Superman (franchise)

Adaptations of Superman in other media
Adaptations of Superman in other media
	Actors who have portrayed Superman:; (top) Kirk Alyn, George Reeves, Christopher Reeve, John Haymes Newton, ; (middle) Gerard Christopher, Dean Cain, Tom Welling, Brandon Routh,; (bottom) Henry Cavill, Tyler Hoechlin, Nicolas Cage, and David Corenswet.
Created by	Jerry Siegel; Joe Shuster;
Original source	Comics published by DC Comics
First appearance	Action Comics #1 (April 1938)
Films and television
Film(s)	Superman (1948); Atom Man vs. Superman (1950); Superman and the Mole Men (1951); Superman (1978); Superman II (1980); Superman III (1983); Supergirl (1984); Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987); Superman Returns (2006); Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006); Man of Steel (2013); Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016); Justice League (2017); Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021); Black Adam (2022); Superman (2025);
Television; show(s)	Adventures of Superman (1952–1958); Superboy (1988–1992); Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997); Smallville (2001–2011); Supergirl (2016–2021); Krypton (2018–2019); Superman & Lois (2021–present);
Theatrical presentations
Musical(s)	It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman (1966)
Audio presentations
Radio show(s)	The Adventures of Superman (1940); DC Comics Super Heroes – Attack of the Elementals (1995);

The American comic book character Superman, created in 1938, has appeared in many types of media since the 1940s. Superman has appeared in radio, television, movies, and video games each on multiple occasions, and his name, symbol, and image have appeared on products and merchandise.

Adaptations of Superman in other media
Actors who have portrayed Superman: (top) Kirk Alyn, George Reeves, Christopher Reeve, John Haymes Newton, (middle) Gerard Christopher, Dean Cain, Tom Welling, Brandon Routh, (bottom) Henry Cavill, Tyler Hoechlin, Nicolas Cage, and David Corenswet.
Created by	Jerry Siegel Joe Shuster
Original source	Comics published by DC Comics
First appearance	Action Comics #1 (April 1938)
Films and television
Film(s)	Superman (1948) Atom Man vs. Superman (1950) Superman and the Mole Men (1951) Superman (1978) Superman II (1980) Superman III (1983) Supergirl (1984) Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) Superman Returns (2006) Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006) Man of Steel (2013) Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) Justice League (2017) Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) Black Adam (2022) Superman (2025)
Television show(s)	Adventures of Superman (1952–1958) Superboy (1988–1992) Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997) Smallville (2001–2011) Supergirl (2016–2021) Krypton (2018–2019) Superman & Lois (2021–present)
Theatrical presentations
Musical(s)	It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman (1966)
Audio presentations
Radio show(s)	The Adventures of Superman (1940) DC Comics Super Heroes – Attack of the Elementals (1995)