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DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes #[nn]
“Two page origin of Superman”
A rocket carrying an infant streaks from the doomed planet Krypton, crash-landing on Earth where the Kents discover and adopt the boy who will become Superman. This two-page origin, written by Jerry Siegel and illustrated by Joe Shuster, captures the iconic beginning of the Man of Steel in a clean, classic style.
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writer Jerry Siegel · artist, inker, letterer Joe Shuster
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Cast · 31 characters
Alan LaddBatmanBill FingerBob KaneBruce WayneClark KentDavid NelsonDraculaEtta CandyHarriet NelsonHarry DonenfeldJack LiebowitzJerry SiegelJoe ShusterLois LaneMalcolm Wheeler-NicholsonMr. MxyztplkOswald LoomisOzzie NelsonPresident Lex LuthorPrincess DianaPriscilla RichRick NelsonSheldon MayerSupermanThe CheetahThe PranksterThe ToymanThe Ultra-HumaniteWinslow SchottWonder Woman
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writer Jerry Siegel
artist, inker, letterer Joe Shuster
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A rocketship, carrying an infant, rockets from the planet Krypton as it blows up, and lands on the Earth where a couple named the Kents find the baby inside the rocket and eventually adopt him. This infant boy grows up to be Superman.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).