Monday, May 31, 2010

Superman Sunday Origins: The Master List

I've been using the preliminary list I made on this post as a kind of master list for the Superman Sunday posts. Since then, I've discovered a few more entries, and so it's time for an update. I'm going to use this post as both a master list for the origins I'm aware of, and as a linkfarm for the posts themselves. As I discover new origins, I'll add them here.

  • Action Comics #1 (1938): Part 1
  • Superman Daily Comic Strips #1-12 (1939): Part 2
  • Superman #1 (1939): Part 3
  • "The Adventures of Superman" Radio Program "The Baby from Krypton"/"Clark Kent, Reporter" (1940): Part 4 & Part 5
  • "Superman" Fleischer Animated Serial Episode 1 (1941): Part 6
  • The Adventures of Superman novel by George Lowther (1942)1: Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, & Part 10
  • "The Adventures of Superman" Radio Program "Superman Comes to Earth"/"Eben Kent Dies in a Fire" (1942)
  • More Fun Comics #101 (1945)
  • "The Adventures of Superman" Radio Program "The Meteor of Kryptonite" (1945)
  • "Superman" Live-Action Serial (1948)
  • Superman #53 (1948)
  • Superman #61 (1949)
  • Action Comics #158 (1951)
  • "Adventures of Superman" Live-Action Television Series (1952)
  • Superman #146 (1961)
  • "Superman" Motion Picture (1978)
  • Superman: Last Son of Krypton novel by Elliot S! Maggin (1978)
  • World of Krypton #1-3 (1979)
  • Action Comics #500 (1979)
  • History of the DC Universe #1-2 (1986)
  • The Man of Steel #1-6 (1986)
  • "Superman" Animated Series (1987)
  • The World of Krypton (vol. 2) #1-4 (1987)
  • The World of Smallville #1-4 (1988)
  • The World of Metropolis #1-4 (1988)
  • "Superboy" Live-Action TV Series (1988)
  • "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" Live-Action Television Series (1993)
  • Superman #0 issues (1994)
  • "Superman" Animated Series (1996)
  • Superman: For All Seasons #1-4 (1998)
  • Superman: Peace on Earth (1999)
  • "Smallville" Live-Action TV Series (2001)
  • JLA: Secret Origins (2002)
  • Superman: Birthright #1-12 (2003)
  • It's Superman novel by Tom De Haven (2005)
  • All-Star Superman #1 (2005)
  • 52 History/Origin stories (2006)
  • Superman: Secret Origin #1-6 (2009)
I'll add more details as I come across them (such as which episodes of "Lois & Clark" and "Smallville" I'll be examining), and feel free to let me know if you find any origin stories I've overlooked. I'm especially interested in whether or not any of the omitted animated series tackle the story, since I'm not particularly well-versed in Super Friends or the other versions. Any insight is greatly appreciated.
1. This story also appears to be the same story as the radio two-parter from the same year, "Superman Comes to Earth"/"Eben Kent Dies in a Fire," which (as of May 2010) I have not been able to track down.

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