Portrayals of Superman outside of comic books
The characterSuperman , first appearingAmerican comic books in 1938, has appeared inmany types of media since the 1940s. Superman has appeared inradio ,television ,movies , andvideo games each on multiple occasions, and his name, symbol, and image have appeared on products and merchandise.
Among the actors who have played Superman /Superboy (and/or his alter ego,Clark Kent ) are:
Bud Collyer (1940–49, 1966–69)Allen Swift (1965)Bob Hastings (1966–1969)Lennie Weinrib (1970, 1972)Gary Owens (1971)Kenner Talking Show Projector record[ 2] Danny Dark (1973–1986)Steve Hudson (1980)Never Say Yes to a Cigarette anti-smoking commercials Beau Weaver (1988–1989)Jonathan Winters (1992)Eric Goldberg (1996)Tim Daly (1996–2000, 2002, 2006, 2009–12)Christopher McDonald (2000)George Newbern (2001–08, 2010, 2012–13, 2017–19, 2022)Jeff Kramer (2002)Michael Daingerfield (2005)Crispin Freeman (2006)Yuri Lowenthal (2006–2008)Brandon Routh (2006)Adam Baldwin (2007, 2011)Kyle MacLachlan (2008)Christopher Corey Smith (2008)Joseph May (2009)David Lodge (2009)Mark Harmon (2010)Nolan North (2010–present)David Kaye (2010)James Denton (2011)Roger Rose (2011)Breckin Meyer (2012–2015)Blair Underwood (2012)Jeff Bennett (2012)Keith Ferguson (2012)Travis Willingham (2012, 2014–2015, 2018, 2022, 2023)Mark Valley (2013)Matt Bomer (2013)Sam Daly (2013)Channing Tatum (2014–2019)Peter Jessop (2014)Alan Tudyk (2014)Jerry O'Connell (2015–2020)Matthew Mercer (2015)Benjamin Bratt (2015)Jason J. Lewis (2016–2018)Kenichi Suzumura (2017)DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon Nicolas Cage (2018)Max Mittelman (2019)Jason Isaacs (2020)Darren Criss (2020–2024)Justin Hartley (2021)John Krasinski (2022)Chandler Riggs (2023)Jack Quaid (2023–present)Chris Hackney (2024) Superman appears in Fleischer Studio'sSuperman Bud Collyer . Superman appears inTiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation Jonathan Winters . A Superman comic appears inThe Iron Giant Superman appears inSuperman: Brainiac Attacks Tim Daly .[ 4] Superman appears inSuperman: Doomsday Adam Baldwin .[ 4] Superman appears inJustice League: The New Frontier Kyle MacLachlan .[ 4] Superman appears inSuperman/Batman: Public Enemies [ 4] Superman appears inJustice League: Crisis on Two Earths Mark Harmon .[ 4] Superman appears inSuperman/Batman: Apocalypse [ 4] Superman appears inSuperman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam George Newbern .[ 4] Superman appears inAll-Star Superman James Denton .[ 4] Superman appears inJustice League: Doom [ 4] Superman appears inSuperman vs. The Elite [ 4] Superman appears inBatman: The Dark Knight Returns Mark Valley .[ 4] Superman appears inSuperman: Unbound Matt Bomer .[ 4] Superman appears inLego Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite Travis Willingham . Superman appears in films set in theDC Animated Movie Universe (DCAMU). He is voiced bySam Daly inJustice League: The Flashpoint Paradox Alan Tudyk inJustice League: War Jerry O'Connell in subsequent films.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] Superman appears inSuperman 75th Anniversary , an animated short created byZack Snyder andBruce Timm . Superman appears inThe Lego Movie Channing Tatum .[ 4] Superman appears inJLA Adventures: Trapped in Time Peter Jessop .[ 4] Superman appears in theLego DC Comics film series, voiced byNolan North .[ 4] An alternate universe variant of Superman namedHernan Guerra , with elements of Chris Kent, appears inJustice League: Gods and Monsters Benjamin Bratt .[ 8] Superman appears inDC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon , voiced byKenichi Suzumura .[ 9] Superman appears inTeen Titans Go! To the Movies Nicolas Cage .[ 4] Superman appears inJustice League vs. the Fatal Five [ 4] Superman appears inSuperman: Red Son Jason Isaacs and byTara Strong as a child.[ 4] [ 10] Superman appears in films set in theTomorrowverse , voiced byDarren Criss .[ 4] Superman: Man of Tomorrow Justice Society: World War II Legion of Super-Heroes Justice League: Warworld Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths [ 11] Superman appears inBatman: Death in the Family [ 4] Superman makes a cameo appearance inSpace Jam: A New Legacy [ 4] Superman appears inInjustice Justin Hartley .[ 4] Superman appears inDC League of Super-Pets John Krasinski .