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The Superman character was introduced as the sole survivor of the planet Krypton. His father Jor-El sent him to Earth where he was found and fostered by Jonathan and Martha Kent; he was given the name Clark Kent by his parents. However, unbeknownst to them, he was an alien with amazing superpowers. They brought him up on their farm in Smallville, Kansas where Clark began to develop superhuman abilities. Clark and his foster parents decided to create a secret identity to allow him to use his powers in public, and thus Superman was born.

The 1940s

Every superhero has an arch nemesis, and for Superman it was Lex Luthor. Introduced in the early 1940s, Lex Luthor (originally just "Luthor") was a criminal mastermind and a master strategist who finds people's weaknesses and exploits them to further his own agenda.

By now, the character of Superman had grown to be hugely popular. Superman had many powers added to his arsenal too: flying, X-ray vision, heat vision, microscopic vision and telescopic vision. His body was now virtually indestructible and he also had the ability to time travel.

"The Adventures of Superman" radio series starring Bud Collyer was aired during this time, and audience could hear the two distinct voices of Clark Kent and Superman for the first time. In 1941, Fleischer Studios produced the first Superman cartoons in a series of eight animated shorts, which were followed by eight more produced by Famous Studios.