| Superman | |
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| Superman character | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Superman_(Christopher_Reeve_-_1978).jpg) Christopher Reeve as Superman. | |
| First appearance | Superman (1978) |
| Last appearance | Superman '78 The Metal Curtain #6 (2024) |
| Based on | |
| Adapted by | Mario Puzo Richard Donner David Newman Leslie Newman Robert Benton Richard Lester Sidney J. Furie Lawrence Konner Mark Rosenthal Bryan Singer Michael Dougherty Dan Harris |
| Portrayed by | Christopher Reeve (Original) Jeff East (Young; 1st film) Lee Quigley (Young; 1st film) Aaron Smolinski (Young; 1st film) Elizabeth Sweetman (Young; 1st film) |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | Kal-El (birth name) Clark Kent (adoptive name) |
| Species | Kryptonian |
| Family |
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| Significant other | Lois Lane |
| Nationality | American |
| Abilities | Invulnerability, superhuman strength, speed, sight, and hearing, frost breath, heat vision, X-ray vision, flight, amnesia-inducing touch |
Superman (Kal-El) or Clark Kent is a fictional character portrayed by Christopher Reeve in the Warner Bros. Superman film series produced by Ilya and Alexander Salkind and Cannon Films, and is an adaptation of the original DC Comics character, Superman. Many actors were interviewed for the part before Christopher Reeve was chosen to fill the role. Superman is portrayed as a superhero who stands for "truth, justice and the American way".
The character was received positively and Reeve's performance is ranked as one of the best in superhero films.
The 2006 film Superman Returns served as an alternate sequel to the first two Reeve films while ignoring the events of Superman III and Superman IV: The Quest For Peace, with Brandon Routh portraying a version of this iteration in an alternate timeline, after Reeve's paralysis in 1995 and death in 2004. The film was dedicated to both him and his wife, Dana, who died two years after her husband's death and shortly before its release. A CGI version of Reeve as Superman makes a cameo in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) film The Flash (2023), which retroactively incorporates him into the franchise's multiverse, alongside a de-aged Helen Slater as Supergirl.