[ 4] Superman appears inBatman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons [ 4] Superman appears inScooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too! [ 4] [ 12] Legion of Super Heroes [ 13] Superman appears in the two-part filmJustice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen Chandler Riggs in Part One and again by Travis Willingham in Part Two.[ 4] Superman appears inSuperman Kirk Alyn . Superman appears inAtom Man vs. Superman Superman appears inSuperman and the Mole Men George Reeves . Superman appears inStamp Day for Superman Superman appears inSuperman Christopher Reeve .The Return of Superman (also known as "Turkish Superman") is an adaptation of Superman fromTurkey .[ 14] Superman appears inSuperman Returns Brandon Routh . Superman appears in films set in theDC Extended Universe (DCEU), portrayed primarily byHenry Cavill and by stunt double Ryan Hadley inShazam! Man of Steel Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Justice League Shazam! ,Zack Snyder's Justice League Black Adam The Flash [ 15] [ 16] Superman appears inSuperman David Corenswet .[ 17] Canceled Superman live-action films [ edit ] Superman appears inAdventures of Superman George Reeves . Superman appears inSuperboy John Newton and later byGerard Christopher . Superman appears inLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Dean Cain . Superman appears inSmallville Tom Welling .Superman appears in media set in the Arrowverse, portrayed byTyler Hoechlin . Introduced inSupergirl Elseworlds " and "Crisis on Infinite Earths ".Superman appears inSuperman & Lois [ 19] The DC Extended Universe incarnation of Superman appears in thePeacemaker It's Cow or Never ", portrayed by an uncredited actor. The DC Universe incarnation of Superman, taking place of the aforementioned DCEU Superman, appears in thePeacemaker second season premiere, "The Ties That Grind ". A limited series centered on theVal-Zod version of Superman was in development forHBO Max fromMichael B. Jordan and his company Outlier Society by the end of July 2021, with Darnell Metayer and Josh Peters hired as the series's writers and Jordan potentially starring in the series and executive producing alongside Elizabeth Raposo.[ 20] [ 21] Animated television [ edit ] Superman appears inThe New Adventures of Superman Bud Collyer . Superman appears inThe Batman/Superman Hour Superman appears inSesame Street Lennie Weinrib . Superman appears inThe Brady Kids Superman appears in theSuper Friends Danny Dark . Superman appears inSuperman Beau Weaver . Superman appears in series set in theDC Animated Universe (DCAU), voiced byTim Daly inSuperman: The Animated Series George Newbern in subsequent series, Jesse Batten as an infant, Shane Haboucha as a child,Jason Marsden as a teenager, andChristopher McDonald inBatman Beyond [ 4] [ 10] [ 22] Superman appears in theKrypto the Superdog Michael Daingerfield .[ 4] Superman appears inLegion of Super Heroes Yuri Lowenthal .[ 4] Superman appears inThe Batman [ 4] Superman appears inBatman: The Brave and the Bold Roger Rose .[ 4] Superman appears inYoung Justice Nolan North .[ 4] Superman appears in theMad Superman appears inRobot Chicken Breckin Meyer . Superman appears inJustice League Action Jason J. Lewis .[ 4] Superman appears inDC Super Hero Girls Max Mittelman .[ 4] Superman appears inHarley Quinn James Wolk .[ 4] Superman appears inMy Adventures with Superman Jack Quaid and byKari Wahlgren as a child.[ 4] [ 10] [ 23] [ 24] [ 25] [ 26] [ 27] [ 28] Overman ), the Fleischer cartoons,Super Friends , DC Animated Universe, andJustice Lords universe make cameo appearances in the episode "Kiss Kiss Fall in Portal". Superman appears inTeen Titans Go! David Kaye .[ 4] Superman appears inDC Heroes United , voiced by Chris Hackney.[ 4] Canceled Superman animated series [ edit ] At one point, an untitled Superman animated project was in conceptual stage, with designs byJames Tucker .[ 29] There were plans to make an animated series featuring Superman and Batman. It would have been an origin story.[ 30] AnimatorGenndy Tartakovsky was developing a Superman short forDC Nation back in 2013, but the block's cancellation in the following year resulted in this animated project getting cut. Early design work on the short was completed.[ 29] In May 2018, Vinton Heuck and Sean Galloway pitched aSuperman Family animated series toWarner Bros. Animation , who rejected it in favor ofHarley Quinn Kong Kenan ,Jon Kent ,Damian Wayne ,Mister Mxyzptlk , andNatasha Irons/Steel , among others.