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===Occasional equipment===
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On occasion, Superman has made use of a special aeroplane called the '''Supermobile''' which has the same abilities as him and can protect him from the radiation of a red sun.<ref>''Action Comics'' #481. DC Comics.</ref>

Superman has used several [[List of fictional robots and androids|fictional robots]] that resemble his appearance and have similar abilities. '''Superman robots''' played a particularly dominant role in the late 1950s and 1960s era Superman comics, when readers were first introduced to Superman possessing various robot duplicates. These robots each possessed a fraction of Superman's powers, and were sometimes used to substitute for him on missions or protect his [[secret identity]].<ref>''Action Comics'' #282 (November 1961)</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Roberts |first1=Dan |title=Famous Robots and Cyborgs: An Encyclopedia of Robots from TV, Film, Literature, Comics, Toys, and More |publisher=[[Skyhorse Publishing]] |year=2014 |isbn=9781626363892 |pages=}}</ref> One notable Superman robot was named Ajax, also known as [[Wonder Man (DC Comics)|Wonder Man]].<ref>''Superman'' #163 (August 1963)</ref> Other Superman robots had other names, including Robot Z,<ref>''Action Comics'' #274 (March 1961)</ref> Robot X-3,<ref>''Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane'' #30 (January 1962)</ref> and MacDuff.<ref>''Superman'' #414 (December 1985)</ref>

The idea of Superman robots extended into [[Superboy (Kal-El)|Superboy]] and [[Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)|Supergirl]] stories of the period as well, with the two also possessing robotic duplicates.<ref>''Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen'' #37 (June 1959)</ref><ref>''Action Comics'' #270 (November 1960)</ref> In the early 1970s, the Superman comics largely abandoned the Superman robots as part of a change in tone and writing style. In-universe, the robots are rendered unusable by Earth's pollution levels and artificial radiation.<ref>''World's Finest Comics'' #202 (May 1971)</ref> The notion of Superman robots was reintroduced for [[Crisis on Infinite Earths|post-Crisis]] comic continuity in a late 1990s storyline. While under [[Dominus (DC Comics)|Dominus]]' control, Superman builds a series of robots to oversee the Earth. Unlike the original Superman robots, they possess a more mechanical appearance.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Weldon |first1=Glen |title=Superman: The Unauthorized Biography |publisher=[[Turner Publishing Company]] |year=2013 |isbn=9781118483824 |pages=}}</ref> In ''Superman'' (vol. 2) #170, [[Krypto]] nearly kills [[Mongul]] and is confined to the [[Fortress of Solitude]] as punishment. A Superman robot nicknamed "Ned" is employed as Krypto's caretaker. In a later storyline, [[Brainiac (character)|Brainiac 8]] revived and increased the power to a forgotten Superman robot. The robot attacked the [[Teen Titans]], killing [[Donna Troy|Troia]] and [[Lilith Clay|Omen]] before it was defeated.<ref>''Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day'' #3 (August 2003)</ref>