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    Character » Superman appears in 18942 issues.

    Sent to Earth as an infant from the dying planet Krypton, Kal-El was adopted by the loving Kent family and raised in America's heartland as Clark Kent. Using his immense solar-fueled powers, he became Superman to defend mankind against all manner of threats while championing truth, justice, and the American way!

    What is your favourite version of Superman?

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    coolguyr99

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    #1  Edited By coolguyr99

    Mine is just normal new earth supes

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    #2  Edited By azza04

    Birthright. I'll never understand why they felt the need to replace it with all that silver age nonsense in Secret Origin.

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    #3  Edited By PowerHerc
    Superman - Public Enemies action figure
    Superman - Public Enemies action figure

    I like Ed McGuinness' version the best.

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    #4  Edited By coolguyr99

    @PowerHerc: Congrats on getting chosen as Community Star

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    #5  Edited By joshmightbe
    Superbat
    Superbat
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    #6  Edited By PowerHerc

    @coolguyr99: Thanks, man. I appreciate it.

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    @joshmightbe said:

    Superbat
    Superbat

    Speeding Bullets was awesome.

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    #8  Edited By joshmightbe

    @The Man of Yesteryear: Why it wasn't the best selling elseworld of all time is a mystery

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    #9  Edited By Kairan1979

    @joshmightbe: maybe because they ruined the ending? SuperBat was much more interesting than another generic version of Superman.

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    #10  Edited By Deranged Midget
    • Classic Superman (Pre-flashpoint)
    • Birthright
    • Red Son
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    Kingdom Come Superman

    New Earth

    New 52 (Action Comics version)

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    #12  Edited By ssejllenrad

    Mine would have to be Byrne's and Kingdom Come. DCAU and Red Son tie in a close third.

    @azza04 said:

    Birthright. I'll never understand why they felt the need to replace it with all that silver age nonsense in Secret Origin.

    Execs kissing Johns' big fat a*s?

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    #13  Edited By azza04

    @ssejllenrad said:

    Mine would have to be Byrne's and Kingdom Come. DCAU and Red Son tie in a close third.

    @azza04 said:

    Birthright. I'll never understand why they felt the need to replace it with all that silver age nonsense in Secret Origin.

    Execs kissing Johns' big fat a*s?

    Probably, there was just no need for it. It came out in like 2010, by that time they must have been well into the planning stages of the New 52 so why bother putting it out there, taking our money only for the book to be reconned less than a year later.

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    #14  Edited By ssejllenrad

    @azza04: Well I guess Secret Origin was already funded by the time the post-Flashpoint retcon was conceived. IIRC I've heard rumours of Secret Origin way back in 07 or 08.

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    #15  Edited By BiteMe-Fanboy

    Kingdom Come
    Kal-L

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    #16  Edited By azza04

    @ssejllenrad said:

    @azza04: Well I guess Secret Origin was already funded by the time the post-Flashpoint retcon was conceived. IIRC I've heard rumours of Secret Origin way back in 07 or 08.

    Oh right I didn't no that...still it was sort of pore planning on DC's part but i'm sure they wern't to bothered, no doubt they made a ton of money from Secret Origins and it's no skin off their backs thats it was reconned so quickly.

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    #17  Edited By Aiden Cross

    Kingdom Come

    Birthright

    Classic Superman (Pre-flashpoint), as Deranged Midget called him.

    I really don't like the new 52 Superman (yet anyway).

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    #18  Edited By Kal'smahboi
    @Aiden Cross said:
    I really don't like the new 52 Superman (yet anyway).
    Me neither. He's been far too much of a downer, it's been like "Grounded" all over again. I want a Supes like in New Krypton again.
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    #19  Edited By Aiden Cross

    @Kal'smahboi said:

    @Aiden Cross said:
    I really don't like the new 52 Superman (yet anyway).
    Me neither. He's been far too much of a downer, it's been like "Grounded" all over again. I want a Supes like in New Krypton again.

    Well, even besides that. He just doesn't feel like Superman to me. I know the Action Comics one is in his youth, and reflects the Golden Age Supes. But it just doesn't feel right. And the other 52 comics with Superman in it, just isn't Superman to me.

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    #20  Edited By TheBane2890

    My favorite Superman was when....

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    HE DIED!!! He should've stayed dead!!!!!