[ 29] [ 31] Superman in the trailer of MultiVersus Superman appears inSuperman Superman appears inSuperman: The Game Superman appears inSuperman Superman appears inSuperman: Man of Steel . Superman appears inSuperman Superman appears inSuperman: The Man of Steel . Superman appears inSuperman Superman appears inThe Death and Return of Superman Superman appears inJustice League Task Force Superman appears inSuperman 64 Superman appears inThe Multipath Adventures of Superman: Menace of Metallo . Superman appears inSuperman: The Man of Steel [ 4] Superman appears inJustice League: Injustice for All Superman appears inSuperman: Shadow of Apokolips Tim Daly .[ 4] Superman appears inSuperman: Countdown to Apokolips Superman appears inJustice League: Chronicles Superman appears inSuperman: The Greatest Hero . Superman appears inJustice League Heroes Crispin Freeman .[ 4] Superman appears in theSuperman Returns Superman appears inMortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Christopher Corey Smith .[ 4] Superman appears inDC Universe Online Adam Baldwin .[ 4] Superman appears inLego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Travis Willingham .[ 4] Superman appears inInjustice: Gods Among Us Superman appears inScribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure Superman appears inYoung Justice: Legacy [ 4] Superman appears inThe Lego Movie Videogame Superman appears inLego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham [ 4] Superman appears inLego Dimensions Superman appears inInjustice 2 [ 4] Superman appears inDC Unchained . Superman appears inLego DC Super-Villains [ 4] Superman appears inDC Battle Arena , voiced by P.M. Seymour.[ 4] Superman appears inMultiVersus George Newbern .[ 32] Superman appears inJustice League: Cosmic Chaos [ 4] Theatre and live performances [ edit ] Literature and printed media [ edit ] Superman newspaper comic strip which began on January 16, 1939, and a separate Sunday strip was added on November 5, 1939. These strips ran continuously until May 1966. In 1941, theMcClure Syndicate had placed the strip in hundreds of newspapers. At its peak, the strip, featuringSuperman , was in over 300 daily newspapers and 90 Sunday papers, with a readership of over 20 million.
Attractions and theme park rides [ edit ] Superman Escape atWarner Bros. Movie World Superman: Escape from Krypton ,roller coaster atSix Flags Magic Mountain .Superman: Ultimate Flight , roller coaster atSix Flags Over Georgia ,Six Flags Great Adventure , andSix Flags Great America .Superman: Ultimate Flight , roller coaster atSix Flags Discovery Kingdom Superman – Ride of Steel , roller coaster atSix Flags America .Superman: Krypton Coaster , roller coaster atSix Flags Fiesta Texas .Superman el Último Escape , roller coaster atSix Flags México .Superman la Atracción de Acero, roller coaster atParque Warner Madrid Superman Escape , roller coaster atWarner Bros. Movie World .Superman: Tower of Power tower ride atSix Flags Over Texas andSix Flags St. Louis .Superman depicted as stricken by AIDS, in an awareness campaign The cartoonUnderdog The cartoon seriesGroovy Goolies Walt Disney'sGoofy did a parody of Superman with the help of "super goobers" {Peanuts} in which Goofy became "Super Goof" clothed in red underwear with "SG" and a blue cape and endowed with super ears, super sight, super strength, super voice and super flying. Goofy's crime fighting always interrupted his date withClarabelle Cow .[ 37] Warner Brothers'Daffy Duck did a parody of Superman asStupor Duck The 2019 superhero horror filmBrightburn Superman's image was used in an AIDS awareness campaign by French organizationAIDES . Superman was depicted as emaciated and breathing from an oxygen tank, demonstrating that no-one is beyond the reach of the disease, and it can destroy the lives of everyone.[ 38] Sunnyland Refining Co., in 1981, marketed jars of creamy and crunchy peanut butter using the familiar image of Superman. In the 50th anniversary publicationFifty Who Made DC Great [ 39] ASuperman pinball machine was produced byAtari in 1979.[ 40] Superman is part of the DC Deckbuilding Game byCryptozoic Entertainment . This article
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There is a tradition of pastSuperman actors returning for new works in the franchise.[ 41] Superman characters.
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