handle"
- 1.8 "The Androids"
- 1.9 "The Balloon People"
- 1.10 "The Fantastic Frerps"
- 1.11 "The Ultra Beam"
- 1.12 "The Menace of the White Dwarf"
- 1.13 "The Mysterious Moles"
- 1.14 "Gullivar's Gigantic Goof"
- 1.15 "The Planet Spitter"
- 1.16 "The Watermen"
- The All-New Super Friends Hour
- Challenge of the Superfriends
- The World's Greatest Superfriends
- Superfriends
- Mork & Mindy
- 1.2 "The Greatest Schmo on Earth" (mentioned)
- Superfriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show
- The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians
- Teen Wolf
- 1.7 "Wolf Pride" (mentioned)
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast
- Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
- 2.3 "The Devlin Made Me Do It" (mentioned)
Specials
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! (mentioned)
Comics
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? (DC Comics)
- #11A "Project Rainbow and the Poughkeepsie Experiment" (poster)
- Scooby-Doo! Team-Up
- #6 "A Super Friend in Need"
- #9 "Truth, Justice, and Scooby Snacks"
- #24 "Out of This World" (poster)
- #37 "Nasty Tricks" (photograph)
- #48 "Going Rogue" (photograph)
- Scooby Apocalypse
- #30B "A League of His Own"
- #33B "When Atoms Collide"
- #34B "Supermant!"
- #35B "In the Belfry" (mentioned)
- #36B "Awards Season"
- Superman/Top Cat Special
- #1A "...The Kalien Among Us"
Video games
Biography
Past life
Superman was originally Kal-El, the son of Jor-El from the planet Krypton. Jor-El warned his fellow scientists that Krypton will explode in its final moment. Although his calculations were scoffed at by the elites around him, he used that knowledge to build a rocket ship for his newly-born son. He and his wife Lara sent their son's ship to Earth, where it managed to escape from the dying planet.[1][2] When the ship landed on an empty field, the infant Kal-El was taken by Jonathan and Martha Kent. Discovering that the baby was unhurt, the kindly couple hid his ship and took him to a orphanage, where he was soon adopted as Clark Kent.[2]
Now part of the Kent family, Clark was raised in the idyllic town of Smallville, where he slowly become aware of his abilities and heritage growing up. When he was a teen, he created the superhero mantle of Superboy, which would then later transition into Superman upon adulthood. He briefly became a friend to a young Lex Luthor, who had once admired him and at one point wanted to create an antidote to Superboy's Kryptonite weakness. After a minor accident caused Luthor to lose his hair, he forever vowed revenge on him and became his arch-nemesis.[3]
Later into adulthood, Clark left his hometown to pursue a career in Metropolis City. He was then hired as a reporter at the Daily Planet by editor and chief Perry White. While working there, he had also met up with Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen; both of whom became his closest allies. When not as the mild-mannered reporter, Clark uses his Superman identity to help out Metropolis' citizens—and the entire world—in the name of truth and justice.
Development
Gallery
- Main article: Superman/Gallery
Behind the scenes
- Superman is a DC Comics character created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster. He debuted in Action Comics #1 (published in the year 1938).
- Scooby becomes a parody of Superman in the TV special Scooby Goes Hollywood.
- George Jetson becomes a parody of Superman in The Jetsons episode "SuperGeorge."
- A young version of Superman would've appeared in Hanna-Barbera's proposed prequel series Junior Superfriends.
- In the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episode "Mindless" and the Harvey Birdman: Attorney General special, Mentok is given Superman's background.
- DC Comics forbade Warner Bros. Animation from using Superman in Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? due to not wanting their superpowered heroes in the series, only to allow the Flash.
In popular culture
- Main article: Family Guy
References
- ^ Super Friends: "The Planet Splitter", episode 15 (1973).
- ^ a b Challenge of the Superfriends: "Secret Origins of the Super Friends", episode 8b (1973).
- ^ Challenge of the Superfriends: "History of Doom", episode 16a (1973).