Superman, also known as the Man of Steel, is a beloved comic book superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster in 1938. He is a native of the planet Krypton, who was sent to Earth as a baby and adopted by the Kents, a human family from Smallville, Kansas. As Clark Kent, he works as a reporter for the Daily Planet newspaper in Metropolis, where he uses his superhuman abilities to fight crime and protect the innocent. His powers include super strength, speed, flight, heat vision, and the ability to breathe in space. Superman is a symbol of hope and justice, and has become an icon of American popular culture.
