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[[Image:Kirkalyn.JPG|thumb|Actor|right|180px|[[Kirk Alyn]] from the 1940s serials]]
[[Image:Reevessuperman.JPG|thumb|Actor|right|190px|[[George Reeves]] as Superman ([[1951]])]]
[[Image:supermanreeve5.jpg|thumb|Actor|right|160px||[[Christopher Reeve]] as Superman]]
[[Image:Lois & Clark.JPG|thumb|Actor|right|190px|[[Dean Cain]] as Superman from ''[[Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]]]''
[[Image:Supwelling.jpg|frame|thumb|Actor|right|5px|[[Tom Welling]] as a young Clark Kent from [[Smallville (TV series)| Smallville]]]]
[[Image:Supermanpreview.jpg|thumb|Actor|right|220px|[[Brandon Routh]] as Superman from [[Superman Returns]] out June 30, 2006]]

The [[comic book]] character '''[[Superman]]''' has made the transition to [[radio]], [[television]], [[film|movies]], and [[Computer and video games|video games]] each on multiple occasions.  Among the actors who have played the role are Kirk Alyn, [[George Reeves]], [[Christopher Reeve]], [[Dean Cain]], [[Tom Welling]], and [[Brandon Routh]]. 
*[[1940s]]: [[Superman (radio)|''Superman'' radio series]], starring [[Bud Collyer]] and [[Joan Alexander]]


== Live Action Superman Portrayals ==


*1940s: Two Superman [[serial|serials]] starring [[Kirk Alyn]] and [[Noel Neill]]: ''[[Superman (serial)|Superman]]'' and ''[[Atom Man vs. Superman]]''
*[[1951]]: ''Superman And The Mole Me'', feature film, and ''[[The Adventures of Superman]]'' [[television series|TV series]], both starring George Reeves
*[[1958]]: ''[[The Adventures of Superpup]]'' starring [[Billy Curtis]] as Superpup/Bark Bent
*[[1961]]: ''[[The Adventures of Superboy]]'' unaired [[television series|TV series]]  pilot starring [[Johnny Rockwell]]
*[[1966]]:  ''"It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman"'', a [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] [[musical theatre|musical]]; lyrics by [[Lee Adams]], music by [[Charles Strouse]]. '''WTOP-TV''' (now [[W*USA]]) used a news [[theme music]] based on the play. [[Bob Holiday]] played Superman.
*[[1975]]: "It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's Superman", TV special starring [[David Wilson]]
*[[1978]] ''[[Superman: The Movie|Superman: The Movie]]'', starring [[Marlon Brando]], [[Gene Hackman]], and [[Christopher Reeve]]
*[[1980s]]: Superman films: ''[[Superman II]]'', ''[[Superman III]]'', and ''[[Superman IV: The Quest For Peace]]'', starring [[Christopher Reeve]]
*[[1984]]: ''[[Supergirl]]'' spin-off movie, starring [[Helen Slater]] and [[Faye Dunaway]]
*[[1988]]: ''Superman's 50th Birthday'', TV Special hosted by [[Dana Carvey]]. A '''Superman''' game was released for the [[NES]].
*Early [[1990s]]: ''[[Superboy]]'' television series, starring [[John Haymes Newton]] (1988-1989) and [[Gerard Christopher]] (1989-1992)
*Mid-1990s: ''[[Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]'' television series, starring [[Dean Cain]] and [[Teri Hatcher]].  Sunsoft produced a [[side-scrolling]] action adventure game '''Superman''' for the [[Sega Genesis]].
*[[2000s]]: ''[[Smallville (TV series)|Smallville]]'' television series, starring [[Tom Welling]], [[Michael Rosenbaum]], and [[Kristin Kreuk]], focuses on Superman's teen years in Smallville, Kansas.
*[[2006]]: ''[[Superman Returns]]'', to be directed by [[Bryan Singer]]. Starring [[Brandon Routh]] as Superman/Clark Kent & [[Kevin Spacey]] as his archenemy, Lex Luthor.


== Animated Series's  ==
 

*1940s: [[Fleischer Studios]]' [[Superman (1940s cartoons)|''Superman'' theatrical cartoons]] (17 in all, with Bud Collyer providing the voice of Superman)
*[[1960s]]: [[Filmation|Filmation's]] ''Batman-Superman Adventure Hour''
*[[1966]]: ''New Adventures of Superman''
*1970s: [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]] produces several ''[[Super Friends]]'' series
*Early [[1980s]]: ''Super Powers: Galactic Guardians''
*Late 1980s: Short-lived ''Superman'' series based on the "new" DC Comics Superman produced by [[Ruby-Spears]]
*1990s: ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' by [[Warner Bros.]]
*Late [[2000]]: ''[[Batman Beyond]]'' episodes "The Call Parts 1 & 2" by [[Warner Bros.]]
*2000s: ''[[Justice League (animated series)|Justice League: The Animated Series]]'' and ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' by Warner Bros.
The last three are in [[Continuity (fiction)|continuity]] with ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' and its spinoffs, as parts of what is called the [[DC Animated Universe]].
*''[[World's Finest (movie)|World's Finest]]'' 2004 [[fan film]] [[trailer (movie)|trailer]] directed by [[Sandy Collora]].

== Video Games ==


*"Superman'' - [[Atari 2600]] (1978) by [[Atari]]<br>
*"Superman: The Game'' - [[Commodore 64]] (1985) by [[First Star Software]]<br>
*''[[Superman (video game)|Superman]]'' - [[NES|Nintendo Entertainment System]] (1987) by [[Kemco]]<br>
*''Superman: Man of Steel'' - [[Commodore 64]] (1988) by [[Tynesoft]]<br>
*''Superman'' - [[Arcade]] (1988) by [[Taito|Taito Corporation]]<br>
*''Superman: The Man of Steel'' - [[Sega Master System]] (1992) by [[Virgin Interactive]]<br>
*''Superman'' - [[Sega Genesis]] (1992) by [[SunSoft]]<br>
*''The Death and Return of Superman'' - [[Super Nintendo]] (1994) and Sega Genesis (1995) by SunSoft<br>
*''[[Justice League Task Force]]'' - Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis (1995) by [[Acclaim]]
*''Superman'' - [[Game Boy]] (1998) by [[Titus Software]]<br>
*''[[Superman 64]]'' - [[Nintendo 64]] (1999) by Titus Software<br>
*''Superman'' - [[Sony PlayStation]] (2000) by Titus Software<br>
*''Justice League: Injustice for All'' - [[Game Boy Advance]] (2002) by [[Midway]]
*''Superman: Man of Steel'' - [[Xbox]] (2002) by Atari<br>
*''Superman: Shadow of Apokolips'' - [[PlayStation 2]] (2002) and [[GameCube]] (2003) by Atari<br>
*''Superman: Countdown to Apokolips'' - Game Boy Advance (2003) by Atari<br>
*''Justice League: Chronicles'' - Game Boy Advance (2003) by Midway<br>

A new video game starring Superman for all current generation game systems as well as [[Microsoft]]'s latest system, [[Xbox 360]], will be based on the ''[[Superman Returns]]'' [[Film|movie]], which will be released in June, 2006.

== See also ==
* [[Superman]]


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