Celebrating the Man of Steel

Color pencil sketch on color paper by O. Douglas Jennings © 2013

Think about it. Isn't the basic wish fulfillment work of the Superman mythos that of the wish for a good man who is not corrupted by immense power?

 

Additional Superman Biographical Details:

 

Was today years old when I found out that the fictional origin story birthday of #Superman (as opposed to his first appearance in the April 18th, 1939's publication of Action Comics No. 1) is February 29th (Earth Calendar, of course). 👍🤩✨- https://t.co/VeJA8MfAum pic.twitter.com/zs8qqnU1he

— O. Douglas Jennings (@odouglasj) April 18, 2021

 

AND Just a little reminder:

A lot of people talking about Superman and #SupermanDay. I hope folks remember the guys that made the Man of Steel happen. pic.twitter.com/T1t1YZxLgg

— Siegel & Shuster: Mythmakers (@SiegelShuster) April 18, 2021

 

Historians devote their podcast to Superman & comic book super heroes with good comments:

POW! BAM! SPLAT!

Today's @TheRestHistory - in honour of the new Spider-Man film [insert ha ha ha joke] - is on SUPERHEROES. Their origins. Their evolution. The mirror they hold up to fantasies of America. https://t.co/oEEkMOZD26https://t.co/as4sLECY5Vhttps://t.co/qvzEdxf8GJ pic.twitter.com/cU82sGH5C7

— Tom Holland (@holland_tom) December 13, 2021

I like actor Christopher Reeve's philosophical take on Superman:

CHRISTOPHER REEVE would’ve been 70 today.

Have a listen to him quickly talk about what the character of Superman represented not just to him but - he hoped - others.

Wonderful.

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— Michael Warburton (@MichaelWarbur17) September 25, 2022

Another notable take on Superman by no small authority:

Alan Moore on Superman. He gets it pic.twitter.com/dmm3HGxSBo

— Grayson (@TheBoyWonder53) November 6, 2022

Excellent clip of an iconic animated Superman feature:

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— Comic Book Pros (@comicbook_pros) November 18, 2023