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This list is the cast of characters secondary to the main character of Superman in the Superman comics, television programs, cartoons, and movies. Almost all versions reference the source material of the comic book version and therefore the various iterations in all forms of media share an overlapping set of characters.
Unique in that he is the adult sidekick of a teenage superhero. Later becomes S.T.R.I.P.E. Stuff the Chinatown Kid: Jimmy Leong: Vigilante: Action Comics #45 (February 1942) 1942: Dies in World's Finest Comics #246 (August–September 1977). Superboy: Kon-El: Superman: Adventures of Superman #500 (June 1993) 1993: Superboy II: Jonathan "Jon ...
The "office boy's" debut, on the panels of the pages of Action Comics #6 (November 1938), art by Joe Shuster. An unnamed "office boy" with a bow tie appeared in the story "Superman's Phony Manager," published in Action Comics No. 6 (November 1938); it was retroactively considered to be Jimmy Olsen's first appearance.
Superman as Nightwing. From Superman #158 (1963). Art by Curt Swan. Nightwing is first depicted in the story "Superman in Kandor" in Superman #158 (January 1963). It is an alias used by Superman in pre-Crisis stories. The story is set in Kandor, a Kryptonian city that was shrunken and preserved in a bottle by Brainiac.
Krypto's first appearance was in a Superboy adventure story in Adventure Comics #210 (March 1955), and was created by writer Otto Binder and artists Curt Swan. [1] Originally intended as a one-off character, the dog attracted positive attention from the audience, and returned four issues later and became a regular member of Superboy's cast.
Oppenheimer has all the typical Superman powers, including X-ray vision, super strength, invulnerability, flight, heat-vision, and super hearing. Consequently, he looks down on the Tick as a lower form of superhero with limited powers. Like many superheroes, the Tick has a sidekick, a rather plump former accountant named Arthur.
Superman (voiced by Danny Dark) is an esteemed superhero from the destroyed planet Krypton. His younger self, Superboy , also appears, voiced by Danny Dark in the episode "History of Doom" and Jerry Dexter in the episode "Return of the Phantoms".
General Zod in The Adventures of Superman #589 (April 2001). Art by Duncan Rouleau and Marlo Alquiza.. The first Zod to be introduced following Crisis on Infinite Earths is the Zod of a so-called "pocket universe" resembling the universe in which the pre-Crisis comics take place; this allowed for a "Kryptonian" Zod to be introduced while maintaining Superman's status as the last of his race in ...