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    #21  Edited By Kal'smahboi
    @Aiden Cross said:

    @Kal'smahboi said:

    @Aiden Cross said:
    I really don't like the new 52 Superman (yet anyway).
    Me neither. He's been far too much of a downer, it's been like "Grounded" all over again. I want a Supes like in New Krypton again.

    Well, even besides that. He just doesn't feel like Superman to me. I know the Action Comics one is in his youth, and reflects the Golden Age Supes. But it just doesn't feel right. And the other 52 comics with Superman in it, just isn't Superman to me.

    No, I absolutely agree. I love the young, brash Supes that Morrison has created, but the modern Superman is a stranger.
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    #22  Edited By TDK_1997

    @primepower53 said:

    Kingdom Come Superman

    New Earth

    New 52 (Action Comics version)

    Yeah.He pretty much explained it all.

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    #23  Edited By the_tree

    I prefer how he was during the New Krypton stuff, as that's where I first started reading him.

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    #24  Edited By Gambit1024

    Waid's Superman. In his youth, he was a boyscout, but in a tasteful way. Then, as leader of the JLA, he's forced to make tougher decisions, while still being tough and fair. Then, even as an old man in Kingdom Come, he's still the same Man of Steel he was when he was just starting out, regardless of the stuff he's seen and had to live with.

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    #25  Edited By majestic99
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    @Gambit1024: @The_Tree:

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    #26  Edited By Gambit1024

    @majestic99: Why is that directed at me? I didn't say anything about the Silver Age.

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    #27  Edited By majestic99

    @Gambit1024: I just felt like replying to someone who was online, my bad if I offended you.

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    #28  Edited By Gambit1024

    @majestic99: No worries, I was just confuzzled. Funny pic, though

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    #29  Edited By majestic99

    @Gambit1024 said:

    @majestic99: No worries, I was just confuzzled. Funny pic, though

    Thanks!

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    #30  Edited By Iju

    the dead version. superman just plain sucks.

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    #32  Edited By Billy Batson

    Every version.
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    #33  Edited By Quartermaim
    Kingdom Come Superman
    Kingdom Come Superman

    His morality is an ispiration to us all

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    #34  Edited By PowerHerc

    Kingdom Come Superman is quite impressive.

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    #35  Edited By SmashBrawler

    Even though he's not my favorite version of Superman, Earth 1 Supes is really close to the number 1 spot.

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    #36  Edited By Lvenger

    New Earth/Pre Flashpoint Superman

    Post Crisis Superman

    Kingdom Come Superman

    New 52 Superman

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    #37  Edited By StMichalofWilson

    @SmashBrawler said:

    Even though he's not my favorite version of Superman, Earth 1 Supes is really close to the number 1 spot.

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    This and

    @Quartermaim said:

    Kingdom Come Superman
    Kingdom Come Superman

    His morality is an ispiration to us all

    Both versions are well written

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    #38  Edited By Eternal19
    All-Star Superman
    All-Star Superman

    All-star Superman, this story is what made me a superman fan

    Pre-Flashpoint Superman
    Pre-Flashpoint Superman

    Pre-Flashpoint superman. And anything superman written by Geoff Johns I loved how he potrayed the charecter.

    New 52 Superman
    New 52 Superman

    I was Skeptical at first because it seemed like they had drastically changed the charecter to appeal to hipsters. But, it turned out that he was essentially the same charecter just with a few tweaks to modernize him a bit and the charecter has grown on me. Thats why i find it stupid when people say the pre-flashpoint superman sucked but the new 52 superman is awesome when both charecters have nearly the same personality and morals and both have the same high power level that is associated with superman.

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    #40  Edited By Zdaybreak

    I liked the Superman TAS version...I'm not too familiar with Superman, really.

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    #42  Edited By ComicStooge

    Both these versions:

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    #43  Edited By supermaansito

    New 52 (Action C.)

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    #44  Edited By JLDoom

    @ApatheticAvenger said:

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    This one most definitely

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    #45  Edited By Icon

    New 52 is my fav version, but other favourites include Earth One, All-Star Superman, DC Animated Universe, and movie version.

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    #46  Edited By GunGunW

    I like the Secret Origins/Movie version of him. The more innocent take on him is my absolute favorite.

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    #47  Edited By RoyHarperBLOW

    Kingdom Come

    Red Son

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    #48  Edited By SuperDoahBoy

    @TheBane2890: Any comic book fan worth their weight in salt knows that very few people stay dead in comic books.

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    #49  Edited By SuperDoahBoy

    I like them all.

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    I consider him a "version" of "Superman"

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