'Since his earth-shattering debut in 1938's ACTION COMICS #1, Superman has achieved mythic folk hero status. Rocketed to Earth from the dying planet Krypton, baby Kal-El was raised on Earth by a kind-hearted farming couple. Clark Kent, as he was renamed, discovered that he had extraordinary and unmatched powers. Combining these abilities with the strong moral values his adoptive parents instilled in him, he became Superman. The Man of Steel soon became one of the most recognized and popular superheroes in all of pop culture, pushing past the printed page and emerging as an icon in all forms of media.' --From DC Essential Graphic Novels 2017
